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Your school/college general information Acceptable use of technology

Arrival

The school provides an extensive and wellresourced ICT network and related technology to support learning and teaching across the curriculum. Students are required to use the school’s ICT infrastructure expressly for educational purposes. Any attempt to break or circumvent the network security or any inappropriate use of or damage to the technology will result in the removal of the individual student’s right to access the network.

Equally, any attempt to access or interfere with staff or student files or work will be dealt with as a serious breach of the school’s ‘acceptable use’ policy. Students must keep their password confidential and be aware of the need for personal network security at all times.

• Students are expected to arrive at school by 8.40 am and to attend Home Group at 8.45 am and all subsequent lessons punctually.

• Students report to Home Group each morning of the week.

• Students who arrive after Home Group must sign in. A reason must be provided for lateness.

Accidents, injury and sickness The school has a sick room situated in Student Services. No drugs or medicines are given to students, except by prior arrangement with parents. The legal responsibility for paying ambulance service fees rest with the parents of the student.

Parents are advised to ensure they have appropriate ambulance cover. Parents are contacted as quickly as possible. Parents need to ensure that their contact details are up to date in case of a medical emergency.

Students at school who are not well are sent home after phone contact with a parent.

Attendance In pages 6 - 15

Leaving class during a lesson • Students who need to leave class during lessons should write a note in their Planner with their destination and time of leaving, have it signed by the teacher and carry the Planner with them.

• Students are required to be accountable for their movements beyond the classroom during scheduled lessons.

Leaving school during the day • Students who are required to leave school early for necessary appointments should have a note in their planner. It should be shown to the Home Group Teacher at the start of the day, to the subject teacher at time of departure. Then sign out in the Focus Room.

Bags St Paul College has a ‘no bags’ policy.

Students must place their bags in their lockers at the start of the school day. All bags must be left in lockers until the end of the school day.

Regular and punctual attendance at school are example spreads is necessary for students to learn effectively and of your customised to achieve success in their learning.

The school uses the following procedures to school diary. promote this attendance and the students’ skillsCustomised of self-organisation. They are based on the • school information expectation that the home and the school will • communicate together when students are away Policies from school.

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Boundaries and out of bounds areas Areas are shown on the map at the back of planner. Out of bounds to students: areas where cars are parked, bike areas other than when depositing or collecting bicycles, the front of the St Paul College Hall, the tennis courts unless playing tennis or handball, the soccer field unless playing sport, behind both Middle School 5 buildings, within 5 metres of the boundaries on the football oval. Students are not to gather on the driveway near gate 2.

Students are not to gather along the front fence.

Canteen ‘healthy eating’ A canteen is operated by permanent staff assisted by volunteer parents. It provides a wide range of foods at reasonable prices.

A circular is sent home early in first term seeking volunteers. If parents wish to offer their assistance directly, contact the canteen on 8765 4321.

Christian Pastoral Support Workers The Christian Pastoral Support Workers provide pastoral care and comfort and support to all students and staff, irrespective of their religious beliefs. The role includes supporting students and the wider school community in a range of ways, such as assisting student in exploring their spirituality; providing guidance on religious, values and ethical matters; helping school counsellors and staff in offering welfare services and support in cases of bereavement, family breakdown or other crisis.

Include as many school pages as you like.

Most schools have up to 32 pages.

Club activities

A range of clubs exist in the School, depending on staff and parent support.

They include: Peer Support Program, Choir, Debating, Public Speaking, Chess, Drama Productions, Concert Band, Pedal Prix, Environmental Group, Christian Fellowship, Amnesty International, Tournament of the Minds and Future Problem Solving.

Counselling centre The Counselling Centre at St Paul’s College centralises the services of the two Counsellors Futures Connect Coordination and the Christian Pastoral Support Workers. Counselling begins with Home Group teachers as part of their pastoral care role. Students are encouraged to approach the Student Counsellors directly should they wish to discuss any matter that concerns them.

Custody It is essential for the school to have accurate and current information about custody and access rights for relevant students. If there is anything that the school should know in this regard, please contact a member of the Administration/Counsellors. This information is strictly confidential and is intended for use to protect the students’ and parents’ rights.

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Study notes Setting goals

Taking notes

“You don’t have to be a fantastic hero to do certain things – to compete. You can be just an ordinary chap, sufficiently motivated to reach challenging goals.”

- Sir Edmund Hillary, The first climber to ever reach the summit of Mount Everest.

Taking good notes is a three-stage process.

There are things that you should do before, during and after class.

Before class • Get ready to take notes before class by reviewing your notes from the previous class to help you remember what was covered and get you ready to understand new information.

• Complete any assigned readings before you come.

A goal is something that you want to achieve.

Setting goals is the first step to success and to achieving your very best. Clearly defining your aims will help you to be more motivated, to avoid distractions and to be more productive.

Before you can achieve your goals, you need to identify exactly what they are. Write them down in order of importance. For each goal, be clear about exactly what you want to achieve and when you want to accomplish it.

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20 T 19 W 18 T 17 M 6 • Listen for “signal statements” that indicate T F S13 S14 15 1 12 W 11 T 10 M den important points to note. Examples of these 9 / stu 8 her teac statements are “this is an important point” and nt / e r Break your goals down into smaller sub-goals. Assign a P date “remember that” and “you a deadline to each sub-goal. For instance, if your Due k 1 will need to know e e this for your test!” long-term goal is to become a fighter pilot by the 1 W er m in your notes anything your • Be sure toTinclude time you turn 25, a medium-term sub-goal might be teacher repeats or writes on the board or to achieve an A in Maths this year. displays on PowerPoint.

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• quickly so that you can include all the enWrite m n assig rk / o w important information in your notes. Write me o H Put your list in a prominent place so that you can ce s men Com abbreviated words like you would in a text 1 Term look at it often. Tick off sub-goals asubyou ct achieve S je message, use symbols, such as % for percent, them and reward yourself for your success. day Mon and write short sentences.

01 In order to achieve your goals, make sure that • Use flow charts, diagrams or concept maps to they are: summarise information when appropriate.

These are easier to understand and to • Realistic and within your abilities, while still remember. providing some challenge for you, y a d Tues 02 them • Place a ? next to information you’re • Flexible enough that you can adjust unsure about. upward or downward if your circumstances change, After class • Measurable, so that you can monitor your y a d dnes • Rewrite your notes after class if time permits. progress toward a goal and recognise when Weyou 03 If you can type your notes on a laptop in class, have achieved it, this will make it much quicker to tidy them up • Within your control (not dependent on others) afterwards because you won’t need to – unless group work is involved. rewrite them.

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When you’re happy that you’ve allocated all the time that you need for your required tasks, mark in your favourite TV programs or other relaxation time. Use these to motivate yourself to complete your work in the time you’ve allocated. rree • Keep your planner up tonnaatutudate, and each day ntt ssigig PPaarreen you only need to focus on the tasks you have4413 turree aatu rr ssigignn scheduled for that day. panic about hheeDon’t TTeeaacc everything else, simply aim to complete the day’s tasks. Cross off things as you accomplish them.

Clever tip... “Do not squander time for that is the stuff life is made of.” Benjamin Franklin

Study notes and life skills • Insert throughout • 30 to choose from Presentation • Contact us for a You’ve probably been told not to “judge a book liststill do, by it’s cover” butcomplete the truth is that people and good presentation is essential for effective diary@openbookhowden.com.au communication.

Whether you are preparing a short essay in class or a massive report after a semester of work, there are some tips that you can use to ensure that your message is communicated as clearly as possible: • Use subheadings to clearly identify each topic. A reader should be able to read only your subheadings and get a good overview of your content.

• Carefully choose fonts that are clear, easy to read and stylish. Comical or especially artistic fonts are not appropriate for formal written work. Choose one, two, or at the most, three, different fonts – one for all headings, one for all body text and one for all labels. Use black ink for body text and a dark colour or black for headings and labels.

• Use a header to identify the title and author and a footer for page numbers.

• Include a title page with details of the title, topic, author, class and teacher.

• Charts and tables are a useful way of presenting information so it is easier for the reader to understand. Make use of formats like these: • A flow chart is useful for a series of steps or a process where one link leads to another.

• A bar chart is good for displaying information that needs to be compared.

• Maps are charts to show special features, locations or events.

• List charts are ideal for listing items based on a theme.

• Tables are a useful way to organise information like numbers, data or facts in rows and columns.

• A pie chart displays data by dividing a whole into its sections.

Clever tip... Find a book or a published report or presentation with a format that you find appealing and take note of design ideas that you could incorporate into your own work.

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Study notes Test and exam tips

Revision

“To dream anything that you want to dream.

That’s the beauty of the human mind. To do anything that you want to do. That is the strength of the human will. To trust yourself to test your limits. That is the courage to succeed.” Bernard Edmonds

“The real object of education is to have a man in the condition of continually asking questions.”

- Bishop Creighton

Every test is different, so it’s wise to ask your teacher for tips on how to best approach exams in your subject. The DETER strategy provides some general tips that are handy to keep in mind for most tests: • Read the directions carefully.

• Examine the test quickly to see what you have to do.

If you have reading time, use it as constructively as possible by reading the longer questions first.

When you read a question, look for key verbs that tell you what to do, like ‘explain’, ‘describe’, ‘define’, ‘identify’ and ‘list’.

• Before you enter the exam room, have an idea of how much time you will spend per mark of each question. Watch the time carefully. Bring a watch if the room clock is not easy to see. If your watch has a stopwatch, start it when the exam begins.

Aim to stick to the suggested time for each part of the exam.

• Answer the easiest items first. These will help you to build your confidence, as well as giving you as many marks as possible in the shortest time. If you get stuck on a difficult item, leave it and come back to it at the end. Attempt every question, even if you can’t complete them all. Sometimes an incomplete answer to a difficult question will give you more credit than a complete answer to a simple one.

• Always allow plenty of time to review your work.

Double check that you have fulfilled all of the requirements of every question as accurately as possible. Make sure you’ve read the instructions fully and marked your answer sheet correctly.

Check spelling, grammar and punctuation.

Clever tip... “Time is marks” as far as exams are concerned, so don’t waste a second. Do all that you can to prepare your mind and your equipment before you enter the exam room.

Revision is one of the most important skills for success in learning anything, but even the best of intentions often get thwarted by the immediate priority of homework and impending assignment deadlines. In order to get into a good habit, allocate time to revise each subject every week separate to homework and assignment time.

Use these principles to help you to revise effectively: • To help you to think about what you are revising, create a set of summary notes for each topic in each subject. Use clear headings for all of the most important things that you need to know and make notes under each from your class notes and textbook. Highlight key terms, concepts, formulae, questions and issues.

These notes will be your most important resource when exam time comes.

• Focus on one subject at a time. Break it down into small, manageable chunks and complete it in stages. This is why it is important to revise throughout the term and not just in the week before the exam!

• If you encounter a concept that you don’t understand, write a list of questions that you can ask your teacher.

