Parish News
First Friday and Saturday of May 2025
2nd May 2025
The First Friday and Saturday in May, being the month of the Blessed Virgin Mary, will be Friday 2 May and Saturday 3 May.
Mass will be celebrated at the following times:
Friday - Rosary 11.30am / Mass 12 Noon followed by Adoration at 12.30pm and concluding with B ... read more
2nd Sunday of Easter / Divine Mercy Sunday (Year C) - 27 April 2025
27th April 2025
“O soul steeped in darkness, do not despair. All is not yet lost. Come and confide in your God, Who is love and mercy.” - St Faustina Kowalska
A reflection on the Sacrament of Penance as instituted by Christ in today's Gospel by the Venerable Archbishop Fulton ... read more
ANZAC Day - 25 April 2025
25th April 2025
ANZAC Day - 25 April 2025
Sacred Heart Parish Inverell invites everyone to join us in praying for all soldiers and those in the armed forces who lost their lives during past wars and conflicts. Our parish will pray the Rosary at 8.00am. This will be followed by Holy Mass at 8.30am ... read more
Sunday of the Resurrection / Easter Sunday (Year C) - 20 April 2025
20th April 2025
“The greatest of all feast days is Easter Day, the day of the Lord’s Resurrection, because today assurance was given to us to obtain eternal and immortal life in soul and body. Christ gave it to us through His resurrection, which is the cause and the assurance of our resurrection ... read more
Good Friday - 18 April 2025
18th April 2025
"The Passion of Christ is the greatest and most stupendous work of Divine Love. The greatest and most overwhelming work of God's love." - St Paul of the Cross
Sacred Heart Parish Inverell invites everyone to join in observing this important day by attending the following:
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Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord (Year C) - 13 April 2025
13th April 2025
“The remembrance of the most holy Passion of Jesus Christ is the door through which the soul enters into intimate union with God, interior recollection and most sublime contemplation.” - St. Paul of the Cross
A reflection on today's Gospel reading by the Vener ... read more
Fifth Sunday of Lent (Year C) - 6 April 2025
6th April 2025
“Should we fall into sin, let us at once humble ourselves sorrowfully in His presence, and then, with an act of unbounded confidence, let us throw ourselves into the ocean of His goodness, where every failing will be cancelled and anxiety will be turned into love.” - St Paul of t ... read more
First Friday and Saturday of April 2025
4th April 2025
The First Friday and Saturday in April, being the month of the Holy Eucharist, will be Friday 4 April and Saturday 5 April.
Mass will be celebrated at the following times:
Friday - Rosary 11.30am / Mass 12 Noon followed by Adoration at 12.30pm and concluding with ... read more
Fourth Sunday of Lent / Laetare Sunday (Year C) - 30 March 2025
30th March 2025
“When you think about death, do not be afraid, in spite of your sins. God already knows that you love Him … If you seek Him, He will welcome you as the father welcomed the prodigal son; but you have to seek Him!” - St Josemaria Escriva
The fourth Sunda ... read more
Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord - 25 March 2025
25th March 2025
“The Father bending down to this beautiful creature, who was so unaware of her own beauty, willed that she be the Mother, in time, of Him, Whose Father He is, in eternity. Then the Spirit of love, Who presides over all of God’s works, came upon her; the Virgin said her fiat: &lsq ... read more
Third Sunday of Lent (Year C) - 23 March 2025
23rd March 2025
“Repentance is the renewal of Baptism and a contract with God for a second life.” - St John Climacus
A reflection on today's Gospel by the Venerable Archbishop Fulton J Sheen:
"One reason for a long life is penance. Time is given us not just to ... read more
Second Sunday of Lent (Year C) - 16 March 2025
16th March 2025
“To believe in His Calvary, they must see the glory that shone beyond the scandal of the Cross.” - Venerable Fulton J Sheen
A reflection on today's Gospel by Pope Benedict XVI at St. Peter's Square, Sunday, 4 March 2012:
"This Sunday, the Secon ... read more
First Sunday of Lent (Year C) - 9 March
9th March 2025
“The spiritual combat in which we kill our passions to put on the new man is the most difficult struggle of all. We must never weary of this combat, but fight the holy fight fervently and perseveringly.” - St Nilus
A reflection on today's Gospel by the Venerabl ... read more
Message of Pope Francis for Lent 2025
8th March 2025
https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2025/02/25/250225b.html ... read more
First Friday of March 2025
7th March 2025
The First Friday in March, being the holy month of St Joseph, will be Friday 7 March. Our schedule for today is as follows:
Rosary - 11.30am
Holy Mass - 12 Noon
Adoration - 12.30pm (Confession available from 1pm)
Benediction - 1.20pm
Please come and join us in observing this most ... read more
8th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) - 2 March 2025
2nd March 2025
“Turn your eyes back upon yourself, and you will not judge the doings of others.” - St Thérèse of Lisieux
