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“It is therefore a holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead, that they may be loosed from sins.” 2 Machabees, Chapter 12: 46
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Halloween means the ‘eve of all Saints.’ The old English word for Saints is ‘hallows’, and ‘een’ means eve. Hence, Halloween. It is a very old festival, and has its roots in a pagan custom in Ireland before the coming of St. Patrick, during which the druids (pagan priests) communicated with the souls of the dead on the eve of November 1. St. Patrick was a practical saint. He did not abolish the druidic, pagan custom altogether. Rather, he christianized the custom by praying for the dead as we now observe on November 2, the feast of all Souls; and by invoking the example of the Christian saints (the holy ones who have gone to heaven) on November 1, and the feast of all Saints. Hence, the Christian origin of Halloween as the ‘eve of all Saints.’
Over the years, the festival of Halloween as the eve of all Saints, morphed into a secular holiday. It is celebrated, increasingly, today as a secular festival by children and adults alike; it is the subject of scary Hollywood movies; and it is the second largest commercial feast in America.
While Halloween is celebrated as a day of fun and revelry, it is still important not to lose sight of its Christian origins. For those who have lost a loved one, November is a good time to remember them and to pray for them.
The church celebrates mass on “all souls day’, November 2, to pray for the souls of the faithful departed. On November 1, the church celebrates the feast of ‘all saints’ with a mass, to draw inspiration from the example of the saints in heaven.
Remembering the souls of the faithful departed, and praying for them, as the second book of Machabees states, is a “holy and wholesome thought.” During the month of November, let us not forget to say a prayer for the deceased members of our families and to visit their graves, if possible. We are all part of the great family of God on earth and in heaven. This is what is meant by the communion of saints; the communion of the faithful in this world and in the next. That is why we should pray for our deceased family members and friends who have gone before us.
based on an article by fr hugh duffy ph.d ireland and america
“It is therefore a holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead, that they may be loosed from sins.” 2 Machabees, Chapter 12: 46
Previously unknown facts about Dunedin’s Catholic history have been brought to light in a new book about the establishment and development of the St Vincent de Paul Society in New Zealand.
To mark its 150th Anniversary in New Zealand the Society has published “The Early History of the Society of St Vincent de Paul in New Zealand, 1867-1925”.
The book by long time Vincentian, Tim O’Sullivan, chronicles the struggles of the society to put into practice Christian charity in order to serve the poor of colonial New Zealand.
The first conference in Dunedin was founded in 1885. Over the years many prominent Catholic families in the Dunedin area supported the Society. Dunedin Catholics who were involved from the beginning were from the Callan, Horan and Fergusson families.
Much to the chagrin of Bishop Moran, the first Dunedin Conference was very effectively run by women. It was not until 1907 that there was a men’s conference formed in the city and for a number of years it worked in the shadow of the Ladies' conference.
An early supporter of the society in Dunedin was poet and writer Thomas Bracken who contributed his skills to the fundraising concerts. Later, Bracken became famous as the writer of the words of New Zealand’s National Hymn, “God Defend New Zealand,” set to music by John Joseph Woods.
The first Conference of the Society in New Zealand was established in Christchurch in 1867 by Father Chataigner SM.
Copies of the book are available from the Society of St Vincent de Paul, PO Box 26-007, North Avon, Christchurch 8013, or by emailing [email protected].
News Release from the Society of St Vincent de Paul
Early Catholic history of Dunedin revealed
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Internationally renowned Catholic musician, David Haas, delighted parishioners from around the diocese for one day on Wednesday, 11 October, at Holy Name Church in Dunedin. David offered an afternoon workshop on Music in the Mass, which was helpful to those who are ministers of music in our diocese. In the evening he performed a concert, charming the crowd as he played some of his best-known pieces, such as Blest Are They, We Have Been Told, We Are Called, and the local favourite, You Are Mine. He shared both amusing and touching stories between songs, explaining why he wrote them and who has inspired him over the years. At one point, in the evening session, he had many of us in tears as he recalled carrying a ladder out in the processional after a misunderstanding with his priest during Mass. It was an enriching experience for all who attended. We were very lucky to have David visit New Zealand after presenting at a conference in Perth, Australia. Many thanks to Michael Mangan (pictured with David), President of the Australian Pastoral Musicians Network, and Louise Campbell, Director of NZ National Liturgy Office, for making David’s New Zealand tour possible.