• Schedule your revision time when you are rested and feel refreshed. Your concentration levels will be highest at these times.

• Revise in the same manner that you will be tested. If your exam is an oral interview, revise by having someone ask you questions that you can answer out loud. If your test requires you to write answers to questions, revise by answering questions, not by reading or rote learning. If you need to recall information in your exam, practise recalling information in your revision.

• Try to anticipate the questions that you will be asked, write them down and then test yourself by answering them without referring to your notes or your textbook. If you answer a question correctly the first time, don’t revise it further. Go back over the answers you got wrong, learn them again and retest yourself until you get them right.

Clever tip... Revise actively. Don’t just read, write!

And don’t just write, think!

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Under pressure

Here are four more examples of study notes and life skills that you can choose from.

Writing essays

“Stress is when you wake up screaming and you realise you haven’t fallen asleep yet.” - Anonymous

“Either write things worth reading or do things worth the writing.” - Benjamin Franklin

A little stress can be a good thing. It can give you an extra burst of energy that enhances your performance in a challenging situation. But if you’re unable to relax and feel anxious or uptight or experience headaches or mental blanks then your stress has become negative.

When you feel negative stress, there are some things that you can do to manage it: • Your attitude toward your situation is the first step in turning negative stress into positive stress.

A negative attitude only leads to more stress.

Use positive talk. For instance, if you are stressed about an exam, don’t stress yourself about what you don’t know but instead think of it as an opportunity to show how much you do know.

• Getting enough sleep not only makes you more productive but also helps you to maintain a positive attitude.

• A nutritious diet increases your physical, emotional and mental energy. Don’t rely on caffeine, guarana drinks, sweets or junk food to boost your energy levels. After their brief boost has worn off they will leave you feeling sluggish.

• Exercise provides both instant stress relief and long-term health benefits which help you to better manage stress.

• Time management is important for reducing stress. Manage your time well and you won’t feel overwhelmed. Good study techniques will ensure that you understand your work, giving you confidence and reducing anxiety at exam time.

• There are various relaxation techniques that you can use to stay relaxed. Relax your mind and body by taking slow, deep breaths or try progressive muscle relaxation or visualisation (mental imagery).

Clever tip... Don’t keep stress to yourself.

Let off some pressure simply by talking it over with people you trust. Allow them to help you to work on ways to ease your stress.

Let’s face it, writing essays can be daunting. But, as with all tough tasks, they’re much easier to approach if you break them down into simple steps. Here’s a straightforward procedure that will help you to write most essays: • First analyse the topic and highlight key terms.

• Research the topic. Think about what you already know about the subject and what you might need to know (this is what you need to research). Depending on the nature of the topic, your research should include a wide variety of sources like books, newspapers, journal articles, CD-ROMS and internet sources. As you read through your sources, highlight relevant information that addresses what you need to know about the topic. Be sure to note the details of each source for your bibliography or reference list.

• Take notes by reading the information that you highlighted. Your notes should be brief bullet-points, in your own words and not copied directly from your sources. If you find particularly noteworthy comments that you would like to quote directly, put them in quotation marks in your notes and reference them fully.

• Construct an essay plan by writing the topic at the top of the page and listing the main points underneath. You are now ready to organise your notes under your main points. It’s useful if you’ve typed your notes in the first place as you won’t need to rewrite them. Simply copy and paste them under your main points.

• Writing your first draft is a straightforward process. For each of your main points, you simply need to use your notes to write a paragraph in full sentences. Write the body of your essay in this way.

• Only after you have completed the body, write the introduction. It should contain an overview of the topic and introduce the main points that you will address in the body.

• The conclusion is the final part of an essay, and the last section that you should write. It should state the answer to the essay question and relate it back to the main points in the body of the essay.

• Editing your draft is an important part of constructing an essay that flows smoothly. Check it thoroughly yourself and, if appropriate, ask your teacher or a parent to look at it for you. Make sure your paragraphs are arranged in the right order for it to flow smoothly, check that you’ve answered the question fully and that you’ve kept to the word limit. Remember to always check spelling, punctuation and grammar. Your computer will help, but remember that it can’t check for everything.

• Ensure that your references are complete and construct your reference list or bibliography.

Clever tip: Not sure if a sentence flows smoothly?

Read it out loud and make changes until it’s easy to read.

Add a comma wherever you pause.

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Australian National Anthem

‘Advance Australia Fair’ Australians all let us rejoice, For we are young and free; We’ve golden soil and wealth for toil; Our home is girt by sea; Our land abounds in nature’s gifts Of beauty rich and rare; In history’s page, let every stage Advance Australia Fair.

In joyful strains then let us sing, Advance Australia Fair.

Beneath our radiant Southern Cross We’ll toil with hearts and hands; To make this Commonwealth of ours Renowned of all the lands; For those who’ve come across the seas We’ve boundless plains to share; With courage let us all combine To Advance Australia Fair.

In joyful strains then let us sing, Advance Australia Fair.

Words and music composed by Peter Dodds McCormick proclaimed Australia’s National Anthem by the GovernorGeneral on 19th April 1984. © Commonwealth of Australia

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The Catholic Church The Catholic Church is an ancient and diverse institution. It nurtures us spiritually and provides aid and comfort to those in need. It works through a wide variety of individuals and organisations.

So where is the Church in Australia?

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All who have been baptised have rights and responsibilities in the Church, whether or not they have been ordained (as bishops, priests or deacons), or taken religious vows (see below). Their activity in the Church is succinctly expressed in the following excerpt from the Code of Canon Law:

In Australia, there are thirty-three dioceses in union with the Pope. The Church defines a diocese as “a portion of the people of God, which is entrusted to a bishop...” or, as “a community of Christ’s faithful in communion of faith and sacraments with their bishop...”. A diocese usually has a defined territory and comprises all the Catholics who live there: such is the case with twenty-eight of the Australian dioceses. However, there are also five dioceses covering the whole country: one each for those who belong to the Chaldean, Maronite, Melkite and Ukrainian rites and one for those who are serving in the Australian Defence Forces.

• Since they share the Church’s mission, all Christ’s faithful have the right to promote and support apostolic action, by their own initiative, undertaken according to their state and condition.

No initiative, however, can lay claim to the title “Catholic” without the consent of the competent ecclesiastical authority.

• Christ’s faithful may freely establish and direct associations which serve charitable or pious purposes or which foster the Christian vocation in the world, and they may hold meetings to pursue these purposes by common effort.

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The bishop “governs the particular church (diocese) entrusted to him with legislative, executive and judicial power, in accordance with the law.” The last phrase is important: not only are some matters regularly reserved to the Pope, but in other matters the rights and responsibilities of individuals or groups within the Church are legally defined.

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Dioceses are divided into parishes, each headed by a parish priest, appointed by and accountable to the bishop. A parish is “a certain community of Christ’s faithful, stably established within a particular Church”.

Like dioceses, parishes are usually territorial, but need not be. According to church law, a parish is a juridical person and can own and operate property and institutions. In Australia, most parish property is owned by a diocesan body recognised in state law.

Religious Orders In church law, these groups are known as Institutes of Consecrated Life or Societies of Apostolic Life. Their members live in community and bind themselves to a way of life under vows. They are governed according to their own constitutions, which are usually approved by the Pope, in some cases by the local bishop. They cannot work in a diocese without the consent of the bishop. They can own and operate property and institutions. In Australia, their assets are usually held by their own body recognised in state law. A national organisation, Catholic Religious Australia (the public name of the Australian Conference of Leaders of Religious Institutes), facilitates cooperation and fellowship among the more than 175 such groups active in Australia today.

Provinces and Metropolitans A province is a grouping of several neighbouring dioceses, formed to promote common pastoral action in the region.

The senior diocese is known as metropolitan, the others as suffragan.

The bishop of the senior diocese is also known as the Metropolitan and has certain limited functions, but no powers of governance outside his own diocese.

In Australia, there are five provinces: Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney. These roughly correspond to state boundaries, which, among other considerations, enables the bishops to cooperate in matters involving that level of secular government.

Source: Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, www.catholic.org.au Used by permission Religion Time Savers Lumino Press 2011

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Catholic Church Rites

Meaning and History Rite is a word which is used to describe the distinctive set of beliefs and form of church organisation. The Western or Roman rite has its foundation in the Christian church which was established in Rome in the early years of the church. In time, the Roman Church spread to countries such as Ireland, France and Spain with the discovery by Europeans of the New World - the continents of North and South America and Australia. The Eastern rite churches have a slightly different tradition. In the early Christian Church, there were strong Christian communities in regions located in modern-day countries such as Egypt and Turkey. From places such as Antioch, Alexandria and Byzantium, other churches spread to areas located in modern-day countries such as the Ukraine, Russia, Syria and Armenia.

In these places, distinctive Catholic Churches were established.

Four Rites The Catholic Church has four Rites: Roman (or Latin), Antiochene, Alexandrian, and Byzantine. In Australia, there are three Eastern Rite Catholic bishops leading the Maronite (an Antiochene tradition) and Ukrainian and Melkite (both Byzantine tradition) Churches.

Pope John Paul II once notably claimed that the Catholic Church breathed with two lungs the Western and Eastern Rites together comprised the Catholic Church.

Similarities and Differences The Eastern Rite Churches have their own distinctive history, languages, prayers and religious customs. Eastern Rite Churches have different emphases in theology, liturgy and Church practice. Eastern rite ordained priests are allowed to be married. Eastern Rite Churches give greater importance to the Holy Spirit than Roman Catholics.

Concrete differences might be noticed in liturgical vestments, hand-held crosses, chanting of prayers, the form of making the sign of the cross and other practices.

Implications While Roman and Eastern Catholic Rites agree on fundamental beliefs such as the sacraments and while they also recognise the authority of the pope, there are some significant differences which distinguish the Rites from each other. If Roman Catholics attended an Eastern Rite liturgy, they would notice a difference in the way of celebrating.

Most of the Mass is sung or chanted. Incense is burned in large quantities. People pay great attention to icons of significant figures in the Christian tradition. In the Eastern Catholic Churches - unlike the Roman Catholic Church - married men commonly minister as ordained priests.

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Because the Catholic Church comprises four Rites, diversity is a feature of Catholic life.

Eastern Catholic Churches are in communion with Rome, their bishops and priests are able to concelebrate the Eucharist with Latin rite (Roman Catholic) priests and bishops. For Eastern Rite Catholics, the sacraments of baptism, confirmation and first communion are celebrated together for children and adults. Children do not need to be “re-confirmed� in the Roman Catholic Church. Differences between the Rites in making the sign of the cross can be noted; all forms of blessing are legitimate and not to be discouraged.

