Bowen Hills Parish

12/10/2026

Today we honour the feast of St Carlo Acutis, the Church’s first millennial saint, whose first-class relic recently travelled through the Archdiocese of Brisbane. 🙏⛪

From a young age, Carlo had a deep love for Jesus and the Eucharist. After making his First Holy Communion at seven, he attended Mass regularly and spent time in Eucharistic Adoration. He loved learning, computers, music and video games, but also showed great discipline, limiting his gaming so it would not distract him from God and others. At just 12, he began sharing his faith as a catechist and he used his computer skills to create a website documenting Eucharistic miracles and Marian apparitions.

Carlo died from leukaemia at the age of 15 on 12 October 2006, a date now remembered as his heavenly birthday. As a patron saint of young people and computer programmers, he reminds us that holiness is possible in every generation and even in our technology-driven world. May we follow his example by keeping Jesus at the centre of our lives and using our gifts to share the faith. 🖥️✝️

St Carlo Acutis, pray for us.

12/10/2026

🔸 Księża Chrystusowcy oraz Siostry Misjonarki dla Polonii zagranicznej serdecznie zapraszają na 40. Jasnogórską Noc Czuwania w intencji Polskich Emigrantów i ich Duszpasterzy, która odbędzie się z 16 na 17 października 2026 roku.

🔸 Przed obliczem Jasnogórskiej Madonny będziemy wspólnie powierzać Królowej Polski i Polonii wszystkie sprawy Polaków rozsianych po całym świecie, aby zawierzyć Jej blaski i cienie codzienności.

🔸 Do zobaczenia na Jasnej Górze! 😇🙏

Szczegółowe informacje spotkania w linku: 👇
https://www.mchr.pl/2026/09/22/41-jasnogorska-noc-czuwania-zapowiedz/

12/10/2026

Kolejny Parafialny Dzień Wspólnoty na Bowen Hills już we wtorek, 13 października. Zapraszamy bardzo serdecznie!
10.00 rozpoczęcie wystawieniem Najświętszego Sakramentu i wspólna modlitwa różańcowa.
10.30 Msza święta po niej zapraszamy na spotkanie przy kawie w harcówce.

07/10/2026

⛪️🙏🏼 Pray the Rosary with a living faith and firm confidence - fight for the victory of love and mercy.

29/06/2026

Join us this Saturday morning with St Carlo Acutis relic. Check program below.

31/05/2026

Our Lady Queen of Peace, pray for us! Don’t forget the power of the rosary. We kneel with the Holy Father in prayer with the Mother of God, begging for the gift of peace from God the Most Holy Trinity.

30/05/2026

Join the Pope's worldwide prayer for peace: pray the rosary at 11am tomorrow, Sun 31 May in the Church of Our Lady of Victories, Bowen Hills - the White Temple of Peace. All welcome! If you've never prayed the rosary, an awesome, scriptural and powerful prayer; we'll teach you how! 🕊⛪🙏🏽Join live via www.vatican.va around 3am Sunday morning Brisbane time or join us later, in person, at our Church.
Also: Holy Mass in English 8am or Polish 9:30am.

To accompany his constant calls for peace in the world, Pope Leo XIV will lead the prayer of the Holy Rosary on May 30 at 7:00 PM Rome time from the Vatican Gardens.

He will lead the faithful in Shrines around the world in praying the Joyful Mysteries, with each decade being dedicated specifically for those affected by war and violence and entrusting them to the intercession of Mary, Queen of Peace.

The first mystery prays for the victims of war, especially the most vulnerable, while the second is for those who bring words of hope and the comfort of faith to populations affected by war. The third recalls the medical and paramedical personnel and volunteers who bring humanitarian aid every day.

The fourth mystery prays for those who suffer the violence of war, for prisoners and for all who endure humiliations that violate human dignity. The fifth and final Joyful Mystery is dedicated to praying for an end to war and the establishment of lasting peace in the world.

https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2026-05/pope-preside-over-rosary-dedicated-to-peace-in-vatican-gardens.html

30/05/2026

Congratulations to Aaron on his Confirmation and First Holy Communion on Pentecost Sunday - May God bless you always! 🕊🙏

25/05/2026

Among her many names- Mary, Mother of God, Mother of the Church, Queen of Peace and many more- her special name here in Sydney and throughout Australia is “Mary Help of Christians”.

She acquired this name because Our Lady helped the baby Australian Church survive in colonial times when it had no priests, no Mass, no sacraments, and struggled with unfriendly authorities.

Fast-forward two centuries and Catholics are now the biggest religion in Australia and our presence is strong across schools, hospitals, welfare services, aged care homes and so many other wonderful spiritual and corporal works of mercy.

May we continue then to call upon our patron, Mary Help of Christians, in our daily lives and our works as she helps bring us close to her divine Son. Mary, Help of Christians, pray for us!

25/05/2026

At the Regina Caeli, the Pope urged everyone to invoke the Holy Spirit, who opens the doors to faith and encourages the Church to be “welcoming and ...