3rd Sunday of Lent Year C
23rd March 2025

Parish News 

EASTER CALENDAR

SALVATION: DIVINE ACT & HUMAN COOPERATION
Today ’s scripture ’s readings speaks to us about
how “merciful and gracious is the Lord.”
But it also reminds us that “the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
It tells us that the opportunities to repent
are not endless, and that now is the time to
take part in the workings of God ’s grace.
Salvation, as the readings today make clear,
is eminently a divine act and eminently a human act.
Salvation is both a gift and a task.
Salvation is God ’s work, God ’s grace,
but grace cannot take effect without human cooperation.

God saves, yes, but we ought
“to work for our salvation.” The word
we live in is troubled with a whole
lot of uncertainties. The world is an
unstable place. What makes it so is traceable
to one and only one glaring reality – the mystery
of sin, the mystery of iniquity, which is the situation
all of us are in. “All men (and women) have fallen
short of the glory of God.” For the Christian believer,
touched by the moving spirit of God ’s Word,
the important thing is no longer that of trying to
know what will happen, or when it will happen.
What counts as important for us is what we can do
to contribute, to take part in the workings of God ’s grace.
The journey up ahead is long and difficult.
Alone we cannot go far. With Christ as rock,
however, we will. His life, his suffering,
his death and his resurrection …
they all sum up God ’s self revelation from of old:
“I am who am … This is my name for all time . .
By this name I shall be invoked
for all generations to come.”

The Jubilee Prayer
Father in heaven, may the faith
you have given us in your son,
Jesus Christ, our brother, and the
flame of charity enkindled in our
hearts by the Holy Spirit, reawaken
in us the blessed hope for the coming
of your Kingdom. May your grace transform
us into tireless cultivators of the seeds
of the Gospel. May those seeds transform
from within both humanity and the whole
cosmos in the sure expectation of a new
heaven and a new earth, when, with the
powers of Evil vanquished, your glory
will shine eternally. May the grace of the
Jubilee reawaken in us, Pilgrims of Hope,
a yearning for the treasures of heaven.
May that same grace spread the joy and
peace of our Redeemer throughout the earth.
To you our God, eternally blessed,
be glory and praise for ever. Amen

ANNUAL FEAST CALENDAR
13th April - Palm Sunday
17th April - Holy Thursday
18th April - Good Friday
19th April - Holy Saturday
20th April - Easter Sunday
4th May - Mater Christi
May - San Padre Pio
1st June - Lords Ascension
June - San Giovanni Battista Scalabrini
18th June - Pentecost Sunday
August - San Pio X
7th September - St Madre Teresa di Calcutta 
14th September - Maria SS di Tutte le Grazie 
26hth October - Sant’ Ilarione 
9th November - San Teodoro
30th November - 1st Sunday of Advent
25th December - Christmas Day 
 
Upcoming Events
Living Rosary Group recite the Rosary
on 1st Monday of the month @ 2pm

Baptism Information Evenings 
1st Tuesday of the month at 8pm
in the Church.

The BINGO Group cordially invite parishioners
to their monthly gathering, fellowship & Bingo
Games this coming Mar 12, 2025 (Wed)
from 10:30AM to 2:30PM
at the Ground Floor of the Parish Hall.
Pls feel free to join the fun and meet friends.

Volunteers
Our parish is need of volunteers to
serve as: Extra-Ordinary Communion Minsters,
Altar Servers, Choir Members & Readers.
Interested may approach directly our priests.

Catechetical Classes
We are now accepting applicants for
Catechetical Instruction Class to Children
Candidates to First Communion, Sacraments
of Reconciliation and Confirmation.
Classes will start on May 2025
every Wednesday, 6:30 - 7:30pm.
For more info, please see Fr. Thom Maryo Tae

Jubilee 2025 Logo: Explained The logo shows four figures
styled to indicate humanity coming from the four
corners of the earth. They are embracing each other to
indicate the solidarity and brotherhood which joins the peoples.

The figure at the head is holding onto the cross.
It is not only the sign of the faith which embraces,
but also of the hope which can Never be abandoned
because we are always in need of hope, especially in moments
of great need. It is helpful to observe the rough waves
underneath; this indicates that life’s pilgrimage does not always move
in calm waters. Life’s circumstances and the events
of the world often demand a greater call to hope and
because of this we see that the lower part of the cross
has been turned into an anchor which stands out in the wave.
As is well known, the anchor has often been used as
a metaphor of hope and as a matter of fact, the anchor of
hope is the name used in maritime jargon as the name given to
the reserve anchor used by vessels involved in emergency
maneuvers to stabilize the boat during storms. Do not ignore the fact
that the image demonstrates that the pilgrim’s journey
is not individual, but communal and marked by a growing
vitality leading one always closer to the cross, which
is itself by no means static, but also dynamic. It turns
towards humanity, not leaving it alone but going out
and meeting it to offer it the certainty of its presence
and the sureness of hope.
Finally, the motto of the 2025 Jubilee Year:
Pelegrinantes in Spem (Pilgrims in hope),
is very visible in green.

Our parish is need of committed volunteers
who are willing to serve in the different ministries: Extra-Ordinary
Communion Minsters, Altar Servers, Choir Members & Readers.
Interested individual/group may contact or approach
directly the Parish Priest. Let us share with joy and be God’s
instrument for our parish liturgical celebrations. 

RCIA ...BECOMING CATHOLIC... a journey in faith.
If you know someone who would like to become Catholic
or would like to deepen their Catholic knowledge,
please contact the RCIA Team of Mater Christi Parish.
Tom Jimenea on 0419895165
or email him at: rciamaterchristiseaton@yahoo.com

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There are a number of resources available to assist with daily prayer and reflection.
Please go to the Adelaide Archdiocese or the Office for Worship.
www.adelaide.catholic.org.au
www.ofw-adelaide.org.au
 

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