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Jesus’ Miracles in the Gospels Nature Miracles Water into wine at Cana First catch of fish Stilling the storm Feeding of 5,000 Walking on water Feeding of 4,000 Cursing of the fig tree Matthew

John 2:1-11 Luke 5:1-11 Matthew 8:23-27, Mark 4:35-41, Luke 8:22-25 Matthew 14:13-21, Mark 6:30-44, Luke 9:10-17, John 6:1-14 Matthew 14:22-33, Mark 6:45-52, John 6:16-21 Matthew 15:32-38, Mark 8:1-9 21:18-22, Mark 11:12-14

Healings Healing of the royal official’s son Cleansing a leper Cure of Peter’s mother-in-law Healing a paralytic Healing a sick man at Bethesda Restoring a withered hand Healing a centurion’s servant Healing a blind and mute person Healing a woman with haemorrhage Opening the eyes of two blind men Cure of a mute man Healing a deaf and mute man Cure of blind man at Bethsaida Opening the eyes of a man born blind Healing of a man with dropsy Cleansing the lepers Opening blind man’s eyes

John 4:46-54 Matthew 8:2-4, Mark 1:40-45, Luke 5:12-14 Matthew 8:14-15, Mark 1:29-31, Luke 4:38-41 Matthew 9:1-8, Mark 2:3-12, Luke 5:18-26 John 5:1-9 Matthew 12:9-13, Mark 3:1-6, Luke 6:6-11 Matthew 8:5-13, Luke 7:1-10 Matthew 12:22 Matthew 9:20-22, Mark 5:25-34, Luke 8:43-48 Matthew 9:27-31 Matthew 9:32-34 Mark 7:31-37 Mark 8:22-26 John 9:1-41 Luke 14:1-6 Luke 17:12-19 Matthew 20:29-34, Mark 10:46-52, Luke 18:35-43

Exorcisms Demoniac at Capernaum Blind and mute demoniac Gadarene demoniac Mute demoniac Daughter of Syro-Phoenician woman Child with a demon Infirm woman

Mark 1:23-28, Luke 4:33-37 Matthew 12:22-29, Luke 11:14-15 Matthew 8:28-34, Mark 5:1-15, Luke 8:26-39 Matthew 9:32-34 Matthew 15:21-28, Mark 7:24-30 Matthew 17:14-21, Mark 9:14-29, Luke 9:37-43 Luke 13:10-17

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Matthew 9:18-26, Mark 5:21-43, Luke 8:41-56 Luke 7:11-17 John 11:1-44

Jesus’ Parables in the Gospels Parable Reference The house built on rock

Matthew 7:24-27

Luke 6:47-49

New cloth on an old coat

Matthew 9:16

Luke 5:36

New wine in old wineskins

Matthew 9:17

Luke 5:37-8

The sower

Matthew 13:1-23

Luke 8:47-49

Mark 4:1-9

The growing seed

Mark 4:26-29

Weeds

Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43

The mustard seed

Matthew 13:31-32

Luke 13:18-19

Mark 4:30-32

The leaven

Matthew 13:33

Luke 13:20-21

Hidden treasure

Matthew 13:44

Pearl of great price

Matthew 13:45-46

The net

Matthew 13:47-50

The unmerciful servant

Matthew 18:23-35

Workers in the vineyard

Matthew 20:1-16

Two sons

Matthew 21:28-32

The wicked tenants

Matthew 21:33-46

Luke 20:9-19

The marriage feast

Matthew 22:1-14

Luke 14:15-24

The wedding garment

Matthew 22:11-14

Ten bridesmaids

Matthew 25:14-30

The talents

Matthew 25:14-30

Sheep and goats

Matthew 25:31-46

Two debtors

Matthew 25:31-46

Luke 19:12-27

The good Samaritan

Luke 10:29-37

The persistent friend

Luke 11:5-8

The rich fool

Luke 12:16-21

The servants who waited

Luke 12:35-48

The barren fig tree

Luke 13:6-9

The last seat

Luke 14:7-11

The great supper

Luke 14:15-24

The lost sheep

Luke 15:3-7

The lost coin

Luke 15:8-10

The prodigal son

Luke 15:11-32

The prudent steward

Luke 16:1-13

Rich man and Lazarus

Luke 16:19-31

The persistent widow

Luke 18:1-8

Pharisee and tax collector

Luke 18:9-14

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Mark 12:1-12

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Stations of the Cross (Traditional) 1.

Jesus is condemned to death.

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Jesus is made to bear the cross.

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Jesus falls for the first time.

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Jesus meets his mother.

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Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus carry his cross.

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Veronica wipes the face of Jesus.

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Jesus falls the second time.

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Jesus speaks to the women of Jerusalem.

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Jesus falls for the third time.

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Jesus is stripped of his garments.

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Jesus is nailed to the cross.

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Jesus dies on the cross.

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Jesus is taken is taken down from the cross.

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Jesus is placed in the tomb.

Notes Pilgrims travelled to the Holy Land to walk in the footsteps of Jesus from the earliest years of the Christian Church. When it became difficult for large numbers of pilgrims to visit the Holy Land, the tradition grew that reconstituted the last steps of Jesus.

The first Stations of the Cross was at the Church of St Stefano, Bologna, in the fifth century. The practice was popularised by the Franciscans in the Middle Ages.

The number of stations and the focus of each one was not settled until the 18th century.

These traditional lists of stations combine biblical material with Christian legends about Jesus’ Passion. In recent times, alternative lists of the stations have been proposed that select only biblical material.

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Mary in the New Testament Luke 1:26-38 Luke 1:39-56 Luke 2:1-7 Luke 2:21-38 Luke 2:41-52 Luke 4:16-30 Luke 8:19-21 Acts 1:13-14

The Annunciation to Mary Mary visits Elizabeth The birth of Jesus Mary takes Jesus to the Temple Mary and Joseph lose Jesus in Jerusalem Jesus is rejected in Nazareth Jesus’ family visits him Mary in the early Church community

Luke provides a highly positive portrait of Mary. Mary is shown as a model of all things an ideal disciple of Jesus should be. She is portrayed as a woman of strong faith in God who cooperates with God’s will for her. She experiences joys and sorrows, griefs and anxieties about her son and what happens to him.

Mark 3:31-35

Mary and her family visit Jesus during his public ministry

Mary is cast in a negative light in Mark and mentioned only briefly in this gospel. Mary is shown as a leader of Jesus’ family. Jesus is shown as being rejected by his home village of Nazareth (Mark 6:1-6). While Mary is not specifically mentioned in this incident, Mark relates the story of Jesus reaching out beyond his home and immediate family.

John 2:1-11 John 19:25-27

Mary and Jesus attend a wedding in the neighbouring village of Cana Mary witnesses Jesus’ crucifixion

John refers to Mary as the “Mother of Jesus” and never uses her name. Mary encourages Jesus to begin his public ministry at the wedding feast at Cana. Close family ties between Jesus and Mary are emphasised. Mary is shown at the foot of Jesus’ cross.

Matthew 1:18-25 Matthew 2:13-21 Matthew 12:46-50 Matthew 13:53-58

The birth of Jesus Mary, Joseph and Jesus flee to Egypt Jesus’ family visit him Jesus is rejected at Nazareth

Matthew provides a positive portrait of Mary who is shown as initially vulnerable because her pregnancy outside marriage could bring shame on her family. She is shown as the one who fulfils the ancient Jewish promise that a virgin would conceive a son who would be called Emmanuel (God with Us).

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Start to read and enjoy the Bible Did you know that the Bible is the all-time best seller and most widely read book in the world?

The Bible is quoted more often than any other piece of literature and has had more influence on our language, customs and the laws than any other book ever published.

Finding God’s answers to personal problems Why has the Bible been so popular for so long? Because in it God speaks to our needs and gives us answers. Jesus said, “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest” (Matthew 11:28). The Apostle Peter wrote, “Cast your anxiety on Him (God) because He cares for you” (1 Peter 5:7). Even though the Bible is an ancient book its message is very important and relevant. In fact that’s one of the main reasons for its continued, consistent popularity.

The following table lists some of life’s most common troubles and where to find answers from the pages of the Bible:

Where to find help when you are: Afraid Psalm 34:4, Matthew 10:28, 2 Timothy 1:7, Hebrews 13:5,6 Anxious Matthew 10:16-39, Philippians 4:6, 1 Peter 5:6,7 Bereaved Matthew 5:4, 2 Corinthians 1:3,4 Bitter or critical 1 Corinthians 13 Defeated Romans 8:31-39 Depressed Psalm 91, Psalm 118:5-6, Luke 8:22-25 Discouraged Psalm 23, Psalm 42:6-11, Psalm 55:22, Matthew 5:11,12, 2 Corinthians 4:8-18, Philippians 4:4-7 Doubting Matthew 8:26, Hebrews 11

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Lonely Psalm 23, Hebrews 13:5,6 Needing protection Psalm 32:8, Psalm 91, Philippians 4:19 Needing guidance Psalm 32:8, Proverbs 3:5,6 Needing peace John 14:1-4, John 16:33, Romans 5:1-5, Philippians 4:6,7 Prayerful Psalm 4, Psalm 42, Luke 11:1-13: John 17, 1 John 5:14,15 Sick or in pain Psalm 38, Matthew 26:39, Romans 5:3-5, 2 Corinthians 12:9,10, 1 Peter 4:12, 13,19 Sorrowful Psalm 51, Matthew 5:4, John 14, 2 Cor. 1:3,4, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

Facing a crisis Psalm 121, Matthew 6:25-34, Hebrews 4:16

Tempted Psalm 1, Psalm 139:23,24, Matthew 26:41, 1 Corinthians 10:12-14, Philippians 4:8, James 4:7, 2, Peter 2:9, 2 Peter 3:17

Faith fails Psalm 41:9-13, Luke 17:3,4, Romans 12:14,17,19,21, 2 Timothy 4:16-18

Thankful Psalm 100, 1 Thessalonians 5:18, Hebrews 13:15

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In trouble Psalm 16, Psalm 31, John 14:1-4, Hebrews 7:25 Worried Matthew 6:19-34, 1 Peter 5:6,7

Teachings about some of life’s problems:

Revenge Matt. 5:43 -48 Worldliness 1 John 2:15-17

Christian virtues and character: Abundant life John 10:10

Adversity Matthew 10:16-39

Cleanliness 2 Cor. 7:1

Anger Matthew 5:22-24

Contentment 1 Timothy 6:6

Anxiety Matthew 6:19-34

Courage Psalm 27:14

Conceit Luke 18:9-14

Diligence Romans 12:11

Death John 11:25,26

Endurance Luke 21:9-19, 2 Timothy 2:3

Doubt Matthew 14:28-31

Faith Matthew 8:5-13, Mark 11:22-24

Enemies Matthew 5:43-48

Faithfulness Matthew 25:23

Excuses Luke 14:15-24

Forgiveness Mark 11:25,26, Ephesians 4:31,32

Extravagance 1 Timothy 6:7-12 Faultfinding Matthew 7:1-5 Fear Luke 12:5 Greed Luke 12:15-31

Freedom John 8:31-36 Fruitfulness John 15:1-8 Godliness Titus 2:11-14

Hatred Matt, 5:43-48 Judging Matthew 7:1 Pride 1 John 2:15-17 Your school name

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s r e y a Pr The Apostles’ Creed The Ten Commandments (Paraphrased and with “We” Instead of “You”) We shall have no other Gods (Ex 20:2–3) We shall not worship idols (Ex 20:4) We shall not misuse the name of God (Ex 20:7) We shall keep the Sabbath Day holy (Ex 20:8) We shall honour our parents (Ex 20:12) We shall not commit murder (Ex 20:13) We shall not commit adultery (Ex 20:14) We shall not steal (Ex 20:15) We shall not give false testimony (Ex 20:16) We shall not covet (Ex 20:17)

I believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried; he descended into hell; on the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty; from there he will come to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting.

