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Intentions of the Holy Father - Pope Benedict XVI
Sunday Mass Times
0730 Mass in Thai
0930 Mass in English
Weekday Mass Times
18.00 Mass in Thai in Chapel of Building 3
18.00 Mass in English in Chapel of Building 2 [when there are English-speaking retreatants]
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Intentions of the Holy Father - Pope Benedict XVI
JULY
General: That there may be an increase in the number of those who volunteer to serve the Christian community with generous and prompt availability Mission: That World Youth Day in Sydney, Australia, may kindle the fire of divine love in numerous young people and render them sowers of hope for a new humanity
(Please remember these intentions in your prayers)
Some Feasts in July
Weds 2nd Ss Bernadine Realino & other Jesuits Thursday 3rd St. Thomas, Apostle Friday 11th St. Benedict, Patron of Europe Tuesday 22nd St, Mary Magdalen Weds 23rd St. Bridget, Co-patroness of Europe Friday 25th St. James, Apostle Saturday 26th Ss Joachim & Anne, Parents of Our Lady Tuesday 29th St. Martha Thursday 31st St. Ignatius Loyola, Founder of the Society of Jesus
Other Dates in July
Friday 11th World Population Day Thursday 17th Asarnha Bucha Day Friday 18th Buddhist Lent Day
In August
Friday 1st St. Alphonsus Mary de Liguori Saturday 2nd Blessed Peter Favre, First Companion of St. Ignatius Loyola Sunday 3rd World Communications Day Wednesday 6th The Transfiguration of the Lord Friday 8th St. Dominic, Founder of the Dominicans
Finding the right words by Peter Knott SJ
He spoke of the dreadful time when their child was stillborn. His wife's distress was made worse because she thought he didn't care. In fact, he said, I was so appalled, so stunned I couldn't think what to say. In the end, except for rare occasions, we can all end up unable to find the words we need to speak to each other in our relationships. We can all be inarticulate in love, painfully so.
Daily we find ourselves with someone where the situation calls for a word and we can't think what to say. There's an appeal in the other person's eyes and in the situation itself: Please say something! But that unspoken appeal and our best intentions add up to silence. We are mute before each other, so we talk about sports scores, shopping, neighbourhood gossip, fashion, the weather, the latest TV show, anything, except what needs to be spoken. It begins already when our children are infants and we are unsure of what to say, though perhaps then it is easier to [md words to express our love. But it gets harder as they grow up and their lives become complex as they wrestle with restlessness, sexuality, and their need to separate themselves from us. Then we begin to feel unsure and we can't find the words we need to speak or we find that we cannot speak the words we would like to speak. We agonize as we lose our closeness to our children. They begin to push away the words we do use, and we find that, if we keep speaking those words, they push us away with the words. But their unspoken appeal doesn't go away, they need us more than ever and they need to hear certain things from us. But what? The words we find are not words that they want to hear. All that tension is ultimately an appeal: Say something! And the same thing happens too with all our close relationships. We come to critical times, a friend is in hospital, a colleague is getting married, someone is moving away, a family member is undergoing a divorce, a friend is losing her job, and, again, we find ourselves painfully inarticulate, searching for words and not finding them. So, as is evident in many dreadful toasts at weddings, we avoid speaking to the occasion altogether or we speak words that do anything except honour the occasion. But we shouldn't be too hard on ourselves. We aren't God. We might well say: "Am I a god, that I should never disappoint you?" Yet the appeal still beckons and so we succumb to the temptation to repeat the time-worn stories, the usual bad jokes at the wedding reception, the safe banter that moves things along: "Let's talk about
last night's game! Let me tell you what happened at work! Have you heard this joke?" But they're all still aching for the words that will help.
There are no simple answers to finding the right words, but if we are thoughtful and prayerful we are more likely to be able to say something helpful. courtesy of Peter Knott SJ
see http://www.jesuit.org.uk/godtalk/godtalk_current.htm
Meditative/Contemplative Prayer Experiences you can download
Examen the bubbles: Paul Campbell SJ of Loyola Press just launched a new website called www.Other6.com Based on St. Ignatius' Examination of Consciousness, it asks the user to respond to two questions: "Where have I found God today?" or "Where do I need to find God today?". These are graphically represented as bubbles, where one can read one's own and other's comments
The Blessed Trinity, by Pope Benedict XVI
The first article of Christian faith, the basic orientation of Christian conversion, is that God exists. We must, therefore, learn again to understand from God's perspective what being a Christian really means - that is, believing that He is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
To help deepen your grasp of your Christian faith
THE HEYTHROP INSTITUTE FOR RELIGION ETHICS AND PUBLIC LIFE www.heythrop.ac.uk/HIREPL
Thinking Faith http://www.thinkingfaith.org/index.htm
Thinking Faith is a free on-line publication. There is no regular "issue date" - instead, articles are added at any time. 'Subscribing' to Thinking Faith is simply a matter of giving us your email address, then we will send you a message whenever a new article is added.
