Cathedral News
Saints of the Month: Ss Cosmos & Damien
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Ss Cosmos and Damien were martyred in Syria in the third century AD. They are remembered on 26 September.
The Exaltation of the Holy Cross
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On 14 September 335 a relic of the cross, found by St Helena, was venerated by the people in Jerusalem.
Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time
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When Moses stood with God, receiving the Ten Commandments, the Israelites made a golden calf and worshipped it (Exodus 32:1-4). We may laugh at their credulity; but the message is a stark one.
Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time
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The theme of today’s readings would appear to be the qualities required of someone seeking the Kingdom of God.
Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time
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The Jews were the chosen people. God spoke to them first and guided them through a long journey, before Jesus, the Christ, was born from their race.
Saint of the Month: St Mary MacKillop
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Founder of the Josephite order, and the first Australian to be canonised, St Mary MacKillop is remembered on 8 August.
Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
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Jeremiah prophesied from 626 BC to 586 BC, mostly in Jerusalem. Like many people who speak against the status quo, he was often in trouble.
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
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The word “servant” evokes pictures of Downton Abbey or Upstairs Downstairs and would seem to have little place in a modern republic.
Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
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In the Old Testament, in the book of Genesis, Joseph did exactly the same thing as the Rich Fool. He stored large amounts of grain (Genesis 41:48-50). However, the situations were very different.