David Haas
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The day after the slaughter of Passchendale, October 1917, Mary Our Lady made her final appearance to three children, aged between 10 and 13, in the Catholic country parish of Fatima in Portugal. Her message: tell the peoples of the world they must pray for peace.
In a Parish Council discussion of how this significant centenary could be celebrated, Anne Horrell, secretary of the Western Southland parish of St Joseph’s, suggested the use of an ‘open’ limestone cave situated at Clifden, close to Tuatapere. Parish priest Fr Jacob Thevasahayam and members of the Parish Council were supportive and enthusiastic and so planning for the event took place. The result? A magical, once-in-a-lifetime experience for people who came from all over to share the spiritual ambience of sharing a Rosary and then a Mass; altar flowers in polished brass vessels which gleamed in the light of dozens of tea light candles in edges, ledges, nooks and crannies in the ancient cracked cave walls.
On October 14, around 70 Southlanders gathered in that remote candlelit cave in Western Southland to mark the centenary of the appearance of Our Lady of Fatima, as she has come to be known. The familiar story was told again, of Mary’s urging Lucia, the eldest, and the other two, to spread the word and say the Rosary, to pray for peace in the world. Portugal was at the heart of war-torn Europe. The children’s story of the vision of Mary clad in a cloak of cerulean blue, holding her Rosary beads out towards them, was examined closely and eventually found believable. It was familiar enough to many of those who attended the commemoration in the Clifden limestone cave. Fr Maurice White, of Winton, assisting Western Southland parish priest Fr Jacob Thevasahayam in
celebrating the Mass which followed the Rosary, recalled saying Mass in the Chapel built for The Lady at Fatima some years ago. Mary Stuart, Invercargill, there with her husband David, recalled celebrating her 21st birthday at Fatima in 1961 while on an overseas tour with her sister Carol. The scene of the apparitions has been venerated over the past century and is included on many religious pilgrimages in Europe. The congregation that came to the Fatima celebration in the cave at Clifden included people of all faiths, some interested in the story and others in seeing the cave site. Ngarita Dixon JP, a popular Tuatapere identity for all her life, was seeing the cave for the first time and, like most, was enchanted by the flower-decked, candle-lit setting.
A good idea of the multinational nature of the gathering came when the Rosary responses came, as requested, in people’s original tongue. As Greg Clarke, of Riverton, intoned the prayers, responses were heard in Latin, Maori, two dialects of Indian, two of Sri Lanka and one from the Philippines. Greg, a member of the Parish Council, was very instrumental in transporting chattels, pieces of furniture and adornments for the event and actively involved in the preparation and the setting up of the venue.
The cave is on the privately owned property of Invercargill restauranteur Mana Davis (formerly Tillermans, now Louis’) and his business partner Lucy Farr. They generously acceded to a request from Mrs Horrell for the use of the venue. Mrs Horrell’s husband, Nicol, helped with car parking, along with Rex Hibbs of Tuatapere and ferried people, where necessary, up the hill after their cars were paddock parked.
Commemoration In Candlelit Caveabridged version of an article by pat veltkamp smith
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While God is our constant, there is no doubt that the reality of our Church in today’s world is changing. About sixteen people, passionate about lay ministry in our Diocese, gathered at Burns Lodge at Holy Cross Centre, Mosgiel, in October, to discuss how we might best be Christ in today’s context. We started with Avery Dulles’ 6 Models of Church, and used these as a framework for our weekend. Hospitality, Mission, Ecumenism,
Multiculturalism, Good Liturgy, Prayer and Spirituality were all highlighted as important places to focus our energy in ministry. While we all love the Mass, we realized, also, that Church is more than Mass, and had honest and robust discussions around how to reach those outside of our Sunday liturgies. It was a deeply moving experience for all participants, and we left hopeful for the future of God’s Church, whatever it may be!
