Catholic Identity
PRAYER
According to tradition, in 1208 Our Lady appeared to St Dominic in a church in Prouille, France. During the apparition Mary taught Dominic how to pray the Rosary. Dominic brought the message of Jesus to many people and taught them how to Pray the Rosary. He also started an Order of Priests called the Dominicans, who still work around the world telling people about God’s love. For us today, praying the Rosary leads us to understand the mysteries of Jesus’ life from his incarnation, to his suffering, death and resurrection.
To pray the Rosary:
Make the Sign of the Cross
Pray the Apostles' Creed
Pray an Our Father
Prayer 3 Hail Mary's and a Glory Be
Pray the 5 Decades by announcing the mystery and then:
Praying an Our Father
Praying 10 Hail Marys
Praying the Glory Be
Finish your Rosary by praying the Hail, Holy Queen
Scroll through the images below for information on what mystery is said on what day and the prayers you will need to know to pray the Rosary:
PARISH NEWS
New Assistant Priest
We farewell Fr. Huy Nguyen who has taken up a position in Mordialloc. We thank him for his service to the Parish and particularly to our school community. We welcome Fr James Baptist who has commenced as an assistant priest at St Andrew’s Werribee. I am sure that you join me in welcoming Fr James to our community and we look forward to working closely with him.
Advent Group
Everyone is invited to a weekly Advent Reflection for three weeks every Wednesday night around 7:00pm at Penola Hub. These sessions will be held on the 4th Dec, 11th Dec and 18th Dec. If you are interested, please list your name on the clipboard which is located near the altar in the St Andrew’s Church.
TERM 4 MASSES
Throughout the year we have numerous School and Community Masses scheduled for St John’s. Parents are warmly invited to join us for these celebrations. Below are the details for the final Masses for Term 4 here at St John’s:
- Saturday 23rd November - Community Mass @ 5:00 School Hall
- Wednesday 27th November - School Mass @ 9:30 School Hall
COMMUNITY MASS
It was wonderful to see so many families last weekend at our Community Mass. All the children who attended received a set of Rosary Beads which had an accompanying brochure on how to Pray the Rosary. Thank you to our Prep Teachers who attended the Mass to support their students, who led us in the final hymn. Thanks also to our Liturgy Team for planning the Liturgy and setting up our sacred space.
PARISH TAKE HOME SHEET
Parish All Saints Day Activities
