Spiritual Resources

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Below is a list of online resources that have been put together for your spiritual nourishment during this time which are being constantly updated. Feel free to contact the Parish and make any suggestions!

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TV / Online Mass options:

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• "Mass For You At Home" - 6:00am, Sundays, Channel 10.

• Mass with Fr Grant live-streamed from Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish

• Mass with Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB - Live-streamed 12:10pm daily and 11am on Sundays (link corrected).

• Mass on Demand - CathNews, Australia

• Mass with Pope Francis

• Mass with Bishop Robert Barron

• Mass at EWTN

• Spiritual Communion Prayer - When you are not able to actually receive Holy Communion, you can say a prayer to be united with Our Lord in Spiritual Communion.  Click here for a prayer of Spiritual Communion before the Blessed Sacrament by St Alphonsus Liguori.

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Suggestions for Prayer, Scripture, Spiritual Reading, Podcasts, etc:

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• Try create a sacred space in your house for prayer, with candles, a crucifix, holy water, holy images and statues.

• Read the Sunday / Daily Mass Readings. A reflection on the daily Gospel reading is available here.

• Read from your Bible. Perhaps work your way through one of the Gospels. For a free online Bible commentary for the New Testament, the one by William Barclay continues to be a classic.

• Meditative reading of passages of the Bible through Lectio Divina and imaginative contemplation.

• Pray the Rosary each day including with Fr Grant at 7:00pm.

• Divine Mercy Chaplet - A devotion to the mercy of God through revelations given to St Faustina.

• Eucharistic Adoration is still available around the world online and with Fr Grant at 7:00pm. Click here for a prayer of Spiritual Communion before the Blessed Sacrament by St Alphonsus Liguori.

• Liturgy of the Hours - Unite yourself in praying with all the Catholic priests and religious communities around the world each day in the formal prayer of the Church. For more on this click here and here.

• Perth Archdiocesan Website - for more information and suggestions from our Archdiocese

• Prayer Resources from the Archdiocesan Liturgy Office, including ways of celebrating Holy Week and Easter as a family.

• The Record - Catholic news from our Perth Archdiocese

• Centre for Faith Enrichment - There are online courses coming up in May and June.

• Aleteia - an easy read and interesting daily Catholic newsletter

• Ascension Presents - for various Catholic podcasts and videos

• Word on Fire - more Catholic podcasts, videos and spiritual reading

• CathNews - for Catholic news from around our country

• Parousia Media - A Sydney based Catholic resource centre.

• Catholic Exchange - a good source of spiritual reading

• Formed - An online library of Catholic books to read, audiobooks, movies and programs to watch, including Bible studies and programs for kids.

• Australian Catholic Bishops Conference - our national Church website

• Vatican Website - for news, information and Church teachings from Pope Francis and the universal Catholic Church.

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Suggested Family Resources (Feel free to send suggestions and feedback):

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• Perth Liturgy Office

• CathFamily - Australian family faith resources, including CathKids (7-12yo).

• Family Prayer: Week by Week from the Brisbane Liturgy Office.

• Formed - An online library of Catholic books to read, audiobooks, movies and programs to watch, including Bible studies and programs for kids.

• Shining Light Dolls - They have weekly audio saint stories for children.

• Catholic Central - Videos on our Catholic faith for teenagers.

• The Messy Family Project - Blog and resources for marriage and families from a couple in the USA.

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