Monday 6th of May “And you also must testify, for you have been with me from the beginning.” John 15:26-16:4 How many things can shake our faith? A discouraging homily, a friend’s insensitivity, and painful world events. However, in today’s reading,
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Sunday 5th of May “You are my friends if you do what I command you.” John 15:9-17 In today’s meditation, we are invited to reflect on a beautiful passage from the Gospel of John that encapsulates the gospel message – to
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Saturday 4th of May “The world hated me before it hated you.” John 15:18-21 It is reassuring to know what we face in the world – injustice, rejection and abandonment, betrayal, hardship and loss, unhealthy relationships, desires or addictions, power
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Friday 3rd of May Feast of Saints Philip and James Apostles “To have seen me is to have seen the father.” John 14:6-14 Maybe we sometimes feel that we do not know God. We wait or we ask when he
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Thursday 2nd of May “Remain in my love.” John 15:9-11 In today’s reading, Jesus invites us to remain in his love, to live our lives with him and carry his love in us throughout our day. To remain means returning
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Wednesday 1st of May Saint Joseph the Worker “a Prophet is only despised in his own country.” Matthew 13:54-58 Many of us may experience that it is sometimes harder to deal with people in our own family than friends. It
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Tuesday 30th April “A peace the world cannot give is my gift to you.” John 14:27- 31 The most common phrase that Jesus said was “Peace be with you”. If people 2,000 years ago needed peace, how much more do people
Pentecost Retreat -” Holy Spirit give us Life”
When: 18th May 2024 Where: St Bernadette Catholic Church, Carlton Time: 9:00-4pm Cost $50 (BYO Lunch) For more information and booking a space: Please contact Verbum Dei Missionaries, (02) 9341 5848 or verbumdeisydney@gmail.com
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Monday 8th of April The Annunciation of the Lord “I am the handmaid of the Lord.” Luke 1:26-38 God is not only the creator but also the initiator of all things. It is His plan that we will be saved through
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Sunday 7th of April Divine Mercy Sunday “Eight days later, Jesus came again and stood among them.” John 20:19-31 Each year, on the 2nd Sunday of Easter, we celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday, a feast established by Pope John Paul II.