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Our Lady of Sorrows - 15 September For a while there were two feasts in honor of the Sorrowful Mother: one going back to the 15th century, the other to the 17th century. For a while both were celebrated by the universal Church: one on the Friday before Palm Sunday, the other in September. The principal biblical references to Mary’s sorrows are in Luke 2:35 and John 19:26-27. The Lucan passage [...]
Seasons of Creation Workshop
Graced Encounters in the Community of Creation: Cultivating Hope in Action WHEN: 10 September, 3:30pm or 6pm WHERE: St John the Baptist Oratory, Maitland Join Presenter, Dr Ann-Maree O’Beirne RSM for a Season of Creation Workshop. With a focus on the Ignatian motif of “finding God in all things,” this workshop will explore the wisdom of living our lives through a lens of grace that generates hope for all in [...]
Perpetual Day of Remembrance
On 14 September we observe Perpetual Day of Remembrance. This day is a public acknowledgement of the deep harm caused by the Church in the past, particularly the pain and suffering endured by survivors of abuse, their families, and those that have been lost. It is an occasion to re-commit ourselves to remembering what happened so as not to allow those things to be repeated. Our Parish will commemorate this [...]