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The Communities' of Our Lady

Locality: Sydney, Australia

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25.01.2022 Solemnity of the Mary, Mother of our Lord: also called the Assumption or the Dormition of Our Lady. Sunday 16th August 10am Solemn Eucharist Chapel of Michael and All Angels (Norwest, Sydney)... Celebrant: The Very Reverend Thomas Peacock Preacher: The Reverend Dr. Irene Stein

25.01.2022 Sunday 13th September 2020: FIFTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. An Australian Anglican Lectionary: Exodus 14:19-31; Ps 114; Romans 14:1-14; Matthew 18:21-35 MEDITATION: Who do I need to forgive today? PRAYER: Lord Jesus, you have forgiven my offenses. Grant me the grace to forgive others.

24.01.2022 For today's Feast of the Assumption of Our Lady - or the Dormition. This hymn might have been written for the Annunciation, but can we hear it often enough?

24.01.2022 Saturday 15th August 2020: Prayer of The Day Almighty, ever-living God, you have taken the mother of your Son, the immaculate Virgin Mary,... body and soul into the glory where you dwell. Keep our hearts set on heaven so that, with her, we may share in your glory. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. See more

24.01.2022 Thursday 20th August 2020: Prayer of The Day Merciful redeemer, who, by the life and preaching of your servant Bernard, rekindled the radiant light of your Church:... grant us, in our generation, to be inflamed with the same spirit of discipline and love and ever to walk before you as children of light; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. See more

24.01.2022 It is with much joy and gratitude that I give thanks to God as I celebrate the 9th anniversary of my priestly ordination today. There are too many to name here ...who I have much to thank for their love and support, you will be remembered as I celebrate a Thanksgiving Mass this morning. Peace and all good! See more

22.01.2022 A great article - and relevant not just to the Anglican Church: insert the name of most denominations and let your hearts and minds delve into the depths of enquiry.

21.01.2022 Tuesday 24th November 2020: Prayer of The Day O God, the source and origin of all fatherhood, you kept the blessed martyrs Andrew and his companions faithful to the cross of your Son even to the shedding of their blood.... Through their intercession enable us to spread your love among our brothers and sisters, that we may be called and may truly be your children. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, (one) God, for ever and ever. Amen. See more

21.01.2022 Saturday 12th September 2020: An Australian Anglican Lectionary: 1 Corinthians 10:14-22; Ps 116:11-18; Luke 6:43-49 MEDITATION: Do I regularly inspect my spiritual house through an examination of conscience? PRAYER: Lord Jesus help me to hear and obey you so others can see good fruit in my life.

20.01.2022 Sunday 13th September 2020: Prayer of The Day Almighty God, whose only Son has opened for us a new and living way into your presence: give us pure hearts and steadfast wills... to worship you in spirit and in truth; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. See more

20.01.2022 Saturday 29th August 2020: The Beheading of John the Baptist. An Australian Anglican Lectionary: 1 Corinthians 1:26-31; Ps 33:13-21; Matthew 25:14-30 Meditation: What can economics and productivity teach us about the kingdom of heaven?... Prayer: Lord Jesus, be the ruler of my heart and thoughts, be the king of my home and relationships, and be the master of my work and service. Help me to make good use of the gifts, talents, time, and resources you give me for your glory and your kingdom.

19.01.2022 Saturday 15th August 2020: MARY, MOTHER OF OUR LORD. An Australian Anglican Lectionary: Ezekiel 18:1-13,30-32; Ps 51:10-14; Matthew 19:13-15... MEDITATION: Do you seek to help others draw near to the Lord? Pray for the young to grow strong in faith No one is unimportant to God. He comes to each person individually and uniquely that he might touch them with his healing love and power. Do you show kindness to the youth you encounter in your neighborhood, home, and church? PRAYER: Lord Jesus, may we never hinder our youth from coming to you to receive your blessing, instruction, and healing power. Make our youth strong in faith and in character that they may follow you zealously. And as we grow with age, may we never lose that child-like simplicity and humility which draws us into your loving presence. copyright 2020 Servants of the Word, source: dailyscripture.net, author Don Schwager

18.01.2022 First pictures from yesterdays Consecration of The Right Reverend Thomas Peacock as the first Bishop of the Communities. The Principal Consecrator was The Very Reverend Doctor Ronald Langham, Ordinary of the Ecumenical Catholic Church Australia.

