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Lectio Divina July 2022 [PDF]
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Sunday 3rd July will see many prominent members of our Catholic Church come together for the continuation of the momentous event in our Australian Church, he Second General Assembly of the Plenary Council as well as the opening of NAIDOC Week.
There is a sense of simplicity and urgency as Jesus commissions the seventy-two to spread the Good News of God’s involvement in human life. Spreading the message of the Gospel is always to be done in a non-threatening way – by winning over hearts and minds through good example and good living.
The Carmelites warmly invite you to celebrate the Solemnity of Our Lady of Mount Carmel with Mass at 10.30am on Sunday 17 July at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, 210 Richardson Street (cnr Wright St), Middle Park.
You can send the names of any mothers, living or deceased, you would like remembered in the Mass to: The Carmelites, 75 Wright Street, Middle Park, Vic 3206 or phone (03) 9690 8822 or by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Very often in life we know what the right thing to do is, yet we can find it very difficult to do. There is a sense of that in the Gospel reading for today. What happens when we feel we are doing the right thing and get treated badly because of it? Will we act like James and John, wanting to call down fire from heaven to punish the offenders? Or will we follow the way of Jesus and just go ‘to another village’? We can be filled with such a sense of righteousness that we turn ourselves into God’s avengers, but we are really avenging ourselves.
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Celebrating At Home 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time [PDF]
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Join Fr Roderick for this short video of highlights from the Canonisation Mass. Fr Roderick is the Parish Priest of one of the Titus Brandsma parishes in the Netherlands.
As a University Professor with a specialty in Philosophy, Titus Brandsma would have been acutely aware of the ideas and propaganda circulating in neighbouring Germany during the 1930’s. The Nazi party promoted a broad spectrum of basic principles which enshrined raw power and violence, especially at the expense of the weak. One can only rise to the top of a struggle by stepping on those inferior people below. In such a mindset, Christianity was ridiculed for its care and attention to the poor, sick, elderly, and handicapped.
The 20th century was dominated by a series of crises, including 2 World Wars, the rise of National Socialism, wide-spread poverty and racial and religious discrimination. In this article, Sanny Bruijns, O.Carm., looks at how Titus Brandsma responded to the unfolding crises of his day, and how he faced his own personal crisis after his imprisonment in January 1942.
We are very used to thinking about the Real Presence of Jesus being in the Blessed Sacrament. But the real presence of Christ is also in the community when it gathers in his name to feast on the Word of Scripture, to recall what Jesus said and did at the Last Supper (not only the words over bread and wine, but also the washing of the feet), when it shares the food of the Eucharist together, when it goes out and continues to break and pour out that food in acts of loving kindness, in soothing and nourishing words which brings others to life.
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Celebrating At Home Body & Blood of Christ [PDF]
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Over 400 paper cranes were folded to decorate Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Coorparoo (QLD), for Pentecost - a prayer for the gift of universal peace and a celebration of the spirit present and alive in the members of our community.
“Like peace, folding paper cranes is not always so easy, but takes perseverance, patience and trust,” Fr Matthew Tonini, Associate Pastor, said. “Every attempt brings us closer as a community and unites us in a commitment to justice and peace.”
The colourful cranes were folded by parishioners, students and teachers from Mt Carmel school and St Peter Claver College and children’s liturgy of the word and threaded and hung around the church in an array of colours and patterns.
“The diversity of cranes reflects the diversity of our community united in the one Spirit,” Matthew said.
The display will remain in the church for the month of June. (See gallery below)
