15th Sunday in Ordinary Time
- St Paul's Catholic Parish
- Jul 11
- 3 min read
12 July 2026
Collect Prayer
O God, who show the light of your truth to those who go astray, so that they may return to the right path, give all who for the faith they profess are accounted Christians the grace to reject whatever is contrary to the name of Christ and to strive after all that does it honor. Through our Lord...
Readings
Isaiah 55: 10-11 Psalm 65 Romans 8: 18-23 Matthew 13: 1-23
At that time: Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the lake. And great crowds gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat down. And the whole crowd stood on the beach. And he told them many things in parables, saying:
'A sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them. Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, since they had no depth of soil, but when the sun rose they were scorched. And since they had no root, they withered away. Other seeds fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them. Other seeds fell on good soil and produced grain, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. He who has ears, let him hear.'
Readings next Sunday (16th Sunday in Ordinary Time)
Wisdom 12: 13, 16-19 Psalm 86 Romans 8: 26-27 Matthew 13: 24-43
Saints of the Week
Wed 15 - St. Bonaventure, Bishop and Doctor of the Church
Thu 16 - Our Lady of Mount Carmel
‘A sower went out to sow...’
(Catechism of the Catholic Church 2008, 2009)
The merit of man before God in the Christian life arises from the fact that God has freely chosen to associate man with the work of his grace. The fatherly action of God is first on his own initiative, and then follows man's free acting through his collaboration, so that the merit of good works is to be attributed in the first place to the grace of God, then to the faithful. Man's merit, moreover, itself is due to God, for his good actions proceed in Christ, from the predispositions and assistance given by the Holy Spirit. Filial adoption, in making us partakers by grace in the divine nature, can bestow true merit on us as a result of God's gratuitous justice.
"Grace has gone before us; now we are given what is due.... our merits are God's gifts."
July 16: Our Lady of Mount Carmel
In Kent, at the dawn of the thirteenth century, St. Simon Stock embraced a rigorous hermetical life before joining the newly arrived Carmelite Order, eventually becoming its sixth General. Driven by wide-hearted charity, he instituted the Confraternity of the Scapular, allowing the laity to share in the order's spiritual merits through a symbolic, holy badge. This sacred devotion was embraced by monarchs, saints, and religious orders alike as a pledge of our Lady's motherly protection and a test of fidelity. The benefits of the brown scapular rely strictly on the pious disposition and reverence of the wearer, rather than superstitious trust. Faithful souls are thus exhorted to enroll through a priest, wearing the symbol continually as a vital link to guide them safely to Heaven.
Weekly News
Cemetery Collection
Extra retiring collection for the maintenance of the Cemetery in Mesa Chorio
Diocesan Retreat
At Kykkos Monastery. Date: 23-25 October. More information on the board. To register, please, contact one of the priests of the parish
First Communion and Confirmation 2027
The informative encounter for parents will be on Friday 2 October at the Shop. First Communion at 6:30pm; Confirmation at 7:15pm
Caritas St. Paul's
Thank you for your prayers, contributions, food and clothes donations … we can also reuse your shopping bags. If you wish to volunteer, please, contact Fr. Alessandro
Parish Community Shop
Refreshments, coffee and tea. Check our religious section for rosaries, Christmas Cards, scapulars, devotionals, etc. Check also our books sections. Don’t miss the opportunity to meet other parishioners and grow as community. All funds will go to the building of the new Church. If you’d like to volunteer, please talk to Fr. Ismael
Dress Code in Church
Please dress modestly.
Mass Schedule
13th - 19th July
Tue: Mass at 9:00am in Agia Kyriaki
Wed: Mass at 12:00pm in Agia Kyriaki
Thu: Mass at 9:00am in Agia Kyriaki
Fri: Mass at 9:00am in Agia Kyriaki
Saturday: 4:30pm (AK); 6:15pm (Town of Polis)
Sunday: Masses at 10am, 11am & 12pm (AK)
Eucharistic Adoration: Wed at 10:50am in AK; Thu at 6pm in AK
Holy Rosary: Sat at 4pm in AK
Filipino Mass: last Sunday of the month at 12pm
Sri-Lankan Mass: on 3rd Sunday of the month, 12pm (Presbytery chapel)
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