Entrance Antiphon: He fed them with the finest wheat and satisfied them with honey from the rock.

Communion Antiphon: Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me and I in him, says the Lord.

PLEASE PRAY FOR MEMBERS OF OUR PARISH COMMUNITY:Our sick: Sash Krstanoski, Lina Beghetto, Jonell Murray,Tobias Alesana-Rennie, Archbishop Anthony Fisher, Leanne Frost, Michael Steel, Janno Punla, Conrad Murray, Fr Jaime Bonet, Mary Cunney, Joao Merchado, Therese Grima, Geoff Shalala, Alexandre Branco, Leonor Flores, Fay Sommers, Richard Hannigan, Maureen McLoughlin, Steve Estrada and Jacqueline Vella.

Deceased: We pray especially for the deceased of our parish.Recently deceased: Bernadette Farrugia, Keith Wilmott, Eileen Flanagan, Isabel Nobrega

Birthdays: Daphne Silveira, Puaga Tamaseu (28 May), Joanne D’Arcy (29 May), Latisha Touma, Sana Bogic (2 June), Scarlett Lobo, Geraldine Viray Arriesgado (3 June).

Death anniversary: Dulcie Hall (30 May), Cas Sciberras (1 June), Teresa Walker, Lady Kater, Mr & Mrs CL Chung.

Congratulations to Katrina and Lucas Garcia on the baptism of their son Juliano.  We also congratulate Nigel and Katie Hughes on the commitment to have their daughter Grace baptised this weekend. May God bless your families always and help you, as you raise your children, in the Catholic faith.

ST JOSEPH'S CATHOLIC CHURCH, ROSEBERY Fr Greg Morgan Parish Administrator

Phone: 9663 1183 | Fax: 8964 9885 Office: 1a Morley Ave, Rosebery 2018

roseberycatholic@gmail.com | www.roseberyparish.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/roseberyparish

CORPUS CHRISTI (BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST) 29TH MAY 2016

WEEKEND MASSES: Saturday 6pm

Sunday 7:30amSunday 9:30am - Family Mass with

Children’s Liturgy

WEEKDAY SERVICES - 7am Monday: Communion Service

Tuesday - Friday: Mass

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Saturday 3:30pm - 5:30pm

Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday 4pm - 5pm

Baptisms & WeddingsBy appointment

PARISH MINISTRIES: To offer assistance or to make enquiries contact the following people or the Parish office:- Altar Servers, Eucharistic Ministers & Acolytes: Rosemary 9667 2955- Readers: Josette 0409 662 468- Public School Catechists: Kath 9667 3505- Visiting the sick, elderly & lonely: Grainne 9663 3945- Music & Choir: Phil 0423 233 109- Youth: Phil 0423 233 109 & Sarah 0426 892 945- St Vincent de Paul: Bernard 0408 114 789- RCIA: Michael Steel 0415 437 132- Parish Morning Tea: Helen 0414 397 105

OLSH Sisters: 9663 42119 Kimberley Grove, Rosebery

ROSTERS Readers Extra Eucharistic Ministers

6PMThis L Azzopardi/ H Walker A Lobo/R Cooley

Next G Norton/A Lobo R Cameron/P Di Cristo

7:30AMThis M Machado/P Murphy K Atkins

Next M Burns/S MacDonald J Sciberras

9:30AM

This J Maher/S Middleton J Buist

Next J Buist/M Steel L Steel

CountersThis N & P Paredes, J Buist

Next T McDonald, G Elliott, T Lumibao

MASS CONTRIBUTIONS: Thank you for your contributions towards our Parish. You can also contribute via electronic transfer:

Our bank details are: Account Name:

Rosebery Parish Church Account BSB: 062 784

If you are able to sponsor the printing of this bulletin once a month, please contact the Parish office.

JOEY’S KIDS has a new format. Same time – during the 9.30 Sunday Mass.  Same place – start in the Church then to the hall. Same message – understanding the

Scriptures and the Good News.  But now we are forming groups of the younger kids and the older kids.  Older kids (usually 10+ in age) discuss the Gospel in a more

detailed way and how it relates to their lives.  A “homily” that is directed at their age group.  The younger kiddies continue to explore the Gospel through talk, craft and

games.  All children welcome whether regulars or visitors.  We encourage you to encourage your kids to be a part of Joey’s Kids.

THE MUSTARD SEED BOOKSHOP is holding its “massive annual sale” in

store, from Thursday 9th – Saturday 11th June, 2016.  Minimum saving of 20% of everything and  up to 90% of selected

items.  Books, pious good, statues, DVD’s, CD’s and gifts.  3 Keating St, Lidcombe. 

Ph 9646 9000. www.mustardseed.org.au

SPECIAL FEAST DAYS IN THE

WEEK AHEAD...

Tuesday 31st:The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Friday 3rd:

The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus

Saturday 4th:The Immaculate Heart of Mary

The Archdiocesan Social Justice Gathering is on again, with expert speakers and practitioner-lead workshops, this enjoyable day will be on caring for creation and caring for our common home. Come along and learn how you could be living Laudato Si’. Registration essential. When:  Saturday, 4 June, 2016 Time:  10:30 am – 3:30 pm Where:  St Columba’s Parish Hall, 213 Elswick Street, Leichardt North, Cost:  FREE, including the lunch and refreshments provided. For more information and to register go to www.justiceandpeace.org.au or call 9307 8465.

Draw some of the things we do at mass.

