5. The Daily Soul
In this final edition before the great celebration of Easter Sunday, the focus remains firmly on the Passion of our Lord through Holy Week and the Triduum. Opportunities to engage in online Masses, prayer resources, videos and music have never been more accessible. The Daily Soul brings to you a small collection of these for your personal and professional support and wellbeing.
The Daily Soul will take a break over the Easter period and return on Monday 27 April. An archive of the first 5 editions can be found in the ‘Newsletter Archive’ at the top of this page.
May your Easter be filled with the love and resilience of the resurrected Christ. May we all consider our good fortune to be blessed to live in this great country, as the world comes face to face with its vulnerability.
Stations of the Cross by Indigenous artist Miriam Rose Ungunmerr-Baumann AM, originally completed in 1974/75
As Christians around the world prepare to celebrate the holiest time of the year under the shadow of the coronavirus, the image of Jesus being comforted by Mary on his way to the cross reminds us of the need to care for each other in this time of pain and suffering.
Bishop Greg talks with Ellen Hales about the Triduum and making this week a mini-retreat.
Bishop Greg draws our attention to this poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, making an emotional connection to our current reality and endorses Coleridge's revelation of gratitude.
"There's a song of resurrection hope that fills the weary soul"
Listen to this great new song from world-renowned Catholic artist Matt Maher then follow the links in the video to find free chord charts, lyrics and tutorials from Essential Music to teach yourself. A great Easter project.
The Divine Mercy Chaplet with Wildfire
Like the Rosary, the Divine Mercy Chaplet is a devotional prayer used by many Catholics. It may be said at any time, but it is recited especially on Divine Mercy Sunday and Fridays at 3:00 PM.
This Friday is Good Friday, a great opportunity to join Wildfire as we sing our way through the Divine Mercy Chaplet and incorporate your prayer intentions from this week's submissions.
Holy Week At Home
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Online Masses
Fr Peter Slack, Parish Priest of St Mary’s Casino, has provided these links to the Easter ceremonies that will be recorded in live stream at St Mary’s throughout Holy Week and the Easter Triduum.
Holy Thursday 7:00 pm 9th April
Good Friday 3:00 pm 10th April
Easter Sunday VIGIL 6:00 am 12th April
Easter Sunday 9:00 am 12th April
Channel 7 will stream The Lord’s Passion at 3 pm on Good Friday and Easter Sunday Mass from 10.30 am across the country on Channel 7, Prime 7 in regional areas, and live-streamed on 7plus. Both liturgies will be broadcast commercial-free and in their entirety.
Mass on Demand comes to you every day from the Jesuit church of St Francis Xavier via the CathNews YouTube channel.
Early Stage 1/ Stage 1
Download the PDF for instructions to a craft activity exploring the Resurrection story.
Primary
CathFamily is providing FREE access to the CathKids resource until June 30, 2020. Sign up at:
Secondary
From the Canberra Goulburn Youth Office comes this high-quality resource for Good Friday. The Encounter the Way of the Cross is a 12 part guided series of testimonies, scriptures, reflections and prayers that follow the final encounters of Jesus. This resource, characterised by video input and downloadable pdfs is for families, individuals, parishes and schools. No sign up is required.
Being Positive
What good might come from the CoronaVirus Pandemic in Australia?
During Making Jesus Real (MJR) circle time sessions at St Francis Xavier Primary School, Ballina, students were asked ‘What good might come from the CoronaVirus Pandemic In Australia?' Their Responses can give us great confidence in the future of our country! Thanks to the staff at SFX for sharing.
with thanks from Anthony Cleary at CEO Sydney
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