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Jesus began to make it clear to his disciples that he was destined to go to Jerusalem and suffer grievously at the hands...
02/09/2023

Jesus began to make it clear to his disciples that he was destined to go to Jerusalem and suffer grievously at the hands of the elders and chief priests and scribes, to be put to death and to be raised up on the third day. Then, taking him aside, Peter started to remonstrate with him. ‘Heaven preserve you, Lord;’ he said ‘this must not happen to you.’ But he turned and said to Peter, ‘Get behind me, Satan! You are an obstacle in my path, because the way you think is not God’s way but man’s.’

Then Jesus said to his disciples, ‘If anyone wants to be a follower of mine, let him renounce himself and take up his cross and follow me. For anyone who wants to save his life will lose it; but anyone who loses his life for my sake will find it. What, then, will a man gain if he wins the whole world and ruins his life? Or what has a man to offer in exchange for his life?

‘For the Son of Man is going to come in the glory of his Father with his angels, and, when he does, he will reward each one according to his behaviour.’

Matthew 16:21-27

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When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi he put this question to his disciples, ‘Who do people say the Son of ...
26/08/2023

When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi he put this question to his disciples, ‘Who do people say the Son of Man is?’ And they said, ‘Some say he is John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.’ ‘But you,’ he said ‘who do you say I am?’

Then Simon Peter spoke up, ‘You are the Christ,’ he said, ‘the Son of the living God.’ Jesus replied, ‘Simon son of Jonah, you are a happy man! Because it was not flesh and blood that revealed this to you but my Father in heaven.

So I now say to you: You are Peter and on this rock I will build my Church. And the gates of the underworld can never hold out against it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven: whatever you bind on earth shall be considered bound in heaven; whatever you loose on earth shall be considered loosed in heaven.’

Then he gave the disciples strict orders not to tell anyone that he was the Christ.

Matthew 16:13-20

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Jesus left Gennesaret and withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon. Then out came a Canaanite woman from that district a...
19/08/2023

Jesus left Gennesaret and withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon. Then out came a Canaanite woman from that district and started shouting, ‘Sir, Son of David, take pity on me. My daughter is tormented by a devil.’ But he answered her not a word. And his disciples went and pleaded with him. ‘Give her what she wants,’ they said ‘because she is shouting after us.’

He said in reply, ‘I was sent only to the lost sheep of the House of Israel.’ But the woman had come up and was kneeling at his feet. ‘Lord,’ she said ‘help me.’ He replied, ‘It is not fair to take the children’s food and throw it to the house-dogs.’ She retorted, ‘Ah yes, sir; but even house-dogs can eat the scraps that fall from their master’s table.’

Then Jesus answered her, ‘Woman, you have great faith. Let your wish be granted.’ And from that moment her daughter was well again.

Matthew 15:21-28

Credit Australian Catholic Bishops Conference

The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference has released their Social Justice Statement 2023-24Listen, Learn, Love: A New...
17/08/2023

The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference has released their Social Justice Statement 2023-24
Listen, Learn, Love: A New Engagement with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples

DOWNLOAD the statement here:
https://bit.ly/SJS2023-24

Today is the memorial of St Maximilian Kolbe, a man whose very last act in life was deeply Christlike. Born in 1894 in P...
14/08/2023

Today is the memorial of St Maximilian Kolbe, a man whose very last act in life was deeply Christlike. Born in 1894 in Poland, Kolbe would grow up to become a Conventual Franciscan Friar and ardent promotor of devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Founding monasteries in India and Japan, Kolbe was also a prolific writer, starting his own publishing press as a means of evangelisation. With the onset of the Second World War, he published many articles and essays critical of N**i ideology. For this, the Gestapo arrested him and he was sent to Auschwitz.

When a group of men were chosen to face death, Kolbe volunteered to take the place of a man who had a family. After two weeks of dehydration and starvation, finding he was still alive they finally put Kolbe to death by lethal injection.

