St Brigid's Parish: Stuart in Townsville, Queensland | Religious organisation

St Brigid's Parish: Stuart

Locality: Townsville, Queensland

Phone: +61 7 4778 1219

Address: 276/280 Stuart Drive, 4811 Townsville, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.tsv.catholic.org.au/st-brigid-s-parish-wulguru-st-joseph-the-worker-church

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25.01.2022 Today we remember St. Josaphat. He was born in the Ukraine and served an apprenticeship to a merchant in Vilnius, Lithuania. In 1604, he became a monk at Vilna. This was nine years after the union of Brest that brought millions of Ruthenian Christians into communion with the Bishop of Rome. Josaphat was ordained a priest and became known as a preacher and supporter of this Church unity. In 1617, he was consecrated Bishop of Vitebsk. His efforts were focused on bringing order to his tumultuous diocese and preserving the newly achieved union. An opponent to this union murdered him in 1623. He was canonized in 1867. (from DivineOffice App) St Josaphat, Bishop and Martyr pray for us that we will work for unity in the church even against the opposition of those who sew divisions.

23.01.2022 On this feast of All Souls Day we remember all of those who have passed away in our parish. Let us remember and pray in a special way for those parishioners who have no one left to pray for them. Eternal rest grant unto them oh Lord and may perpetual light shine upon them. https://www.catholic.org/saints/allsouls/

22.01.2022 The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, formerly referred to as "Christ the King," was established by Pope Pius XI in 1925 as an antidote to secularism, a way of life which leaves God out of man's thinking and living and organizes his life as if God did not exist. The feast is intended to proclaim in a striking and effective manner Christ's royalty over individuals, families, society, governments, and nations. Today's Mass establishes the titles for Chri...st's royalty over men: 1) Christ is God, the Creator of the universe and hence wields a supreme power over all things; "All things were created by Him"; 2) Christ is our Redeemer, He purchased us by His precious Blood, and made us His property and possession; 3) Christ is Head of the Church, "holding in all things the primacy"; 4) God bestowed upon Christ the nations of the world as His special possession and dominion. Today's Mass also describes the qualities of Christ's kingdom. This kingdom is: 1) supreme, extending not only to all people but also to their princes and kings; 2) universal, extending to all nations and to all places; 3) eternal, for "The Lord shall sit a King forever"; 4) spiritual, Christ's "kingdom is not of this world." Rt. Rev. Msgr. Rudolph G. Gandas Before the reform of the Roman Calendar in 1969, this feast was celebrated on the last Sunday of October. (from Catholicculture) May we renew our commitment to Christ as King over all the earth. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1drtim65OA0

19.01.2022 Today is the feast of Margaret of Scotland, or Margaret of Wessex. She was an English princess born in Hungary to Princess Agatha of Hungary and English Prince Edward the Exile around 1045. Her siblings, Cristina and Edgar the Atheling were also born in Hungary around this time. Margaret and her family returned to England when she was 10-years-old and her father was called back as a potential successor to the throne. However, Edward died immediately after the family arrived, ...Continue reading

