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A new life made possible by Divine Mercy
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Hearts to Hear Our Lady’s Voice
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From Fatima to Fremantle
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Maria’s angels: Jacinta and Bridget Gaglia soak up the faith and tradition of the 43rd annual Our Lady of Fatima celebrations at St Patrick’s Basilica in Fremantle.
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Year of Grace an opportunity to start afresh By Robert Hiini WHEN was the last time we let our hearts burn with Christ’s love? The Year of Grace is more than an opportunity to ask such questions, Archdiocesan Year of Grace coordinator, Paddy Buckley said this week. It’s an opportunity to find answers. Ms Buckley spoke to The Record as Year of Grace organisers around the country prepared for the launch of the Australia-wide year on
Pentecost Sunday, May 27. Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB will lead Perth into the new year with a 5pm Mass at St Mary’s Cathedral, with the Perth Archdiocese issuing an open invitation for anyone and everyone to attend. “The Year of Grace is an opportunity for all of us to start afresh from Christ,” Ms Buckley said, echoing the words of the Archbishop and national organisers. “It will be a very personal experience but,
nonetheless, one lived within the context of the family of the Church, through which grace comes to us.” Year of Grace organisers are encouraging and assisting parishes and schools to come up with their own unique ways of celebrating the year, with one key criterion in mind. “Any program or initiative throughout the Year of Grace on an archdiocesan, parish or religious group level should, above all, lead to an encounter with Christ,” Ms
Buckley said. Rediscovering Christ was key to being able to share him with others. We will be “credible witnesses”, she said, “because our gaze is more than ever firmly set on the face of the Lord”. “We are entering an exciting adventure, a year-long retreat; a retreat that will not be static but take us places, a pilgrimage along the road to Emmaus.” Ms Buckley said it was an opportunity to experience the same
feeling as the two disciples who encountered Christ along the road: “Were not our hearts burning within us, while he was talking to us on the road?” More information on the Year of Grace can be found via the Faith Centre’s website at www.thefaith. org.au. What are you doing for the Year of Grace, in your home, parish, school or workplace? Send us your ideas and let everyone know at parishes@therecord.com.au.