16.01.2022 Tuesday 24th November 2020: An Australian Lectionary: Revelation 14:14-19; Ps 96:9-13; Luke 21:5-11 MEDITATION: Do I stand firm in faith despite the world's upheavals? PRAYER: Lord Jesus, give me confidence in God's plan in these stress-filled times.

15.01.2022 Richard Rohr's Daily Meditation Week Forty-seven Thomas Merton:... Contemplation and Action Joy and Sadness: A Lesson from Merton's Hermitage Sunday, November 22, 2020 In 1985 my Franciscan guardians (as Francis called our superiors) gave me a year’s leave to spend in contemplation. It was a major turning point in my life, and ultimately led to the formation of the Center for Action and Contemplation. The first thirty days of my sabbatical were spent in the hills of Kentucky, in Thomas Merton’s (19151968) hermitage about a mile away from the main monastery. I was absolutely alone with myself, with the springtime woods, and with God, hoping to somehow absorb some of Merton’s wisdom. That first morning, it took me a while to slow down. I must have looked at my watch at least ten times before 7:00 AM! I had spent so many years standing in front of crowds as a priest and a teacher. I had to find out who I was without those trappingsthe naked me alone before God. In the mornings I would put my chair in front of the door and watch the sun come up. In the late afternoons, I would move my chair to the other side of the hermitage and watch the sun go down. The little squirrels and birds came closer and closer. They’re not afraid when we’re absolutely still. Father William McNamara’s definition of contemplation as a long loving look at the real became transformative for me. The world, my own issues and hurts, all my goals and desires gradually dissolved and fell into proper perspective. God became obvious and ever present. I understood what Merton meant when he said, The gate of heaven is everywhere. [1] I tried to keep a journal of what was happening to me. Back then, I found it particularly hard to cry. But one evening I laid my finger on my cheek and found to my surprise that it was wet. I wondered what those tears meant. What was I crying for? I wasn’t consciously sad or consciously happy. I noticed at that moment that behind it all there was a joy, deeper than any private joy. It was a joy in the face of the beauty of being, a joy at all the wonderful and lovable people I had already met in my life. Cosmic or spiritual joy is something we participate in; it comes from elsewhere and flows through us. It has little or nothing to do with things going well in our own life at that moment. I remember thinking that this must be why the saints could rejoice in the midst of suffering. At the same moment, I experienced exactly the opposite emotion. The tears were at the same time tears of an immense sadnessa sadness at what we’re doing to the earth, sadness about the people whom I had hurt in my life, and a sadness too at my own mixed motives and selfishness. I hadn’t known that two such contrary feelings could coexist. I was truly experiencing the nondual mind of contemplation. Gateway to Action & Contemplation: What word or phrase resonates with or challenges me? What sensations do I notice in my body? What is mine to do? Prayer for Our Community: O Great Love, thank you for living and loving in us and through us. May all that we do flow from our deep connection with you and all beings. Help us become a community that vulnerably shares each other’s burdens and the weight of glory. Listen to our hearts’ longings for the healing of our world. [Please add your own intentions.] . . . Knowing you are hearing us better than we are speaking, we offer these prayers in all the holy names of God, amen. Listen to Fr. Richard read the prayer. Story from Our Community: Almost exactly a year ago today, I visited the Abbey of Gethsemani in Bardstown, Kentucky, to walk and be where Thomas Merton lived during his monastic life. It was a very special day as I have read and loved Merton my entire adult life. I even drove into Louisville and stood at the corner of Fourth and Walnut to be where he had a mystical experience. Fast forward to now and I am convinced that these last six months have been my contemplative period. At times I think back to what I asked God a year agoaction or contemplation? As a physician I have never taken the time to sit and meditate or center as much as I have done these past months. So I guess my answer was Yes, and. . . Alex S. Share your own story with us. [1] Thomas Merton, Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander (Doubleday: 1966), 142. Adapted from Richard Rohr, What the Mystics Know: Seven Pathways to Your Deepest Self (The Crossroad Publishing Company: 2015), 6163.