WE CELEBRATE THIS SACRED MEAL

T he Immaculate Heart of Mary is a symbol of Mary’s love for God and her son Jesus. It is also symbolic

of her joys and sorrows, her virtues and of her compassion and love for humanity. Devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary is used to become closer to Jesus by following the virtues of Mary. The scriptural basis for this devotion comes from two passages in Luke’s gospel, which refer to Mary keeping the acts and teachings of Jesus in her heart, where she might ponder them.

The Living Word The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, Year C

CROSSWORDAcross2: Jesus had this many loaves to feed the people

3: Jesus looked toward heaven and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the food

7: the time of day between morning and evening

8: to give food to people

10: Jesus had this many fish to feed the people

Down1: food made from wheat

2: animals that live in the sea

3: the left over food filled twelve of these

4: little

5: tore apart, ripped

6: a large group of people

9: to consume food

First Reading Gn 14:18-20A reading from the book of GenesisMelchizedek brought bread and wine.

Melchizedek king of Salem brought bread and wine; he was a priest of God Most High. He pronounced this blessing:

‘Blessed be Abraham by God Most High, creator of heaven and earth,

and blessed be God Most High for handing over your enemies to you.’

And Abraham gave him a tithe of everything.

The word of the Lord.

Responsorial Psalm Ps 109:1-4. R. v.4R. You are a priest for ever, in the line of Melchizedek.

1. The Lord’s revelation to my Master: ‘Sit on my right: I will put your foes beneath your feet.’ (R).

2. The Lord will send from Zion your sceptre of power: rule in the midst of all your foes. (R).

3. A prince from the day of your birth on the holy mountains; from the womb before the daybreak I begot you. (R).

4. The Lord has sworn an oath he will not change. ‘You are a priest for ever, a priest like Melchizedek of old.’ (R).

Second Reading 1 Cor 11:23-26A reading from the first letter of St Paul to the CorinthiansEvery time you eat this bread and drink this cup, you are proclaiming the death of the Lord.

This is what I received from the Lord, and in turn passed on to you: that on the same night that he was betrayed, the Lord Jesus took some bread, and thanked God for it and broke it, and he said, ‘This is my body, which is for you; do this as a memorial of me.’ In the same way he took the cup after supper, and said, ‘This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Whenever you drink it, do this as a memorial of me.’ Until the Lord comes, therefore, every time you eat this bread and drink this cup, you are proclaiming to his death.

The word of the Lord.

Sequence (shorter form) Behold the bread of angels, sentFor pilgrims in their banishment,The bread for God’s true children meant, That may not unto dogs be given:Oft in the olden types foreshadowed;In Isaac on the altar bowed,And in the ancient paschal food, And in the manna sent from heaven.Come then, good shepherd, bread divine,Still show to us thy mercy sign;Oh, feed us still, still keep us thine;So may we see thy glories shine Infieldsofimmortality;O thou, the wisest, mightiest, best,Our present food, our future rest,Come, make us each thy chosen guest,Co-heirs of thine, and comrades blestWith saints whose dwelling is with thee.

Gospel Acclamation Jn 6:51-52Alleluia, alleluia!I am the living bread from heaven,

says the Lord;whoever eats this bread will live

for ever.Alleluia!

Gospel Lk 9:11-17 A reading from the holy Gospel according to LukeThey all ate and were filled.

Jesus made the crowds welcome and talked to them about the kingdom of God; and he cured those who were in need of healing.

It was late afternoon when the Twelve came to him and said, ‘Send the people away, and they can go to the villages and farms roundabouttofindlodgingandfood; for we are in a lonely place here.’ He replied, ‘Give them something to eat yourselves.’ Buttheysaid,‘Wehavenomorethanfiveloavesandtwofish,unlesswearetogoourselves and buy food for all these people.’ Fortherewereaboutfivethousandmen. But he said to his disciples, ‘Get them to sit downinpartiesofaboutfifty.’Theydidsoand made them all sit down. Then he took the fiveloavesandthetwofish,raisedhiseyesto heaven, and said the blessing over them; then he broke them and handed them to his disciples to distribute among the crowd. They all ate as much as they wanted, and when the scraps remaining were collected theyfilledtwelvebaskets.

The Gospel of the Lord.

Reflection by Michael TateThefeedingofthefivethousandintoday’sGospel is one of those anticipatory sharings in the heavenly banquet of the age to come.

We say this feeding is miraculous, and it was. A major part of the miracle is in the transformation of the Twelve. Our Lord didnotpersonallyfeedthefivethousand.He required his followers to get involved in alleviating hunger: ‘You give them something to eat,’ rather than leaving the crowd to fend for themselves, or resort to market economics. When they shared the food he had blessed, the miracle of the hospitality of God was multiplied throughout the crowd – extravagantly.

And so Our Lord gave his followers and the crowd a real taste of the future generosity of God in the heavenly banquet. But, it would not have happened had the inner groups of disciples not shared Jesus’ vision and got involved in what seemed to be an impossible task.

The Last Supper was the greatest anticipatory meal which Our Lord shared with his disciples. And, at Mass, we are eating and drinking the glorified humanity of our Risen Lord Jesus Christ: the life of the future.

We could pause for a moment to identify the myriad of hungers in this world and resolve to fulfil Our Lord’s Command:‘You give them something to eat’! so that Divine Generosity might transform human history.

mtate@bigpond.com

29 May 2016The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, Year C

The psalm responses are from the English Translation of the Lectionary for the Mass ©1981 International Committee on English in the Liturgy Inc.(ICEL). All rights reserved. The psalm texts, from The Psalms, A New Translation, ©1963 by The Grail, England and used by permission of the publishers. The sriptual quotations are taken from the Jerusalem Bible, published and copyright 1966, 1967 and 1968 by Darton Longman and Todd Ltd and Doubleday & Co Inc, and used by permission of the publishers.

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