16.01.2022 Today, as well as the memorial of the guns of World War I falling silent, we also celebrate the feast of St Martin of Tours. In fact these two are related... While Martin was a soldier in the Roman army and stationed in Gaul (modern-day France), he experienced a vision, which became the most-repeated story about his life. One day as he was approaching the gates of the city of Amiens, he met a scantily clad beggar. He impulsively cut his military cloak in half to share with th...e man. That night, Martin dreamed of Jesus wearing the half-cloak he had given away. He heard Jesus say to the angels: "Martin, who is still but a catechumen, clothed me with this robe." (Sulpicius, ch 2). In another version, when Martin woke, he found his cloak restored to wholeness. The dream confirmed Martin in his piety, and he was baptised at the age of 18. The part kept by himself became the famous relic preserved in the oratory of the Merovingian kings of the Franks at the Marmoutier Abbey near Tours.During the Middle Ages, the relic of St. Martin's miraculous cloak, (cappa Sancti Martini) was carried by the king even into battle, and used as a holy relic upon which oaths were sworn. The cloak is first attested in the royal treasury in 679, when it was conserved at the palatium of Luzarches, a royal villa that was later ceded to the monks of Saint-Denis by Charlemagne, in 798/99. The priest who cared for the cloak in its reliquary was called a cappellanu, and ultimately all priests who served the military were called cappellani. The French translation is chapelains, from which the English word chaplain is derived. A similar linguistic development took place for the term referring to the small temporary churches built for the relic. People called them a "capella", the word for a little cloak. Eventually, such small churches lost their association with the cloak, and all small churches began to be referred to as "chapels". Martin was eventually elected Bishop of Tours and took to it with the zeal of a military officer: building up the church, teaching and dispensing the sacraments and God’s Mercy with extraordinary ardor. To this day, he is one of the much-loved saints of rural France. St Martin of Tours, pray for us and pray for all veterans and victims of war - may the world never again see the turmoil and bloodshed of war.

14.01.2022 Today we celebrate the Presentation of The Blessed Virgin Mary. When Mary was asked to be the mother of the Savior, she was completely free to accept or reject the offer. Her response, Let it be done to me, was a great act of faith. Because she did not understand what was happening, she must have known that there would be difficulties ahead. She replied yes to the angel's announcement and agreed to become the mother of Jesus, and the Church has declared Mary to be the Mothe...r of God. Because she was the first to say yes to the Messiah, the Church has declared her to be the Mother of the Church. The feast of the presentation of Mary dates back to the 6th century in the East and the 15th century in the West. It is based on an ancient tradition that says Mary was taken to the temple in Jerusalem when she was 3-years-old and dedicated to God. What we celebrate on this day is the fact that God chose to dwell in Mary in a very special way. In response, Mary placed her whole self at the service of God. Every moment since your Baptism, God invites you to be open to his grace and dedicate yourself to him, as Mary did. (from Loyola Press) Blessed Virgin pray for us that we may give ourselves totally to God.

13.01.2022 Today we remember Saint Andrew Dung-Lac and Companions. Andrew Dung-Lac, a Catholic convert ordained to the priesthood, was one of 117 people martyred in Vietnam between 1820 and 1862. Members of the companions group gave their lives for Christ in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, and received beatification during four different occasions between 1900 and 1951. All were canonized during the papacy of Saint John Paul II. Christianity came to Vietnam through the Portuguese. J...esuits opened the first permanent mission at Da Nang in 1615. They ministered to Japanese Catholics who had been driven from Japan. Severe persecutions were launched at least three times in the 19th century. During the six decades after 1820, between 100,000 and 300,000 Catholics were killed or subjected to great hardship. Foreign missionaries martyred in the first wave included priests of the Paris Mission Society, and Spanish Dominican priests and tertiaries. In 1832, Emperor Minh-Mang banned all foreign missionaries, and tried to make all Vietnamese deny their faith by trampling on a crucifix. Like the priest-holes in Ireland during English persecution, many hiding places were offered in homes of the faithful. Persecution broke out again in 1847, when the emperor suspected foreign missionaries and Vietnamese Christians of sympathizing with a rebellion led by of one of his sons. The last of the martyrs were 17 laypersons, one of them a 9-year-old, executed in 1862. That year a treaty with France guaranteed religious freedom to Catholics, but it did not stop all persecution. By 1954, there were over a million Catholicsabout seven percent of the populationin the north. Buddhists represented about 60 percent. Persistent persecution forced some 670,000 Catholics to abandon lands, homes and possessions and flee to the south. In 1964, there were still 833,000 Catholics in the north, but many were in prison. In the south, Catholics were enjoying the first decade of religious freedom in centuries, their numbers swelled by refugees. (from Franciscan Media) Today there are over 7 million Catholics in Vietnam, making Catholicism the second largest religion (over 7.3%). We also remember the importance of the Vietnamese Catholic diaspora throughout the world, in Australia and even in our own parish. St Andrew Dung-Lac and Companions pray for us!