Sign of the Cross

Amen.

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Family

Hail Mary Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.

Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now, and at the hour of our death.

Amen.

Glory be to the Father Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

May our family, Lord, be the place where each person is fully realised; where all our hope for the future is nourished, where fidelity is fostered, life honoured a sign to all believers of the depth of God’s love.

May we realise that good is in action, not simply an intention, and strive for the ultimate horizons which are always before us.

Friends Father, guide us in the selection of friends and give us the wisdom to choose well.

Bless us with strong friendships and help those who have no friends.

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Prayers Help us to find friends who love us in spite of our faults;

to overcome my habit of rushing into things and causing hurt to others and myself.

Friends who encourage us to be worthwhile and help us be mindful of their best interests. Amen.

Oh Jesus, slow me down, and help me to become more reflective, and to think more about others than myself.

Morning Offering

Morning Prayer

Father, thank You for a night of rest and for the gift of this new day.

• Make the sign of the cross and say: In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

We thank You for being with us to give meaning to what we do.

Thank You for loving us and for giving us courage to share your love with those we meet today. Amen.

Give me also determination to do what pleases You, and to preserve in it until the end.

• You can also say this prayer: Thank you, Father in heaven, through your Son Jesus Christ, for protecting me all night from harm and danger.

• Protect me today from all sin and evil, so that everything I do will please you.

I put myself and all I have into your hands.

Send your holy angel to be with me, so that the devil will have no power over me. Amen.

Patience

Evening Prayer

Sometimes, Lord, I get carried away and I do or say things I should never think of doing or saying. I’m so impulsive, Lord, and when I do things impulsively without any thought of the consequences, I always regret my own thoughtlessness.

• Make the sign of the cross and say: In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Prayer for Sense of Vocation in Life Lord, help me to direct my life so that it will be pleasing to You. Send Your Holy Spirit into my heart, to guide me, and show me what it is You want from me.

Lord, give me some of Your patience.

Teach me to think before I act, and help me

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Then say the Apostles’ Creed and the Lord’s Prayer.

• You can also say this prayer: Thank you, Father in heaven, through your Son Jesus Christ, for being good to me and protecting me today.

• Forgive me all the wrong things I have done.

Protect me tonight.

I put myself and all I have into your hands.

Send your holy angel to be with me, so that the devil will have no power over me. Amen.

Lord’s Prayer Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

Prayer of the blind man at Jericho Luke 18:38 Prayer of the repentant thief Luke 23:42 The Beatitudes Matthew 5:3-11 Prayer of the centurion at Capernaum Matthew 8:8 Triumphal entry into Jerusalem Matthew 21:9 Jesus’ agony in the garden of Gethsemane Mark 14:36 Christ, first born of the dead Colossians 1:11-20 Paul’s blessings in Christ Ephesians 1:3-10 Paul’s blessing of glory Romans 15:5-6 Paul’s blessing of peace Philippians 4:7-9

Prayers in the New Testament

Paul’s prayer of thanksgiving 1 Corinthians 1:4-5, 8

The Magnificat (Mary’s prayer of praise) Luke 1:46-55

Song of the suffering Christ 1 Peter 2:21-24

Prayer of Simeon (Nunc Dimittis) Luke 2:29-32

Song of Moses and the Lamb Revelation 15:3-4

Song of Zechariah Luke 1:68-79 Elizabeth’s blessing for Mary Luke 1:42 Song of the angels Luke 2:14

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“Never see a need without doing something about it.”

Mary MacKillop This statement by Saint Mary MacKillop is an assertion to strive for, but a daunting one. Many of the students, staff and parent body of our Catholic Colleges see people in need. In the past year we have responded to the fire-ravaged regions and flood devastated lands with financial assistance.

The school notes the plight of some families who suffer from loss or hardship and endeavours to assist them. In the school grounds the bruised knee and suffering student is assisted by the college nurse.

We strive to respond to those in need but it is an ambitious organisation that can say they never faulted, yet that is the intention of Mary MacKillop: never miss a need.

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was her ability to change plans, forego favourites and alter agendas to give priority to the needy.

The spirit of this motto demands our attention. When we see someone in need we must respond and stop the car, the shopping trolley, the meeting, the Mass, the planned outing or the holiday. Phew! That’s a tough call.

Prayer: St Mary MacKillop, help us to see those in need, inspire us to make a quick response.

Amen.

Lord Jesus, forgive us for the many times we have ‘walked past on the other side’.

For some of us disregard has become a habit, help us to see and respond to the needy as Saint Mary did. Amen.

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Once while Jesus was standing besid e the lake of Gennesaret, and the crowd was press ing in on him to hear the word of God, he saw two boat s there at the shor e of the lake; the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets.

He got into one of the boat s, the one belonging to Simon, and asked him to put out a little way from the shor e. Then he sat down and taugh t the crowds from the boat . When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, ‘Put out into the deep water and let down your nets for a catch.’

Simon answered, ‘Mas ter, we have work ed all night long but have caught nothing. Yet if you say so, I will let down the nets.’

When they had done this, they caug ht so many fish that their nets were beginning to brea k.

So they signalled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both boat s, so that they began to sink.

But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, ‘Go away from me, Lord , for I am a sinful man !’ For he and all who were with him were amazed at the catch of fish that they had taken ; and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. Then Jesus said to Simon, ‘Do not be afraid ; from now on you will be catching people.’

When they had brought their boat s to shor e, they left ever ything and followed him.

Prayer Lord, You told your friends not to be frightened and to follow you. They trusted you to guide them.

Help me to follow your path. Amen

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When we journey through the praye rs and readings of the Chur ch’s liturg y we note that there are many themes that fill the Lenten season: Joy, Wonder and Contemplation, Conversion, Renewal, Self- Denial and Sacramental Celebration.

What is this concept called Chris tian Joy? It is inter esting that joy is a key them e of our Lenten journey. When we read the book of Exodus we note that the Chosen people were hungry and moaning at their lot but that was when they forgot that they had been saved. They got out of jail and escaped the tyranny of the Egyptian masters. So Joy should have been their dominant moti f.

Lent is a time to prac tice being joy-f illed. The still-point of our moving world, of our human story is the death and resur rection of Chris t. This is the best news we will ever hear. So Lent is a time to rehearse our lives that are filled with deep grati tude for all we have been given.

Our college calendar is filled with even ts that will bring some fun and feasting to our lives.

We have team chants, school songs and our favou rite music that we play to celebrate together. We love singing wholeheartedly our songs after a spor ting victory.

Lent is a time to rehearse our joyful lines and try to appropriate the spirit of them to our lives.

Being truly humble is to take genuine delight in another being praised. Lent is a time to leave the comfort of our regular patterns and practice giving up my own ideas and plans cheerfully. It is a time to take to the wilderness and refocus upon the joy that is found in knowing that God loves us and has saved us in Chris t. It is a time to be in the dese rt with Chris t knowing that the challenges of Satan can never ultimately defeat us: evil is defeated, joy is around.

Prayer Good and Gracious God, Each year you give us this Joyful season of Lent , Help us to prac tice cheerfulness to all, especially to the ones who disregard us. Enable us to take real delight in others gaining acclamation and rewards. Teac h us real humility this Lenten season, make us more joy-f illed followers of Chris t. Amen

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Luke 9: 28-36 When we journey through the praye rs and readings of the Chur ch’s liturg y we note that there are many themes that fill the Lenten season: Joy, Wonder and Contemplation, Conversion, Renewal, Self- Denial and Sacramental Celebration.

What can we do to revit alise our capa city to wonder?

When the disciples came down the mountain they told no one what they had seen but they wondered amongst themselves what the vision of Chris t, Moses and Elijah meant for them.

The transfigur ation of Chris t was a wonderful event for Peter, James and John. The resur rection of Chris t is an amazing moment for us, his baptised followers. In order to celebrate this event more fully we need to re-energise our capacity for reflection this lent.

Lent is a time to wonder abou t creat ion, to read the articles, explore the websites that tell of the immensity of the cosmos. It is a time to focus on the microcosm of life, the tiny hand of the new born or the simplicity of the spider web. We are called to wonder abou t our modern world whic h “shows itself at one and the same time both powerful and weak , capable of the noblest deeds and the foulest”.

Constitution of the Church in the Mode rn World.

Lent is a journey away from the bustl e of daily life and taking time out to contemplate our lives in Chris t. It is a journey up the mountain to see a new vision that will stay with us a lifetime.

Perhaps a vision of a new world, maybe a place of peace is what we are called to contemplate over this week .

Prayer Good and Gracious God, Each year you give us this Joyful season of Wonder. May we utilis e our time well this week and find some moments and places for reflection as Chris t did on the mou ntain. It is in contemplation of creation and His savin g work that we become more fully ourselves . Help us to find time to wonder this week . Amen

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When we journey through the praye rs and readings of the Chur ch’s liturg y we note that there are many themes that fill the Lenten season: Joy, Wonder and Contemplation, Conversion, Renewal, Self- Denial and Sacramental Celebration.

The Gospel story of the unproduc tive fig tree is pertinent to this week ’s theme of Conv ersion.

Give the tree another chance Chris t challenges the crowd in the parable.

What is the essence of Conversion?

Our secondar y colleges in Australia with thousands of students encounter from time to time the tension and troubles of adolescent life.

The co-ordinators of the year levels have to negotiate the dialogue with dispu ting students and groups from time to time . They utilise a varie ty of restorative prac tices in order to do this but sometimes the message is painfully simple: stop and think next time .

The conversion motif in Lent is the call to assess our lives and embark upon the meas ures that will eradicate some hurtful prac tices . The core of real conversion is the person’s recognitio n of the failur e, the fault or the level of disre gard for another. The authentic traction for conversion is found in this self-evaluation. The essen ce of conversion also demands a strong comm itment to a new, truer identity.

This week we are called to conversio n. We need to look at our lives and make resilient decis ions to change. The U-turn on our trajectory is our task.

Check the road ahead, check the rear view mirror, slow down, indicate and make slow, careful change in your direc tion.

Prayer Good and Gracious God, Each year you give us this Season of Conversion to simply stop, look at our lives and make some changes. This is a time to assess ourselves and make some clear corrections wher e needed. It is a chance to dig around our lives and nour ish the soil that sustains us.

