CELEBRATING OUR FAITH
Our Lady, Help of Christians: Our Patroness and Protector
On Monday we celebrated the Solemnity of Our Lady, Help of Christians, the patroness of Australia. The early Australian Catholic community turned to Mary as a pillar of strength, courage, and unwavering hope.
During our Catholic Schools Week opening Mass, we reflected on how Mary continues to be a 'Help of Christians' for us today. Just as she guided and supported the early Church, she walks alongside our students, encouraging them. Well done to our students who were part of the mass making it extra special.
Dinner Table Talk -
Catholic Schools Week
To help bring the spirit of Catholic Schools Week into your homes, here are a few quick questions you might like to chat about over dinner or in the car this week:
| Theme | Conversation Starters |
|---|---|
| A Hope-Filled Future | What is something you are really looking forward to or hoping for this year? How can we help make the world a better place? |
| Faith-Filled Community | What was your favorite part about celebrating Mass with the whole school? How did it feel to see so many students from other schools at the Moree Deanery Mass? |
| Growing Together | What is a new book you discovered during our 'Booknic' or National Simultaneous Storytime? What is something new you've learned to do this week? |
A Prayer for a Hope-Filled Future
Dear Lord,
We thank You for the gift of our Catholic school community.
As we celebrate Catholic Schools Week, fill our hearts with confidence in the bright future You have planned for us.
Guide our students as they grow in knowledge, that they may become literate and numerate, ready to serve others. Strengthen their hearts so they may remain faith-filled, always trusting in Your love.
Amen.
St Carlos Acutis Exhibition
Bishop Peter Murphy has had the vision of the millennial Saint Carlo Acutis being accessible to the young people of our diocese to inspire faith and to turn their gaze toward God. To that end he has purchased resources that make up a travelling exhibition of St Carlo Acutis including an actual relic.
The St Carlo Acutis travelling exhibition of life, works and relics began on October 12 2025 and have continued to pilgrimage around the diocese to schools and parishes across the Diocese throughout 2026. St Joseph's Warialda will host the exhibition on 22 / 23 June 2026. We look forward to sharing more information with you as the time is closer.
