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25.01.2022 The Record Magazine Issue 25 is out now! https://bit.ly/35o8avl

25.01.2022 An online Christmas Mass will be available for those who are unable to attend their local parish or church. Mass will be celebrated by Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB at 6pm on Thursday, 24 December 2020 You can join this Mass via St Mary’s Cathedral website and social media channels.... For more information go to: www.stmaryscathedralperth.com.au www.youtube.com/stmarysperth www.facebook.com/stmarysperth

24.01.2022 The multicultural Perth Catholic community of diverse backgrounds gathered to celebrate the annual Cultural Diversity Mass on Saturday 24 October at St Mary’s Cathedral. The faithful came dressed up in their traditional outfits, and the Prayers of the Faithful were read in different languages: Burmese, Cantonese, Indonesian, French, Creole (Mauritius), Italian, Maltese, Malay, Mandarin, Slovak, Tagalog, Tamil, and Thai. Read the full story here:

23.01.2022 The Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross celebrates the discovery of the True Cross by Saint Helena, mother of the Emperor Constantine, in 320 under the temple of Venus in Jerusalem, as well as the dedication of the Basilica and shrine built on Calvary by Constantine in 335, which mark the site of the Crucifixion. The Basilica and shrine, named the Martyrium and Calvarium respectively, were destroyed by the Persians in 614, with the Church of the Holy Sepulchre now stand...ing on the site after being built by the crusaders in 1149. Having fallen into the hands of the Persians, the True Cross was recovered and returned to Jerusalem by Emperor Heraclius in 629. Tradition says that he carried the Cross back to Jerusalem on his own back, but when he attempted to enter the church on Mt Calvary, a strange force stopped him. Patriarch Zacharias of Jerusalem, seeing the emperor struggling, advised him to take off his royal robes and crown and dress in penitential robes instead saying, "Consider, O Emperor, that with these triumphal ornaments you are far from resembling Jesus carrying His Cross." As soon as Heraclius took Zacharias' advice, he was able to carry the True Cross into the church. Above all, the feast is a celebration and commemoration of God's greatest work: his salvific death on the Cross and His Resurrection, through which death was defeated and the doors to Heaven opened. We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You. Because by your Holy Cross, You have redeemed the world.

23.01.2022 What does it mean to be a Christ-centered church, which is humble, healing, and merciful? This was the question asked by Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB at the special Diamond Jubilee Mass for hundreds of past and present Cloverdale parishioners on Saturday 12 December. https://bit.ly/38l3qqd

23.01.2022 Auxiliary Bishop Donald Sproxton invited Perth parishes and communities to come together and battle mental health at the Perth launch of the Social Justice Statement 2020-21 titled "To Live Life to the Full", which was released on 6 August by the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference.

22.01.2022 Floreat-Wembley parishioner Tess O'Leary celebrated her 100th birthday during Coronavirus-led restrictions surrounded with friends and music from the West Australian Symphony Orchestra.

22.01.2022 Italian cardinal and leading figure in the Catholic Counter-Reformation against Protestantism, St Robert Bellarmine was regarded during his life as one of the most enlightened of theologians around. Born in Montepulciano, Italy, in 1542, Robert Bellarmine was the third of ten children. He joined the Society of Jesus at the age of 18 before being ordained to the priesthood in 1570. At the invitation of Pope Gregory XIII he became Chair of Controversial Theology in Rome at the ...new Roman College of the Jesuits, (which exists today as the Pontifical Gregorian University) where he spent 11 years teaching and writing his monumental Disputations on the Controversies, a three-volume defense of the Catholic faith against the arguments of the Protestant reformers. Pope Clement VIII declared during his pontificate that the "Church of God had not his equal for learning and Bellarmine became Rector of the Roman College in 1592, Examiner of Bishops in 1598 and Cardinal in 1599, followed immediately by his appointment as Cardinal Inquisitor. One of the most powerful men in the Church, Bellarmine still insisted on living the life of a simple priest, continuing his usual austere life. He ate the food of the poor- bread and garlic, did not heat his apartment in winter and gave most of his income to the poor. He lived in the Jesuit community at the Roman College where he became the Spiritual Director. It was here that he met and directed the young Aloysius Gonzaga, at whose deathbed he was present. So deeply attached to the future patron saint of youth, he directed in his will that he be buried at the feet of the young saint. Bellarmine eventually passed away at the age of 79 in 1621 and was canonised in 1930 before being named a Doctor of the Church the following year by Pope Pius XI.

