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Sixteenth Sunday of the Pentecost Season.
September 13th, 2009
الأحد السادس عشَر من زمن العنصرة.
13 أيلول سنة 2009
Gospel: Luke 18: 9 – 14 Readings: Romans 8: 18 – 27
Jesus wants to teach his disciples how to pray by using a parable about two praying individuals; one is a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.
He talks in a stern way to those who were righteous and regarded others with contempt. He talks to the Pharisees asking them to change their twisted way of thinking and adopt a more objective method that brings them closer to God.
During Jesus’ public life, the Pharisees formed a squad against him. For this reason, we see Jesus always facing them and criticizing their social and religious conduct. The Pharisees are devout people who study the laws and practice them religiously in their lives. The Pharisee in the parable is not a hypocrite.
He is simply putting before God the reality of his life in total honesty and faithfulness. Jesus refuses this attitude in praying and strongly condemns the Pharisee’s behaviour which reflects his trust in himself and his righteousness. The Pharisee thinks that his deeds deserve Gods’ mercy, which is a free gift from God.
He thinks that by living a strict life, the Pharisee could “snatch” the eternal life from the Lord. Jesus refused to give the sons of Zebedee the right to sit at his left and right hand even though he confirmed that they will drink the same cup he is drinking.
Collection Last week’s Collection: $ 2,539.95
Fund Raising Goal: $ 250.000.00
Land Purchase: Our Goal: $ 105,000.00 Total Received: $ 12,765.50
$ 11,275.50: Total Received (After 3 loan payments)
Please Remember St. Anthony's Church In Your Will.
Leamington Ministerial Association invites all the Christians to pray for each other. This week we pray for North Leamington United Mennonite Church
Masses & Celebrations During The Week:
Sunday, September 13th, 2009
Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost.
الأحد السادس عشَر من زمن العنصرة9:30AM: Bakhos Obeid (1 Yr. Mem. Mass) (Family)
11:00AM: Joe Khalil Peters (40 Day Mem. Mass) (Family)
Monday, September 14th 2009
Exaltation of the Holy Cross
عيد ارتفاع الصليب.9:00AM: Rosary Prayers (4 Mysteries)
5:30PM: Devotion Prayers to St. Anne.
6:00PM: Betty Krndija (Mr. & Mrs. Alec Gebriel)
Tuesday, September 15th, 2009
5:30PM: Devotion Prayers to St. Anthony
6:00PM: Denise Jacobs (Mr. Antoine Batty)
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009
7:30AM: Devotion Prayers to Mother Mary.
8:30AM: Boula Gebrael (Family)
Thursday, September 17th, 2009
8:00AM: Devotion Prayers to St. Charbel.
8:30AM: Cathy Jacobs (Mrs. Marie Youssef)
Friday, September 18th, 2009
5:30PM: Devotion Prayers to the Sacred Heart.
6:00PM: Milani Abraham (Family)
Sunday, September 20th, 2009
First Sunday after the Cross.
الأحد الأوّل بعد الصليب9:30AM: Betty Jacobs Krndija & Jacques Jabbour (Family)
12:00PM: Marzouka Youssef (40 Day Mem. Mass) (Family)
This Weeks News & Events
Arabic School: Please note that the Arabic Classes will take place every Saturday from 9:00AM to 12:00PM at Cardinal Carter Secondary School. All are welcome.
Please inform our pastor, by calling 322-2282 if someone is sick or at home and in need of communion. Thank you.
Children Choir Practice: Tuesday from 5 to 6 PM.
Group Prayers: Tuesday, 6:30PM @ St. Anthony’s Parish.
Bingo: Thursday, September 17, 09 @ 12 & 6PM.
Festival of faith: October 15 – 17, 2009. Come and take part in the first annual Festival of Faith, a celebration of the Living Word through thought-provoking lectures, informative workshops, song and prayer. For more information about events and registration, go to www.spicf.ca. St. Peter’s Institute for Catholic Formation, London, Ontario.
Blessed Women, Holy Women: A retreat for women, October 2 – 4, 2009. A careful examination of the Gospels reveals that the most followers of Jesus were women. Presenter: Fr. Dikran Islemeci. When: Friday, October 2 at 7:30PM to Sunday, October 4 at 1:00PM. Cost: $ 140.00 per person. Where: Holy Family Retreat House, 121 Victoria St. R. R. # 1, Harrow, ON. To register call Mary at (519) 738-6136.
The Triumph of the Holy Cross, September 14
St. Paul the Apostle spoke of the power of Christ’s Cross. According to tradition, the Empress Helena discovered the Lord’s Cross in Jerusalem on September 14, 320. Five years later, a great church was built on Mount Calvary by Emperor Constantine to shelter the holy relic. Parts of the wood of the Cross were sent to the major cities of Christendom, where they were shown to the faithful on this special feast.
We worship you, O Christ, and we praise you, because by your Cross you have redeemed the world.
By this holy tree you gave your people victory, and put aside the tree of our defeat.
Prayer before a Crucifix
BEHOLD, O good and sweetest Jesus, I cast myself upon my knees in Thy sight, and with the most fervent desire of my soul I pray and beseech Thee to impress upon my heart lively sentiments of faith, hope and charity, with true repentance for my sins and a most firm desire of amendment: whilst with deep affection and grief of soul I consider within myself and mentally contemplate Thy five most precious Wounds, having before mine eyes that which David, the prophet, long ago spoke in thine own person concerning Thee, my Jesus: they have pierced my hands an my feet, they have numbered all my bones (Psalm 21, 17,18)
Our Lady of Sorrows, September 15
The feast, popular in the Middle Ages, follows the feast of Mary’s birth on September 8. It recalls the special bond between Jesus and Mary and reminds us of the torment and suffering of Christ. Mary suffered greatly as the Mother of God, and the pain she felt was real.
The feast of Our Lady of Sorrows recalls the succession of sorrows Mary experienced during her life: the prophecy she heard from Simeon in the temple, the flight into Egypt, the three-day loss of Jesus on the pilgrimage to Jerusalem, meeting Jesus on the way to Calvary, the hours she stood beneath the Cross, the removal of Jesus from the Cross, and the burial of Jesus in a tomb.
Holy Mother, pierce me through; in my heart each wound renew of my Saviour crucified.