Give us the healing and transforming grace of Chris t to enable us to convert our lives more fully to your will. Give us people around us who will support our simple gestures and attempts to convert our lives. Amen

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Luke 15: 1-3 ; 11-32 When we journey through the praye rs and readings of the Chur ch’s liturg y we note that there are many themes that fill the Lenten season: Joy, Wonder and Contemplation, Conversion, Renewal, Self- Denial and Sacramental Celebration.

How do we renew our lives and forge a New Spiri tual identity?

The first problem that the prodigal son had was his disregard for his family. Somewhere along the way he lost sight of who he was, forgot his respo nsibilities and dismissed his past. The story is one of renewal.

With the pigs he remember s the life he had, all was not forgotten. “How many of my fathe r’s paid servants have more food than they want .” His father is generous and caring for slaves so he might even take him back as one of them.

We see in the theme of renewal a call to remember how good things are and not forget them. The idea of personal renewal is what God is asking of us this Lent . Simply stated it means to keep doing the good things you do, moreover, do more of them.

If you are a good visitor, then drop in on someone that needs a chat. If you can cook then bake something nour ishing for someone.

If you have a part time job then give some mon ey to Carit as Australia for the needy in the world.

Renewal means doing things that you do well.

Lent is a time of renewal. The Prodigal Son is a story of a loving father renewing his family by virtue of his patience, forgiveness and hope . He needed no renewal for he prac ticed his faith ever y day.

Prayer Loving and forgiving Father, Each year you give us this Joyful season of Renewal during which we want to continue our good work s and expa nd upon them. Help us to prac tice more chee rfully the virtuous deeds we do for others, espe cially the needy and enable us to embed these actions more regularly into our lives. Help us to keep faithful and hopeful like the father of the prodigal son who always look s for the best in each of his children.

In each encounter he calls them to rene wal of their lives. Amen

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When we journey through the praye rs and readings of the Chur ch’s liturg y we note that there are many themes that fill the Lenten season: Joy, Wonder and Contemplation, Conversion, Renewal, Self- Denial and Sacramental Celebration.

The classic theme of Lent has been Self-Denial.

Somehow in the story of the Chris tian chur ch this got the best press each year and often the assessment of a Lenten journey was made upon this single category and was evaluated by one ques tion: what are you going off this Lent ? It is all very well to fast from some food or drink over the forty days but to what end? To supplement the postChris tmas diet or the new-year, new-look- me resol utions!

Why engage in any abstinence if it does not deepen our relationship with Chris t, bond us closer to His body the Chur ch and forge a stronger commitment to care for the poor. Isaiah got it right : the fast God want s addr esses the urgent needs of the oppr essed, the hungry, the poor and the naked.

The fast will correct our faults , raise our minds to God and help us grow in holiness.

Our engagement in self-denial is inten ded to enable the image of Christ to come to perfection within us.

This line taken from the first Preface of Lent sums up the forty day journey. People shou ld be able to look at the baptised members of the Body of Chris t and see Chris t. Lent is a time to beco me more like Him in our life, our prayer and missi on. The Gospel story of Chris t forgiving the sinful wom an has him challenging the Scribes and Phar isees to throw a stone if they have not sinned. They are honest and all leave the scene. We too have failed in our baptismal tasks and the exer cise of self-r estraint and care for the needy enables us to come closer to the image of Chris t.

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Prayer Good and Gracious God, Each year you give us this Lenten season of Self- Denial. Enable us to abstain from some food or drink or favourite pastime in order that we focus more fully upon the call to discipleship that Chris t offer s us. Help us to model for others our commitment to follow ing Chris t closely these last days of lent. May our effor ts bring his image closer to perfection in us.

Amen

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As we have journeyed through these forty days we have explored the many themes that fill the Lenten season: Joy, Wonder and Contemplation , Conversion, Renewal, Self- Denial and Sacramental Celebration.

We come to Holy Week and focus upon the last of these themes: our call to deepen our understanding of the Sacraments in our lives. We know that the seven sacraments are communal actio ns that we celebrate our experience together.

We commence ever y liturgical celebration with the reading of Scripture in order to remember our common story, our sharing in the divine life that Chris t has won for us. Each sacrament we attend throu ghou t our lives reminds us of God’s care for us and of the rich herit age we have in the Catholic Chur ch. The sacraments not only ground us in the present and bring us closer to each other, they also propel us to the futur e and orient us toward heav en.

Holy week is a good time to revit alise our celebration of the sacraments. If we attend carefully to the words and actions of the Easte r ceremonies we will deepen our appr eciation of the other sacraments.

Holy week is like a specialised training session for our favourite spor t. We have the elite coaches and players at our college for a seminar and no matter wher e we stand in the skills departme nt we will emerge from this session with a bette r knowledge of the game and a deeper love of the spor t.

Don’t miss this session, it will change your life.

Prayer Good and Gracious God, As we ente r this Holy Week during which we will celebrate the death and resur rection of Chris t may we grow in appr eciation of the gift of the Sacraments that the Chur ch offer s her members . May we, by our praye rful celebration of the saving events, deepen our love and fideli ty to you. Amen

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John 20: 1-9 The simple statement that Chris t offer s Mary Magdalen is ‘Greetings’. Just as the ange l said “Hail Mary ”, Chris t gives a simple word of recognition to the first person to encounter him risen from the dead. She had been present at his horr ible death and stayed to the end observing his placement in the tomb. The Gospel writers take great pains to asser t that he was definitely dead. Ther e could be no trickery here .

Mary Magdalen comes to the tomb early on the first day of the week and after notin g the empty tomb encounters the risen Chris t. This is the biggest miracle that the world has seen. Not merely a resuscitation of a half dead person, or the raising of Lazarus who will die again at a later date . This is the resur rection of God. Jesus of Nazareth, the Chosen one of God, who is fully human and fully divine, died and was buried in a tomb. That same person was raised by the Father from the dead.

Once again in the story of salvation God rescues hum an kind.

The forer unner to this was the Exod us experience under the leadership of Moses. This event is greater than that. The centr al element in the Chris tian story is the Death and Resurrection of Chris t.

The surpr ising element is the matter of fact word that Chris t offer s Mary Magdalen: Gree ting.

Surely the Gospel writers might have created a new term for the new encounter but no.

The risen Chris t is right beside us. Chris t is here . As we go abou t our week and greet differ ent people let us remember the first greeting that the risen Chris t gave : a simple, ‘hello’.

Prayer Good and Gracious God, We praise you for the saving work that Chris t has done for us in his death and resur rection. We pray that we will come to appr eciate more fully the gift that has been offer ed us by dying and destroying death and by rising and restoring our life. We see your amaz ing power in raising Chris t from the dead. May we greet our relatives and friends cheerfully this week mindful that Chris t is present in each and ever y one. Amen

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John 20: 19-31 The story of Doubting Thomas is an intriguing one.

All the disciples are present in the room and they experience the risen Chris t and are filled with joy but they cannot convince Thomas that the master is alive . You would think that their colle ctive enthusiasm would have won the day but no, this guy is stubborn.

Then again is Thomas the one who has the cour age to say what so many are think ing: is this only a figment of our imagination? Should I try to touch him to check it out?

How many of us are in the classroom or lecture theatre and someone asks the diagn ostic, or probing or simple ques tion and we say: I’m glad s/he asked that! I wanted to make that enqu iry but am not game . Thomas is the game one.

He refuses to believe until he has conclusive proo f. The story concludes with Chris t proving that the Father has raised him bodily from the dead, not just a spiritual resur rection. God’s power is effec tive in this miracle and is also effec tive within the chur ch.

Thomas experiences the risen Chris t in a body and praises him as Lord of the Universe, God of all.

Prayer Good and Gracious God, The story of Thomas is a good example of the early Chur ch comi ng to grips with your power displayed in raising Chris t from the dead in his human body. In Chris t a new age has dawned and a broken world has been renewed.

May we cour ageously asser t that with you all things are possible and faithfully assent to the belief that Chris t is our Lord and our God. Ame n

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John 21: 1-19 Jesus had breakfast with his disciples after he had risen from the dead. This seems such a mundane story far removed from the feeding of the thousands, walk ing on the water and disappear ing from a room. What happened to the miracles after the resur rection? No cripples, or blind or lame people coming for healing?

The post-resur rection accounts alert us to the message of St Luke : Jesus is filled with the Holy Spiri t and work s wonders, proclaims God ’s reign and call people to discipleship and friendship but that is the first part of the story. The Acts of the Apos tles sees the early chur ch as filled with the Holy Spiri t, work ing marvels, proclaiming the kingd om and calling for followers to take up the task.

Where does that leave us? We are the baptised and confirmed followers of Chris t, what are we waiting for? We have the fullness of God’s spirit within us, let’s use it. Ther e is no greater prese nce of Chris t than that is found in the gathered comm unity. Let us attend to the prayers of the Mass and take seriously the command to and proclaim God ’s reign in our college, in our suburb and in our land.

The only miracles that the world will see are not from the person of Chris t as we note in the Gospel of Luke , the miracles of the modern world must come from us.

May God enable us to shake off the shack les of timidity and unlea sh the ener gy of God ’s healing and transforming grace .

Prayer Good and Gracious God, We see in the story of salvation that you cooperate with hum an kind in achieving your purpose. Enable us to utilise the power that you have given us and work for your reign in our day. Amen

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John 10: 27-30 In John’s Gospel we hear the famous line that “I know mine and mine know me”. Jesus reminds the disciples that the Good Shepherd is up to speed with each member of his flock . Chris t is not merely talking of a generic, basic understan ding of the group. He instr ucts them by saying that he has an alert , intelligent and comprehensive appr eciation of each and ever y person.

This asser tion prompts two differ ent reflections: One is straightfor ward, the other is problematic.

Firstly, we hold to the Chris tian cree d that Jesus Chris t is the Blessed One - God from God, Light from Light and True God from True God. He is called the Agent of Creation for ever ything has been made through him. Now, if Chris t made the world and ever ything within it, then he certainly must know me and ever y other creat ed individual.

The statement “I know mine” make s eminent sense since God made us. The quote is simp ly understood as the parent/cr eator knowing the child /creation.

Jesus has to be cognizant of his follow ers by virtue of his role as co-cr eator.

The second reflection, however, is some what more complex, if that is possible!

As Chris tians and sheep of the fold, how can we know this God ? Could we ever say we comprehend this eternally benevolent Sheep-keeper ? I can grapple with God knowing me but the reciprocit y is daunting! Perhaps the quote should read, “I know mine and some of the sheep <a few / a couple> might come to know some part of me”.

My dilemma is to accept the impossible statemen t that a person can know God. Nonetheless as Bapt ised members of the Chris tian community we hold to this belief: God reveals God’s self and we can gain a profound knowledge of him. In the person of Jesus we can come to know what God feels and think s; we can learn how to live and discover what to do.

Prayer Good and Gracious God, Help us to come to know you better and to proclaim to others our new conviction that your Son, died and rose for us.

Amen

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The early chur ch was challenged to get moving. No doubt some were keen to sit and wait for the second coming of Chris t but as the years and decades passed the realisation grad ually dawned that Chris t’s retur n would not be soon . So the disciples were encouraged to start proc laiming God’s reign and begin the task of cont inuing the mission of Jesus .

