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    • MASS TIMES
      Sunday Mass
      Saturday (Vigil) 5:30pm
      Sunday 8am, 10am, 6:30pm
       
      8:15am, 6pm
      25 December - Christmas
       
      Daily Mass
      Additional 6pm Mass on special/saint's day
      Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday 8:15am
      Wednesday Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena, 6:30pm Mass, Cenacle Prayer, Adoration
       
      All Night Prayer Vigil
      1st Friday-Saturday
      7-8 February 2025
      7-8 March 2025
      4-5 April 2025
       
      Starts Friday 7pm, 7:30pm Holy Mass, Saturday 12:30am Holy Mass
       
      Healing Mass/Anointing of the Sick
      1st Saturday 8:15am
       
      EUCHARISTIC ADORATION
      Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat 7:15am-8:15am
      Tue-Fri 8pm-9pm
       
      CONFESSIONS
      Sat 8:45am-9:15am, 5pm-5:25pm
      on request, before/after weekday Mass
      *The Sunday obligation
      2180 The precept of the Church specifies the law of the Lord more precisely: "On Sundays and other holy days of obligation the faithful are bound to participate in the Mass." "The precept of participating in the Mass is satisfied by assistance at a Mass which is celebrated anywhere in a Catholic rite either on the holy day or on the evening of the preceding day."
      A day of grace and rest from work.
      2185 On Sundays and other holy days of obligation, the faithful are to refrain from engaging in work or activities that hinder the worship owed to God, the joy proper to the Lord's Day, the performance of the works of mercy, and the appropriate relaxation of mind and body. Family needs or important social service can legitimately excuse from the obligation of Sunday rest. The faithful should see to it that legitimate excuses do not lead to habits prejudicial to religion, family life, and health.
      The charity of truth seeks holy leisure - the necessity of charity accepts just work.
       
      1) You must be in a state of grace. CCC 1415
      2) You must have been to confession since your last mortal sin. Can. 916
      3) You must believe in the doctrine of transubstantiation. CCC 1413
      4) You must observe the Eucharistic fast. Can. 919
      5) You must not be under an ecclesiastical censure. Can. 915
      It is normally impossible for non-Catholic Christians to receive Holy Communion, for to do so would be to proclaim a unity to exist that, regrettably, does not. Another reason that many non-Catholics may not ordinarily receive Communion is for their own protection, since many reject the doctrine of the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist. Scripture warns that it is very dangerous for one not believing in the Real Presence to receive Communion: “For any one who eats and drinks without discerning the body eats and drinks judgment upon himself” (1 Cor. 11:29).
    • Parish Bulletins
    • Catechism of the Catholic Church

      II. THE PRECEPTS OF THE CHURCH

      2041 The precepts of the Church are set in the context of a moral life bound to and nourished by liturgical life. The obligatory character of these positive laws decreed by the pastoral authorities is meant to guarantee to the faithful the very necessary minimum in the spirit of prayer and moral effort, in the growth in love of God and neighbor:

      2042 The first precept ("You shall attend Mass on Sundays and holy days of obligation and rest from servile labor") requires the faithful to sanctify the day commemorating the Resurrection of the Lord as well as the principal liturgical feasts honoring the mysteries of the Lord, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and the saints; in the first place, by participating in the Eucharistic celebration, in which the Christian community is gathered, and by resting from those works and activities which could impede such a sanctification of these days.

      The second precept ("You shall confess your sins at least once a year") ensures preparation for the Eucharist by the reception of the sacrament of reconciliation, which continues Baptism's work of conversion and forgiveness.

      The third precept ("You shall receive the sacrament of the Eucharist at least during the Easter season") guarantees as a minimum the reception of the Lord's Body and Blood in connection with the Paschal feasts, the origin and center of the Christian liturgy.

      2043 The fourth precept ("You shall observe the days of fasting and abstinence established by the Church") ensures the times of ascesis and penance which prepare us for the liturgical feasts and help us acquire mastery over our instincts and freedom of heart.

      The fifth precept ("You shall help to provide for the needs of the Church") means that the faithful are obliged to assist with the material needs of the Church, each according to his own ability.

      The faithful also have the duty of providing for the material needs of the Church, each according to his own abilities.

    • January: Month of the Most Holy Name of Jesus
       
      The month of January is dedicated to the Holy Name of Jesus, which is celebrated on January 3.
      In the Name of Jesus let every knee bow, of those that are in heaven, on earth, and under the earth and let every tongue confess that the Lord Jesus Christ is in the glory of God the Father.
       
      Prayer to the Holy Name of Jesus
      O good Jesu, according to Thy great mercy, have mercy on me. O most merciful Jesu, by that Precious Blood which Thou didst will to shed for sinners, I beseech Thee to wash away all my iniquities and to look graciously upon me, a poor and unworthy sinner, as I call upon Thy holy Name. Therefore, O Jesus, do Thou save me for Thy holy Name's sake. Amen.
       
      Jesu Dulcis Memoria
      Jesus, the very thought of Thee with sweetness fills my breast, But sweeter far Thy face to see and in Thy presence rest.
      Nor voice can sing nor heart can frame, Nor can the memory find a sweeter sound than Thy blest name, O Savior of mankind.
      O hope of every contrite heart, O joy of all the meek to those who fall, how kind Thou art, how good to those who seek!
      But what to those who find? Ah this nor tongue nor pen can show; the love of Jesus, what it is none but His loved ones know.
      Jesus our only joy be Thou as Thou our prize wilt be; Jesus, be Thou our glory now and through eternity. Amen.
       
      Eternal Father, who didst give to thine incarnate Son the holy name of Jesus to be the sign of our salvation: Plant in every heart, we beseech thee, the love of him who is the Saviour of the world, even our Lord Jesus Christ; who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen.
    • February: Month of The Holy Family
        
      The month of February is dedicated to the Holy Family.
      "May the Holy Family, icon and model of every human family, help each individual to walk in the spirit of Nazareth." 
      Jesus, who hast made Thyself obedient to Thy parents, to Thee be ever glory, with the supreme Father and with the Spirit.
       
      Consecration of the Family to the Holy Family
      Lord Jesus Christ, Who, being made subject to Mary and Joseph, hallowed domestic life by Your ineffable virtues; grant that we, with the assistance of both, may be taught by the example of Your holy Family and may attain to its everlasting fellowship; Who lives and reigns world without end. Amen — Roman Missal
       
       
      Prayer for a Happy Death
      Grant unto us, Lord Jesus, ever to follow the example of Thy holy Family, that in the hour of our death Thy glorious Virgin Mother together with blessed Joseph may come to meet us and we may be worthily received by Thee into everlasting dwellings: Who lives and reigns world without end. Amen — Roman Missal
       
       
      2 February Feast - Candlemas, also known as the Feast of the Presentation of Jesus Christ, the Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary, or the Feast of the Holy Encounter, is a Christian holiday commemorating the presentation of Jesus at the Temple.
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      36 Chapel Street
      Kogarah NSW 2217
      P: 02 9587 8998
      School Email: [email protected]
      School Website: https://stpatskogarah.syd.catholic.edu.au/
       
      St. Patrick's Catholic Primary School is located in the St. George area. It was founded in 1862 and was originally staffed by lay teachers. The Sisters of St. Joseph provided the ministry for the school from the early 1900's until 1986. Since this time, lay leadership has been under the direction of the Catholic Education Office, Sydney.
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