All Saints Day and All Souls Day 2017

In the beginning of November, the Church, after commemorating the Feast of All Saints, commemorates the Feast of All Souls Day. On the Feast of All Saints, we commemorate the Church Triumphant, who are all the saints in heaven. Not only does this include all those canonised saints, but all the souls who are in heaven who have no feast day of their own. We do this to thank God for the graces he gives to all the elect, to excite ourselves to imitate their virtues, to implore their intercession, and to make up for any lack on our part in honouring God in his saints on their particular feast days. All Saints this year was celebrated at the Oratory with a Low Mass in the morning, and a Solemn English Mass in the evening.
 
Our prayers are strengthened when we unite them to the Sacrifice of the Mass.
 
Fr Andrew said

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Saying Goodbye to Police Liaison Officer Aunt Rhonda

Police Liaison Officer Rhonda Reid has retired from South Brisbane District on October 27 after 22 years of service within the Queensland Police Service (QPS) and is the last Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Police Liaison Officer from the original group sworn in 1995.
Police Liaison Officers’ role is to assist in developing trust and understanding between members of the QPS and local communities, by developing engagement and liaison mechanisms with local indigenous and multicultural communities.
Aunt Rhonda has been exceptional in her role and maintaining professional relationships with local community leaders. She strove in the Indigenous Licensing Program to assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to obtain their Learner Licence throughout Queensland as far as places in the North West, Far North and the Torres Strait Islands.
Aunt Rhonda is well received and respected by both members of the QPS and our community. It may be time to say goodbye but

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