Maximilian Kolbe is a beautiful example of Christ’s own sacrificial love. May we always strive to follow in Christ’s footsteps like he did. St Maxmilian Kolbe, pray for us! 🙏🙏🙏

Credit Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne

But at once Jesus called out to them, saying, ‘Courage! It is I! Do not be afraid.’ It was Peter who answered. ‘Lord,’ h...
12/08/2023

But at once Jesus called out to them, saying, ‘Courage! It is I! Do not be afraid.’ It was Peter who answered. ‘Lord,’ he said ‘if it is you, tell me to come to you across the water.’ ‘Come’ said Jesus. Then Peter got out of the boat and started walking towards Jesus across the water, but as soon as he felt the force of the wind, he took fright and began to sink. ‘Lord! Save me!’ he cried. Jesus put out his hand at once and held him. ‘Man of little faith,’ he said ‘why did you doubt?’

Matthew 14:22-33

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Now that World Youth Day has ended, there will be some posts over the coming weeks of the amazing journey we went on!Sta...
12/08/2023

Now that World Youth Day has ended, there will be some posts over the coming weeks of the amazing journey we went on!

Stay Tuned!

Then, leaving the crowds, he went to the house; and his disciples came to him and said, ‘Explain the parable about the d...
22/07/2023

Then, leaving the crowds, he went to the house; and his disciples came to him and said, ‘Explain the parable about the darnel in the field to us.’ He said in reply, ‘The sower of the good seed is the Son of Man. The field is the world; the good seed is the subjects of the kingdom; the darnel, the subjects of the evil one; the enemy who sowed them, the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; the reapers are the angels. Well then, just as the darnel is gathered up and burnt in the fire, so it will be at the end of time. The Son of Man will send his angels and they will gather out of his kingdom all things that provoke offences and all who do evil, and throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and grinding of teeth. Then the virtuous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Listen, anyone who has ears!’

Matthew 13:24-43

Credit Australian Catholic Bishops Conference

It was a pleasure last weekend to attend the Commissioning Mass for all World Youth Day pilgrims travelling from the Cat...
22/07/2023

It was a pleasure last weekend to attend the Commissioning Mass for all World Youth Day pilgrims travelling from the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne to Portugal. Our old Melbourne worker Liam even read the second reading!

Let’s pray for all students and young people attending!

Today we celebrate the feast of St Mary Magdalene, the ‘Apostle to the Apostles’. In today’s Gospel, we read about Mary’...
21/07/2023

Today we celebrate the feast of St Mary Magdalene, the ‘Apostle to the Apostles’. In today’s Gospel, we read about Mary’s encounter with the resurrected Jesus, and how she recognised him when he spoke her name. This scene, St Pope John Paul II said, is the ‘crown’ of Jesus’ interactions with women, where she is entrusted with being the first evangelist of the resurrection (Mulieris Dignitatem, §16).

Much of Mary’s biography remains mysterious to us, although we know her past was troubled enough that Jesus needed to exorcise seven demons from her. Whatever the case, she is a beautiful example of how, no matter what might have happened in our lives, Jesus is always with us, speaking our name, calling us to him.

St Mary Magdalene, pray for us!

Credit Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne

Jesus exclaimed, ‘I bless you, Father, Lord of heaven and of earth, for hiding these things from the learned and the cle...
08/07/2023

Jesus exclaimed, ‘I bless you, Father, Lord of heaven and of earth, for hiding these things from the learned and the clever and revealing them to mere children. Yes, Father, for that is what it pleased you to do. Everything has been entrusted to me by my Father; and no one knows the Son except the Father, just as no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.

‘Come to me, all you who labour and are overburdened, and I will give you rest. Shoulder my yoke and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. Yes, my yoke is easy and my burden light.’

Matthew 11:25-30

Credit Australian Catholic Bishops Conference

A fantastic reflection by Fr Khoi Nguyen MSC
18/06/2023

A fantastic reflection by Fr Khoi Nguyen MSC

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