The 60th World Day of Paryer for Vocations, also known as Good Shepherd Sunday, falls this year on Sunday, 30 April. It is a day dedicated to recognising the role of Jesus as the Good Shepherd, and to praying for more people to answer the call to religious and...
Prayer for Christian Unity | Do good, seek justice
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is celebrated in the Southern Hemisphere between Ascension Sunday and Pentecost Sunday, so from 21 May to 28 May in Aotearoa New Zealand for 2023. The World Council of Churches and the Holy See’s Dicastery for Christian Unity...
Palm Sunday 2023 | Prayer Resource
UNITED IN PRAYER A PRAYER RESOURCE FOR FAMILIES, INDIVIDUALS AND HOUSEHOLDS.Palm SundayLearn more about Easter > Pause Take a moment to still yourself. Take a deep breath and ask God for a renewed sense of presence with you in this moment. Opening Prayer Holding...
Celebration of the Paschal Triduum & Easter
Holy Week is an incredibly important time in the year for us as Christians. In light of this, you might want to brush up on the specifics of Holy Week and the significance of each day. Check out a great three minute summary from Busted Halo on YouTube by clicking...
Way of the Cross | Reflection Resource
Each year in Rome, on Good Friday, a traditional Via Crucis takes place at the Colosseum. This Way of the Cross is led by the Pope with reflections each year prepared by different people and groups. In 2019, the meditations for the stations were written by fifteen...
Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord | Prayer for 25 March 2023
UNITED IN PRAYER A PRAYER RESOURCE FOR FAMILIES, INDIVIDUALS AND HOUSEHOLDS.Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord Pause Take a moment to still yourself. Take a deep breath and ask God for a renewed sense of presence with you in this moment. Opening Prayer Pour...
St Patrick’s Day | Celebrating the Catholic way
Ask anyone on the street how they celebrate St Patrick's Day, and they'll probably mention dressing in green, going to the pub and drinking a pint of Guiness. But there's more to celebrating the feast day of this most influential saint than dressing up and drinking...
A time for renewal – Lent 2023
It is easy for us to get complacent about things. The more years we spend on this earth, the more likely we are to take things for granted and miss potential opportunities for further growth. The liturgical seasons in the Church are one example of where it can be easy...
Acknowledging Waitangi Day | 2023
These resources have been compiled from the National Liturgy Office's resources from 2021-2023 Pause Take a moment to still yourself. Take a deep breath and ask God for a renewed sense of presence with you in this moment. Readings of the Day Gen 1:1-19 God spoke and...
Be the light | Liturgy for the Start of the School Year
BE THE LIGHT A LITURGY RESOURCE FOR THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR Pause Take a moment to still yourself. Take a deep breath and ask God for a renewed sense of presence with you in this moment. Opening Prayer Loving God,at the beginning of this new term remind us...
Taha Wairua | Our Spiritual Wellbeing
In December 2022, the Diocesan Young Catholics team ran a five-day leadership training programme for Year 12 students across the Diocese called 'Young Catholic Leader.' This programme, modeled off the Marist Youth Leader Programme, has been running now for a number of...
Word of God | to be nourished
Pope Francis’ Apostolic Letter, Motu proprio Aperuit illis, published 30 September 2019, established the third Sunday in Ordinary Time to be devoted to the celebration, study and dissemination of the Word of God. “How do we receive the Word of God? The response is...