SUNDAY MASSENTRANCE ANTIPHON:Cry out with joy to God, all the earth; O sing to the glory of his name. O render him glorious praise, alleluia.FIRST READING: Acts 2:14, 22-33.RESPONSORIAL PSALM: Psalm 16.RESPONSE:Lord, you will show me the path of life.1. Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge. I say to the Lord, ‘You are my Lord’. O Lord, it is you who are my portion and cup; you yourself who secure my lot. ℟2. I will bless the Lord who gives me counsel, who even at night directs my heart. I keep the Lord before me always; with him at my right hand, I shall not be

moved. ℟3. And so, my heart rejoices, my soul is glad; even my fl esh shall rest in hope. For you will not abandon my soul to hell, nor let your holy one see corruption. ℟4. You will show me the path of life, the fullness of joy in your presence, at your right hand, bliss forever. ℟SECOND READING: 1 Peter 1:17-21.GOSPEL ACCLAMATION:Alleluia, alleluia! Lord Jesus, open the Scriptures to us; make our hearts burn with love when you speak to us. Alleluia.GOSPEL: Luke 24:13-35.COMMUNION ANTIPHON:The disciples recognised the Lord Jesus in the breaking of the bread, alleluia.

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WHEN I went on pilgrimage to the Holy Land I was surprised to f ind that four places claimed to be the ‘real Emmaus’.

The closest to Jerusalem is called Motsa, the furthest away is Imwas and in between are Quebeibe and Abu Ghosh. As I was staying in Abu Ghosh I was inclined to favour that site!

Whatever about the actual site, the Gospel story of the evening walk to Emmaus is one of the most beautiful and instructive in the New Testament. Carefully constructed, the incident is built around five steps: departure from Jerusalem, conversation on the road, Jesus appears, the disciples eyes were kept from recognising Jesus, and Jesus explains the Scriptures. These steps are then repeated in reverse: Jesus breaks the bread, the disciples’ eyes are opened, Jesus disappears, conversation and return to Jerusalem.

In reflecting on Easter Light, our attention is drawn to the question of recognising Jesus. Along the road the two disciples were joined by a ‘visitor to Jerusalem’. What prevented the disciples from recognising Jesus? Was he in disguise? Was it something in the disciples themselves?

The lack of recognition did not prevent the ‘visitor’ from giving a detailed explanation of the Scriptures: and beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.

When we read about people not recognising

the Risen Lord we are impelled to ask if we ourselves recognise him. We may have technical knowledge of the faith, we may teach or preach the gospel, we may consider ourselves disciples, we may be sad at gross violations of God’s law and yet we may miss the presence of the Risen Lord, especially in the poor and wounded of the world.

The moment of recognition is also signif icant: When he was at table with them, he took the bread and blessed and broke it, and gave it to them. And their eyes were opened and they recognised him and he vanished out of their sight. The two moments which revealed who the visitor really was are clear: the f irst was while he opened to us the Scriptures and the second he was known to them in the breaking of the bread.

We too can come to recognise the Risen Lord in our exposure to the Scriptures and in the Eucharist, the breaking of the Bread. In the Scriptures we learn that Jesus is present in the hungry, the thirsty, the naked, the stranger, the sick and the imprisoned... in all who are in need. In the Eucharist we share communion with God in Christ and with all God’s children.

In this beautiful incident we see that Easter Light is the light of faith which opens our eyes to the wonders of God’s love. In his light we see light; in his light we see the face of God and we joyfully share our new vision with those we meet on the road of life.

Live the Word T H E W E E K A H E A D

(KEY: SOLEMNITY; FEAST; Memorial; (Optional Memorial)Colour = Liturgical colour of the day or feast)

Mon 1 May (St Joseph the Worker)Acts 6:8-15; Psalm 119; John 6:22-29Jesus reminds us today that even the necessities of life will one day perish. The true non-perishables come not through human effort, but through God’s love working in us – and become a lasting treasure in God’s kingdom.

Sun 7 May 4TH SUNDAY OF EASTERActs 2:14.36-41; Psalm 23; John 10:1-10A life spent in service of the poor and vulnerable, a life of prayer, a life connnected to God will result in spiritual wealth beyond anything money can buy. This is the ‘abundant life’ that Jesus is speaking about.