14.01.2022 Monday 10th August 2020: Prayer of The Day Almighty God, who made Laurence a loving servant of your people and a wise steward of the treasures of your Church: fire us with his example to love as he loved... and to walk in the way that leads to eternal life; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. See more

14.01.2022 Thursday 3rd September 2020: Prayer of The Day God our Father, your rule is a rule of love, your providence is full of mercy for your people. Through the intercession of Saint Gregory... grant the spirit of wisdom to those you have placed in authority, so that the spiritual growth of the people may bring eternal joy to the pastors. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. See more

14.01.2022 Friday 18th September 2020: Prayer of The Day Look upon us, Lord, creator and ruler of the whole world: give us grace to serve you with all our heart that we may come to know the power of your forgiveness and love.... Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. See more

14.01.2022 Monday 7th September 2020: Prayer of The Day Almighty God, who called your Church to bear witness that you were in Christ reconciling the world to yourself:... help us to proclaim the good news of your love, that all who hear it may be drawn to you; through him who was lifted up on the cross, and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. See more

14.01.2022 Wednesday 12th August 2020: Prayer of The Day Almighty God, who sent your Holy Spirit to be the life and light of your Church:... open our hearts to the riches of your grace, that we may bring forth the fruit of the Spirit in love and joy and peace; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. See more

14.01.2022 Wednesday 2nd September 2020: Prayer of The Day Father of might and power, every good and perfect gift comes down to us from you.... Implant in our hearts the love of your name, increase our zeal for your service, nourish what is good in us and tend it with watchful care. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. See more

13.01.2022 Wednesday 9th September 2020: An Australian Anglican Lectionary: 1 Corinthians 7:25-31; Ps 45:10-15; Luke 6:20-26 Meditation: How can I bring the Lord's consolation to those who are suffering? Prayer: Lord Jesus, help me to see my blessings in the midst of my difficulties.

12.01.2022 A brilliant article, i'm sharing from a priest friend's fb page. Fr Thomas Peacock; Fr John Gumbley; Fr Hugo Fernandes; Fr Gregory Horn

11.01.2022 For todays Feast of the Assumption of Our Lady - or the Dormition. This hymn might have been written for the Annunciation, but can we hear it often enough?

11.01.2022 Thursday 3rd September 2020: Gregory of Rome An Australian Anglican Lectionary: 1 Cor 3:18-23; Ps 24:1-6; Luke 5:1-11 MEDITATION: Do I cooperate with Jesus when he asks me to go to someplace new? PRAYER: Lord Jesus, give me the courage to trust you when I am afraid.

11.01.2022 Monday 7th September 2020: An Australian Anglican Lectionary: 1 Corinthians 5:1-8; Ps 5:3-7; Luke 6:6-11 MEDITATION: Do I pray for people in my faith community in need of healing? PRAYER: Lord Jesus, give me a compassionate heart to help those in need.

11.01.2022 Thursday 19th November 2020: Elizabeth of Hungary, princess and philanthropist. An Australian Anglican Lectionary: Revelation 5:1-10; Ps 119:107-112; Luke 19:41-44 MEDITATION: Pray for all of the places in the world that are in need of God’s peace. PRAYER: Lord Jesus, help me to be an instrument of your peace in my community.

11.01.2022 Service on Sunday 13th September: Eve of the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. 10am Sung Eucharist: Chapel of Michael and All Angels (Norwest) Celebrant: Bishop Thomas... Preacher: Fr John See more

11.01.2022 First pictures from yesterday's Consecration of The Right Reverend Thomas Peacock as the first Bishop of the Communities. The Principal Consecrator was The Very Reverend Doctor Ronald Langham, Ordinary of the Ecumenical Catholic Church Australia.

10.01.2022 Wednesday 9th September 2020: Prayer of The Day Since it is from you, God our Father, that redemption comes to us, your adopted children, look with favour on the family you love,... give true freedom to us and to all who believe in Christ, and bring us all alike to our eternal heritage. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. See more

09.01.2022 Wednesday 19th August 2020: An Australian Anglican Lectionary: Ezekiel 34:1-11; Ps 23; Matthew 20:1-16a MEDITATION: Do I support justice in the marketplace? PRAYER: Lord Jesus, help me to follow your example of generosity toward all.

09.01.2022 Saturday 29th August 2020: Prayer of The Day Almighty God, who called your servant John the Baptist to be the forerunner of your Son in birth and death:... strengthen us by your grace that, as he suffered for the truth, so we may boldly resist corruption and vice and receive with him the unfading crown of glory; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.Amen. See more

09.01.2022 Wednesday 2nd September 2020: An Australian Anglican Lectionary: 1 Corinthians 3:1-9; Ps 33:13-21; Luke 4:38-44 MEDITATION: Who do I know who needs Jesus' healing touch? PRAYER: Lord Jesus, I pray for all those in need of your healing word.