Church in a Changing Worldcontributed by amy armstrong
SEASON OF ADVENT – COMMENCING SUNDAY 3 DECEMBERThe Advent wreath is a circle of evergreens. The devotion is usually incorporated during the family meal, or night prayers. Fastened to the wreath are four candles representing the four weeks of Advent. Three of the candles are purple, reminding us of the penitential nature of the season. A rose, or pink, candle is lit for the Third Sunday of Advent, also known as Gaudete (rejoice) Sunday. It is reminding us that the end of Advent is almost here, and the birth of Christ is imminent.
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The Dunedin branch of Family Life International was blessed on 20-21 October 2017 to host Fr Linus Clovis of the Archdiocese of Castries, Saint Lucia, where he serves as the Director of the Secretariat for Family and Life. Fr Clovis has a doctorate in Mathematics, and degrees in Theology, Canon Law and Latin Literature.
The miracle of the sun took place before the three children, Lucy dos Santos and her cousins, Jacinta and Francis Marto, and a crowd of 70,000 at Fatima in Portugal on 17 October 1917, following revelations by Our Lady to the children over the preceding months. Father’s talks started with an enthusiastic group of students at Holy Name Church on Friday night where he gave a brief outline on the history of Fatima, the message Mary gave us and how we can relate this message to our spiritual life. He explained to us how important the message of Fatima was then and now, as St John Paul II stated, as the culture of death spreads around the world. The message left with us by Fr Clovis was one of hope. Mary stated that “in the end, my Immaculate Heart will triumph!”
Fr Clovis’ second talk was on Saturday at St Francis Xavier Parish to a large mix of people.
A copy of Father Clovis’ speech notes can be obtained from Philippa O’Neill Ph 479 0294 or email [email protected]
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Food for Critical ReflectionCelebrating Christmas simply - for the sake of God's creation
NOVEMBER – the month of Christmas advertising and promotion; the month when tensions start to rise as end-of-year school, recreational and work places hold their final celebrations; the month in which our thoughts turn to Christmas food and gifts, holiday preparation and even next year’s planning, tending to clutter our minds.
Each year we resolve not to be caught up in this frenzy, but it seems a battle to stay on the calm and sensible path. As Christmas becomes increasingly commercial we often forget what it is truly about. We as Christians are called to make a stand for the simple life; Christ, born in the straw among the animals, their breath warming the newborn King.
bernadette hannagan and donna peacock, green island/mosgiel pastoral area
Is this a special time for us to consider ‘living simply so others may simply live’?
Once, gifts were wrapped in brown paper with a cotton Christmas ribbon or Christmas paper (no foil), much of which was recycled the next year, and all of which was completely biodegradable. Do we need to look at the sustainability of what we give, how much we give and what we package it in. “What would Jesus say” about our buying and sharing?
We as God’s children, are invited to celebrate, be joyful and hospitable; especially at Christmas.
Here are a few ideas for simple, sustainable and affordable Christmas gifts:
• For a couple, give one gift • Have a family Secret Santa • Buy a plant, or a voucher for the garden • A Caritas gift: caritasgifts.org.nz/ • Homemade: jam, chutney, lemonade in cute jars with Christmassy labels• For a family: a second-hand basket turned into a hamper with home-
made produce • Home baking: shortbread, mince pies, truffles, sweets • Treasures from your garden, small cuttings planted up with a label, herbs • Handmade book of recipes – your favourites, great for grandchildren
going flatting • Photo montage – choose family photos and mount them in a frame • Make cloth shopping bags, aprons from old dresses• Home-made vouchers for gardening, housework, shopping, meals • Record a CD of yourself, reading a book or short stories for children, or
tell them stories: When I was a child – excellent for family overseas• Maybe gift tag reading” “Loving you and the earth this Christmas”.
We pray that the simplicity of the Christ-child fills our hearts this Christmas.