Sat 6 May Liturgy of the DayActs 9:31-42; Psalm 116; John 6:60-69‘He gave her his hand and raised her up’. Our world is in so much need of being ‘raised up’ in many dif-ferent ways. Today’s readings invite us to stretch out our hand to raise someone or something up today.

Fri 5 May Liturgy of the DayActs 9:1-20; Psalm 117; John 6:52-59Paul was convinced that he was acting in God’s name. But when he regained his physical sight, his religious blindness was also healed. Ask Paul’s intercession for those who do such harm today in God’s name

Thu 4 May Liturgy of the DayActs 8:26-40; Psalm 66; John 6:44-51God is kindness itself. In our prayer, God never sees us as an inconvenience or an intrusion. God’s kind-ness is deliberate, constant, overflowing, abundant and continual. It is the kindness of unconditional love.

Wed 3 May SS PHILIP & JAMES, APOSTLES1 Corinthians 15:1-8; Psalm 19; John 14:6-14Joy is the most infallible sign of the presence of God. But sometimes in life joy can be overwhelmed. In these bleak times it is good to recall a joyful memory to remind you of God’s presence.

Tue 2 May St Athanasius, Bishop & DoctorActs 7:51–8:1; Psalm 31; John 6:30-35We all like to think we are perfect, but like Paul, we are all in need of forgiveness. Life and wholeness f lows out of being forgiven. Pray to God today to heal our hardened hearts.

I n t h i s wor k t he author discusses the origin, structure and nature of the ancient form of Chr is t ian prayer, the Rosary.

A R e d e m p t o r i s t Pastoral Publication by Fr Sean Wales

HOLY REDEEMER PARISH

Parish Priest: Fr Gerard McCabe C.Ss.R � parishpriest@holyredeemer.co.za

Assistants: Fr Scott Davidson C.Ss.R and Fr Charles Mulenga C.Ss.R

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WEEKEND SUNDAY MASS TIMES :

SATURDAY: 6.00pm

SUNDAY: 7.00am, 9.00am, 11.00am and 6.00pm

FRENCH MASS: SUNDAYS: 1.30pm

DAILY MASS TIMES:

MON to FRI: 6.15am (or Communion Service)

MON to SAT: 8.30am

MORNING PRAYER: MON to FRI at 8.00am

ROSARY: WEDNESDAY after 8.30am Mass

CONFESSION TIMES:

THURSDAY: 7.00 to 7.30pm

SATURDAY: 9.00 to 10.00am & 5.00 to 5.55pm

ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT:

MONDAY to FRIDAY: 9.00am to 9.00pm

except THURSDAY: 9.00am to 7.30pm

NOVENA & BENEDICTION:

TO OUR MOTHER OF PERPETUAL HELP

THURSDAY: 7.30pm

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WEEKLY DIARY MASS INTENTIONS

May 1 Mon HOLIDAY 6.15am No Mass 8.30am Br. Richard - Birthday

May 2 Tues Care & craft after 8.30am Mass Edna Cottle room RCIA 7.30pm Edna Cottle room Charismatic Praise & Worship 7.45pm Room 1

6.15am Private Intention 8.30am Veronica Da Silva - Rip

May 3 Wed Rosary after 8.30am Mass Life Teen 7pm Boardroom

6.15am Private Intention 8.30am Maisie Damstra - Rip

May 4 Thurs Novena 7.30pm in the Church Badminton after Novena in Parish centre

6.15am Private Intention 8.30am Sybil Herman - Rip

May 5 Fri 6.15am Private Intention 8.30am Ishmael De La Cruz - 6th Birthday

May 6 Sat. Legion of Mary 9.15am Room 2 8.30am Private Intentions 7.30pm Caroline Rath - Rip

May 7 Sun Fourth Sunday of Easter Theme: The Good Shepherd

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7.00am Mortuary List 9.00am Roy Wilson - Rip 11.00am Parishioners 6.00pm Private Intention

(A WORD FROM YOUR PARISH PRIEST— CONTINUED)

Even after the month of May passes, a remnant of this remains if we have profited from those thirty-one days especially consecrated to Our Lady. We are left with an increased devotion, a keener confidence and, so to speak, such an increased intimacy with Our Lady that in all the vicissi-tudes of life we will know how to petition her with respectful insistence, hope in her with invincible confidence and thank her with humble tender-ness for all the good she does us.

