St Michael's Parish at Prayer
Meditation:
Meditation is a universal tradition found in all great religions. In recent times there has been a re-discovery of Christian meditation which is grounded in the Gospels and the early Monastic tradition. Meditation can help people of all ages and background to find a simple, practical and meaningful way to re-awaken and deepen the spiritual life.
The Meditation Group in the Parish is associated with the World Community for Christian Meditation.
Meditation is held on:
Tuesday... 5.30pm Holy Family Community Centre
For more information about Meditation contact www.wccm.org
The Rosary:
The Rosary is to help keep in memory certain principal events, or Mysteries, in the history of our salvation and to thank and praise God for them. There are 20 Mysteries reflected upon in the Rosary and these are divided into the Five Joyful Mysteries, the Five Luminous Mysteries, the Five Sorrowful Mysteries and the Five Glorious Mysteries.
The Rosary is prayed after the 9am Saturday morning Mass at Holy Spirit Church.
Also, the Rosary is prayed in people's homes during the week. Please refer to the Bulletin for details.
Eucharistic Adoration:
Eucharistic Adoration is prayer before the Blessed Sacrament. As Pope John Paul II said: Prayer before the Blessed Sacrament is a great treasure of the Catholic Faith ... it nourishes social love and gives us opportunity for adoration, thanksgiving, reparation and supplication.
Eucharistic Adoration occurs after the 9:15am Mass Friday at Holy Spirit Church.
On the First Friday of the month until 3 o'clock and then every other Friday until 12noon.
Chaplet of Divine Mercy:
The Chaplet of Divine Mercy is a Catholic devotion based on the visions of St Mary Faustina of Kowalska (1905-1938), known as the Apostle of Mercy. In her diary the chaplet's prayers have a 3-fold purpose focus: To obtain mercy, to trust in Jesus' mercy, and to show mercy to others.
The Divine Mercy Prayer Group meet Fridays at Holy Spirit Church, 3pm.
For more information about Divine Mercy contact www.divinemercy.com.au
Special Ministers to the Sick:
To enable the frail, elderly and hospitalized to share in the communal prayer in St Michael's we have special ministers of the Eucharist. They visit people in resident industry homes.