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Catholics need better understanding of the Mass, says Pope Francis

The majority of a new letter from Pope Francis focuses on helping Catholics learn to recognise and be astounded by the great gift of the Mass and the Eucharist and how it is not simply a weekly “staging” or “representation” of the Last Supper but truly allows people of all times and all places to encounter the crucified and risen Lord and to eat his body and drink his blood.

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Alleluia Day 2022 deepens school community’s understanding of the resurrection

St John’s College Deputy Principal Brett Love gives a short synopsis of Allelluia Day, where students and the community come together to grow in understanding about the resurrection of Christ.

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COVID-19: Behind the scenes look at Mass For You At Home

Mass For You At Home Director and Producer Daniel Hopper features in this behind the scenes view in what is a ministry of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, in partnership with the Diocese of Wollongong.

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Prayer resources a spirit driven process, says Sr Kerry

The development of the prayer resources for the First Assembly of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia has required a different way of thinking, said Mercy Sister Kerry Willison, Chair of the Plenary Council Liturgy Committee and Director of Liturgy for the Archdiocese of Perth.

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Pope encourages people to rediscover importance of Sunday Liturgy

In conjunction with the 71st National Liturgical Week in Cremona, Italy, the Vatican Secretary of State on behalf of Pope Francis, reflected on how the COVID-19 pandemic confirmed changes previously underway in people’s understanding and participation in Sunday Mass. By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service.

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New website showcases sacred, liturgical art

A website launched this week aims to deepen people’s appreciation of sacred art by featuring Australian artists and liturgical art in its various forms.

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This unsettling figure represents the homeless crisis in Australia: the form of a human body, which has been pierced with 8200 holes, one for each homeless person in Australia, highlighted by a series of LED lights shining through them. Photo: Supplied.

ASH WEDNESDAY 2021: Faithful sprinkled with ashes in modified distribution format

The effects of COVID-19 have caused an unconventional start of Lent as worshippers this year received ashes by having them sprinkled on the top of their head. In his Lenten Pastoral Letter for 2021, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB spoke about how this six-week period is an opportunity for the faithful to acknowledge sinfulness as a serious matter that can have destructive effects on others and on ourselves.

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Change to prayers during Mass due in November

Worshippers will from late-November notice a slight change to the words the priest prays just before the Liturgy of the Word, with the amendment supporting a more faithful understanding of the Trinity

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ACU to host American liturgy and culture speaker

The Australian Catholic University (ACU) Centre for Liturgy will host the President of the Catholic Theological Union, Rev Prof Mark R Francis CSV, in a free online public lecture broadcast live from Chicago, USA on Monday 20 July via Zoom.

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The Record Magazine Issue 1 (March 2016)

The Record Magazine Issue 1. Front Cover: Feby Plando. It has been an honour to be part of the hardworking team that has worked together in developing the new publication of the Archdiocese of Perth, The Record Magazine. With 140 years of history behind its development, I am certain readers will be able to appreciate the research, intuitive writing and creative design that have come ...
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