We are now about half-way through the Season of Easter. Such is the joy of the resurrection that we spend fifty days celebrating the passing over of Christ from death to new life. Our Introductory Rites during the Easter season focus on the Rite of Sprinkling Holy Water. For us as Catholics, we believe that … Continue reading 25/4/10 – The Easter Season
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As we have now entered Holy Week, here are a few reminders about our celebrations: The parish Reconciliation Service will be celebrated on Tuesday 30 March at 7:30 p.m. Like last year, readers for the Easter Triduum will have a preparation workshop afterwards. The Diocesan Chrism Mass is on at St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Wednesday … Continue reading 28/3/10 – Holy Week
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On Friday, the Church in Australia observed its first annual Autumn Ember Day. On rogation and ember days the practice of the Church is to offer prayers to the Lord for the needs of all people, especially for the productivity of the earth and for human labour, and to give him public thanks. (General Norms … Continue reading 8/3/09 – Ember Days
The young child of a friend of mine had his birthday on Ash Wednesday. Knowing what it's like to have a birthday that has potential to fall on the first day of Lent, I asked whether the celebratory meal would be "meat-free", given it is a "Day of Fast and Abstinence". The jovial response given … Continue reading 1/3/09 – Days of Fast and Abstinence
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