22.01.2022 Mass celebrated by Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB from St Mary's Cathedral House at 6pm on Thursday, 24 December 2020.

22.01.2022 The celebration of the feast of Marys Assumption goes back to the early centuries of the Churchs life. The feast originally known as the dormition or falling asleep of Mary, is still celebrated by Eastern Catholic and Orthodox Churches under this title. While the feast seems at first to have focussed on the commemoration of the end of Marys earthly life, its more than that. Its a reflection on the role of Mary in the mystery of our salvation, leading the Church to the notion that at the end of her life Mary was, in the words of Pope Pius XII, assumed (taken up) body and soul into heavenly glory.

21.01.2022 The washing with Baptism sets us on the way of the Christian life: renouncing all that can destroy us and our relationship with God and others; taking up the cross like Jesus day by day and following him, Auxiliary Bishop Donald Sproxton has last weekend told eight candidates who were received into the Church.

21.01.2022 True to form, the hard-working Mt Lawley Parish Priest Father Tim Deeter was almost late to his own 70th birthday party after celebrating the evening Mass and attending to last minute business.

20.01.2022 Today the Church celebrates the Feast of the Most Holy Name of Mary. This feast day began in 1513 as a local celebration in Cuenca, Spain, before spreading from there to all of Spain and to the Kingdom of Naples and beyond. In 1683, the Polish king, Jan Sobieski, arrived in Vienna with his army after the city had been invaded by the Ottoman Empire.... Before the Battle of Vienna on 12 September, Sobieski placed his troops under the protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary. In the following year, to celebrate the victory, Pope Innocent XI added the feast to the General Roman Calendar, assigning to it the Sunday within the octave of the Nativity of Mary. The reform of Pope Pius X in 1911 restored to prominence the celebration of Sundays in their own right, after they had been often replaced by celebrations of the saints. The celebration of the Holy Name of Mary was therefore moved to 12 September. The feast is a counterpart to the Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus (January 3) and is to commemorate all the privileges bestowed upon Mary by God and all the graces received through her intercession and mediation. The entry in the Roman Martyrology about the feast speaks of it in the following terms: "The Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary - a day on which the inexpressible love of the Mother of God for her Holy Child is recalled, and the eyes of the faithful are directed to the figure of the Mother of the Redeemer, for them to invoke with devotion." Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us!

20.01.2022 Australian Catholic Press Association (ACPA) Life Member and Editor of the Salesian Bulletin Father Frank Freeman SDB, recently celebrated 60 years of priesthood and shared his story with The Record.

18.01.2022 The physical events for the 2020 Angelico Exhibition may have been cancelled for this year due to COVID-19, but Catholic Arts this year implemented an innovative way to connect the community and celebrate the artwork of the budding artists from Catholic schools across WA.

17.01.2022 Ten seminarians are working towards breaking down the barriers of communication by stuyding AUSLAN. https://bit.ly/3iqo0cQ

16.01.2022 If 40 is the new 30 then, given the impact of the pandemic on the elderly, 100 must be the new 21, signifying a coming of age for the octogenarians and nonagenarians whose homes and villages are now a key battleground in the fight against COVID-19. For Joyce Serpanchy, whose 100th birthday on 2 July fell under continued restrictions at the retirement centre where she lives, seeing family on the day was wonderful but she is still holding out for the promise of a big celebration to come.