This should not be difficult if we keep in mind one thing : the risen Chris t is present amo ngst us.

One of the most misunder stood elem ents of Chris tian theology is the message that Chris t has risen and does nothing else but sits on a chair next to the Father. At God’s right hand is such a passive, sedentary and unengaging image yet the risen Chris t is not inert , his task completed. The Ascension to the Father is one of the most wond erful chapters in our story of salvation. Chris t, is truly present in heaven with the Father, Chris t is also present and active in his body the Chur ch, but there is more .

The Risen Chris t has transformed all creation. All elements of our cosmos have been charged with the ener gy of the resur rected Chris t. With St Paul we can say that he is in all things, guidi ng our world and our lives. The image of sitting on a chair conveys none of this realit y.

So, we must not gaze into the sky waiti ng for a vision. Our lives, our Chur ch and, yes our land, sea and sky have been charged with the presence of the Risen Chris t. We are called to reco gnise that and proclaim it in our college and in our world.

Prayer Good and Gracious God, We thank you for the life, death and resur rection of Chris t. We see in his mission the call to proclaim your great goodness to the nations. Help us to work for justic e in our land and to announce Your reign whenever and wher ever we can. Amen

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John 20: 19-23 In the evening of the first day of the week , the door s were closed in the room wher e the disciples were , for fear of the Jews . Jesus came and stood among them. He said to them, ‘Peac e be with you,’ and showed them his hands and his side. The disciples were filled with joy when they saw the Lord, and he said to them again, ‘Peac e be with you.

As the Father sent me, so am I send ing you.’ After saying this he breathed on them and said: ‘Receive the Holy Spiri t. For those whose sins you forgive, they are forgiven; for those whose sins you retain, they are retained.’

The Feas t of Pentecos t takes place fifty days after Easter and celebrates the outpourin g of the Holy Spiri t upon the disciples, thus fulfilling the promise of Jesus . In Chris tian tradi tion the Feas t of Pentecos t mark s the birth of the Chur ch as the Apos tles who were to fulfill the mission Jesus had given them to go out and preach the Good News and to be true witnesses to this.

We receive the Holy Spiri t at Baptism and again in a very special way at Conf irmation with the seven gifts of the Holy Spiri t. It is through these gifts, and the fruits that we are enabled to be true Chris tian disciples.

May we pray for a new Pentecos t, in which we, like the Apos tles, are strengthened so as to be true witnesses of the Risen Lord.

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John 16: 12-15 Jesus said, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now.When the Spiri t of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth ; for he will not speak on his own, but will spea k whatever he hear s, and he will declare to you the things that are to come . He will glorif y me, beca use he will take what is mine and declare it to you. All that the Father has is mine . For this reason I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you.

The disciples grappled with the myst ery of Jesusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; true identity, his humanity and divin ity.

Like the disciples we will never fully grasp this mystery. We can rest assur ed howe ver in the promise of Jesus that an advocate will come to help us, and this advocate will be the Spiri t of Truth.

Prayer Lord, Like your disciples in Galilee, let us be helped and strengthened by the Holy Spiri t.

Amen

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Luke 7: 1-10 Jesus said, ‘Your Father, who sees what is done in secret , will reward you.’ (Matthew 6:1-6,16-18) Are you a good enough person?

We all worr y abou t that at times. So much of life today judges and values us on the basis of our performance and achievements and not on who we are.

But what does God expect of us? And by what criteria does God evaluate us?

The Phar isees of Jesus’ day said it was performance.

How much offer ing do you give? How much do you give to chari ty? How often and how long do you pray ? Do you make sacrifices ? Because that is how God evaluates your life, your faith. It’s all up to you, they said.

Jesus says that it doesn’t work that way.

God does not score performance. Rather God loves you as his child unconditionally. And how you give, how you pray, and what sacrifices you make – all these kinds of things happen out of the goodness and worth of that relationship.

Prayer Heavenly Father, thank you for lovin g me as your child. May my life reflect in all I am and do the mystery and the goodness of your relat ionship with me through Jesus . Amen

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Jesus went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a large crowd went with him. As he approached the gate of the town, a man who had died was being carried out. He was his mother’s only son, and she was a widow; and with her was a large crowd from the town. When the Lord saw her, he had compassion for her and said to her, ‘Do not weep.’ Then he came forward and touc hed the bier, and the bear ers stood still. And he said, ‘Young man, I say to you, rise!’

The dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus* gave him to his mother. Fear seized all of them ; and they glorif ied God, saying, ‘A great prophet has risen among us!’ and ‘God has looked favourably on his people!’ This word abou t him spread throughou t Judea and all the surrounding country.

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Luke 7: 36-50 One of the Phar isees invited Jesus to a meal. When he arrived at the Phar isee’s house and took his place at table , a woman came in, who had a bad name in the town. She had hear d he was dinin g with the Phar isee and had brought with her an alaba ster jar of ointment. She waited behind him at his feet, weeping, and her tears fell on his feet, and she wiped them away with her hair; then she covered his feet with kisses and anointed them with the ointment. When the Phar isee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, ‘If this man were a prophet, he would know who this wom an is that is touching him and what a bad name she has.’

Then Jesus took him up and said, ‘Simo n, I have something to say to you.’

‘Speak, Master,’ was the reply.

‘Ther e was once a creditor who had two men in his debt; one owed him five hundred dena rii, the other fifty. They were unable to pay, so he pard oned them both. Which of them will love him more ? ’ ‘The one who was pardoned more, I suppose,’ answ ered Simon. Jesus said, ‘You are right.’

Then he turned to the woman. ‘Simon,’ he said, ‘you see this woman? I came into your house , and you poured no water over my feet, but she has poured out her tears over my feet and wiped them away with her hair. You gave me no kiss, but she has been cover ing my feet with kisses ever since I came in. You did not anoint my head with oil, but she has anoin ted my feet with ointment. For this reason I tell you that her sins, her many sins, must have been forgiven her, or she would not have shown such great love.

It is the man who is forgiven little who shows little love.’

Then he said to her, ‘Your sins are forgiven.’ Those who were with him at table began to say to themselve s, ‘Who is this man, that he even forgives sins? ’ But he said to the woman, ‘Your faith has saved you; go in peace.’

Luke’s Gospel account provides us with wonderful insights, both into the natur e of hosp itality, and the forgiveness of sins. By contrasting the actions of Simon the Phar isee with those of the sinful women we are reminded that all people are in need of forgiveness, and we should be filled with grati tude for the merc y that God has extended to us.

Prayer Lord, Help us to be hospitable to all who seek our help. Help us to see wher e true good ness lies.

Amen

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Luke 9: 18-24 Jesus said, ‘In ever ything, do to othe rs what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets’.

That is not easy – doing to others what you would have them do to you. Yet so many peop le say that is the way they live their lives.

Jesus says here that it embraces not judging others, knowing wher e to draw the line in abus ive relationships, and when to step back , and being able to place it all prayerfully in God’s hand s.

Relationships are the very essence of our lives.

Where relationships disintegrate so does human existence . That is why the way we work out our relationships needs to image the way God work s out his relationship with us. That mean s that we hold ever yone in our lives in love, a love that does not let them go, even if we sometime s have to stand back for a time . And we always entrust them and ourselves to God.

Prayer Dear God, Let my relationship with others always reflect your relationship with me. Let me love as you love, and forgive as you forgive; for Jesus’ sake.

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As they were going along the road, someone said to Jesus , ‘I will follow you wher ever you go.’ And Jesus said to him, ‘Foxes have holes , and birds of the air have nests ; but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.’

To another Jesus said, ‘Follow me.’ But he replied, ‘Lord, first let me go and bury my fathe r.’ But Jesus said to him, ‘Let the dead bury their own dead ; but as for you, go and proclaim the kingd om of God.’ Another said, ‘I will follow you, Lord ; but let me first say farewell to those at my home.’ Jesus said to him, ‘No one who puts a hand to the plou gh and look s back is fit for the kingdom of God.’

Prayer Lord, We need to prior itise our lives.

Some things are more important than others. Help us to get the order right . Amen

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After this the Lord appointed seventy others and sent them on ahead of him in pairs to ever y town and place wher e he himself intended to go. He said to them, ‘The harvest is plentiful, but the labourers are few; therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out labourers into his harvest.

Go on your way. See, I am sending you out like lamb s into the mids t of wolves. Carr y no purse , no bag, no sandals; and greet no one on the road. Wha tever house you enter, first say, “Peace to this house!”

And if anyone is there who shares in peace, your peac e will rest on that person; but if not, it will retur n to you. Remain in the same house, eating and drink ing whatever they provide, for the labourer deserves to be paid.

Do not move abou t from house to house.

Whenever you enter a town and its people welcome you, eat what is set before you; cure the sick who are there , and say to them , “The kingdom of God has come near to you.”

Prayer Lord, It takes great faith and confidenc e to go out into the unknown. The first step is alwa ys the hardest. Stay with us wher ever we journ ey in life.

Amen

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Luke 10: 25-37 Ther e was a lawyer who, to disconcer t Jesus , stood up and said to him, ‘Mas ter, what must I do to inher it eternal life?’ He said to him, ‘What is written in the Law? What do you read there ?’ He replied, ‘You must love the Lord your God with all your hear t, with all your soul, with all your stren gth, and with all your mind, and your neighbour as your self.’ ‘You have answered right ,’ said Jesus . ‘Do this and life is your s.’

But the man was anxious to justif y hims elf and said to Jesus , ‘And who is my neighbour?’

Jesus replied, ‘A man was once on his way down from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell into the hands of brigands; they took all he had, beat him and then made off, leaving him half dead. Now a pries t happened to be travelling down the same road, but when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side.

In the same way a Levite who came to the place saw him, and passed by on the other side. But a Sama ritan traveller who came upon him was move d with compassion when he saw him. He went up and bandaged his wounds, pour ing oil and wine on them.

He then lifted him on to his own mou nt, carried him to the inn and looked after him. Nex t day, he took out two denarii and handed them to the innkeeper.

“Look after him,” he said “and on my way back I will make good any extra expense you have .” Which of these three , do you think , proved hims elf a neighbour to the man who fell into the brigands’ hands?’ ‘The one who took pity on him’ he replied.

Jesus said to him, ‘Go, and do the same your self.’

The Parable of the Good Samaritan is perhaps the most widely read and discussed of Jesus ’ parables.

The parables were often counter-cultur al and this is evidenced in the actions of the Sama ritan. Risking attack, robbery and injur y to himself the Samaritan goes to the aid of a man who had been robbed, beaten and left abandoned by the road side. It is often forgotten that the Samaritan was himself a traveller, who would have been an unwe lcome stranger in Judea . The Samaritan’s statu s as an outcast magnifies his deed of comp assion, for he has acted at his own peril.

We are reminded that our neighbour is not just a selec t few, but all people, irrespect ive of our relationship with them.

