Fr Janu (Parish Priest) and the Carmelite parish of Wentworthville (NSW) feature in the winter edition of Catholic Outlook from the Parramatta Diocese.
Today’s Gospel passage highlights both the cost and rewards of true discipleship. The disciples’ relationship with Jesus must be the centre of their lives and the context for all other relationships.
Pope Francis yesterday dedicated his general audience talk to Australian St Mary of the Cross MacKillop, focusing on her dedication to the poor, to formation and education. (Source: CNS)
Two Carmelites from the Province of Australia and Timor-Leste will attend World Youth Day to be held in Lisbon, Portugal, during the first week of August this year.
You can download and save the scripture texts, reflections and prayers for Lectio Divina for each day of this month. Lectio Divina is a traditional way of praying the Scriptures. Visit our Lectio Divina page for more information about how to pray using Lectio Divina. Join our Lectio Online group. We meet every Friday at 10am (Australian Eastern Daylight Time) [You are welcome to join from other time zones, eg. Perth/Singapore/Philippines: 7am; Timor-Leste/Tokyo: 8am; New Zealand: 12pm; Los Angeles: Thursday 4pm; New York/Toronto: Thursday 7pm] to prayerfully reflect on the Gospel of the coming Sunday.
On 14 June Brs Frangelino Isaias Ximenes, Julião Dos Santos, David Soares, Estevão De Deus Gomes and Francisco Xavier Martins make their profession of Solemn Vows (life-long commitment) in the Carmelites in a ceremony attended by some 2,000 people.
In its fourth meeting (22-23 May), the international Communications Commission discussed future directions for communications within the Order.
The second part of Jesus’ instruction to the disciples as they set out for their mission is the text of the Gospel today. The opening sentence sets the tone for the disciples’ mission: Do not be afraid - a phrase which is repeated twice more in this Gospel passage.
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Celebrating At Home 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time [PDF]
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Celebrating At Home 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time [ePub]
This week’s Gospel contains the first part of Jesus’ instructions to the disciples as they set out on their mission.
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Celebrating At Home 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time [PDF]
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Celebrating At Home 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time [ePub]
Last Thursday a huge crowd gathered for the annual Corpus Christi procession through the streets of Dili, led by the Archbishop, Cardinal Virgilio do Carmo da Silva. The Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ is a public holiday in Timor-Leste enabling many people to take part in the procession. These photos are from the Facebook page of Xanana Gusmau. Among those in the photos are Carmelite friars and Lay Carmelites.