16.01.2022 Western Australian politician the Hon Charles Smith MLC has this week described the Labor Party’s Children and Community Services Amendment Bill 2019 as an attack on Catholic’s freedom to practice their faith. https://bit.ly/2UIuzgy

15.01.2022 A Catholic community is one that looks beyond its own needs and wants, said Auxiliary Bishop Donald Sproxton at the Indonesian Catholic Community of Perth (ICCP) 28th anniversary Mass on Sunday 15 November. https://bit.ly/3pEDQo9

15.01.2022 Archdiocesan Director of Safeguarding Andrea Musulin looked to her experience in law enforcement in producing a new storybook for kids aged 5 to 11. 'Elizabeth Grace Has The Right To Feel Safe' tells the story of a girl whose encounter with an adolescent boy has left her feeling unsafe and uncomfortable. #perthcatholic #childprotectionweek #keepingchildrensafe #listentothechildren #archdioceseofperth #stmaryscathedral #catholiceducationwa... https://bit.ly/33zP6bc

15.01.2022 Faith cannot be limited to the understandings of any one culture but must be given the freedom to express itself through, with and in those symbols and rich traditions most meaningful to the various cultures, says WA Catholic Migrants and Refugees Office Director, Deacon Greg Lowe. https://bit.ly/2GNwj4o

15.01.2022 With a keen intellect, a passion for history and an overwhelming love for God and his people, American Fr Jim Shelton demonstrated daily the sense of love and duty that fills the heart of a good and faithful servant.

14.01.2022 Jeremy Ryan, contestant on 2015s The Voice Australia, has collaborated with an America music producer of the same name with a single that has lyrics of biblical significance. #jeremyryan #nightfalls #popera #rapmusic

14.01.2022 Two Yanchep women in their 80s never imagined they would live to see their home and family business engulfed in fire, let alone in the span of just 15 minutes. But that is exactly what happened to Cecilia Vaz and Iris Geneve when tragedy struck them and changed their lives forever on Friday, 11 December 2019. https://bit.ly/3hshnFx

14.01.2022 Members of Perth’s Indigenous and Catholic communities came together to acknowledge and celebrate the achievements of Aboriginal peoples and culture at the 2020 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mass, celebrated by Auxiliary Bishop Donald Sproxton, Cathedral Dean Fr Sean Fernandez and Fr Sebastian Fernando. It is a national day of celebrating, praying and in a way, pledging ourselves, all of us, to the path of reconciliation in this land, Bishop Sproxton said. https://bit.ly/37S8unE

13.01.2022 Discernment is both a call and a challenge given to us by the Holy Spirit. It is an ongoing process which enables us to listen to what the Spirit is saying as we engage with each milestone on the Plenary Council Journey. https://therecord.com.au//exclusive-discernment-both-a-ca/

13.01.2022 This year’s annual celebration of the Blessing of the Fishing Fleet was joyous, despite the cancellation of the usual festivities because of the pandemic social distancing restrictions.

13.01.2022 Perth mother and author Esther Krogdahl shared with The Record on her newly published children book, "Grumbelina", humorously written based on her experience in raising her daughter.

13.01.2022 The Outsider, by the London Tablets Vatican correspondent Christopher Lamb, is a sustained defence of Pope Francis. Lambert presents him as reviving the hopes of the Second Vatican Council and as inspirer of renewal movements throughout the Catholic Church. Occasionally he waxes lyrical in his praise.

12.01.2022 It is no doubt the year 2020 will be remembered as one of the strangest and perhaps the most challenging in recent history. In Issue 25 of The Record Magazine, Editor and Archdiocesan Communications Manager Jamie O'Brien reviews the Year of Crises and Trauma. https://bit.ly/2RpykWg

12.01.2022 On 2016 census night, there was an estimated 9,0005 homeless persons sleeping rough, couch surfing or relying on supported accommodation that could be overcrowded.

