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Photo: Hāto Hōhepa (St Joseph's Catholic Church)
Hiruhārama (Jerusalem) |
Sunday 21 March 2021 Whanganui Parish Pilgrimage to Hiruhārama (Jerusalem)
HAPPY EASTER
Pope at Easter Urbi et Orbi:
May we be won over by the peace of Christ!
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.
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
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
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
Prayer for the Rededication
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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
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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What We believe...
National Office of Professional Standards (NOPS)
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Contact:
Phone: 0800 114 622 Postal: PO Box 10199, Phillipstown, Christchurch 8145 Email: prof.standards@nzcbc.org.nz Website: www.safeguarding.catholic.org.nz |
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