Our Lady is the Queen of Heaven and Earth and, at the same time, our mother. We enter the month of May with this conviction, and it becomes more deeply rooted in us when we leave it, strengthening our faith and increasing our fortitude. May teaches us to love Mary Most Holy for the glory she rightly possesses and for all that she represents in the plans of Divine Providence. It also teaches us to be more constant in our filial un-ion with Mary. Children are never more sure of the loving vigilance of their mothers than when they suffer. All of mankind suffers today; all peoples suffer. They suffer in every conceivable way.

Hearts suffer, torn by the revolutionary psychological war, which is so in-tense in our days. Bodies suffer, impoverished by work, undermined by malady, overwhelmed by necessities of every kind. The contemporary world could be likened to the time when Our Lord was born in Bethlehem: Its tortured mouth opens with a loud and agonizing groan, the groan of the evildoers who live far removed from God and the groan of the just who live tormented by the evildoers.

The more sombre circumstances become and the more excruciating sun-dry pains grow, the more we should ask Our Lady to put an end to so much suffering not merely for our own relief, but for the greater benefit of our souls. Sacred theology says that Our Lady's prayers anticipated the moment of the world's redemption by the Messiah. At this anguished mo-ment in history then, let us turn our eyes to Our Lady with confidence, ask-ing her to hasten the great moment we all await, when a new Pentecost will kindle beacons of light and hope in this darkness and restore the king-dom of Our Lord Jesus Christ on earth.

We should be like Daniel, whom Holy Scripture describes as, a man full of great desires. Let us desire many great things for the glory of God. Let us always ask Our Lady for everything. And let us, above all, ask her for that which the Sacred Liturgy beseeches of God: (Send forth Thy Spirit, and they shall be created; and Thou shalt renew the face of the earth). We should ask, through the mediation of Our Lady, that God once again send us the Holy Spirit ,with the plenitude of His gifts, so that His kingdom may be created anew and be purified by a renewal of the face of the earth. In the Divine Comedy, Dante wrote that praying without the patronage of Our Lady is like wanting to fly without wings. Let us then confide to Our Lady this heartfelt yearning and desire. The hands of Mary will be for our prayer a pair of pure wings that will carry it with certainty to the throne of God. Fr Gerard, CSsR

A WORD FROM YOUR PARISH PRIEST

By the time you read this I will hopefully have arrived safely for the Alpha International Conference in London. But I would, of course, like to contin-ue to send you a word for each week until I return. As we move into the month Of May, we are invited to reflect in a special way on the role of Our Blessed Mother in our faith journey.

During the month of May—the month of Mary—we feel a special protection of Our Lady that extends to all the faithful; we feel a special joy that shines and illuminates our hearts expressing the universal certainty of Catholics that the indispensable patronage of our heavenly mother be-comes even more tender, more loving and more full of visible mercy dur-ing her month of May.

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Your time and talent is needed

We have a number of smaller tasks and projects that need to be done. Anyone interested in the following should please contact Theresa at the Parish office 021 7122210:

Asset Inventory: We desperately need a small team of 2 or 3 parishioners to update our list of all assets in the parish for insurance purposes. This requires a person(s) to take the current list and walk through each room and surrounds and confirm items still in place and add any new ones. It can be done in a day or over a few days.

Parish Notice Boards: Our notice boards in the porch require new ‘press board’ backings and felt cov-erings. If you are interested in taking on this project or quoting for the work please contact Paddy on 0836290529

Web Master Communications and Social Media are key areas where parishioners can find relevant information and ideas for praise and worship. We would like to have additional support for our current webmaster Ricardo Duncan. If you would like to assist in this voluntary area of Parish support please contact Fr Gerard.

Working together by sharing �me and talent to build our Parish and create opportuni�es

for worship for all as a vibrant and welcoming expression of our Catholic Faith.

2nd COLLECTION

This week: None

Next week: Ecclesiastical Education Fund

THANK YOU

Members of Dan-Ag Care, project for

Homeless & Needy families, thank the

Redemptorists and parishioners for their

support and prayers toward our Fundrais-

er. GOD bless you all! Denise

MITE BOXES

Please return ASAP, either to your

Catechism teacher, or bring with you to

Mass over the weekend.