Pope Francis:
“Since the market tends to promote extreme consumerism in an effort to sell its products, people can easily get caught up in a whirlwind of needless buying and spending … … (this) leads people to believe that they are free as long as they have the supposed freedom to consume”. Laudato Si’ (#203):
“I ask you to ensure that humanity is served by wealth not ruled by it.” Pope Francis (2014)
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In a message to medical professionals earlier this month, Pope Francis said that when it comes to end-of-life care, treatments should always be based on human dignity and with the patient's best interests in mind.
He also stressed that the various medical options provided must avoid the temptation either to euthanize a patient or to pursue disproportionate treatments which do not serve the integral good of the person.
When it comes to caring for those at the end of their earthly life, “it could be said that the categorical imperative is to never abandon the sick,” the Pope said Nov. 16.
The anguish of being faced with our human mortality and the difficult decisions we have to make “may tempt us to step back from the patient,” he said, but cautioned that is the stage when we are most called to show love, closeness, and solidarity.
Each person – whether they are a parent, child, sibling, doctor or nurse – must give in their own way, he said, and even though there is not always a guarantee of healing or a cure, “we can and must always care for the living, without ourselves shortening their life, but also without futilely resisting their death.”
In this sense, he pointed to the importance of palliative care, “which is proving most important in our culture, as it opposes what makes death most terrifying and unwelcome – pain and loneliness.”
Pope Francis offered his words in a message sent to participants in the World Medical Association's Nov. 16-17 European Meeting on End-of-Life Questions, organized in collaboration with the Pontifical Academy for Life.
The Pope said “greater wisdom” is needed today when it comes to end-of-life care, “because of the temptation to insist on treatments that have powerful effects on the body, yet at times do not serve the integral good of the person.”
The increase in the “therapeutic capabilities of medical science” have made it possible to eliminate various diseases, improve health and prolong a person's life, he said, noting that while these are certainly positive developments, there is now also the danger “to extend life by means that were inconceivable in the past.”
“Surgery and other medical interventions have become ever more effective, but they are not always beneficial: they can sustain, or even replace, failing vital functions, but that is not the same as promoting health.”
Referencing a speech given by Venerable Pius XII to anaesthesiologists and intensive care specialists in 1957, Francis said that “there is no obligation to have recourse in all circumstances to every possible remedy” for an illness, and that in specific cases, “it is permissible to refrain from their use.”
“Consequently, it is morally licit to decide not to adopt therapeutic measures, or to discontinue them, when their use does not meet that ethical and humanistic standard that would later be called 'due proportion in the use of remedies,'” referencing the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith's 1980 Declaration on Euthanasia.
The key element of this criterion, according to the CDF, is that it considers “the result that can be expected, taking into account the state of the sick person and his or her physical and moral resources.”
This “makes possible a decision that is morally qualified as withdrawal of 'overzealous treatment',” the Pope said.
“Such a decision responsibly acknowledges the limitations of our mortality, once it becomes clear that opposition to it is futile.” He quoted the Catechism in saying that “here one does not will to cause death; one’s inability to impede it is merely accepted.”
“This difference of perspective restores humanity to the accompaniment of the dying, while not attempting to justify the suppression of the living,” he said.
“It is clear that not adopting, or else suspending, disproportionate measures, means avoiding overzealous treatment; from an ethical standpoint, it is completely different from euthanasia, which is always wrong, in that the intent of euthanasia is to end life and cause death.”
When it comes to concrete clinical situations, Pope Francis noted that various factors come into play that are not always easy to evaluate, and to determine whether a medical intervention is proportionate or not, “the mechanical application of a general rule is not sufficient.”
“There needs to be a careful discernment of the moral object, the attending circumstances, and the intentions of those involved.”
Francis emphasized that when caring for any given patient, decisions must be made in light of human dignity. “In this process, the patient has the primary role,” he added.
“The patient, first and foremost, has the right, obviously in dialogue with medical professionals, to evaluate a proposed treatment and to judge its actual proportionality in his or her concrete case, and necessarily refusing it if such proportionality is judged lacking. That evaluation is not easy to make in today's medical context, where the doctor-patient relationship has become increasingly fragmented and medical care involves any number of technological and organizational aspects.