A reflection on today's Scripture readings by the Venerable Archbishop Fulton J Sheen:
"About the only kind of reform one he ... read more
First Saturday of March 2025
1st March 2025
The First Saturday in March, being the holy month of St Joseph, will be Saturday 1 March. Our schedule for this morning is as follows:
Confession - 8.00am to 8.30am
Rosary - 8.30am
Holy Mass - 9.00am
Please come and join us in observing this most holy an ... read more
7th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) - 23 February 2025
23rd February 2025
“That your enemies have been created is God's doing; that they hate you and wish to ruin you is their own doing. What should you say about them in your mind? ‘Lord be merciful to them, forgive them their sins, put the fear of God in them, change them!’ You are loving in the ... read more
6th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) - 16 February 2025
16th February 2025
“If we endure all things patiently and with gladness, thinking on the sufferings of our Blessed Lord, and bearing all for the love of Him: herein is Perfect Joy.” - St Francis of Assisi
A reflection on today's Gospel by the Venerable Archbishop Fulton J Sheen:
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World Day of Prayer for the Sick, the Feast Day of Our Lady of Lourdes - 11 February 2025
11th February 2025
World Day of Prayer for the Sick, the Feast Day of Our Lady of Lourdes - 11 February 2025
Sacred Heart Catholic Church Inverell will celebrate the Feast Day of Our Lady of Lourdes with the praying of the Holy Rosary at 8.30am followed by Holy Mass at 9.00am.
St Pope John Paul II desi ... read more
5th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) - 9 February 2025
9th February 2025
“Humility is the mark of a genuine disciple.” - St Thomas Aquinas
A reflection on today's Gospel by the Venerable Archbishop Fulton J Sheen:
"After being rejected in His own hometown of Nazareth, Our Blessed Lord directed His steps to Capernaum ... read more
First Friday of February 2025
7th February 2025
The First Friday in February, being the holy month of the Passion of Our Lord, will be Friday 7 February. Our schedule for today is as follows:
Rosary - 11.30am
Holy Mass - 12 Noon
Adoration - 12.30pm (Confession available from 1pm)
Benediction - 1.20pm
Please come and join us in ... read more
The Presentation of the Lord (Candlemas Day) - 2 February 2025
2nd February 2025
“For our sake He was presented to the Lord that we may learn to offer ourselves to God.” - St Thomas Aquinas
A reflection on today's Gospel by the Venerable Archbishop Fulton J Sheen:
"Ever since Israel had been delivered from the bondage of th ... read more
First Saturday of February 2025
1st February 2025
The First Saturday in February, being the holy month of the Passion of Our Lord, will be Saturday 1 February. Our schedule for this morning is as follows:
Confession - 8.00am to 8.30am
Rosary - 8.30am
Holy Mass - 9.00am
Please come and join us in observi ... read more
Australia Day / 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) - 26 January 2025
26th January 2025
“Do not look forward to what may happen tomorrow; the same everlasting Father Who cares for you today will take care of you tomorrow and every day.” - St Francis de Sales
Australia Day is a special day of prayer for Australian Catholics. This year we are especi ... read more
2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) - 19 January 2025
19th January 2025
“St Thomas Aquinas says that by the words, ‘My hour has not yet come,’ Jesus Christ intended to show that, had the request come from anyone else, He would not then have complied with it. But because it came to Him from His mother, He could not refuse it.” - St Alphons ... read more
The Baptism of the Lord (Year C) - 12 January 2025
12th January 2025
“The Lord was Baptised, not to be cleansed Himself, but to cleanse the waters, so that those waters, cleansed by the flesh of Christ which knew no sin, might have the power of Baptism.” - St Ambrose of Milan
A reflection on the theme of today's Gospel, being Ba ... read more
The Epiphany of the Lord - 5 January 2025
5th January 2025
“The shepherds were Israelites, the Magi were Gentiles. The former were nigh to Him, the latter far from Him. Both hastened to Him together as to the cornerstone.” - St Augustine of Hippo
A reflection by Bishop Robert Barron:
"The unforgettable ... read more
First Friday and Saturday of January 2025
3rd January 2025
The First Friday and Saturday in January, being the holy month of the holy name of Jesus, will be Friday 3 January and Saturday 4 January.
Due to a funeral on Friday our parish will hold a Holy Hour on Friday morning from 7.30am to 8.30am. During this time the Rosary will be ... read more
Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God - 1 January 2025
1st January 2025
“What greater prodigy could the world behold, than a woman becomes the Mother of God, and a God clothed in human flesh? Mary, by her humility, became the mother of her Creator. The Creator, in His goodness, became the Son of His own creature." - St Alphonsus Liguori
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