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St. Augustine's School Prayer
Our Father in Heaven,
Look over and bless St. Augustine’s while we are working and playing.
Help us to respect and care for each other as you taught us to.
Give us the opportunity to do our best for you each day.
We look forward to being able to share our lives with our friends and families.
Keep us safe and give us the courage to be
people who want to know you more.
Amen.
Reflection for the Week
The Third Week of Advent
Candle Name: The Shepherd's Candle
The Third Week of Advent Represents: Joy
Candle Color: Pink
This third candle is pink and symbolizes rejoicing. During the third week of Advent we are filled with joy for the near arrival of Jesus on Christmas day. This Sunday is often called "Gaudete Sunday" as we reflect on the joy the shepherd's felt at the birth of Jesus. How is Jesus inviting you to experience greater joy this Advent?
Rejoice! This third week focuses our intention on joy. Joy is a very real and deep happiness that is rooted in faith and trust. In this third week of Advent, we pause and reflect on the first half of the season, as well as look ahead to the last weeks. The joy that we have and will experience during this season magnifies as we continue to prepare for the coming of Christ, who is full of joy.
The Jubilee Prayer
Father in heaven,
may the faith you have given us
in your son, Jesus Christ, our brother,
and the flame of charity enkindled
in our hearts by the Holy Spirit,
reawaken in us the blessed hope
for the coming of your Kingdom.
May your grace transform us
into tireless cultivators of the seeds of the Gospel.
May those seeds transform from within both humanity and the whole cosmos
in the sure expectation
of a new heaven and a new earth,
when, with the powers of Evil vanquished,
your glory will shine eternally.
May the grace of the Jubilee
reawaken in us, Pilgrims of Hope,
a yearning for the treasures of heaven.
May that same grace spread
the joy and peace of our Redeemer
throughout the earth.
To you our God, eternally blessed,
be glory and praise for ever.
Amen
St. Augustine's Parish Mass Times
Saturday 5.00 pm
Sunday 8.00 am at Annunciation, Brooklyn
9.30 am
10.30 am (Italian)
11.00 am at Corpus Christi, Kingsville
11.30 am (Polish)
Tuesdays 6.00pm
Thursdays 9.15 am
https://www.melbcatholic.org/s/yarraville
Use the above link to access the parish website.
Christmas Mass Timetable:
Christmas Carols
Saturday 20th December 2025
St Augustine’s Church 6.00pm
Christmas Eve
Wednesday 24th December 2025
St Augustine’s Church 5.00pm Mass
Corpus Christi Church 8.00pm Mass
St Augustine’s Church 10.00pm (Polish) Mass
St Augustine’s Church Midnight Mass
Christmas Day
Thursday 25th December 2025
Annunciation Church 8.00am Mass
St Augustine’s Church 9.30am Mass
Corpus Christi Church 11.00am Mass
St Augustine’s Church 11.30am (Polish) Mass
New Year’s Day Mass
Thursday 1st January 2026
St Augustine’s Church 10.00am Mass
11.30am (Polish) Mass
Parish Bulletin:
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