This Sunday's is the feast of The Most Holy Trinity. The gospel comes from Matthew 28:16-20 - timely for our Confirmation candidates! When Pope Francis instituted the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy in 2015 he said the following: ‘Mercy: the word reveals the very mystery of the Most Holy Trinity.’ 

‘With our eyes fixed on Jesus and his merciful gaze,’ the Pope went on to say, ‘we experience the love of the Most Holy Trinity. The mission Jesus received from the Father was that of revealing the mystery of divine love in its fullness.’ 

The Pope reminds us that Jesus showed us what mercy looks like. ‘The signs he works, especially in favour of sinners, the poor, the marginalized, the sick, and the suffering, are all meant to teach mercy. Everything in him speaks of mercy. Nothing in him is devoid of compassion.’ 

Which shows us what kind of community our Merciful God calls us to be. ‘Mercy is the very foundation of the Church’s life,’ declared Pope Francis, reminding us that ‘nothing in her preaching and in her witness to the world can be lacking in mercy.’ 

‘All of her pastoral activity should be caught up in the tenderness she makes present to believers,’ he stresses. 

‘From the heart of the Trinity, from the depths of the mystery of God,’ the Pope concludes, ‘the great river of mercy wells up and overflows unceasingly. It is a spring that will never run dry, no matter how many people draw from it. Every time someone is in need, he or she can approach it, because the mercy of God never ends.’ 

Adapted from Nick Brodie, 2024 

Confirmation

Today, our Year 6 students participated in their Confirmation retreat day. We thank the wonderful Anne Gowen, our Parish Sacramental Coordinator for all the hard effort she has put in, to ensure the success of the day. We look forward to celebrating the Confirmation Mass with our SCA candidates on Wednesday 19^th June, at 6:30pm in Holy Family Church. All welcome to join. 

Vinnies

Parish Assembly