Religious Education and Social Justice

Ash Wednesday and Lent

This week  the Catholic Church commences the season of Lent with Ash Wednesday.

Lent is the church season when we prepare ourselves for Easter. It is a time for spiritual reflection and fasting that prepares us to celebrate our redemption through Christ’s resurrection on Easter Sunday.

Ash Wednesday is a day of fasting and abstinence from meat. It is the day we receive ashes on our foreheads in the form of a cross as a symbol of penance. 

We celebrated Mass with the parish community today and we all received a blessing when the ashes  were placed on our forehead.

As we were reminded in today's Gospel, Jesus told his disciples, to pray, fast and give to those less fortunate than ourselves. 

In his Homily, Fr Werner, suggested that we can use the season of Lent to do some maintenance on our spiritual lives, just as we maintain our cars with regular maintenance checks to keep them running smoothly!   

Lenten Prayer

Almighty and Everlasting God,

You have given the human race

Jesus Christ our Savior 

as a model of humility.

He fulfilled Your Will by becoming Man

And giving His life on the Cross.

Help us to bear witness to You

By following His example of suffering

And make us worthy to share 

in His Resurrection.

We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, 

Your Son.

Amen.

Baptisms for School Aged Children

Any families who are intending to have their school aged children baptised this year are asked to contact Fr Werner Utri by Friday 20th February.

The office hours at St Augustine's  Parish are: 

Tuesday  8:30 am - 4:00 pm

Wednesday 8:30 am - 3:30 pm

Thursday 8:30 am - 4:00 pm

Friday 8:30 - 4:00 pm

Phone: 9314 7710 

 Email: yarraville@cam.org.au

Jane Wilkinson

Religious Education Leader