As has been the custom for many years, an archdiocesan Mass will be celebrated on the Archdiocese of Wellington feast day, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, 8 December. The Mass will be celebrated at St Teresa’s Pro-Cathedral, Karori, at 7pm.
It seems to me that each year it gets that little bit more difficult to engage with the Christmas message, to cut through the commercial hoo-ha that surrounds it; hoo-ha that, these days, can start to build as early as September.
During the month of December 2023 Pope Francis’ intention is: for persons
with disabilities.
We pray that people living with disabilities may be at the centre of attention in society, and that institutions may offer inclusive programmes which value their active participation.
First Sunday of Advent – Mark 13:33-37
33 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘Be on your guard, stay awake, because you never know when the time will come.
Over 75 years of devotion to Convent Old Girls Netball Club and netball in the Hutt Valley were celebrated at the funeral Mass for Rita Barker (nee McNeil) at ‘her’ Ss Peter and Paul Church in Lower Hutt, on 27 July.
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ
I am writing this in the last week of the Synod here in Rome. It has been a time of listening to the experience of many, of trying to see where the Holy Spirit is leading the Church and how to be faithful to our call to follow Christ from within our Catholic tradition.
The unfolding story of the Litany of Loreto (16th century), honouring Mary, the Mother of Jesus, continues this month as Fr James Lyons reflects on the two titles, Gate of Heaven and Morning Star.
Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time – Matthew 23:1-12 1Jesus spoke to the crowds and his disciples saying, 2‘The scribes and the Pharisees have taken their seat on the chair of Moses. 3Therefore, you must do and observe what they tell you; but do not follow their example. For they do not practise what they preach. […]
During the month of November 2023 Pope Francis’ intention is: for the Pope. We pray for the Holy Father;as he fulfils his mission,may he continue to accompany the flock entrusted to him,with the help of theHoly Spirit.
On the Feast of St Francis of Assisi, 4 October 2023, Pope Francis published Laudate Deum, an Apostolic Exhortation building on his 2015 encyclical, Laudato si’. Catherine Gibbs reflects on the Pope’s letter and draws links to the New Zealand bishops’ recently published Te Kahu o te Ora – A Consistent Ethic of Life