Lent and Easter are very early this year. In fact, Ash Wednesday is only a week and a half away, on 10 February. Easter Sunday, and consequently the weeks of Lent and Easter either side of it, is obviously not determined by a fixed date. It is set by looking to the cycles of the earth … Continue reading When’s Easter This Year?
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Carmel Bulletin, 13 December 2015 The Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy, which Pope Francis announced earlier this year, has now begun. On Tuesday, Pope Francis opened the holy door at St Peter’s Basilica. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H02Nhu_PHeE On Sunday evening (Sydney time), he will go to the cathedral church of the Diocese of Rome, the Basilica of St … Continue reading The Year of Mercy
Carmel Bulletin, 29 November 2015 As the season of preparation for Christmas is now upon us, we are beginning to invite liturgical ministers to serve at our Christmas Masses. You will find sign-up sheets as usual in the parish centre today. We need assistance in the following roles: Greeters Computer operators for the data projector … Continue reading Liturgical Ministers for Christmas
Carmel Bulletin, 8 November 2015 It is the shortest response that we make at any time during the Mass. It is the most common response. It is also, I believe, the most important. The word Amen is a word by which we give assent or affirmation to what has been said. Often it is described … Continue reading Saying Amen
Carmel Bulletin, 1 November 2015 Today we celebrate the Solemnity of All Saints. It is one of the feast days in our liturgical calendar that is observed instead of the usual Sunday in Ordinary Time. Throughout the year, we celebrate the feast days of many saints. This does not mean, however, that we worship saints. … Continue reading All Saints
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