Prayer Ever loving God, Help us to remembe r that we are travelers in a sometimes hostile worl d. Enable us to keep close to you and to care for those who elicit our compassion. Amen

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Don’t Store Up Treasure

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Jesus told them a parable: ‘There was once a rich man who, having a good harvest from his land, thought to himself, “What am I to, do?

I have not enough room to store my crops.” Then he said, “This is what I will do: I will pull dow n my barns and build bigger ones , and store all my grain and my goods in them, and I will say, to my soul: ‘My soul, you have plent y of good things laid by for many years to come ; take things easy, eat, drink , have a good time .” But God said to him, “Foo l! This very night the demand will be made for your soul; and this hoar d of your s, whose will it be then ?” So it is when a man stores up treasure for himself in place of making himself rich in the sight of God.’ The message of this parable is coun ter-cultur al, both for Jesus’ time and today. We live at a time of materialism, greed, sweatshop labou r and the destr uction of natur al resources cause d by the unrelenting pursuit of weal th.

Unlike the rich but foolish man we shou ld not store up our treasures on earth but rathe r love others and have faith in God so as to build up our treasures in heaven.

Prayer Ever loving God, We thank you for our country and the freedom we have to study and strive for employment. We thank you for the abilit y to save money and plan our futur e. Help us to be wise with the gifts you give us and always be mind ful of the poor. Amen

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Luke 12: 32- 48 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘See that you are dressed for action and have your lamps lit. Be like men waiting for their master to retur n from the wedding feast , ready to open the door as soon as he comes and knocks. Happy those servants who m the master finds awake when he comes.

I tell you solemnly, he will put on an apron, sit them down at table and wait on them. It may be in the second watch he comes, or in the third, but happy those servants if he finds them ready. You may be quite sure of this, that if the householder had known at what hour the burglar would come , he would not have let anyone break through the wall of his house.

You too must stand ready, because the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expe ct.’

Luke’s Gospel account clear ly reflects the parousia (second coming of Jesus) that had been anticipated during the first century AD. It was felt that the Second Coming was imminent and so the four evangelist s wanted their communitie s to be ready in anticipation.

Just as the Hebr ew people were forew arned to be ready for their flight from Egypt (Exo dus 12:11) Jesus asks his own disciples to be prep ared for his retur n. ‘See that you are dressed for actio n and have your lamps lit.’

What should we do then if “the Son of Man is coming at an hour we do not expect? ” To be ready for the Son of Man requ ires us to live as he would like us to live.

Prayer Ever loving God, Help us to be vigila nt to see you this day. May we act justly, love tend erly and walk humbly with you this week . Amen

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Mary set out and went as quick ly as she could to a town in the hill country of Judah. She went into Zechariah’s house and greeted Elizab eth. Now as soon as Elizabeth hear d Mary ’s gree ting, the child leapt in her womb and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spiri t. She gave a loud cry and said, ‘Of all women you are the most blessed, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. Why should I be honoured with a visit from the mother of my Lord ?

For the moment your greeting reached my ears, the child in my womb leapt for joy. Yes, blessed is she who believed that the promise made her by the Lord would be fulfilled.’

And Mary said: ‘My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord and my spirit exult s in God my saviour; because he has looked upon his lowly handmaid.

Yes, from this day forward all generatio ns will call me blessed, for the Almighty has done great things for me. Holy is his name , and his merc y reaches from age to age for those who fear him. He has shown the power of his arm, he has routed the proud of hear t. He has pulled down princes from their thrones and exalted the lowly.

The hungry he has filled with good things, the rich sent empty away. He has come to the help of Israe l his servant, mindful of his merc y - according to the promise he made to our ancestors - of his merc y to Abraham and to his descendants for ever.’

Often when we think of Mary, we think of her great ‘Yes’ to be the Mother of God. As is illuminated in this beau tiful canticle however, we do not choose God, God chooses us. It was for the choice, of a ‘lowly handmaid’, that Mary was etern ally grateful.

God chooses to work through the lowly , the most humble of people and in the most hum ble of places.

Prayer Lord, Like Mary, may we continue to be grateful that you have chosen us and that you continue to do great things for us. Amen

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Through towns and villages Jesus went teaching, making his way to Jerusalem. Someone said to him, ‘Sir, will there be only a few saved ?’

He said to them, “Try your best to enter by the narrow door, because, I tell you, many will try to ente r and will not succeed.”

This Gospel passage reveals the conc ern of many people at the time of Jesus as to what was required in order to inher it eternal life and share in the Kingdom of Heaven.

Holiness is not achieved by following a set number of rules or by carrying out a set num ber of tasks , but consists of loving God above all else and our neighbour as ourselves . Jesus was awar e that for many their prayers were never trans lated into action and prac tice. It is for this reaso n that the Lord will not recognise many of those seek ing to enter the Kingdom of Heaven. To be recognised one needs not just to speak of love but to live a life of love, both of God and neighbour .

Prayer God of day and God of dark ness, Help us to be authentic in our words and actions.

Not merely with our prayers and our good deed s but with all elements of our life at this college. May our endeavor s to study and be of service to our school and our community be real and not diminish into empty rhetoric. Amen

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Humility and Hospitality

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Phar isees were a Jewish group popu lar among ordinary Jews during Jesus’ time . Like Jesus , they were laypeople – not pries ts – who encouraged others to observe the Jewish Law. But the gospels tend to show the Phar isees in a poor light. In Matthew’s gospel, Jesus calls them hypo crites, and the insul t has stuck . John’s gospel also gives them a difficult time . But in Luke , Jesus atten ds three dinner parties with Phar isees . This story tells abou t what happened at one of these dinner parti es. As usual, Jesus is engaged in dialogue with his Phar isee host s over an issue of Jewish life that inter ested them all.

In the cour se of this conversation, Jesus tells a story on the theme he will employ many times in his minis try: reversal. He uses the exam ple of setting places of honour at a wedding celeb ration. For Jesus , community expectations abou t honour and prestige are reversed in God’s kingd om: those who think they are mighty and powerful will be humbled in front of ever yone ; those who are weak and powerless will fill the places of hono ur and prestige.

Jesus makes it clear that God will not be fooled by anyone who is an excellent self-promo ter.

Prayer Lord, I pray for the gift of humility. Help me to be a person who welcomes those who are weak and in need. Amen

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Jesus talks to his followers in absolute terms abou t the cost of discipleship : leave your hom es, possessions and families and join me in my work .

The gospel authors seem to confirm that this is what those who followed Jesus in his public minis try actually did. In almost all cases , the wom en who follow Jesus are not mentioned in relat ion to a male partner or family; the men who follow Jesus are not mentioned in the gospels in relation to female partners or families. Not ever yone who followed Jesus travelled with him, but many did and for these men and women (no children are men tioned in Jesusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; travelling entourage) their loyal ty to Jesus must have come at some signif icant cost to them and their families.

These teachings on discipleship are strong and uncompromising. It seems Jesus was not inter ested in those who were half-hearted. He preferred disciples who could see a job through to completion. He uses the image of a builder (one close to his own family experience in the cons truction trades) and a king going out to war.

Both needed sufficient resources to complete their appointed tasks . Jesus wanted his discip les to be free from cons traints that would mean they could not devote themselves to his ambi tious goals .

Prayer Lord, I pray for the passion and comm itment to live freely and fulfill my promises. Amen

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Luke 15: 1-32 These two stories are well known to Chris tians .

They are among those images weld ed into the imagination of Chris tians since child hood : one involves a picture of a shepherd carry ing the lost sheep on his shoulders back to re-jo in the herd ; the other image shows a loving father runn ing down the path to greet his retur ning son with open arms , full of compassion for him. The images both involve the unconditional acceptance of the wayw ard member of the community who retur ns hom e. Both stories show the leader of the community takin g great risks to ensure a smooth re-entry for the retur ning wayward member.

Both stories also contain images of those who are faithful, who do not stray from home and remain steadfast to their commitments. Wha t reward do they experience for their faithfulness and loyal ty?

Jesusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; parable of the forgiving father shows him reminding the faithful son that he expe riences his reward at all times : â&#x20AC;&#x153;you are always with me, and all that is mine is your sâ&#x20AC;?. The party for the retur ning son shows the father celebrating with both the wayward and the loyal, with no distinction of punis hment or reward for all members of the comm unity.

Prayer Lord, I pray for mindfulness of the bless ings I have been given. May I always be grateful for those gifts that I enjoy ever y day. Amen

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Jesus characteristically explained his message abou t God’s kingdom in parables. They “teas e the mind” as someone once said abou t them. This parable teases the mind more than most . A business owner sacks his manager for squander ing his business asset s. Crisis. The manager knows he cannot perform manual labour and he is too ashamed to beg for money. So, he creates a plan to make friends with the other traders. Before he leave s the business he invites those who owe money to settle their accounts, at a subst antial discount. Whe n the business owner finds out abou t this arrangement, he commends the manager for his shrew dness – a pat on the back from the man he is defra uding ! Why ?

The manager is obviously a cheat; the parable does not portray him otherwise . But he is praised for one thing in particular : using his creative imagination to establish friendships in a time of adve rsity. The manager, faced with a personal crisis that threatens his life and livelihood, chooses decis ively. He acts. It seems Jesus preferred his followers to act quick ly and with conviction. The manager’s conviction involved the hospitality and solidarity of friends.

And that is what saves him.

Prayer Lord, I thank you for the gift of frien dship, in good times and in bad. I pray that I can be a good friend.

Amen

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Of the four gospel authors, Luke wrot e more than the others abou t Jesus and his attitu de to weal th.

The set up for this story could not desc ribe two more opposed characters : a rich man, in a big house, dressed in fine clothes, feasting grand ly ever y day; outside at his gate, a poor man cove red in sores licked by dogs , happy to eat scraps.

When he dies, the rich man is condemned to spend eternity in the underwor ld, removed from those he could have helped, such as Lazarus, the poor man at his gate.

Lazarus is comforted for eternity in the presence of Abraham, the father of the Jewish peop le. In his despair, the rich man requests that some one go to warn his brothers so that they may not suffer the same fate as him. Abraham is not symp athetic to his request – the rich man’s brothers alrea dy have the example and teaching of Moses the great liber ator of the people from slavery as well as the prophets of Israel who prac tised justice and comp assion, why would they listen to another messenge r? Luke’s story offer s a stark reminder abou t the foun dations of justice, the consequences of injus tice and the tragic turns a person’s life can take.

Prayer Lord, I pray that I may always listen carefully to people of justice and compassion. Ame n

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Luke writes abou t the kind of faith requ ired of the followers of Jesus . In this part of his gospel he features the role of a servant in the community.

Luke records Jesus reflecting on how the role of a servant might reveal the role of Jesus ’ disciples.

He says that servants are expected faithfully to carry out the task they have been assig ned – ploughing fields , tending sheep, prep aring food.