BACON & EGG ROLLS

Sunday 30 April After 9.00am Mass

Alpha Group initiative

SENIORS CLUB MEETING

Thursday 4 May 10.00am

Venue - Parish Centre

100CLUB - NEXT DRAW

Friday 5 May.

under close scrutiny in the parish office

Please ensure your contributions

are in by end April

Further info: www.holyredeemer.co.za

DOUGHNUTS FOR SALE

Sunday 7 May after 7 & 9am Masses

LITURGY GROUP MEETING

Tuesday 9 May 7.30pm

Venue - Boardroom

THEOLOGICAL CIRCLE MEETING

Monday 15 May at 7.30pm

Venue - Boardroom

FUND-RAISING MEETING

for all stall holders

Monday 15 May 7.30pm

Venue - Parish Centre

YOUNG ADULTS MEETING

Tuesday 16 May 7.15pm

Venue - Monastery

BAPTISM INSTRUCTION

Saturday 13 May 1.00 to 4.30 pm.

Venue - Parish Centre

BAPTISM CEREMONY

Sunday 21 May after 11.00am Mass.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

A PRAYER TO MARY

BY ST. ALPHONSUS LIGUORI

Most holy Virgin Immaculate, my Mother Mary,

to thee who art the Mother of my Lord, the queen of the universe,

the advocate, the hope, the refuge of sinners,

I who am the most miserable of all sinners, have recourse this day.

I venerate thee, great queen,

and I thank thee for the many graces thou has bestowed upon me

even unto this day;

in particular for having delivered me from the hell

which I have so often deserved by my sins.

I love thee, most dear Lady; and for the love I bear thee,

I promise to serve thee willingly forever

and to do what I can to make thee loved by others also.

I place in thee all my hopes for salvation;

accept me as thy servant and shelter me under thy mantle,

thou who art the Mother of mercy.

And since thou art so powerful with God,

deliver me from all temptations,

or at least obtain for me the strength to overcome them until death.

From thee I implore a true love for Jesus Christ.

Through thee I hope to die a holy death.

My dear Mother, by the love thou bearest to Almighty God,

I pray thee to assist me always,

but most of all at the last moment of my life.

Forsake me not then, until thou shalt see me safe in heaven,

there to bless thee and sing of thy mercies through all eternity.

Such is my hope.

Amen.

PRAY FOR OUR SICK

Barbara Alexander

Monica Arendse

Fr Anderson

Lily Ball

Dylan Berry

Jill Buser

Gloriana Cloete

Alvin Cozett

Magdalena Cozett

Trevor de Beer

Mr Doidge

Christian Engelbrecht

Mary-Anne Esau

Desmond Fernandez

Dawn Forsdyk

Jose Santos Gomes

Keith Gomez

Fred Harrison

Kerry Heideman

Rita Hendricks

Sam Hendricks

Dale Heynes

Dawn Heynes

Russell Heynes

Jean Kennedy

Fr Lunney

Gerald Louw

Geraldine Malander

Willi Malherbe

Brian McEvoy

Rosetta Orgill

Monty Pasqualie

Patrick Perreira

Ernest Peskin

Albert Petersen

Carris Pietersen

Lindsey Pietersen

Elaine Roode

Lionel September

Dorothy Slayne

Vera Steyn

Renelda Visser

Jack Whitwam

Eileen(Fr Gerard sister)

NOVENA TO OUR MOTHER OF

PERPETUAL HELP

Thursday evening at 7.30pm

Place your special Prayer Intentions & Thanksgivings in the box at the back of the Church.

Also at www.holyredeemer.co.za

ADORATION CHAPEL

A warm welcome and thanks to the

new members of the Adoration group

• Although the roster has now been

removed from the Church porch, if

anyone is still interested in joining please

do make contact.

• Have you thought of sharing an hour a

week over the month – with family,

friends or members of a Parish group?

The Adoration Chapel is open from

9.00am to 9.00pm Monday to Friday,

except Thursday when the Chapel closes at

7.30pm for Novena

Please Note: The Adoration Chapel will be

closed on Monday 1st May

For further information please contact

Carol Cornell on 073 194 7295 or

Theresa in the office

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