Compounding this difficulty, the Pope said, is the “growing gap” in healthcare opportunities, which he said is due to “the combination of technical and scientific capability and economic interests.”
What this means, then, is that sophisticated and costly treatments are increasingly available to “ever more limited and privileged segments” of the population. This then raises questions regarding sustainable healthcare delivery and “a systemic tendency toward growing inequality in health care.”
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“It is clear that not adopting, or else suspending, disproportionate measures, means avoiding overzealous treatment; from an ethical standpoint, it is completely different from euthanasia, which is always wrong, in that the intent of euthanasia is to end life and cause death.”
When it comes to concrete clinical situations, Pope Francis noted that various factors come into play that are not always easy to evaluate, and to determine whether a medical intervention is proportionate or not, “the mechanical application of a general rule is not sufficient.”
“There needs to be a careful discernment of the moral object, the attending circumstances, and the intentions of those involved.”
Francis emphasized that when caring for any given patient, decisions must be made in light of human dignity. “In this process, the patient has the primary role,” he added.
“The patient, first and foremost, has the right, obviously in dialogue with medical professionals, to evaluate a proposed treatment and to judge its actual proportionality in his or her concrete case, and necessarily refusing it if such proportionality is judged lacking. That evaluation is not easy to make in today's medical context, where the doctor-patient relationship has become increasingly fragmented and medical care involves any number of technological and organizational aspects.
Compounding this difficulty, the Pope said, is the “growing gap” in healthcare opportunities, which he said is due to “the combination of technical and scientific capability and economic interests.”
What this means, then, is that sophisticated and costly treatments are increasingly available to “ever more limited and privileged segments” of the population. This then raises questions regarding sustainable healthcare delivery and “a systemic tendency toward growing inequality in health care.”
This tendency, Francis said, “is clearly visible” on a global level, especially when comparing different continents. However, he noted this is also seen within wealthier countries, where access to healthcare “risks being more dependent on individuals’ economic resources than on their actual need for treatment.”
In this context, as it relates to both clinical practice and medical culture in general, “the supreme commandment of responsible closeness must be kept uppermost in mind,” he said.
Given the complexity of issues surrounding end-of-life care and the moral and ethical questions they raise, the Pope said democratic societies must address them “calmly, seriously and thoughtfully,” in a way open to finding agreeable solutions whenever possible, including on the legal level.
“On the one hand, there is a need to take into account differing world views, ethical convictions and religious affiliations, in a climate of openness and dialogue. On the other hand, the state cannot renounce its duty to protect all those involved, defending the fundamental equality whereby everyone is recognized under law as a human being living with others in society.”
Special attention must be paid to the vulnerable, who need help when it comes to defending their own interests, he said, noting that if this “core of values essential to coexistence” is weakened, then “the possibility of agreeing on that recognition of the other which is the condition for all dialogue and the very life of society will also be lost.”
Healthcare legislation must adopt this “broad vision and a comprehensive view” of what will most effectively promote the common good in each concrete case, he said, and closed by offering his prayer for the discussion.
“I also trust that you will find the most appropriate ways of addressing these delicate issues with a view to the good of all those whom you meet and those with whom you work in your demanding profession.”
“End of life care must acknowledge our mortality,” Pope Francis reminds physicians
The following is from the statement made on Friday 17 November 2017 on behalf of the Australian Catholic Bishops on an issue that is likely to come before our present New Zealand Parliament in the near future.
Statement from Most Rev Peter A Comensoli Bishops’ Delegate for Matters of Life
Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill defeated in NSW Parliament
Last night the Legislative Council of the NSW Parliament defeated the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill by a vote of 20-19.
This is a decision for the good of our common humanity.
In a matter of conscience, all sides of the political divide considered the questions that legalising euthanasia and assisted suicide poses, and decided that this is not a path that the State of NSW should venture down.
While all of us are rightfully moved by personal stories of pain and suffering too often experienced by our beloved at the end of their lives, none of us should think that a deliberate act of killing them is a genuinely human thing to do. The trauma of pain and suffering that might emerge in people as they are dying, cannot be overcome by eliminating them. May our better impulse always be towards compassionate care and sacrificial accompaniment of those who are dying.
