Just a few
thoughts
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"When you truly love yourself, you don't
have enemies. They may hate you but you're too big to hate them back." --
Tony Gaskins
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May the witness of St Matthias to Jesus, in his
preaching and martyrdom, be a source of encouragement to all Christians
Reflections
ü Not every good
thing is necessarily a God thing
The Signs Of
The Times
Ø Sisters
hopeful synodal process of ‘walking together’ will continue under new pope
Musical
Reflection
Just a few
thoughts
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"The soul should always stand ajar, ready
to welcome the ecstatic experience." -- Emily Dickinson
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We pray that there might be in the Church a real
missionary spirit so that Jesus is proclaimed to the nations with great love.
Reflections
The Signs Of
The Times
Ø Pope
Leo XIV pleads for end to Ukraine, Gaza conflicts: 'Never again war!'
Musical
Reflection
Just a few
thoughts
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May we rejoice in the universal nature of the
Church and welcome every member into our parish with no hint of discrimination.
·
We pray for the Australian community, that we
put political differences aside and work together to address the great
challenges of global warming, international upheaval, generational inequality,
and finding common purpose
Reflections
ü Wanting to
make the right choices
The Signs Of
The Times
Ø What
kind of society do we want?
Musical
Reflection
Just a few
thoughts
·
"Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is
necessary. It fulfills the same function as pain in the human body. It calls
attention to an unhealthy state of things." -- Sir Winston Churchill
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We pray For Pope Leo, that with his heart set on
Jesus, the Good Shepherd, he will be a true servant of all in the Church and an
instrument of peace for all humanity.
·
We pray for mothers, grandmothers, and all who
have been as mothers for us, that they will be honoured on this Mother’s Day
for the life-giving love they have bestowed on us
Reflections
The Signs Of
The Times
Ø Australian
bishops welcome Pope Leo XIV
Musical
Reflection
Just a few
thoughts
·
"Kindness is the language which the deaf
can hear and the blind can see." -- Mark Twain
·
We pray for the Universal Church, united around
Pope Leo, successor of Peter the Apostle: that as the pilgrim people of God, we
may all help build up the Church in charity.
Reflections
ü Love your
enemies – Sunday reflection
The Signs Of
The Times
Ø Pope
Leo - "Without fear, united, hand in hand with God and among ourselves, we
will go forward."
Musical
Reflection
Just a few
thoughts
·
"Sometimes our light goes out, but is blown
again into instant flame by an encounter with another human being." --
Albert Schweitzer
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May parents who worry about the apparent lack of
faith in their children not lose heart, but see in St Paul’s conversion every
reason to still believe in Christ’s grace.
·
We pray for Pope Leo, whom God has chosen to be
a shepherd of the people of God, that he may receive an abundance of the Holy
Spirit and confirm the faith and hope of us all.
Reflections
ü Our Hope
and Strength – Next Sunday reflection
The Signs Of
The Times
Ø Recognize God in everyone –
Todos, Todos, Todos
Musical
Reflection
Just a few
thoughts
·
"The oak fought the wind and was broken,
the willow bent when it must and survived." -- Robert Jordan
·
May the Cardinals hold together a spirit of
prayer as they take part in
the Conclave, seeking the Wisdom of the Holy Spirit.
·
We pray for communities in rural and remote
Australia affected either by floods or looming drought, that they will receive
the short-term assistance they need and call the whole nation together to
respond to climate change.
Reflections
ü Listen to His Voice
– Next Sunday reflection
The Signs Of
The Times
Ø ‘If
we don’t care for the poor, no one else will do it for us’
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Reflection
