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24.01.2022 Mass for the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time is now available on YouTube https://youtu.be/iGAn0m7AU6g

23.01.2022 18/10/2020: Also available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/0-XC3plTJk0 The Pharisees went away to work out between them how to trap Jesus in what he said. And they sent their disciples to him, together with the Herodians, to say, ‘Master, we know that you are an honest man and teach the way of God in an honest way, and that you are not afraid of anyone, because a man’s rank means nothing to you. Tell us your opinion, then. Is it permissible to pay taxes to Caesar or not?’ But Jesus was aware of their malice and replied, ‘You hypocrites! Why do you set this trap for me? Let me see the money you pay the tax with.’ They handed him a denarius, and he said, ‘Whose head is this? Whose name?’ ‘Caesar’s’ they replied. He then said to them, ‘Very well, give back to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God.’ [Matthew 22:15-21]

23.01.2022 Tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you Jesus said to the chief priests and elders of the people, ‘What is your opinion? A man had two sons. He went and said to the first, My boy, you go and work in the vineyard today. He answered, I will not go, but afterwards thought better of it and went. The man then went and said the same thing to the second who answered, Certainly, sir, but did not go. Which of the two did the father’s will?’ ‘The... first’ they said. Jesus said to them, ‘I tell you solemnly, tax collectors and prostitutes are making their way into the kingdom of God before you. For John came to you, a pattern of true righteousness, but you did not believe him, and yet the tax collectors and prostitutes did. Even after seeing that, you refused to think better of it and believe in him.’ [Matthew 21:28-32]

23.01.2022 Give peace, O Lord, to those who wait for you, that your prophets be found true. Hear the prayers of your servant, and of your people Israel.... [Cf. Sir 36: 18]

20.01.2022 We have a new Youtube account and Mass for today can also be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAClmk8rl2M If you are not subscribed to our Parish eNewsletter, please visit our website https://sacredheartcroydon.org to subscribe for updates and notifications.

17.01.2022 25/10/2020: Also available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/j5J7L5uxUOs Gospel Acclamation [John 14:23] Alleluia, alleluia! All who love me will keep my words,... and my Father will love them and we will come to them. Alleluia! When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees they got together and, to disconcert him, one of them put a question, ‘Master, which is the greatest commandment of the Law?’ Jesus said, ‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment. The second resembles it: You must love your neighbour as yourself. On these two commandments hang the whole Law, and the Prophets also.’ [Matthew 22:34-40]

17.01.2022 1/11/2020: Also available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/addgZ6cTL0Y "... Lord this is the people that long to see your face. And I will even extend this further, people who are looking for happiness outside God, maybe for money, for pleasure, they are longing for God. Perhaps they don't know. And perhaps they think they are not worthy - and noone is - and I hope that in this celebration we can truly rejoice... and we are called in our vocation - baptised - are called to be ho...ly. So the Gospel is helping us, the Scriptures, they are beautiful. First of all the Gospel speaks about the Beatitudes..." Seeing the crowds, Jesus went up the hill. There he sat down and was joined by his disciples. Then he began to speak. This is what he taught them: ‘How happy are the poor in spirit; theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Happy the gentle: they shall have the earth for their heritage. Happy those who mourn: they shall be comforted. Happy those who hunger and thirst for what is right: they shall be satisfied. Happy the merciful: they shall have mercy shown them. Happy the pure in heart: they shall see God. Happy the peacemakers: they shall be called sons of God. Happy those who are persecuted in the cause of right: theirs is the kingdom of heaven. ‘Happy are you when people abuse you and persecute you and speak all kinds of calumny against you on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward will be great in heaven.’ [Matthew 5:1-12a] ... With 20 people allowed to attend Mass outdoors, this is our last recording of Mass. Please contact the parish office on 0416 923 484 to book your place to attend Mass in person :)

15.01.2022 Remembering all service men and women who gave their lives. Lest We Forget

11.01.2022 "Victorians can more easily go for a pot and a parma than to pray." A simple and safe change Dan Andrews. Spot on Shannon Deery in today's Herald Sun. Thanks for giving us coverage on what was a huge day in State politics.

11.01.2022 "As we approach World Mental Health Day on 10 October, Melburnians will still be in a state of lockdown. It will be our tenth consecutive week of strict restrictions in our five kilometre bubble in our second wave. The negative impact of the pandemic on mental health cannot be denied. However, the impact on spiritual wellbeing, a key dimension of a person’s quality of life according to the World Health Organisation, has been largely ignored in public discourse. For many, re...Continue reading

11.01.2022 Jesus said to the chief priests and the elders of the people, ‘Listen to another parable. There was a man, a landowner, who planted a vineyard; he fenced it round, dug a winepress in it and built a tower; then he leased it to tenants and went abroad. When vintage time drew near he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his produce. But the tenants seized his servants, thrashed one, killed another and stoned a third. Next he sent some more servants, this time a larger num...ber, and they dealt with them in the same way. Finally he sent his son to them. They will respect my son he said. But when the tenants saw the son, they said to each other, This is the heir. Come on, let us kill him and take over his inheritance. So they seized him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. Now when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?’ They answered, ‘He will bring those wretches to a wretched end and lease the vineyard to other tenants who will deliver the produce to him when the season arrives.’ Jesus said to them, ‘Have you never read in the scriptures: It was the stone rejected by the builders that became the keystone. This was the Lord’s doing and it is wonderful to see? ‘I tell you, then, that the kingdom of God will be taken from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.’ [Matthew 21:33-43]

