In this Sunday we recall HOW Solomon asked God for Wisdom and how God was pleased to give him the gift. Now Wisdom is seen in the Bible as that which puts all things together sweetly end to end in good order. (Wisdom 8:1 ) If we look at the life of our Lord or even the life of Our Lady we can see how all the events of their lives make a wonderful whole….the death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus is the pattern for life for all of us…even our Lady in her Assumption show us this. So we see the pat tern that will be for us in our pilgrimage to heaven. Our recent WYD showed us something of what is possible for us in sharing our faith, and living together in collaboration with our neighbours.
The great simplicity of God in whom there are no parts calls to us to strive after the life that God offers to us through our life in the Holy Spirit.. Remembering that the Spirit is the bond of union between the Father and the Son…Jesus was sent by the Father to join us in our world and to lead us to to the Father….but this required the work of the holy Spirit. …who came to us from the Father and the Son after Jesus had risen from the dead and ascended into heaven..
A COMMON NEED FOR GOD;
God has reveald the Divine Persons of the godhead have an immortal need for each other simply in being God Almighty. The Father and the Son are God for each other. And from them comes the Holy Spirit of unity, communion and mutuality of service to one another.. God is certainly a great mystery who has deigned to reveal Himself as being One and Three instantaneously. This speaks to us of the great Power of Life that God lives and to which he invites us to partake.We each have a common need for God and so He has given us the Church…the Church Catholic which is the Church of Jesus Christ Himself. He is our Big Brother and the One who pours into us the Holy Spirit so that each of us may develop ourselves by his grace and become faithful Catholic Christians. When we live this life wee are giving great glory to God the Father.
In this context we experienced the World Youth Day celebrated in Sydney…the marvelous collection of young peoples and those with them who are young in heart
The Holy Father showed us the power of the Church united under him as the successor of Peter. In the church we are all God’s children and the Holy Father is our leader given to us by Jesus Christ Himself to enable each and all of us to find our way through life
In this way we serve one another, support one another, care for one another, co-operate with one another according to the gifts that God has given us. Thanks be to God
Great Southland of the Holy Spirit.. This is the name given by the Spanish explorers. The Holy Spirit offers us the power of life lived under the powerful influence of the Holy Divine One. …so we praise the Lord for the power of the Spirit that enables us to live as God’s holy people….old..young….or those bearing the burden of the day.. We are cared for and encouraged by the Blessed Mother, herself full of grace and peace.
Fr. Theodore Gillian OFM
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Monday, July 21, 2008
WYD 2008
It was a remarkable and humbling experience to take this pilgrimage walk with hundreds of thousand of people who travelled from all corners of the world to Sydney for this historical event.
To read Cardinal Pell's homily at the July 15 Opening Mass, click here; also
To read Pope Benedict's speeches during his visit to Sydney for WYD 2008 follow this link.
Homilies from Pope Benedict:
The theme song Receive the Power, the lyrics and the video.
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Journey to the Holy Land
Written by Hazel Yuen after her pilgrimage to the holy land in 2006. It took her 2 years to write. 367 pages of memories and with many photos. It is written in Chinese. Special price $15 a copy.
She is coming to Camperdown on 6 July. Maybe you can get her to autograph your copy.
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