There is a deep awareness within the Christian tradition – out of which came hospitals, hospices and palliative facilities – of the need to accompany with professional and pastoral care those who are suffering. Might we all do what we can to recover this precious gift of accompaniment, which we can each give to those who are dying: to sit beside them, to hold their hands, to soothe their minds and bodies; to pray for them; and to offer them the assurance of our abiding and healing love.
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The Xavier Notes Music Group was set up in 2010 to play for congregational singing at the 9.30am Mass at St Francis Xavier’s parish church, Mornington. The group now has six members, some of whom play both guitar and organ.
Over the seven years that the group has been in existence, we have had sixteen different children involved. Some stay for just a short time, but most stay for at least three or four years - three of our present members have played for six years and one member, Aaryan Alexander, is a founding member and so has played with the group for seven years.
Over the years we have been blessed with four talented group members who eventually became our group leaders – Tom Sullivan who led the group for the first eighteen months, Jack Brosnahan who led for four years, Adithi Alexander who led for eighteen months and our present leader, Rancel Noquella.
The group practises on the Saturday prior to the third Sunday, with an extra practice on the Friday for newer members. Over the years three different families have made their homes available for these practices and in fact the commitment of the families involved with this group has been the key to its success.
Every two years, at the parish Mass, the group members are presented with a certificate which lists their part in the group e.g. Group Leader, 1st guitarist, trainee organist etc – the certificate is a handy item to include in a C.V.
Three of our-long time members are to take part now from time to time in a new initiative as solo musicians. They accompany the congregational singing on a Sunday when our regular, faithful organist is not available.
The Xavier Notes music group has been playing now for seven years… Well done…by mary fitzgibbons
The group members shown in the photo with Mary Fitzgibbons are (left to right) Rancel
Noquilla( Group Leader) Aaryan Alexander, Melanie Noquilla, John Pupualii, Levi Tainui,
Matilda Garnett(Group Organist).
Congratulations to Holly Malcolm, Dux of St Kevin’s College,
Oamaru, 2017.
Having served conscientiously and well as Head Girl, Holly’s achievement as Dux is due
recognition of her outstanding ability and quiet determination.
Photo (supplied by the school) shows Holly receiving the award and being congratulated by the
Principal, Paul Olsen.
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What is the best gift we can give to our kids? Is it a whole bunch of presents and more food than they actually need? Or is it a childhood secure in the knowledge that they are treasured and set within a well bordered and safe adventure park that stimulates confidence and inspires the imagination?
Unfortunately, many kids will never get this chance as their parents face issues of poverty, relationship stress, and their own personal struggles which crowds out the creativity every parent wants to give to their kids.
At Catholic Social Services, we make a difference. Motivated by the love of Christ and faithful practice, we offer Parenting Courses and Parent Coaching, Relationship and Personal Counselling, and a qualified Social Work team who support parents find practical options to deal with life’s stressors and re-engage with living life well.
Christmas is for the children? by mike tonks, director catholic social services
Hear what some clients have said:“Our children are much calmer knowing that we are a team as parents. They are much more vibrant, energetic, happy, settled and able to cope with their own challenges more. We are getting a lot of comments from school how much calmer and happy and confident children they have become recently.” Relationship counselling Clients
“More time makes boy happier”
“I have made the change to “start listening more and start enjoying fun times with my boy motivating him to achieve his ambition and always (be) there for him.”Parenting Group Participants
“The kids respond better when I can stay calm. Their behaviour has definitely become more settled and they are using some of the strategies I have learned about managing emotions.”Personal Counselling Client
“The girls have been better in the way they behave”Social work Client
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Secondly, if you wish to help financially,
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Or send a cheque to Director, Mike Tonks, Catholic Social Services PO Box 2047 | 42 Macandrew Road South | Dunedin
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What’s onCatholic websites get a refresh The New Zealand Catholic Bishops' Conference and National Liturgy websites have had a refresh.
