1931: Pius XI's encyclical Quadragesimo Anno (Reconstruction and the Social Order)
2023-05-15 00:00 - 23:59 (Australia/Sydney)

1961: John XXIII's encyclical Mater et Magistra (Christianity and Social Progress)
2023-05-15 00:00 - 23:59

2015: Pope Francis' Encyclical Laudato Si' (On Care for our Common Home)
2023-05-24 00:00 - 23:59

Mary Help of Christians, Patron of Australia
2023-05-24 00:00 - 23:59

National Sorry Day
2023-05-26 00:00 - 23:59
Our Home (2019) – Patrice Muthaymiles-Mahoney OAM (1975 – )

Sorry Day has been observed since 1998, one year after the Bringing Them Home report was presented in the Australian Federal Parliament. This report detailed the impact of the forced removal of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families. Sorry Day offers an opportunity to reflect on the hardship faced when children were taken into institutional and foster care by governments and church agencies and placed with non-Indigenous families. These Stolen Generations suffered greatly from being removed from their loved ones at such an early age, and for many the scars were life-long. However, Sorry Day is also an opportunity to “acknowledge the strength of Stolen Generations Survivors and reflect on how we can all play a part in the healing process for our people and nation.”

Going Deeper

https://www.reconciliation.org.au

Prayer

Almighty and loving God, you who created ALL people in your image.

Lead us to seek your compassion as we listen to the stories of our past. You gave your only Son, Jesus, who died and rose again so that sins will be forgiven.

We place before you the pain and anguish of dispossession of land, language, lore, culture, and family kinship that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have experienced. We live in faith that all people will rise from the depths of despair and hopelessness. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families have endured the pain and loss of loved ones, through the separation of children from their families.

We are sorry and ask God’s forgiveness.

Touch the hearts of the broken, homeless, and inflicted and heal their spirits.

In your mercy and compassion walk with us as we continue our journey of healing to create a future that is just and equitable.

Lord, you are our hope. Amen.

Aboriginal and Islander Commission of the National Council of Churches in Australia, (NATSIEC) 2003.

Artwork

Our Home (2019) by Patrice Muthaymiles-Mahoney OAM (1975 – )

Music

Took the Children Away by Archie Roach.

Took The Children Away – Archie Roach

2005: Death of Fr Ted Kennedy
2023-05-27 00:00 - 23:59

World Youth Day
2023-08-01 00:00 - 2023-08-06 23:59
World Youth Day is celebrated every year in local churches and every two or three years at the international level. It is now celebrated at a Diocese level on Christ the King. Lisbon, Portugal will host the next international gathering for World Youth Day in 2023.