Luke is recording these sayings of Jesus to teach the members of the Chur ch some impo rtant things abou t their role – just because they have done their duty does not allow them any special claim upon God or God’s graciousness. The bene fits they experience from being members of the Chur ch are sheer gifts from God ; the members of the Chur ch have not done anything to meri t these gifts. In this sense , Chur ch members are servants who fulfil important roles in “shepherding” and “preparing” the ground. Luke liked the idea of unde rstanding Jesus as a Suffering Servant. He thou ght the followers of Jesus should adopt this way of being in their communities.

Prayer Lord, I pray for the cour age to serve , to realise that service requires me to recognise the gifts I have received, and share with others. Ame n

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This parable re-visits one of the favou rite themes in Jesus’ teaching abou t God’s kingdom – rever sal of fortunes. This time the characters are a Phar isee and a tax-collec tor. Phar isees often come off badly in the gospels. They are often portrayed as corrupt and hypocritical. By the time the gospel authors wrote their stories, Chris tians and Phar isees were often rivals and this animosity is reflected in the way they are presented in the gospels. This story presents the Phar isee as self-satisfied, even smug . He observes the Jewish law and is confident of his standing before God. The tax-collec tor, on the othe r hand, is doubtful and wary. Maybe he had cause . Tax collectors were not liked by the peop le in Jesus’ time (are they ever well regar ded? do you know someone who enjoys paying tax?) . A career as a tax collector might make someone a little self-conscious abou t their standing in the community .

This parable uses these two stock chara cters to teach an important lesson abou t exalt ation and humility.

God’s kingdom belongs to those who are humble.

Prayer Lord, I call to mind those times when I forget my place , when I think I am more impo rtant than those around me. I pray for the abilit y to reme mber that all those who humble themselves will be exalted.

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Luke 19: 1-10 Jesus entered Jericho and was going through the town when a man whose name was Zacchaeus made his appearance; he was one of the senior tax collectors and a weal thy man. He was anxious to see what kind of man Jesus was, but he was too shor t and could not see him for the crowd; so he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore tree to catch a glimpse of Jesus who was to pass that way. When Jesus reached the spot he looked up and spoke to him: ‘Zacchaeus, come down. Hurr y, because I must stay at your house today.’ And he hurri ed down and welcomed him joyfully. They all comp lained when they saw what was happening. ‘He has gone to stay at a sinner’s house’ they said. But Zacc haeus stood his ground and said to the Lord, ‘Loo k, sir, I am going to give half my property to the poor ’ and if I have cheated anybody I will pay him back four times the amount’ And Jesus said to him, ‘Today salvation has come to this house, because this man too is a son of Abraham ; for the Son of Man has come to seek out and save what was lost.’

Unique to Luke’s Gospel the story of Zacchaeus is one of the most popular and well know n within the Chris tian Scriptures , revealing the trans formative and healing power of God’s love.

By visiting Zacchaeus, Jesus shows that no-one is beyond redemption. Even the great est sinner is capable of responding to Chris t’s invita tion to repent and hence become eligible to ‘eat at the table of forgiveness.’

Prayer Good and Gracious God, Enable to believe more earnestly in your love for us and all human kind.

Enable us to grow in knowledge and love of you.

Amen

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Some Sadducees, those who say there is no resur rection, came to him and asked him a ques tion, ‘Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies, leaving a wife but no children, the man shall marr y the widow and raise up children for his brother. Now there were seven brothers; the first marr ied, and died childless; then the second and the third marr ied her, and so in the same way all seven died childless. Final ly the woman also died. In the resur rection, there fore, whose wife will the woman be? For the seven had marr ied her.’

Jesus said to them, ‘Those who belo ng to this age marr y and are given in marr iage; but those who are considered worthy of a place in that age and in the resur rection from the dead neither marr y nor are given in marr iage. Indeed they cann ot die any more , because they are like angels and are children of God, being children of the resur recti on. And the fact that the dead are raised Moses himself showed, in the story abou t the bush, wher e he speaks of the Lord as the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Now he is God not of the dead, but of the living ; for to him all of them are alive .’

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Luke 21: 5-19

Jesus spoke the following parable to some people who prided themselves on being virtu ous and despised ever yone else. ‘Two men went up to the Temple to pray, one a Phar isee, the other a tax collector. The Phar isee stood there and said this prayer to himself, “I thank you, God , that I am not grasping, unjus t, adulterous like the rest of mank ind, and particular ly that I am not like this tax collector here . I fast twice a week ; I pay tithe s on all I get.”

The tax collector stood some distance away, not daring even to raise his eyes to heav en; but he beat his brea st and said, “God, be merciful to me, a sinner.” This man, I tell you, went hom e again at right s with God ; the other did not.

For ever yone who exalt s himself will be humbled, but the man who humbles himself will be exalted.’

Like so many of his parables Jesus tells the story of the Phar isee and the tax collector to challenge the attitudes of those who gathered to hear his preaching, in this instance the self-r ighte ous.

Throughout the Gospels the Phar isees are often presented as uncompromising, hypo critical and extremely judgemental of others; they view themselves as being the custodians of the Law. Within the Parable, the Phar isee (mea ning ‘separated one’) exalt s himself, decla ring “I am not grasping, unjust, adulterous” and he enga ges in proud self-r ighteousness by claiming not only to be better than a tax collector but the “rest of mank ind”. What is noticeable is his failur e to mention a love of God or others, which are in fact the bedr ock principles that underpin Jewish religious beliefs and prac tices .

In contrast to the Phar isee, the tax collector places himself humbly before God, seek ing both forgiveness and merc y. Rather than listing “shallow credentials” he acknowledges the weak ness of his human condition. In spite of his defic iencies God will hear his prayer and comfort him.

Prayer Ever loving God, Help us to follow your Son who said “ever yone who exalt s himself will be humbled but the one who humbles himself will be exalt ed.” Amen

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Luke 23: 35- 43 The people stayed before the cross watching Jesus .

As for the leaders, they jeered at him.

‘He saved others,’ they said ‘let him save himself if he is the Chris t of God, the Chosen One .’ The soldiers mocked him too, and when they appr oached to offer him vinegar they said, ‘If you are the king of the Jews , save your self.’ Above him there was an inscr iption: ‘This is the King of the Jews .’

The Kingship of Jesus Chris t is a matt er not often mentioned in modern times. However, during the time of Jesus most Jews expected that the Messiah would be a king, one who would liber ate the nation of Israel from Roman occupation.

Jesus did indeed come as a king but his kingship is of a kingdom that “is not of this world.”

Those expecting a warr ior messiah who woul d expel the Romans were disappointed in the youn g man from the humble town of Nazareth who spoke of peace.

Both Jesus’ humility and his rejec tion of violence were reasons why many rejec ted him.

Jesus’ kingdom is the Kingdom of God . Giving testimony to this is the way in which he was greeted upon his entry into Jerusalem, the crow d shou ting “blessed is the King who come s in the name of the Lord.

It is ironic that at the moment of his ultimate rejec tion, the crucifixion, the kingship is publicly proclaimed and acknowledged.

Jesus’ kingdom is on offer to all those who repent and believe. Ther e is no ‘time limit’ on its availability.

Prayer Ever loving God, May we live a life in which our eyes , ears and hear ts are forever open ed to Chris t the King. May we pray to him and alwa ys be ready to forgive the trespasses of others again st us as Jesus did. Amen

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Many Roman roads built 2000 years ago remain buried direc tly beneath modern Euro pean motorways. The road routes that were established by the Romans have been continual ly used for centuries because the roads were caref ully surveyed along straight lines . The Roman engin eers followed the most direc t routes from ‘Town A’ to ‘Town B’ to ensure that travellers arrived at their destination in good condition.

Peter teaches us to follow the straig ht and narrow path of faith in Chris t. He warns belie vers abou t the many false teachers who give alter nativ e pathways to God. Peter rejec ts these other ways as deceitful.

These are the voices that suggest that we must earn God’s love. These are the false teach ers who say that we have to gain salvation by good work s.

St Paul writes abou t the one straight path, ‘For it is by grace you have been saved, throu gh faith – and this not from your selves, it is the gift of God – not by work s, so that no-one can boas t’.

Prayer Lord Jesus , set a straight path for me to follow.

Amen

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Not so long ago, you might have set your bedside alarm clock by twisting a small dial on the front of the clock , until it was pointing to the time that you wanted the alarm to ring. You could look at the analogue face of the clock , with its num bers and hands, and you could see the small alarm -hand.

Then you would know straight away when the alarm was going to go off soon.

When you set a digital alarm clock , you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t straight away see the time that is set.

If someone else sets the alarm time on your digita l clock , it will go off unexpectedly and may catch you unawares.

So it is with the end of time . People are always eager to suggest days and dates , but only God has set this clock . The end will come at a time that no-one knows. Our great consolatio n as men and women in Chris t is that the end of time is when our Lord Jesus is going to retur n. He will gather us into his ever lasting arms and carry us to the place that he has prepared for us.

Prayer Come, Lord Jesus , into our world, and free us from sin and evil. Amen

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Now all this happened in order to make come true what the Lord had said through the prophet.

“A virgin will become pregnant and have a son, and he will be called Immanuel” (whic h means, “God is with us.”)

So often we think of Chris tmas as a time when we have to do many things, get presents, prepare for a great family dinner, get and decorate the Chris tmas tree. But the great message of Chris tmas is that God comes to us. He comes to us first as a tiny baby, then as a human being who is our brother and truly human like us, then as the savio ur who died for our sins, then as a risen Lord who is always with us.

Never before has God come so close to human beings that he is actually with us. Wha t a time to stand or sit or kneel before him in awe and wonder!

What a time to be still, and try to take in the great miracle of the incar nation! To do this can be life-changing.

Never again will life be the same . God is with us.

We can go forward into old situations and new situations with renewed confidence that we are not alone .

Even though we walk through the valley of the shadow of death, we are not alone .

He is there with us.

Prayer Eternal God and Saviour, Great Com forter and Friend, thank you for your promise that you will never leave me not forsake me. Keep me in your love and merc y always. Amen

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“Don’t be afraid ! I am here with good news for you, which will bring great joy to all the peop le. This very day in David’s town your Saviour was born – Chris t the Lord ! And this is what will prove it to you: you will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.” (Ver ses 10-12) Chris tmas means lots of things to differ ent people – holidays, family get-together, roast turkey and plum pudding, Chris tmas tree and deco rations – but the hear t of Chris tmas is a very humble story : a peasant couple, a manger, and a baby . Not much for the world to sing abou t, but ever ything for the sinner to rejoice in! Of cour se, witho ut the message of the angel to the shepherds, we really wouldn’t have known what it was all abou t.

The message of the angel is inclusive.

It is to bring joy to all people. It is personal. It is for you. It says that in this manger in Bethlehem your Saviour was born. It is a message that can remove your fear, because Jesus came to save you from your sin.

It introduces you to your Saviour, Chris t the Lord.

Ther efore it is a message that can bring great joy and hope .

How will you celebrate Chris tmas ?

Pray that however you celebrate it, you will abov e all see and experience the hear t of Chris tmas .

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