Lenten Enrichment

Do you want to fast this Lent?

In the words of Pope Francis

  • Fast from hurting words and say kind words.
  • Fast from sadness and be filled with gratitude.
  • Fast from anger and be filled with patience.
  • Fast from pessimism and be filled with hope.
  • Fast from worries and have trust in God.
  • Fast from complaints and contemplate simplicity.
  • Fast from pressures and be prayerful.
  • Fast from bitterness and fill your hearts with joy.
  • Fast from selfishness and be compassionate to others.
  • Fast from grudges and be reconciled.
  • Fast from words and be silent so you can listen.

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Project Compassion Lenten Appeal

For All Future Generations

A parish fundraising page has been set up to raise funds for Project Compassion, Caritas Australia’s annual fundraising campaign.

Help support remote and vulnerable communities across Asia, Africa, the Pacific and in Australia. Your generosity today can help communities access clean water, food security, skills training, health and sanitation and disaster risk reduction training.

Together we can help vulnerable communities face their challenges today and build a better tomorrow For All Future Generations.

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2024 Virtual Lent Series

Garratt Publishing is hosting a series of talks by four Australian biblical scholars from Yarra Theological Union, a College of the University of Divinity. Prof Mary Coloe PBVM, Dr Mary Reaburn NDS, Dr Chris Monaghan CP and Dr Janina Hiebel will work together to explore the readings for the week.

Event Details

Tuesday evenings from 7.00-8.00 pm AEDT on 12, 19 & 26 February, 4, 11 & 18 March 2024 via Zoom. Registration is essential.  Zoom meeting details will be forwarded upon registration.

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Lenten Resources

Message of Pope Francis for Lent 2024 – Through the Desert God Leads us to Freedom. Read more …

Revisit some of Fr Frank O’Loughlin’s articles:
Ashes to Easter
Lent, Easter and Symbolic Numbers

Fr Brendan Reed and Fr Hoang Dinh share their homilies during Lent.  Read more …