Introducing the British Jesuits on DVD
A 40-minute documentary filmed over 12 months by a Stonyhurst alumnus has been issued by the British Jesuits. A Year with the Jesuits of the British Province covers many of the features of the Jesuits' work, starting with secondary education and going on to explore Ignatian Spirituality, tertiary education, and the work that is being done in both South Africa and Guyana.
The production was the idea of Dominic Hartley, who visited Loyola and Xavier in Spain, as well as the two overseas Regions of the British Province, during his quest to explore what motivates the Jesuits and what missions they are engaged in. The DVD is being offered at no charge as an introduction to the Society of Jesus and a means of spreading information about what the British Jesuits and their collaborators do. Dominic was given access to many different locations and operations during his time of filming. He started at the ordination of three Jesuits to the priesthood at Stamford Hill in North London, before visiting three Jesuit colleges-Wimbledon, Stonyhurst and St Aloysius, Glasgow. The film looks at some of the principles of a Jesuit education, and also considers how the Jesuits are using less traditional means of reaching and teaching people, such as Theology-on-Tap and pray-as-you-go. In Guyana, Dominic met with the editor of the Catholic Standard and learned about the Jesuits' work among the Amerindians of the Interior, as well as filming other aspects of their ministries in Guyana. While in South Africa, his enquiries took him from the comfort of the University of Cape Town to the poverty of Soweto and the soup kitchens of Braamfontein. Back in Britain, Nicholas King at Campion Hall in Oxford explains the process by which he decided to enter the Society of Jesus, before talking about what a Jesuit education offers university students. This theme is continued at Heythrop College in London, and developed further as Michael Barnes leads Dominic Hartley onto the streets of Southall in Middlesex, to explain why the Province's work of inter-religious dialogue is so important. After visiting places of significance in Loyola, birthplace of St Ignatius, the DVD concludes with a visit to Loyola Hall on Merseyside and the Ignatian Spirituality Centre in Glasgow to find out why people find the Spiritual Exercises so appealing. The DVD does not assume to cover every component of the British Jesuits' work, but it does provide some vivid examples of the range of activities in which they are involved, and will potentially answer many of the questions that people ask about the Jesuits - particularly men who are considering applying to enter the Society of Jesus. Although the DVD is being offered free of charge, it is hoped that those who watch it will consider making a donation to help cover its costs. Anyone wanting a copy should contact the Communications Officer, Society of Jesus, 114 Mount Street (DVD), London W1K 3AH.
Coffee after the 09.30 Mass
You will see that coffee has very kindly been provided for us after the 0930 Mass on Sundays. This is a great time to chat and get to know members of the Seven Fountains community. The coffee is also delicious! Do join us - we look forward to meeting you.
Thoughts
The national budget must be balanced. The public debt must be reduced; the arrogance of the authorities must be moderated and controlled. - Cicero (106 BC - 43 BC)
To see ourselves as others see us is a most salutary gift. Hardly less important is the capacity to see others as they see themselves. -Aldous Huxley, novelist (1894-1963)
When we enlarge upon the affection our friends have for us, this is very often not so much out of a sense of gratitude as from a desire to persuade people of our own great worth, that can deserve so much kindness.
-Francois, duc de La Rochefoucauld, moralist (1613-1680)
PRAYER GROUP EACH WEDNESDAY EVENINGS AT 7:30 P.M.
IN THE WOODEN CHAPEL
Pope Benedict on Scripture said that if you want to know what a passage of scripture means, it is never a purely academic affair, never a matter simply of studying the text. No, he said, if you want to know what a passage of scripture means, you need to look at other human beings, at men and women who have been totally transfixed by it, who have lived through and even suffered through the text. Then, he went on, the significance of the text is clear - it is not just something historical but something that can take flesh in our lives, yesterday, today and tomorrow.
The New Jesuit General
For full article see http://www.thinkingfaith.org/articles/20080617_1.htm
Laus Deo Semper
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