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SUMMARY:1815: Founding of Sisters of Charity by Mary Aikenhead
DESCRIPTION:“In 1815\, Mary Aikenhead\, with Alicia Walsh\, after completing their novitiate\, founded the Religious Sisters of Charity in Ireland. They were the first\, so-called Walking Nuns who visited the sick in their homes and tried to alleviate the wide spread poverty.  Mother Mary Aikenhead’s dependence on Divine Providence – “God will provide” – was the driving force in all that she achieved for God’s poor. This is the legacy the Sisters of Charity of Australia hold dear.” Sisters of Charity\, Australia
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1815-founding-of-sisters-of-charity-by-mary-aikenhead-2022-09-01/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Liturgy & Church
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220901T000000
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CREATED:20200730T234215Z
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SUMMARY:World Day of Prayer for Care of Creation
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URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/world-day-of-prayer-for-care-of-creation-2022-09-01/
CATEGORIES:Liturgy & Church
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220903T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220903T235959
DTSTAMP:20260504T181909
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SUMMARY:Saint Gregory the Great
DESCRIPTION:“Gregory was born about A.D. 540 in Rome\, the son of a wealthy senator. Like most of the nobility of his time\, he was well educated. But unlike many\, he was generous and concerned about those who were poor. One of the four key Fathers of the Western Church\, Gregory is sometimes accredited with Gregorian chant\, the Church’s liturgical chant form\, was known for liturgical reform and for encouraging the Stations of the Cross and daily Mass during Lent.” Loyola Press
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/saint-gregory-the-great-2022-09-03/
CATEGORIES:Liturgy & Church
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220904T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220904T235959
DTSTAMP:20260504T181909
CREATED:20200730T233205Z
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SUMMARY:Season of Creation begins
DESCRIPTION:The idea of celebrating a Season of Creation began in the Lutheran Church in Adelaide\, Australia in 2000. Now many different churches all over the world take part. In 2016 the Catholic Church joined in. The season embraces the four Sundays of September before the Feast of St Francis of Assisi – 4 October.  \n\n\n\nNorman Habel explains: “The season of Creation offers an opportunity for churches to introduce new visual elements into their worship and to be ecumenical and connected with creation in a particular context.” More information here. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPope Francis’ Prayer Intention: Respect for the Planet’s Resources\n\n\n\nPope Francis’ prayer intention for September also focuses on care for creation. He calls us to respect the planet’s resources and to share rather than plunder them.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSome ways of celebrating\n\n\n\nWatch Pope Francis’ video message for the Season of Creation.Share the video explaining Pope Francis’ prayer intention for September.Prepare prayers of intercession for use at Mass on the Sundays of September.Plan a prayer service or liturgy that embraces your local environment.Review the carbon footprint of your household\, parish\, school or organisation.Use the social media collateral available here.Participate in the Caritas Catholic Earthcare Convocation.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/season-of-creation-begins-2022-09-04/
CATEGORIES:Liturgy & Church
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220905T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220905T235959
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CREATED:20200731T025528Z
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SUMMARY:Saint Teresa of Calcutta (Mother Teresa)
DESCRIPTION:“The cry of Jesus on the Cross\, ‘I thirst’ (Jn 19: 28)\, expressing the depth of God’s longing for man\, penetrated Mother Teresa’s soul and found fertile soil in her heart.” Pope John Paul II\, 19 October 2003 \n\n\n\nMother Teresa served the poor for 69 years and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979. Find out more about Mother Teresa from Franciscan Media.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/saint-teresa-of-calcutta-mother-teresa-2022-09-05/
CATEGORIES:Liturgy & Church
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220908T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220908T235959
DTSTAMP:20260504T181909
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SUMMARY:Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
DESCRIPTION:“The Church has celebrated Mary’s birth since at least the sixth century. A September birth was chosen because the Eastern Church begins its Church year with September. The September 8 date helped determine the date for the feast of the Immaculate Conception on December 8.” Franciscan Media\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nImage: The Birth of the Virgin | fresco by Giotto
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/nativity-of-the-blessed-virgin-mary-2022-09-08/
CATEGORIES:Liturgy & Church
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220909T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220909T235959
DTSTAMP:20260504T181909
CREATED:20200811T071309Z
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SUMMARY:Saint Peter Claver
DESCRIPTION:“When he was 29 years old\, Peter left his home in Spain and went to Cartagena (in what is now Colombia)\, South America. There he continued his studies and was ordained a priest. Cartagena was the main market for the slave trade in the New World. Whenever a ship carrying Africans arrived in port\, Peter was there. He would hurry down with a jug of water\, and a basket full of medicine\, fruit\, bread\, and clothing. His first concern was to tend to their human needs — to ease their suffering and somehow restore their sense of dignity. He saw the suffering Jesus in the people he served.  A man of deep prayer\, unbounded energy\, and steady devotion\, Peter Claver realized that it was his relationship with Christ that nourished his spirit and gave him the courage to go on when so many problems surrounded his work. When he died the city that had opposed so many of his efforts honored him.” Loyola Press\n\n\n\nLearn More\n\n\n\nToday is a good day to learn more about modern slavery.   \n\n\n\nAnti Slavery Australia provides free legal services for those in situations of modern slavery\, undertakes research and advocacy\, and provides training and capacity building for organisations working against modern slavery. \n\n\n\nThe Anti-Slavery Taskforce of the Sydney Archdiocese helps church organisations to eliminate slavery from their supply chains. \n\n\n\nPray\n\n\n\nO God\, who made Saint Peter Claver a slave of slaves\nand strengthened him with wonder charity and patience\nas he came to their help\, \ngrant\, through his intercession\, that\,\nseeking the things of Jesus Christ\,\nwe may love our neighbor in deeds and in truth. \nThrough our Lord Jesus Christ\, your Son\,\nwho lives and reigns with you\nin the unity of the Holy Spirit\, one God\, for ever and ever.\nAmen