It is anticipated the revised sites will make it easier for users to navigate and search for specific topics pertaining to the Catholic Church, such as the latest bishops’ statements, announcements, and liturgy-related items, up-to-date liturgical calendars, the New Zealand Aotearoa Ordo and other publications.
President of the New Zealand Catholic Bishops’ Conference, Bishop Patrick Dunn said of the sites, “These refreshed portals are fantastic resources, which form part of our mission to better reach new audiences and stay connected with our current users. They will continue to grow in use with valuable social media links, regularly updated liturgy and news articles, and links to key Catholic agencies and partners.” The sites can be found at: https://www.catholic.org.nz/
Time to start planning to attend
the triennial convention
Schools are asked to consider the Convention in their 2018 budget planning.
Registration will open early 2018 and our early-bird registration rate is
$487 per delegate excl. GST.
A different and special way of offering the Rosary in many languageson the first Tuesday of every month (except January)St Peter Chanel Church | Green Island | DunedinAt present, the countries represented are: Germany, India, Holland, Italy, Korea, Lebanon, Poland, Philippines, Samoa, France, Chile, United Kingdon, NZ Māori and New Zealand.
People representing other countries are welcome to join in.210 people have attended this year, already.
For more information, please contact:Eileen Rogers – 455 6066Toni Verstraate – 488 2995 Or at the presbytery 488 2577
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Tickets now on sale for
Aotearoa Catholic Youth Festival
St Mary’s College, Auckland2-3 December 2017
Almost a month on from its launch date, registration for the Aotearoa Catholic Youth Festival continues unabated. The festival will take place in St Mary’s College at St Mary’s Bay in Auckland during the first weekend in December, after months of planning and coordination by youth organisations from throughout New Zealand.
The festival will consist of a wide range of activities, including workshops, a cultural showcase and interactive experiences throughout. Highlights include a Festival Mass on the Saturday night and the chance to participate in music and prayer led by international guest, Matt Maher.
Hosted by the New Zealand Catholic Bishops' Conference, the festival is aimed at those aged between 15 and 29 years of age, with organisers expecting upwards of 500 young people to attend.
On Sunday 3 December, following the festival there will be a public concert by Matt Maher for the Christian community of Auckland at the Victory Convention Centre, Freemans Bay, Auckland. The concert will have limited seating capacity. Festival participants will receive premier VIP tickets to the concert as part of their festival registration fee.
Matt Maher is an internationally acclaimed Christian songwriter and worship leader. Born in Canada, Matt now lives in Nashville in the United States. Matt is excited about the opportunity to be with us here in New Zealand, both learning from us, and sharing with us his music and leadership. Tickets can be bought separately for the concert and the purchase of ten or more tickets before 15 September receive a 10% discount. www.mattmaherconcert.nz/
The festival will run from Saturday 2 December to Sunday 3 December 2017.
For further details and to register please visit www.catholicyouthfestival.nz
Media enquiries: Amanda Gregan 021 611 052
Prayers & Petitions
SACRED HEART OF JESUSMay the Sacred Heart of Jesus be praised, honoured, adored and glorified throughout the world now and forever. Amen. (Say six times for nine days and promise publication.) (Published on behalf of M.M.O.)
DEAR HEART OF JESUSDear Heart of Jesus, in the past I have asked for many favours, and I ask you for this special one. Take it, Dear Heart of Jesus, and place it within your broken heart, where your Holy Father sees it. Then in His merciful eyes it will become Your favour and not mine. Say this prayer for three days, and promise its publication. (Grateful thanks for prayers answered: M.W.)
NOVENA TO ST JUDEOh, Holy St Jude, apostle and martyr, great in virtue and rich in miracles; Near kinsman of Jesus Christ, faithful intercessor of all who invoke your special patronage in time of need. To you I have recourse from the depth of my heart, and humbly beg you to whom God has given such great power to come to my assistance. Help me in my present, urgent petition (make request). In return, I promise to make your name known and cause you to be invoked. Say three Our Fathers, three Hail Marys and three Glorias. St Jude pray for me and all who invoke your aid, humbly in need of your intercession. Amen. This novena must be said on nine consecutive days. (Published on behalf of M.R.P.)
