Catholic Parish of Whanganui

Christmas & Holiday Mass Times 2022-23

Rite II Reconciliation
St Mary’s 5:30pm Thursday 15 Dec

CHRISTMAS MASS TIMES 2022
Saturday 24 December—Christmas Eve
St Mary’s 7:00pm (Vigil) Carols from 6:30pm
Jerusalem 7:00pm (Vigil)
Holy Family 9:30pm (Vigil) Carols from 9:00pm
Sunday 25 December—Christmas Day
St Mary’s 9:00am
Kaiwhaiki 10:30am
(Please Note: No Sunday Christmas evening Mass at St Anne’s)

NEW YEARS DAY (normal Sunday Mass times as it falls on a Sunday this year)

SUNDAY AND WEEKDAY HOLIDAY MASS TIMES
Weekday Masses
St Mary’s 9:00am (Mon 26 Dec— Sat 28 Jan) Mon, Tue, Wed, Thru, Fri & Sat
(One daily Mass for the city at our central location)
Sunday Masses (as normal)
Holy Family 5:30pm (Sat Vigil)
St Mary’s 9:30am
St Anne’s 5:30pm
Reconciliation (Rite I)
St Mary’s 8:30am (Saturday before Mass during January)

The Parish Office will be closed from Thursday 22 December until Monday 16 January 2023.

Welcome - Nau Mai. Haere Mai.

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Photo: Hāto Hōhepa (St Joseph's Catholic Church)
Hiruhārama (Jerusalem)

Sunday 21 March 2021 Whanganui Parish Pilgrimage to Hiruhārama (Jerusalem)

First Reconciliation - First Holy Communion - Confirmation

Our Preparation Programmes being in Aug 2022 for these Sacraments. The full timetables and enrollment forms are accessible from the button below. if you have any questions please reach out to our parish team.

2022 Timetable

First Reconciliation & Holy Communion Parent Meeting (7+ years)
Tuesday 2 Aug 2022, 5:30pm in St Mary's Church

Confirmation Parent and Candidate Meeting (12-18 years)
Tuesday 2 Aug 2022, 6:30pm in St Mary's Church

First Reconciliation: Thursday 1 Sep 2022, 5:30pm in St Mary's Church
Confirmation: Sunday 11 Sep 2022, 9:30am in St Mary's Church
First Holy Communion: Sunday 6 Nov 2022, 9:30am in St Mary's Church

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Rededication of Aotearoa New Zealand

Te Ara a Maria
2021-22

This Commissioned Artwork is now on tour around NZ.

Te Ara A Maria - Hikoi Wairua - Whanganui

Te Ara a Maria Website

Te Ara a Maria Novena

Prayer for the Rededication

Prayer for the Rededication
E te Atua aroha mā te whakapuaki
i tō mātou whakapono
Loving God in professing this faith
In which we are united as your people
we unite ourselves with the yes of your mother
Mary, the first disciple.

E te Atua, te Puna o ngā mea ora katoa,
te kaihomai o ngā mea pai katoa
O God, Source of all life, giver of all that is good
We, your people of Aotearoa New Zealand
Meet in the bonds of your love
Keep us faithful in our response to your love
with Mary patroness of our land.

E te Atua aroha, ka karangahia houtia mātou
e koe ki ngā hua o te ora.
Loving God, you call us anew to the abundance of life
For which we have been created.

In our life with you we mature
in relationship with you,
with one another, and with our land
We repent the harm we have caused in this holy place
To our sisters and brothers and to our land.

In humility we turn to Mary,
Mother of God, Assumed into Heaven.

E te Atua, mā roto i te korowai o Maria
te whāea o tāu tamaiti, tō mātou whāea anō hoki
O God, under the patronage of Mary,
the mother of your son, and our mother
We join with those gathered in the Hokianga in January 1838
with the leadership of Jean-Baptiste Pompallier
first Catholic bishop of this place
to dedicate our land of Aotearoa New Zealand
To the care of Mary, Mother of God, Assumed into Heaven.

I tenei wā, ka whakahoungia e mātou tēnei oati tapu
We now renew this dedication
Turning to Mary with new fervour
In union with her Son
Our Lord Jesus Christ
Who lives and reigns with you
In the unity of the Holy Spirit
God forever and ever
Amen

SYNOD 2021 - 2023 PRAYER

We stand before You, Holy Spirit,
as we gather together in Your name.

With You alone to guide us,
make Yourself at home in our hearts;

Teach us the way we must go
and how we are to pursue it.

We are weak and sinful;
do not let us promote disorder.
Do not let ignorance lead us down the wrong path
nor partiality influence our actions.

Let us find in You our unity
so that we may journey together to eternal life
and not stray from the way of truth
and what is right.

All this we ask of You,
who are at work in every place and time,
in the communion of the Father and the Son, forever and ever. Amen

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