11.01.2022 Over the last few months the world, has grappled to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. During this time, many parallels have been drawn between this current crisis and the outbreak of the Spanish Flu following the end of the First World War in 1918. A brief comparison with the Australian experience during 1918 to 1919 provides insight as to how well the current health crisis has been managed by both civil and community leaders across the country. https://bit.ly/3hqibup

10.01.2022 When we talk about evangelisation, proclaiming the Gospel or becoming a part of the Church, is it is easy to forget that the proclamation of the Gospel is about leading people to experience the knowledge of Gods love," Episcopal Vicar for Education and Faith Formation Fr Vincent Glynn said last week.

10.01.2022 To be a beacon of hope and witness to the truth is the focus of a new Strategic Plan for Sacred Heart School Goomalling. https://bit.ly/3ikL4JT

10.01.2022 Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB is set to celebrate the 2020 National Child Protection Week Mass on Sunday 13 September. The theme this year is Putting children first.

10.01.2022 Discover Australias No.1 university for Overall Experience at Notre Dames online Open Day on 20 Sep. Register now. https://bit.ly/3mhWPmI

09.01.2022 The Centre for Liturgy has continued to make liturgical resources available for the various weekday memorials, feasts, solemnities, since the beginning of Coronavirus-led restrictions period. The resources produced monthly for obligated feast days and include notes on the lives of the saints commemorated, reflections on their lives and its application to our contemporary context, readings, prayers of the day, and a hymn text suited to the occasion.

08.01.2022 Speaking about the topic of Crises and Trauma in Issue 25 of The Record Magazine, Perth Auxiliary Bishop Don Sproxton says that, during the shutdowns due to the impact of COVID-19, as Christians, we were deprived of being together and celebrating with our communities the great acts of the love of God for us, shown in the death and resurrection of Jesus. https://bit.ly/3iqu7O1

08.01.2022 Businesses have closed, jobs have been axed, and the city's streets have been deserted these are just a few of the adverse effects of the economy-damaging Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). The Record's Matthew Lau questions what about those facing an increased risk of domestic abuse during the lockdowns? https://bit.ly/2Rlaxa6

08.01.2022 The Record, which is produced by the Archdiocesan Communications Office, was this year awarded Gold in the Best Website (The Record) and Best eNewsletter (The eRecord) categories, as well as Silver for Best Design Magazine (The Record Magazine), and Bronze for Best Original Illustration (The Record Magazine) at the Australasian Religious Press Awards.

07.01.2022 The Draw Near outreach project brings together the West Australian Catholic Migrant & Refugee Office, Innaloo/Karrinyup Parish including, St Dominic's Catholic Primary School, Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Primary School, Newman College and the St Vincent de Paul Society to provide COVID-19 relief for asylum seekers and international students.

07.01.2022 Second year Notre Dame Medicine student Kelly Reynolds has been selected as a finalist for Shell Aboriginal STEM Student of the Year for her work in Aboriginal healthcare.

06.01.2022 Chiara Porro wrote that her mission to the Holy See is to represent modern Australia our vibrant democracy, indigenous heritage, and multicultural society, noting that 30 per cent of Australians are born overseas. #ambassador #holysee #australia #catholic #church

06.01.2022 The theme for Child Protection Week this year was Putting the needs of children first, as Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB celebrated Safeguarding Sunday Mass at St Marys Cathedral, joined by concelebrants Auxiliary Bishop Donald Sproxton, Vicar General Fr Peter Whitely, and Episcopal Vicar for Education and Faith Formation Fr Vincent Glynn, with Fr Garner Vergara as Master of Ceremonies. https://bit.ly/3iEHkmE

04.01.2022 What happens when you bring together an Italian, a Peruvian, an Indian and an Aussie? Well, in this case, you get a beautiful representation of the many faith-filled people in Rockingham Parish, Western Australia.

03.01.2022 The Archdiocesan Communications Office is on the lookout for a full-time Production Officer. For more information go to https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/2255634968

01.01.2022 Perth-ordained Father Rodrigo Tomala, who is now Parish Priest at Loganholme Parish St Matthews Catholic Church, Brisbane, recently celebrated 10 years of priesthood.

01.01.2022 Plans for a new cancer facility at St John of God Murdoch Hospital have been announced to enhance patient access to comprehensive cancer care in Perths southern suburbs.