08.01.2022 Tuesday 1st September 2020: An Australian Anglican Lectionary: 1 Corinthians 2:10b-16; Ps 145:8-14; Luke 4:31-37 MEDITATION: What is the evil that needs to be cast out of my life? PRAYER: Lord Jesus, heal me with your life-giving word.

06.01.2022 Wednesday 12th August 2020: An Australian Anglican Lectionary: Ezekiel 9:1-7;10:18-22; Ps 113; Matthew 18:15-20 MEDITATION: Pray for Church leaders to use their authority with justice and compassion. PRAYER: Lord Jesus, help me to follow your example of kindness and care for those who have strayed.

06.01.2022 Wednesday 19th August 2020: Prayer of The Day Let your merciful ears, O Lord, be open to the prayers of your humble servants; and that they may obtain their petitions... make them to ask such things as shall please you; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. See more

06.01.2022 Saturday 12th September 2020; Prayer of The Day Grant us, O Lord, to trust in you with all our hearts; for, as you always resist the proud who confide in their own strength, so you never forsake those who make their boast of your mercy; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

04.01.2022 Thursday 20th August 2020: Bernard of Clairvaux,abbot and teacher An Australian Anglican Lectionary: Ezekiel 36:23-28; Ps 51:10-17; Matthew 22:1-14 MEDITATION: Have I failed to heed God's call in my life? PRAYER: Lord, Jesus, help me to prepare myself for your heavenly banquet.

04.01.2022 Friday 18th September 2020: An Australian Anglican Lectionary: 1Corinthians 15:12-20; Ps 17:6-13; Luke 8:1-3 MEDITATION: Is my attitude toward women in ministry like that of Jesus? PRAYER: Lord Jesus, help me to show my love for you through serving others.

03.01.2022 Tuesday 15th September 2020: Prayer of The Day God our Father, when Jesus, your Son, was raised up on the cross, it was your will that Mary, his mother, should stand there... and suffer with him in her heart. Grant that, in union with her, the Church may share in the passion of Christ, and so be brought to the glory of his resurrection. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. See more

02.01.2022 Monday 10th August 2020: Laurence, deacon and martyr at Rome An Australian Anglican Lectionary: Ezekiel 1:2-5(6-23)24-28c; Ps 148:1-6; Matthew 17:22-27 MEDITATION: Do you evade unpleasant responsibilities or obligations? PRAYER: Lord Jesus, your death brought true life and freedom. May I always walk in the freedom and power of your love and truth and reject whatever is contrary to your will for my life.

02.01.2022 A brilliant article, im sharing from a priest friends fb page. Fr Thomas Peacock; Fr John Gumbley; Fr Hugo Fernandes; Fr Gregory Horn

02.01.2022 Tuesday 1st September 2020: Prayer of The Day Almighty and everlasting God, you are always more ready to hear than we to pray and to give more than either we desire or deserve:... pour down upon us the abundance of your mercy, forgiving us those things of which our conscience is afraid and giving us those good things which we are not worthy to ask but through the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. See more

01.01.2022 Minute Meditations By Franciscan Media Prayer Ebbs and Flows... Prayer has a huge ebb and flow. When we try to pray, sometimes we walk on water and sometimes we sink like a stone. Sometimes we have a deep sense of God’s reality and sometimes we can’t even imagine that God exists. Sometimes we have deep feelings about God’s goodness and love, and sometimes we feel only boredom and distraction. Sometimes our eyes fill with tears and we wish we could stay in our prayer-place forever, and sometimes our eyes wander furtively to our wristwatches to see how much time we still need to spend in prayer. from the book Prayer: Our Deepest Longing by Ronald Rolheiser

01.01.2022 Thursday 19th November 2020: Prayer of The Day Lord our God, give us grace to serve you always with joy, because our full and lasting happiness is to make of our lives... a constant service to the Author of all that is good. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, (one) God, for ever and ever. Amen. See more

01.01.2022 Tuesday 15th September 2020: An Australian Anglican Lectionary: 1 Cor 12:12-14(15-26)27-31a; Ps 100; Luke 7:11-17 MEDITATION: How do you respond to the misfortunes of others? PRAYER: Lord Jesus, your healing presence brings life and restores us to wholeness of mind, body, and spirit. Speak your word to me and give me renewed hope, strength, and courage to follow you in the midst of life's sorrows and joys.