10.01.2022 Mass today is also available on YouTube. Subscribe to our eNewsletter from our website https://sacredheartcroydon.org to receive the YouTube link via email when Mass is available and other updates from Fr Melvin and the Parish Office. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqt5KLXwKKM

10.01.2022 Mass for today is currently being uploaded and will be available shortly :) Subscribe to our eNewsletter and download our parish app from the Apple or Google Play stores to receive updates :)

08.01.2022 Second reading Philippians 2:1-11 Be united in your love If our life in Christ means anything to you, if love can persuade at all, or the Spirit that we have in common, or any tenderness and sympathy, then be united in your convictions and united in your love, with a common purpose and a common mind. That is the one thing which would make me completely happy. There must be no competition among you, no conceit; but everybody is to be self-effacing. Always consider the other pe...rson to be better than yourself, so that nobody thinks of his own interests first but everybody thinks of other people’s interests instead. In your minds you must be the same as Christ Jesus: His state was divine, yet he did not cling to his equality with God but emptied himself to assume the condition of a slave, and became as men are; and being as all men are, he was humbler yet, even to accepting death, death on a cross. But God raised him high and gave him the name which is above all other names so that all beings in the heavens, on earth and in the underworld, should bend the knee at the name of Jesus and that every tongue should acclaim Jesus Christ as Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

07.01.2022 Mass is currently being uploaded. Please visit https://sacredheartcroydon.org and subscribe to our eNewsletter to receive notifications when Mass is available.

05.01.2022 Glory and praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ! Christ became obedient for us even to death, dying on the cross. Therefore God raised him on high and gave him a name above all other names.... Glory and praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ! [Philippians 2:8-9]

04.01.2022 When they drew near to Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples, and said to them, ‘Go into the village opposite you, and immediately as you enter it ... you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever sat; untie it and bring it. If any one says to you, Why are you doing this? say, The Lord has need of it and will send it back here immediately.’ And they went away, and found a colt tied at the door out in the open street; and they untied it. And those who stood there said to them, ‘What are you doing, untying the colt?’ And they told them what Jesus had said; and they let them go. And they brought the colt to Jesus, and threw their garments on it; and he sat upon it. And many spread their garments on the road, and others spread leafy branches which they had cut from the fields. And those who went before and those who followed cried out, ‘Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Blessed is the kingdom of our father David that is coming! Hosanna in the highest!’ [Mark 11:1-10]

02.01.2022 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘The kingdom of heaven is like a landowner going out at daybreak to hire workers for his vineyard. He made an agreement with the workers for one denarius a day, and sent them to his vineyard. Going out at about the third hour he saw others standing idle in the market place and said to them, You go to my vineyard too and I will give you a fair wage. So they went. At about the sixth hour and again at about the ninth hour, he went out and did the s...ame. Then at about the eleventh hour he went out and found more men standing round, and he said to them, Why have you been standing here idle all day? Because no one has hired us they answered. He said to them, You go into my vineyard too. In the evening, the owner of the vineyard said to his bailiff, Call the workers and pay them their wages, starting with the last arrivals and ending with the first. So those who were hired at about the eleventh hour came forward and received one denarius each. When the first came, they expected to get more, but they too received one denarius each. They took it, but grumbled at the landowner. The men who came last they said have done only one hour, and you have treated them the same as us, though we have done a heavy day’s work in all the heat. He answered one of them and said, My friend, I am not being unjust to you; did we not agree on one denarius? Take your earnings and go. I choose to pay the last comer as much as I pay you. Have I no right to do what I like with my own? Why be envious because I am generous? Thus the last will be first, and the first, last.’ [Matthew 20:1-16]

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01.01.2022 THE CELEBRATION OF MASS Due to the change in restrictions we are now permitted to celebrate Mass outdoors with up to 5 people in attendance. Mass will continue to be uploaded to our Facebook page. Vigil Mass will be celebrated at 6.00pm and Sunday Mass at 10.15am. Weekday Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, ... Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 9.30am. Due to attendance numbers capped at 5, a register will be set up, please contact the parish office on 0416 923 484 to add your name to the register. RECEIVING THE EUCHARIST after attending Mass online Between 11.00am and 12.00pm each Sunday morning (until further notice) parishioners of Sacred Heart Parish will be able to receive the Eucharist in the garden at Sacred Heart Church, Croydon. * We need to adhere to all of the regulations as set out below: * Must be outdoors - this will be in the garden behind the church (or around the cloisters if it is raining) * No more than 5 parishioners at a time. * Must be within your 5km radius from your home to Sacred Heart Church. * Masks must be worn - these can only be removed to consume the Eucharist then replaced immediately. * Social distancing must be maintained at all times * All who attend are required to write their first name and contact phone number on an attendance sheet. * Entry to the garden will be from the left side of the church and you will then exit the garden from the right side. * Please do not linger in the carpark.