Newsletter — Pentecost Sunday – Year C 8th June 2025
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At our baptism and confirmation, we receive the same Holy Spirit who came in power upon the disciples at Pentecost. And we can renew his grace in us every day just by spending time with him in prayer and calling on his help.
Someone asked a Christian living in Africa in the 6th century why he didn’t speak in tongues like the apostles had done. His reply was “I do indeed speak in the tongues of all people, because I belong to the body of Christ, that is, the Church, and she speaks all languages. What else did the presence of the Holy
Spirit indicate at Pentecost, except that God’s Church was to speak in the language of every people?”
Today we rejoice in this festival of the Church’s birth. We celebrate with Christians all over the world as we sing one song of praise to the Lord. All nations lift up their voices in thousands of languages, united by the same Holy Spirit. Happy birthday!
Nine-Day Novena in preparation for St. Antony’s Day 2025
Our annual Nine-Day Novena to St Antony began on Wednesday June 4th. The novena on Tuesday June 10th will be a healing service. This time of prayer and devotion is designed to prepare our hearts to celebrate this great feast and to get to know this amazing saint better. We hope you can join us on this journey and we pray that all those who do this 9-day novena will be showered with many graces and blessings from God through the intercession of St. Antony.
Day 4: Saturday 7th June – St Antony – Preacher of the Word 7:30pm – Novena (after 6:30pm mass)
Day 5: Sunday 8th June – St Antony – Saint of Miracles 7:30pm – Novena (just before evening mass)
Day 6: Monday 9th June – St Antony – Peacemaker 8:00pm Novena
Day 7: Tuesday 10th June – St Antony – Hope for those who are ill
- 8pm – Usual Tuesday novena to St Anthony, with healing service for the sick
Day 8: Wednesday 11th June – St Antony – Defender of the persecuted 8pm Novena
Day 9: Thursday 12th June – St Antony – Intercessor before God 8pm Novena
Friday 13th June – St. Antony’s Day
7:00pm Procession and 7:30pm Solemn Mass
On Friday 13th June, please bring food to share and drop at
St. Francis Hall from 4pm onwards. Thank you.
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