11.01.2022 Today we celebrate the feast of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini. She was born in northern Italy in 1850 and became a school teacher, a religious, and founded the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart. As her order grew, she was encouraged to send sisters west to minister to immigrants in America. Along with her sisters, Mother Cabrini set-up schools, orphanages, and hospitals throughout America, as well as in Brazil, Nicaragua, Argentina and even England, France and Spain. She is fondly remembered as saying, The Heart of Jesus does things in such a hurry that I can barely keep up with him. She was canonized in 1946 by Pius XII. (from DivineOffice App) St Frances Xavier Cabrini pray for us that our devotion to the Sacred Heart may draw us forth to work for Christ’s mission in the world.

07.01.2022 22 November, when it isn’t a Sunday is the feast of Saint Cecilia. Although Cecilia is one of the most famous of the Roman martyrs, the familiar stories about her are apparently not founded on authentic material. There is no trace of honor being paid her in early times. A fragmentary inscription of the late fourth century refers to a church named after her, and her feast was celebrated at least in 545. According to legend, Cecilia was a young Christian of high rank betrothed ...to a Roman named Valerian. Through her influence, Valerian was converted, and was martyred along with his brother. The legend about Cecilia’s death says that after being struck three times on the neck with a sword, she lived for three days, and asked the pope to convert her home into a church. Since the time of the Renaissance she has usually been portrayed with a viola or a small organ. (from Franciscan Media) St Cecilia pray for us that we will always offer sweet music to the Lord no matter what trials we face.

05.01.2022 Today is the feast of St Leo the Great, a fifth century Pope who was a renowned teacher, advocate of the poor, peacemaker and leader of the Church. St Leo we may not be as great as you were, but pray for us that we will continue in small ways the inestimable work of building up Christ’s Church that all people may come to know, love and worship Our Lord.

04.01.2022 Today we celebrate the Solemnity of All Saints. We remember the vast company of saints from our Blessed Mother, the Apostles, Martyrs and Doctors of the Church to those saints known only to God. Today, we also remember that we are called to be saints. One very practical step in the journey to be a saint is to choose a role model. Each year on All Saints Day, is a good day to choose a new saint for the year ahead - get to know them, ask for their intercession and try to be mo...re like them. Within the canon of saints, the church gives us a great variety of people, with every type of personality and from every walk of life and background. There are simple folk and some of the smartest people in history; there are mothers and fathers, priests and holy women; kings and queens, and farmers and labourers; there are some who suffered great addictions, some whose fervour for the faith only grew in later years, and others who were dedicated to Jesus from early childhood. One common element for all saints is their deep personal relationship with Our Lord, so follow them in spending quality time in prayer with Our Lord. Saints of God, pray for us! http://www.catholic.org/saints/allsaints/

03.01.2022 Today is the feast of another fascinating saint - Martin de Porres. He was the Peruvian illegitimate child of a Spanish nobleman and a freed Panamanian slave. People these days might say "what good could come of such a liaison?" but for God anything is possible: St Martin was so holy that many wonderful miracles are attributed to him: levitation, bi-location, miraculous knowledge, instantaneous cures, and an ability to communicate with animals, despite being a "half-breed"... as people like him were considered in his day. Now some of the miracle stories might be an exaggeration (although we can be confident many of them did occur) but what there is no exaggeration about is his commitment to the poor, the sick and the Blessed Eucharist. They are the things that make Martin our hero today, despite his humble origins. St Martin de Porres pray for us that we may approach Christ in the Blessed Eucharist with all the awe and reverence that He deserves and that we may approach Christ in our neighbours with all the love and respect that God gives to us.

02.01.2022 17 November was the feast of St Elizabeth of Hungary.

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