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Parish Priest of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Fr Januario (Janu) Pinto O.Carm (Carmelite Prior), told the gathered faithful it is easy to focus on the darkness, the emptiness and the cruelty while reading and reflecting on the Passion of the Christ. ...
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A faith-filled teenager from Tonga was the human face of our Saviour during Friday’s poignant live re-enactment of Jesus’ crucifixion at Holy Family Parish Mt Druitt. ...
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Most Reverend Vincent Long Van Nguyen OFM Conv DD STL, Bishop of Parramatta Homily for the Good Friday 2025 at St Patrick’s Cathedral, Parramatta. Readings: Is 52:13-53:12; Hebrews 4:14-16,5:7-9; John 18:1-19:42 Good Friday compels us to stand on the side of the suffering Dear friends, “My God, my...
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n Good Friday, the youth of St Bernadette’s Catholic Church Castle Hill led a moving and reverent reenactment of the Stations of the Cross. ...
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While the other Evangelists mention women at a distance, it is John alone who notes that the women—Mary, his mother; her sister, Mary the wife of Clopas; and Mary from Magdala were standing near the cross, perhaps under the cross. And they were courageous, and they stood there because...
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As we draw near to the start of Holy Week this Sunday, 13 April 2025 (Palm Sunday), more than 320,000 Catholics across the Diocese of Parramatta, alongside 230 religious and 130 active and retired clergy, are preparing to come together for a series of profound and traditional observances, reflecting...
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The Vatican releases the meditations for the Good Friday Way of the Cross at Rome’s Colosseum, with 15 families offering their perspectives on the pain life can bring and the horrors of war....
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Good Friday Night and Easter Saturday morning saw hundreds of Catholic young people walking through the night to affirm their faith....
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By Jordan Grantham, Catholic Outlook For 130 years, the global Good Friday Collection has supported the Holy Land. This is your chance, in the Diocese of Parramatta, to preserve the holiest places and ancient Catholic communities. Most parishes across the Diocese of Parramatta will dedicate a collection to...