Frankston Catholic in Frankston, Victoria | Church

Frankston Catholic

Locality: Frankston, Victoria

Phone: +61 3 9783 3484

Address: 60 Davey St 3199 Frankston, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.frankstoncatholic.com.au

Likes: 88

Add/Update information

Reviews

Tags

• Church
• Catholic Church

25.01.2022 Friday, Thirty-Fourth Week in Ordinary Time, Yr. A First Reading Apocalypse 20:1-4, 11-21:2 The dead were judged according to what they had done in their lives. I saw the new Jerusalem coming down from heaven....Continue reading

25.01.2022 https://youtu.be/h7VCpBbyGoA

21.01.2022 First Sunday of Advent First Reading Isaiah 63:16-17; 64:1,3-8 Oh that you would tear the heavens apart and come down....Continue reading

20.01.2022 Monday of the first week of Advent Feast of Saint Andrew First Reading Romans 10:9-18 Faith comes from what is heard and what is heard comes from the preaching of Christ.... If your lips confess that Jesus is Lord and if you believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, then you will be saved. By believing from the heart you are made righteous; by confessing with your lips you are saved. When scripture says: those who believe in him will have no cause for shame, it makes no distinction between Jew and Greek: all belong to the same Lord who is rich enough, however many ask his help, for everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. But they will not ask his help unless they believe in him, and they will not believe in him unless they have heard of him, and they will not hear of him unless they get a preacher, and they will never have a preacher unless one is sent, but as scripture says: The footsteps of those who bring good news are a welcome sound. Not everyone, of course, listens to the Good News. As Isaiah says: Lord, how many believed what we proclaimed? So faith comes from what is preached, and what is preached comes from the word of Christ. Let me put this question: is it possible that they did not hear? Indeed they did; in the words of the psalm, their voice has gone out through all the earth, and their message to the ends of the world. The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. Responsorial Psalm 18 R. Their message goes out through all the earth. The heavens proclaim the glory of God and the firmament shows forth the work of his hands. Day unto day takes up the story and night unto night makes known the message. R. No speech, no word, no voice is heard yet their span goes forth through all the earth, their words to the utmost bounds of the world. R. Gospel Acclamation Alleluia, alleluia! Come, follow me, says the Lord, and I will make you fishers of my people. Alleluia! Gospel Matthew 4:18-22 Immediately they left their nets and followed him. As Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee he saw two brothers, Simon, who was called Peter, and his brother Andrew; they were making a cast in the lake with their net, for they were fishermen. And he said to them, 'Follow me and I will make you fishers of men.' And they left their nets at once and followed him. Going on from there he saw another pair of brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John; they were in their boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets, and he called them. At once, leaving the boat and their father, they followed him. The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

20.01.2022 Saturday, Thirty-Fourth Week in Ordinary Time, Yr. A First Reading Apocalypse 22:1-7 It will never be night again, because the Lord God will shine on them.... The angel showed me, John, the river of life, rising from the throne of God and of the Lamb and flowing crystal-clear down the middle of the city street. On either side of the river were the trees of life which bear twelve crops of fruit in a year, one in each month, and the leaves of which are the cure for the pagans. The ban will be lifted. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in its place in the city; his servants will worship him, they will see him face to face, and his name will be written on their foreheads. It will never be night again and they will not need lamplight or sunlight, because the Lord God will be shining on them. They will reign for ever and ever. The angel said to me, 'All that you have written is sure and will come true: the Lord God who gives the spirit to the prophets has sent his angel to reveal to his servants what is soon to take place. Very soon now, I shall be with you again.' Happy are those who treasure the prophetic message of this book. The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. Responsorial Psalm 94:1-7 R. Marantha! Come, Lord Jesus! Come, ring out our joy to the Lord; hail the rock who saves us. Let us come before him, giving thanks, with songs let us hail the Lord. R. A mighty God is the Lord, a great king above all gods. In his hand are the depths of the earth; the heights of the mountains are his. To him belongs the sea, for he made it and the dry land shaped by his hands. R. Come in; let us bow and bend low; let us kneel before the God who made us for his is our God and we the people who belong to his pasture, the flock that is led by his hand. R. Gospel Acclamation Alleluia, alleluia! Be watchful, pray constantly, that you may be worthy to stand before the Son of the Man. Alleluia! Gospel Luke 21:34-36 Stay awake, that you might have the strength to survive all that is going to happen. Jesus said to his disciples: 'Watch yourselves, or your hearts will be coarsened with debauchery and drunkenness and the cares of life, and that day will be sprung on you suddenly, like a trap. For it will come down on every living man on the face of the earth. Stay awake, praying at all times for the strength to survive all that is going to happen, and to stand with confidence before the Son of Man.' The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

20.01.2022 Homily for First Sunday of Advent, Year B Advent, which is from the Latin word ‘adventus’ or Greek word ‘parousia’ means ‘coming’ or ‘arrival’. During the four weeks of Advent, we prepare for the second coming of our Lord and saviour Jesus Christ in glory as universal Judge and King at the end of the world and his immediate birth at Christmas. Hence, Advent Readings continue the theme espoused in the last weeks of the Ordinary Time, Year A, which was the last judgement, (or t...Continue reading

20.01.2022 Saturday of the third week in Ordinary Time, Yr. B First Reading Hebrews 11:1-2, 8-19 They look forward to a city founded, designed, and built by God....Continue reading

18.01.2022 Homily for Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B The Gospel of today, (Mk 1:21-28) presented Jesus as the new Moses. The first reading, (Deut 18:15-20) prophesied about this new Moses and it stated that the one who does not listen to the words of God as spoken by this prophet, (new Moses), shall be held accountable by God. Moses was the greatest law giver; the first five books of the Old Testament, (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy), were ascribed to hi...Continue reading

