Pope Francis, in Faith is a Journey: Meditations for Pilgrims and Wayfarers, shares: “To walk means not to stand still: To believe means having within us a restlessness that leads us toward a ‘more,’ toward a step forward, toward a height to reach today, knowing that tomorrow the road will take us higher – or deeper – in our relationship with God, which is exactly like the relationship with the beloveds of our life or between friends: never finished, never taken for granted, never fulfilled, always searching, not yet satisfying.”
During this Jubilee Year of Hope, our parish will host a series of pilgrimages on the first Saturday of each month from May to November, and I am excited to present to you the presenters and topics for this series.
3 May – Anne Slingo – Journey of Hope
Anne will share the graces of the Camino – the pilgrimage of hope.
7 June – Very Rev Dr Brian Boyle EV – Jubilee
Fr Brian will explore the concept of Jubilee and its implication for the current context of the world.
5 July – Fr Frank O’Loughlin – Eucharist: Until He comes again
Fr Frank explores how the Eucharist looks not only to the past but also to the future – the feast in the Father’s Kingdom.
2 August – Mark Cooper – Reconciliation: We are One
Mark talks about the connection with God’s incredible presence in All.
6 September – Fr Michael McEntee – Prayer for the Journey
Fr Mark presents – Ever grateful to his Father, Jesus prayed for discernment, for succour and strength, for his enemies.
4 October – Fr Frank O’Loughlin – Viaticum: Food and Strength for the Journey
Fr Frank looks at – As death approaches for a Christian, we celebrate Viaticum, a word meaning ‘what you need for the journey’ and pray the Commendation of the Dying, entrusting the person into God’s hands. In that moment of approaching death, these rites reflect what we celebrate in every Eucharist.
1 November – Professor Margaret O’Connor AM – Works of Mercy
Margaret talks about Care at the end of life.
In order to facilitate a wide range of insights and perspectives on the Jubilee Year, the structure of each pilgrimage will be as follows:
Further information about the pilgrimage and bios for each presenter can be found on the parish website.
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Ray says:
Father Sang Ho, I write in total support of our Newsletter continuing to include the Acknowledgement of Country in its weekly publications. I point out that the many news reports I have read and seen on the issue say that both in Melbourne and Perth only a very small minority of attendees booed the Welcome to Country on Anzac Day and that that action was definitely not appreciated by the majority in attendance. The Welcome to Country ceremony, an inclusive and educative event, was very well received at the MCG on Anzac Day, while the paring down of the similar event at the Melbourne Storm game caused a great deal of consternation. Please keep the Acknowledgement of Country. I wonder what the late Pope Francis, God give peace and joy to his soul, would say on the issue.
John Zubrinich says:
Fr Sang Ho, I request that you remove the “Acknowledgement of Country” from all Parish publications. The Referendum on the “Voice” was lost by 62% percent nationally. All polls on the “Welcome To Country” receive more than 60% rejecting it. The ANZAC ceremony at the Shrine last Friday received boos from some (quite rightly) when the WTC was imposed on the attendees. Australians do not want it. It is not “inclusive”, it is deeply “divisive”. It has nothing to do with the message of Christ. Please quietly remove all reference to it. Regards…. John Zubrinich (Eucharistic Minister, OLGC)