Category Archives: Eastertide

New Personal Parish of Blessed John Henry Newman, Melbourne

Posted on March 27, 2014 by

Tomorrow, 28 March 2014, will mark the canonical establishing of the Personal Parish of Blessed John Henry Newman in the Archdiocese of Melbourne, Australia. The parish will serve all those in the Archdiocese, which is Australia’s largest, wishing to worship in the … Continue reading →

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Good Friday service led by Pope Francis

Posted on March 29, 2013 by

Here are some photographs of today’s Good Friday service in St Peter’s Basilica, which my son Philip took. Pope Francis presided over the liturgy, and many Cardinals and Bishops were present. A few more photos will be uploaded tomorrow at … Continue reading →

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Stay here and keep watch with me

Posted on March 28, 2013 by

In Rome, there is a tradition of visiting seven ‘Altars of Repose’ on Maundy Thursday. Different Churches decorate these in their own way. These are the seven Churches we visited this evening after the Mass of the Last Supper.   … Continue reading →

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The Floodgates of Divine Mercy

Posted on March 28, 2013 by

Beginning on Good Friday and culminating on Divine Mercy Sunday, the second Sunday of the Octave of Easter, the Church turns her attention to the divine mystery of merciful love. This devotion in different forms is a special gift from the … Continue reading →

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Regina Caeli: Recognising the Risen Lord. The Holy Father’s reflections in Rome this morning.

Posted on April 22, 2012 by

Our ability to recognize the Risen Lord through His Word and in the Eucharist was the focus of Pope Benedict XVI’s Regina Caeli reflections this third Sunday of Easter. Speaking in French he said in the same way the Risen … Continue reading →

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The Holy Father’s Message for Easter 2012 – ‘Urbi et Orbi’.

Posted on April 8, 2012 by

Pope Benedict XVI celebrated Mass this Easter Sunday in St Peter’s Square, after which he offered the urbi et orbi benediction – the blessing of the city and the world – which it is tradition for the Pope to give … Continue reading →

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‘Noli Me Tangere’

Posted on April 29, 2011 by

                                                    Noli me Tangere by Fra Angelico “Noli me Tangere”. These famous words here in Latin … Continue reading →

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