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/saint-peter-claver-2022-09-09/
CATEGORIES:Liturgy & Church
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220914T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220914T235959
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SUMMARY:Exaltation of the Holy Cross
DESCRIPTION:“The cross is a sign of suffering\, a sign of human cruelty at its worst. But by Christ’s love shown in the Paschal Mystery\, it has become the sign of triumph and victory\, the sign of God\, who is love itself.” Loyola Press
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/exaltation-of-the-holy-cross-2022-09-14/
CATEGORIES:Liturgy & Church
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220914T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220914T235959
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SUMMARY:1981: Pope John Paul II's encyclical Laborem Exercens ('On Human Work')
DESCRIPTION:“Pope John Paul II issued Laborem Exercens to mark the ninetieth anniversary of Rerum Novarum. It is also known by the English title On Human Labour. John Paul II’s own experience as a manual labourer and his personalist philosophical ethics shape this social encyclical. \n\n\n\nUnemployment and the impact of technology on work are major concerns of this encyclical. As well as affirming a right to work\, to a just wage\, and to form unions\, Laborem Exercens introduces the concept of an ‘indirect employer’… \n\n\n\nLaborem Exercens concludes with a spirituality of work. This spirituality focuses on the role of work in the transformation of nature and in personal fulfillment\, the provision of the basis of family life\, and contributing to the common good. John Paul II values the subjective over the objective dimensions of work. Work is valuable because it is the free act of a human person who is a subject and not an object.” \n\n\n\nSandie Cornish\, Introduction to Laborem Exercens\, Social Spirituality.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1981-pope-john-paul-iis-encyclical-laborem-exercens-on-human-work-2022-09-14/
CATEGORIES:Liturgy & Church
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220917T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220917T235959
DTSTAMP:20260504T181910
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SUMMARY:Saint Robert Bellarmine
DESCRIPTION:Robert Bellarmine was a Jesuit scholar who was eventually made a Cardinal. His major work Disputations on the Controversies of the Christian Faith\, helped to discredit the divine right of kings theory. This paved the way for Catholic Social Teaching’s contemporary understanding of the Pope’s role in temporal affairs\, and of the role of the laity. \n\n\n\nFind out more about his life here.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/saint-robert-bellarmine-2022-09-17/
CATEGORIES:Liturgy & Church
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220925T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220925T235959
DTSTAMP:20260504T181910
CREATED:20200811T051100Z
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SUMMARY:Migrant and Refugee Sunday
DESCRIPTION:The theme for Migrant and Refugee Sunday 2020 is “Forced Like Jesus Christ to Flee”. Read Pope Francis’ Message for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees here.\n\n\n\nFrom this year forward\, Migrant and Refugee Sunday will be celebrated in Australia on the last Sunday in September. This brings the practice of the Church in Australia into line with the practice of the Church around the world.  \n\n\n\nThe Australian Catholic Migrant and Refugee Office (ACMRO) produces a Migrant & Refugee Kit it to help parishes\, schools and Catholic organisations to celebrate Migrant and Refugee Sunday.  \n\n\n\nThe Migrant and Refugee Section of the Dicastery for the Promotion of Integral Human Development also offers resources for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees. The 2022 theme is ‘Building the Future with Migrants and Refugees’ You can read Pope Francis’ Message for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees 2022 here.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/migrant-and-refugee-sunday-2022-09-25/
CATEGORIES:Liturgy & Church,Overseas / regional
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220927T000000
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SUMMARY:Saint Vincent de Paul
DESCRIPTION:“Love the poor. Honour them\, my children\, as you would honour Christ himself.” – St Vincent de Paul \n\n\n\nThe St Vincent de Paul Society website explains that as a young man\, “St Vincent de Paul ministered to the wealthy and powerful. However an appointment as chaplain to a poor parish\, and to galley prisoners\, inspired him to a vocation of working with those most marginalised and powerless. Vincent urged his followers to bring God’s justice and love to people who were unable to live a full human life: ‘Deal with the most urgent needs. Organise charity so that it is more efficient…teach reading and writing\, educate with the aim of giving each the means of self-support. Intervene with authorities to obtain reforms in structure… there is no charity without justice‘.” \n\n\n\nSt Vincent de Paul Society was named after him and follows his teachings and compassion for people in need.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/saint-vincent-de-paul-2022-09-27/
CATEGORIES:Liturgy & Church
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220929T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220929T235959
DTSTAMP:20260504T181910
CREATED:20200820T070017Z
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SUMMARY:Saints Michael\, Gabriel and Raphael\, Archangels
DESCRIPTION:The Franciscan Media Saint of the Day website notes that “angels—messengers from God—appear frequently in Scripture\, but only Michael\, Gabriel and Raphael are named.” It goes on to explain that “each of the archangels performs a different mission in Scripture: Michael protects; Gabriel announces; Raphael guides”. \n\n\n\nFor reflection:\n\n\n\nWhat are the names of some of the people through whom you experience God’s protection\, communication\, and guidance in your life? Do you ever think of them as angels?
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/saints-michael-gabriel-and-raphael-archangels-2022-09-29/
CATEGORIES:Liturgy & Church
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