This year, April 25 combines ANZAC Day, Good Shepherd Sunday, the beginning of National Vocations Awareness Week, and the Fourth Sunday of Easter, all on the same day! Below you can read and download various prayers, articles and reflections from different sources in...
He is Risen | Holy Week & The Season of Easter
Easter 2020 was unlike any other for many around the world. A year on, a lot has changed. We are excited that, in the Diocese of Palmerston North, hopefully we will be able to celebrate Easter 2021 face to face in our local communities. At the same time we remain...
Prayer for the Feast of St Joseph
UNITED IN PRAYER A PRAYER RESOURCE FOR FAMILIES, INDIVIDUALS AND HOUSEHOLDS.Feast of St JosephMore about the Year of St. Joseph >Introduction Today is the feast day of St Joseph, the spouse of Our Lady. Pope Francis has dedicated this year to the patronage of St...
Celebrating the Year of St Joseph
Pope Francis has written an Apostolic Letter, Patris Corde - With a Father's Heart, to mark the 150th Anniversary of the Proclamation of Saint Joseph as Patron of the Universal Church. In this letter Pope Francis reminds us that the Covid-19 crisis has allowed us to...
Lent Part 4 | Prayer for Sunday, 14th March
UNITED IN PRAYER A PRAYER RESOURCE FOR FAMILIES, INDIVIDUALS AND HOUSEHOLDS.Fourth Sunday in LentLearn more about Lent > 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...
Lent Part 2 | Prayer for Sunday, 28th February
UNITED IN PRAYER A PRAYER RESOURCE FOR FAMILIES, INDIVIDUALS AND HOUSEHOLDS.Second Sunday in LentLearn more about Lent > 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...
Lent Part 1 | Prayer for Sunday, 21st February
UNITED IN PRAYER A PRAYER RESOURCE FOR FAMILIES, INDIVIDUALS AND HOUSEHOLDS.First Sunday in LentLearn more about Lent > 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...
Into the Desert l Entering the Lenten Season
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...
Healing for the Broken-hearted | Prayer for Sunday, 7 February
UNITED IN PRAYER A PRAYER RESOURCE FOR FAMILIES, INDIVIDUALS AND HOUSEHOLDS.5th Sunday in Ordinary TimeLearn more about Ordinary Time > 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....
Harden not your Hearts | Prayer for Sunday, 31 January
UNITED IN PRAYER A PRAYER RESOURCE FOR FAMILIES, INDIVIDUALS AND HOUSEHOLDS.4th Sunday in Ordinary TimeLearn more about Ordinary Time > 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....
Wisdom begins in Wonder
In December 2020, 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...
Follow me | Prayer for Sunday, 24 January
UNITED IN PRAYER A PRAYER RESOURCE FOR FAMILIES, INDIVIDUALS AND HOUSEHOLDS.3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Learn more about Ordinary Time > 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....