Liturgical Catechism
“The Catholic liturgy is the liturgy of the Word made
flesh – made flesh for the sake of the resurrection. And
it is a cosmic liturgy. Thus it is clear that not only do
the human body and signs from the cosmos play in essential
role in the liturgy but that the matter of this world is
part of the liturgy. Matter comes into the liturgy in two
ways: first, in the form of many kinds of symbols – the
holy fire of Easter night, the candle and the flame that
burns on it, the various kinds of liturgical objects such
as the bell, the altar cloth, and so on. The second, even
more important way in which matter comes into the liturgy
is in the sacraments, the sacred actions that go back to
Christ Himself, which in the strict sense constitute the
liturgy – precisely because they were not invented by men
but were given to us in their substance by the Lord
Himself.”
News and AnnouncementsVespers of Pentecost,
followed by Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament will be
celebrated today at 4.00pm. This is also the patronal
feast of the Schola Spiritus Sancti, which will be leading
Vespers today.
Visit the
Schola’s new website. New members are welcome.
A plenary indulgence is granted, under the usual
conditions, to the faithful who publicly pray the hymn
Veni Creator today. This is sung as part of Vespers.
Fr Nicholas Dillon will give an organ concert at St
Aloysius’ at 2.30pm next Sunday 18th May (Trinity Sunday).
Fr Dillon is former Assistant Organist at the
Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in Christchurch, NZ. He
has toured widely, playing among others the organs in the
Cathedrals of Florence, Venice, Vienna, Westminster,
Melbourne, and St Peter’s in Rome. Currently Fr Dillon is
assistant priest at St Gerard’s North Dandenong.
He has
put together a splendid hour long concert for us – please
come, and bring others. Suggested donation: $10.00.
Easter Duty: this should ordinarily be fulfilled by
next Sunday, Trinity Sunday. The conditions for the worthy
reception of Holy Communion are:
• to be in a state of grace
• to have fasted for one hour before receiving communion
• to have a good intention (that is, to please God)
Register for the WYD Papal Mass:If you can only
come to the final weekend of WYD to attend the Papal Mass
on Sunday 20th of July, you can register as per usual on
the Egeria website – under Group ID 9630 Juventutem C.
Enquiries: please call Alice on 0404 431 440.
Fr Tattersall will be offering his Masses from the
Vigil of Pentecost through to Whit Saturday for the
priests and people of the Melbourne apostolate, that we
may be blessed, assisted and protected by the Holy Spirit.
Please come to Mass during the Octave and pray for this
intention.
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