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Preaching and celebrating the Good News of Jesus

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​Dear Parishioner and friend,

Just a quick update regarding the weekday Mass time.
 
Mass times for the parish:
Beside Midday masses, from this Monday onwards, there will be public weekday masses at 6:45am in the church. Weekend Masses are still the same: Sat 9am, Vigil 6pm, Sun 8am, 11am and 6pm. 


Please call the parish office tel 9912 6870 ext 3 if you would like to speak to a priest, or have any other queries, and please call Dominicare tel 0481 296 547 if the parish might be able to assist you with household and community needs.
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“Lent stimulates us to let the Word of God penetrate our life and in this way to know the fundamental truth: who we are, where we come from, where we must go, what path we must take in life. “ Benedict XVI



God bless you all!
Fr Peter Toan Nguyen OP

​Parish Priest



 Resources for Prayer and Reflection


Sunday Readings and other Prayers

You can find the readings of the day free of charge on-line at Universalis. You can also click to download the Sunday Mass Readings and other prayers.

Some Devotional Links

1. Bread 4 Today: https://www.cssr.org.au/bread4today
This daily reflection app is produced by the Redemptorists, Australia, New Zealand and Samoa.

2. Three-Minute Retreat: https://www.loyolapress.com/3-minute-retreats-daily-online-prayer/about-3minute-retreats
These brief but thoughtful virtual ‘retreats’ are based on the lectionary and are produced by Loyola Press, a ministry of the Jesuits in the United States. They are available online or as an app on your phone.

3.Sacred Space: https://www.sacredspace.ie/
The Irish Jesuits have been producing the popular Sacred Space daily prayers and reflections for more than twenty years, and they are now available as a convenient phone app.

4. Pray as You Go: https://pray-as-you-go.org/
Based on Ignatian spirituality, and incorporating music, Scripture from the Lectionary and prayer prompts, this audio app is designed to provide ‘a framework for your


A Prayer of St John Henry Cardinal Newman
God knows what he is about - a prayer of trust in providence

God has created me to do Him some definite service.
He has committed some work to me, which He has not committed to another.
I have my mission. 
I may never know it in this life, but I shall be told it in the next.
I am a link in a chain, a bond of connection between persons. 
He has not created me for naught.
I shall do good; I shall do His work. 
I shall be an angel of peace, a preacher of truth in my own place,
while not intending it if I do but keep His commandments.
Therefore, I will trust Him.
Whatever I am; I can never be thrown away.
If I am in sickness, my sickness may serve Him;
in perplexity, my perplexity may serve Him.
 If I am in sorrow, my sorrow may serve Him.
He does nothing in vain. 
He knows what He is about.
He may take away my friends. 
He may throw me among strangers. 
He may make me feel desolate, make my spirits sink, hide my future from me.
Still, He knows what He is about.


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Strong in the Face of Tribulation: A Church in Communion, a Sure Support in Time of Trial.

This is a free book, in pdf format, from the Vatican.  It contains prayers and reflections gathered from the Church's tradition, as well as homilies and reflections of Pope Francis.  It is designed specifically to be a resource for prayer and reflection in this time of pandemic.

The book will be up-dated regularly, so feel free to come back and down-load an updated copy in a week or two.

Prayers during a Pandemic
compiled by Bishop Peter Elliott

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The banner at the top is a detail from the stained glass windows in the church.  The dog is an heraldic symbol of St Dominic. A legend tells that when his mother was pregnant, she dreamed that she gave birth to a dog, with a fiery torch in its mouth.  It ran around the world, setting it on fire. 
There is also an old Latin pun.  "Domini canes" means "dogs of the Lord", while "Dominicani" means "Dominicans".
St Dominic was in fact named after St Dominic of Silos, sometime abbot of a famous Benedictine abbey near our saint's birthplace of Caleruega, Spain.  The name "Dominic" means "the Lord's man."