Prayer & Acknowledgment

Refugee Week Prayer

A final prayer from Pope Francis’ encyclical, Fratelli tutti concludes:

May our hearts be open

to all the peoples and nations of the earth.

May we recognize the goodness and beauty

that you have sown in each of us,

and thus forge bonds of unity, common projects,

and shared dreams. Amen.

Monsignor Peter on the recent passing of his sister, Aileen.

Friends or family who have passed away this year.

Our friends and family who are unwell at the moment.

All our families during these winter months and in the midst of the ongoing pandemic, keep them safe and healthy.

Our teachers as they guide our children in the classroom.

“And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith.”

Matthew 21:22

This is my land. My land is alive.

It calls you and it calls me.

Our people have been living here since the first sunrise.

I sing a song to her and she sings a song to me.

My spirit born of this country,

I am Yorta Yorta.

We pay our respects to the elders past and present and welcome you to our woka.

Welcome!

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Tahnarlie Briggs and Lilah Weston stand proudly sharing their WELCOME TO COUNTRY.

St. Brendan's Primary School acknowledges and pays respect to the Yorta Yorta Nation, as the original ongoing custodians of the land we meet on.

We commit ourselves to actively working alongside Aboriginal people for reconciliation and justice.