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Let us Journey Together in Hope | Lent 2025

Let us Journey Together in Hope | Lent 2025

It is easy for us to grow complacent. The longer we walk through life, the more we risk taking things for granted and missing opportunities for deeper growth. The liturgical seasons in the Church are one example. We arrive at Ash Wednesday, and we already know the...

The Prayer of the Poor Rises Up to God

The Prayer of the Poor Rises Up to God

UNITED IN PRAYER A PRAYER RESOURCE FOR FAMILIES, INDIVIDUALS AND HOUSEHOLDS.33rd Sunday in Ordinary TimeThe World Day of the Poor, established by Pope Francis and celebrated this year on Sunday 17 November, calls for reflection on the Gospel’s emphasis on poverty and...

Celebration Sunday 2024

Celebration Sunday 2024

‘Let my actions be a continual prayer and speak to you of my love’‘Mā aku mahi ka rangona tonutia ngā karakia me taku aroha ki ā koe’.- Meri Hōhepa Suzanne AubertCelebration Sunday is set aside to commemorate and celebrate the life, spirituality, and good works of...

Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary | 15 August

Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary | 15 August

Aotearoa New Zealand’s National Patronal Feast is on Thursday 15 August. We celebrate the Assumption of Mary Mother of God because this illustrates for us the truth about Christ’s promise of eternal life and the resurrection of the faithful. The solemnity of the...

Day of Prayer for Seafarers | Sunday 14 July

Day of Prayer for Seafarers | Sunday 14 July

On Sea Sunday, celebrated in 2024 on 14 July, churches all over the world come together to remember seafarers and pray for them, their families and those who support them. Let us remember all those who work and live from the sea, among them sailors, fishermen, women...

Day of Prayer for Refugees and Migrants

Day of Prayer for Refugees and Migrants

“We are faced not with two separate crises, one environmental and the other social, but rather with one complex crisis which is both social and environmental. Strategies for a solution demand an integrated approach to combating poverty, restoring dignity to the...

Towards the Jubilee | Year of Prayer 2024

Towards the Jubilee | Year of Prayer 2024

Below you will find information and resources for the 2024 Year of Prayer."Teach Us to Pray" bookletJubilee Prayer"Pilgrims of Hope” – Officical hymn for the 2025 JubileeDiocesan resource bookletPrayer resourcesIn preparation for the 2025 Jubilee, Pope Francis has...

For the land and its peoples

For the land and its peoples

These resources have been compiled from National Liturgy Office's resources 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 1 Kg 8: 22-23, 27-30: You have said, my name...

The Epiphany of the Lord | Sunday, 7 Jan 2024

The Epiphany of the Lord | Sunday, 7 Jan 2024

UNITED IN PRAYER A PRAYER RESOURCE FOR FAMILIES, INDIVIDUALS AND HOUSEHOLDS.The Epiphany 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 O God, who on this day...

Feast of the Holy Family | Sunday, 31 Dec 2023

Feast of the Holy Family | Sunday, 31 Dec 2023

UNITED IN PRAYER A PRAYER RESOURCE FOR FAMILIES, INDIVIDUALS AND HOUSEHOLDS.Feast of the Holy Family 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 O God, who were pleased...

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