PRAYERS FOR THE HAPPY REPOSE OF THE RECENTLY DECEASED, AND FOR THE COMFORT OF THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDSMay the souls of the following, and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen
ARTHUR, Anna BOON, AnneCAMERON, Bruce COUGHLAN,Tom CUMISKEY, Rev. Fr. Pat DRUMMOND, Margaret GARR, Phillip HALL, Christine HANNING, Mary C.HEIJEN Rev.Fr. John AA IVES, Br Vincent CFC JUSTINA, Sr Mary RSM McCALLUM, John McCONNELL, Michael McINERNEY, Ella MUASIKA, Aloisio O’BRIEN, Adele O’NEILL Sr Helen RSMRYAN, Barrie SCRAGG, Elizabeth
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The news of the death of Father John O’Donnell, Queenstown on 3 May, though not unexpected, will come as a shock to his many friends, and wide sympathy will be extended to his brother. Dean O’Donnell, of Ashburton, who was with him to the last. Scarcely has the grave closed over Monsignor O’Leary between whom and Father O’Donnell there existed a warm friendship – when again the diocese of Dunedin is bereft by the hand of death of one of its most zealous and devoted priests. Born in 1852 in Glencoe, County Limerick, after studying classics at Mount Melleray and theology at All Hallows, he was ordained at the latter college in 1889. Twenty-eight years have passed since the late pastor of Queenstown arrived in New Zealand with a band of young missionaries enlisted by the late Bishop Moran, who accompanied them on their voyage out. Father O’Donnell’s first mission was in Milton, where for some four years he proved himself an earnest, vigorous, and pious assistant pastor. On his promotion to the charge of Palmerston South he soon won the esteem of all by his devotion to duty and enthusiastic zeal for the organisation of that scattered parish. Having cleared the debt off the presbytery, he set about the building of a neat and substantial church at Hyde, and subsequently erected a pretty
100 Years AgoDeath of Father O’Donnell of Queenstownfrom the columns of the new zealand tablet 10 may 1917
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church at Hampden. When Queenstown parish fell vacant by the promotion of Dean Burke to Invercargill, Father O’Donnell was appointed to succeed him. The same energy and self-sacrifice that had characterised him in his previous spheres of duty were again exercised, and as a result the beautiful Gothic stone church at Queenstown that looks down upon Lake Wakatipu and commands the admiration of all who visit the Cold Lakes District, was erected and cleared of debt. The church at Arrowtown, now a solid and neat structure, was restored by him. Whilst at Cardrona and at Garston, churches were erected that supply all present needs and reflect credit upon the pastor’s care and thoughtfulness. Whilst thus making ample provision for the material requirements of the people committed to his care, he attended faithfully to the more important work of sanctifying them by the edification of his saintly life. His familiar figure will long be missed from the roads and by-paths of his mountain district. In all seasons, he was at his post, frequently taking in three centres on a Sunday – Queenstown, Arrowtown, and Cardrona. The privations endured on a journey to Martin’s Bay some sixteen years or so ago, when trying to reach the most distant portion of his very scattered flock, brought on a malady from which he was never afterwards entirely free, and which eventually terminated his life. He worked with such ceaseless earnestness as to set an example that will tax the most energetic to follow and maintain. Filled as he was with the most lively faith, he never could do enough for the glory of God and the sanctification of his flock. Endowed with all priestly virtues, particularly with an abiding spirit of prayer, he led a truly supernatural life, the memory of which will be an incentive to the rising generation of priests to emulate. His was no ordinary vocation, for it came to him when he had already reached his manhood, and entailed a heroic sacrifice of his comfortable position in life; and like St. Ignatius Loyola he became again a boy amongst boys in his determined and successful efforts to master the intricacies of sacred knowledge. When this reaches the eyes of Tablet readers his remains will be lying in the quaint cemetery nestling beneath the shadow of Ben Lomond beside those of Father John Ryan, another former Milton curate. They loved each other in life, and in death they will be united.