17.01.2022 Thursday, Thirty-Third Week in Ordinary Time, Yr. A First Reading Apocalypse 18:1-2, 21-23; 19:1-3, 9 Babylon the Great has fallen....Continue reading

15.01.2022 Pastoral Letter Dear Parishioners, May the Grace and peace of Christ be with you on this First Sunday of Advent. It is with joy that I welcome you all back to the church. Please announce it from the mountain tops and the hills that our church is open again for worship. With the permitted number allowed in the church now, all those who would like to participate in mass at our parishes can now do so. Though up to 150 people can worship inside the church, the capacity of St Fran...Continue reading

10.01.2022 Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Yr. B First Reading Deuteronomy 18:15-20 I will put my words into the prophet's mouth, and he will tell them all I command....Continue reading

10.01.2022 https://youtu.be/AQ5EgXJODww

09.01.2022 Pastoral Letter Dear Parishioners, May the Peace and love of Christ be with you all. We thank God that with each passing day the Covid restriction in Victoria is easing.... From 1st of February, our regular parish programmes like adoration, benediction, rosary and anointing of the sick shall come back to life. All these programmes shall be administered in Covid safe manner. This week, we shall have anointing of the sick on Thursday and adoration and Benediction on Friday. This Friday being the first Friday, the 24-hour adoration is back. However, it shall not be running for 24 hours yet, it shall be ending at 9.00pm on Friday April when it shall be reviewed again. Due to social distancing, not more than twelve people should be in the chapel at the same time. Each person must register his/her name in the provided register. Our Parish Theme for this year, (2021), is OUTREACH. We decided to repeat our 2020 theme because Covid restrictions prevented us from living out that theme. We intend to implement our Parish theme by intensifying our ministry to the school families and young adults, increasing our visitations to our Parishioners, and supporting programmes which ameliorate the lives of the poor and marginalised. Last year, some people wrote their name in the register of people to be visited as part of living out our parish theme. If you wrote your name last year, you may not need to repeat it this year, but if you did not, and would like a visit from the priests, please write your name in the sheet provided in the foyer. From this year, there would be a change in how our primary schools and John Paul College is administered. Our primary schools, (St John’s, St Francis Xavier and St Augustine’s), will remain our parish schools, and John Paul’s College will remain our Catholic Regional College. However, following the recommendations of the Royal Commission on abuse of Children in non-government schools, Archbishop Peter Comensoli has established MACS (Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic School LTD), to administer our schools. The archbishop is at the head of MACS, assisted by board of directors and Melbourne catholic education office. The parish priest still has a major role in the schools as the pastoral career for the students and staff and the custodian of the catholic identity of the schools. Our new Parish secretary Hani Oldham begins her work in the parish office this week. She will be working with Christina Williams as parish secretaries. Please, spread the Good News to all parishioners that they may now worship in person in our churches. Kind Regards, Fr Chinua Okeke CSSp Parish Priest 29.01.21

08.01.2022 Tuesday of the First Week of Advent First Reading Isaiah 11:1-10 The Spirit of the Lord God rests upon him.... A shoot springs from the stock of Jesse, a scion thrusts from his roots: on him the spirit of the Lord rests, a spirit of wisdom and insight, a spirit of counsel and power, a spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord. (The fear of the Lord is his breath.) He does not judge by appearances, he gives no verdict on hearsay, but judges the wretched with integrity, and with equity gives a verdict for the poor of the land. His word is a rod that strikes the ruthless, his sentences bring death to the wicked. Integrity is the loincloth round his waist, faithfulness the belt about his hips. The wolf lives with the lamb, the panther lies down with the kid, calf and lion cub feed together with a little boy to lead them. The cow and the bear make friends, their young lie down together. The lion eats straw like the ox. The infant plays over the cobra's hole; into the viper's lair the young child puts his hand. They do no hurt, no harm, on all my holy mountain, for the country is filled with the knowledge of the Lord as the waters swell the sea. That day, the root of Jesse shall stand as a signal to the peoples. It will be sought out by the nations and its home will be glorious. The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. Responsorial Psalm 71:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17 R. Justice shall flourish in his time, and fullness of peace for ever. O God, give your judgement to the king, to a king's son your justice, that he may judge your people in justice and your poor in right judgement. R. In his days justice shall flourish and peace till the moon fails. He shall rule from sea to sea, from the Great River to the earth's bounds. R. For he shall save the poor when they cry and the needy who are helpless. He will have pity on the weak and save the lives of the poor. R. May his name be blessed for ever and endure like the sun. Every tribe shall be blessed in him, all nations bless his name. R. Gospel Acclamation Alleluia, alleluia! Behold, our Lord shall come with power; he will enlighten the eyes of his servants. Alleluia! Gospel Luke 10:21-24 Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit. Filled with joy by the Holy Spirit, Jesus said, 'I bless you, Father, Lord of heaven and of earth, for hiding these things from the learned and the clever and revealing them to mere children. Yes, Father, for that is what it pleased you to do. Everything has been entrusted to me by my Father; and no one knows who the Son is except the Father, and who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. Then turning to his disciples he spoke to them in private, 'Happy the eyes that see what you see, for I tell you that many prophets and kings wanted to see what you see, and never saw it; to hear what you hear, and never heard it.' The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

07.01.2022 https://youtu.be/dZ69kWt9YGA

06.01.2022 https://youtu.be/lLQlf8UVh2c

04.01.2022 Monday of the fourth week in Ordinary Time Yr. B First Reading Hebrews 11:32-40 Through faith they conquered kingdoms. God will provide for us something better....Continue reading

04.01.2022 https://youtu.be/GTPDY8XI7mc

02.01.2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppk2F0-AuLQ

01.01.2022 https://youtu.be/6sv-5zlKP5c