Patronal Feast of South Africa Our Lady Assumed into Heaven This weekend we celebrate the patronal feast day of South Africa, that of Our Lady of the Assumption. This doctrine, promulgated by Pope Pius XII in 1950, is this: “The Immaculate Mother of God, the ever-Virgin Mary, having completed the course of her earthly life, […]
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It’s Trivia time again, folks! Pack a picnic dinner and drinks and join us on Wednesday 6 September for an evening of fun. Tickets are on sale from Friday 18 August until Friday 1 September. Enter as a family, home-group or sodality, or book an individual ticket and we’ll add you to a team. It’s a
2023 19th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (Year A) 12/13 August Hearing God’s Voice in Mental Prayer Both of the protagonists of the First Reading (Elijah) and the Gospel (Our Lord) find themselves on retreat, seeking out communion with God the Father. For Elijah, it’s a sort of double retreat: he is fleeing from the evil
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On Tuesday evening, August 15th, please join us for a musical bouquet of Marian music in thanksgiving for Mary’s intercessions. A number of meditations explore her different titles (ie Mystical Rose, Tower of David), along with musical works by Mozart, Elgar, Guilmant, Fauré and Hassler (and a few congregational hymns). It promises to be a beautiful and memorable event. The name is
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The Transfiguration Year A, 2023 To “listen to him” must surely be one of the desires of every Christian. This command, given by God the Father, takes place also in the mysterious presence of Moses and Elijah, surely a manifestation of God’s grace. To listen from the perspective of Moses means obedience. Obedience means the deliberate
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sign up here! Dear Friends It’s that time of year when the Friends of the Oratory sign up or renew their pledges for the coming 12 months. Thank you for your generous support over the last year. With the help of both old and new supporters we strive to continue God’s work with this project.
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July: Month of the Precious Blood of Jesus Our annual July blood drive took place from 26 June – 4 August and a pleasing number of donations were made to the SA Blood Bank. St Bernadette’s had the highest number of donations (this being our fourth parish blood drive) but Sacred Heart put up some
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On Friday 28 July, St Augustine’s Cathedral hosted an international food evening in the McSherry Hall to raise much needed funds for maintenance. Parishioners from St Bernadette’s hosted the German Stall. Thank you to all who participated in, and supported, the evening.
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