Religious Education News

From the writings of  Mary MacKillop 

Whatever troubles may be before you, 

accept them cheerfully

remembering whom you are trying to follow.

 Mary McKillop, 1909

Weekly Parish Bulletin

5th Sunday of Easter, YEAR C

Laudato Si’ Week Australia: 16 – 24 May 2022

ENCYCLICAL LETTER LAUDATO SI’ From The Holy Father Pope Francis 

"CARE FOR OUR COMMON HOME"

"Laudato Si’ is an encyclical written by Pope Francis, it was published on 18 June 2015. 

Encyclicals are open letters written by the pope. Laudato Si’ discusses the damage being inflicted on the Earth by humans and calls on ‘every person living on this planet to make urgent changes to our lifestyles and how we consume energy in order to protect the planet. It deals with many environmental issues including pollution; climate change; water; loss of biodiversity and a decline in the quality of human life. 

In his letter, Pope Francis implores us to work together to create a better world for future generations and asks us to make the necessary changes in our lives in order to take care of, respect and value our ‘common home’. "

(from https://cafod.org.uk/  CAFOD, the international development charity and the official aid agency of the Catholic Church in England and Wales.)

Laudato Si’ Week (16-24 May) calls to action Catholics around the world to care for our common home. You can participate through prayer, action and reflection. Refer to the Australian Catholic Bishops Office (ACBC Office) for Justice, Ecology and Peace website:  

www.socialjustice.catholic.org.au

How many paper towels do you typically use to dry your hands?

This very short TED Talk explains how you can do it very effectively with just ONE.

This is one more seemingly small way that we can care for our common home, but as we know...

Our Lady of Fatima - May 13th

The Catholic Church celebrates the feast day of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Fatima on May 13th.  This prayer was delivered to the three shepherd children during the first apparition in 1916 …

My God, I believe, I adore, I hope and I love Thee! 

I beg pardon for those who do not believe, do not adore, 

do not hope and do not love Thee. 

Amen.

God bless.

Joe Dimech

Religious Education Co-ordinator