Carmel Bulletin, 2 March 2014 The season of Lent begins this Wednesday. Both Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are particular days of fast and abstinence, and we are encouraged to make these regular practices, especially during this season. The purpose of our fasting and abstaining is simple – to remove the distractions that the “wants” … Continue reading Fast and Abstinence
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Carmel Bulletin, 16 February 2014 Last year, we began to look at some of the things we do as a liturgical assembly when we gather together to celebrate the Mass. It seems to go without saying that one of the things we would do, perhaps the thing that we do, is pray. Our prayer in … Continue reading We Pray
Carmel Bulletin, 9 February 2014 Last Sunday, we celebrated the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord. It is celebrated each year on 2 February, so it only occasionally falls on a Sunday. As we arrived at Mass last Sunday, we were invited to take a candle as we entered the church. Mass then began with … Continue reading The Presentation of the Lord
Carmel Bulletin, 24 November 2013 At its meeting last Tuesday night, the Parish Pastoral Council received recommendations from the Church Renewal Committee and me, Fr Paul, which we had formulated at our meeting the previous week. These recommendations came after a long and thorough process of study, reflection and discernment by the Liturgy Committee and … Continue reading Recommendations from the Parish Pastoral Council regarding the Church and other buildings
Carmel Bulletin, 17 November 2013 We believe that God speaks to us, his people, particularly in the Liturgy of the Word at Mass. The scriptures provide a rich treasury of God’s continuing dialogue with us. Not only did God speak to those people, at the time that the original texts were spoken or written, but God … Continue reading We Listen
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