My greetings to you on this weekend when we celebrate our parish’s patronal feast. While this week in July is always a significant one for our parish, there seems to have been plenty of additional reasons to celebrate in recent years. This year, it’s the celebration of World Youth Day 2008. Today we begin our … Continue reading 13/7/08 – OLMC & WYD
Liturgy Corner
Today we celebrate a feast that is not commonly on a Sunday; the feast day of Sts. Peter and Paul. This is one of several feasts that take precedence when they fall on a Sunday during the season of Ordinary Time. Others that we will celebrate this year will include The Triumph of the Cross, … Continue reading 29/6/08 – Year of St. Paul
I recently wrote about our learning of the World Youth Day Mass setting, Missa Benedictus qui venit, in preparation for next month’s massive event. Why is it, however, that the preparation and learning of a Mass setting has taken priority over other songs and hymns? The reason for this is because the singing of the … Continue reading Singing Acclamations
There’s no doubting that World Youth Day is fast approaching (yes, it’s only 6 weeks to go!). The general advice to all of us is to get prepared for the biggest event Sydney’s ever seen. In addition to finding volunteers, arranging homestays and planning massive barbeques, there are also liturgical preparations to be made. The … Continue reading 1/6/08 – Missa Benedictus qui venit
This week’s feast is that of the Body and Blood of Christ, the second “Feast of the Lord” in Ordinary Time after the conclusion of the Easter Season. Those who participate in Mass daily have already started to hear once again the scripture readings of Ordinary Time, while the Sunday Masses will return to the … Continue reading 24/5/08 – Self-Intinction
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