Since you have been brought back to true life with Christ, you must look for the things that are in heaven, where Christ is, sitting at God’s right hand. (Col 3:1)
Dear Parishioners and Friends,
I wish you all a Happy and a Blessed Easter. The Lord whom we believe is not dead, he is risen and alive, He is Jesus Christ, our Saviour and Our Lord, Alleluia!
We are blessed once again to celebrate the joy of Easter, the glorious resurrection of Jesus who was betrayed, tortured, suffered and died for us and for our sins, so that we could live in peace with the Lord sharing in His eternal glory and the joy of Heaven. We are Christians today because of the resurrection of Christ, His victory over sin and death. St. Paul in his First letter to the Corinthians 15:14 says it clearly, “And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain, and your faith is in vain”. In other words, the resurrection of Christ is the basis for our faith, our freedom, the life that we enjoy and the promise of our own resurrection and eternal life.
As we celebrate Easter this year in 2025, these days we hear so much about death, loss of life, murders and killings; People dying of sickness, old age, war, violence, abortion, mercy killing, natural disaster and the list goes on. St. John says in the gospel Jn 10:10 “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly”. As He said, Jesus was born as human, so that we may live as liberated and free humans. He suffered and died for us so that we may live in freedom and peace. “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life” (Jn 3:16).
Every year when we celebrate Easter, the resurrection of Jesus, we are being reminded of the Promise of Jesus, “I came that they may have life and have it abundantly”. Our God who is full of mercy and compassion, shows us his love, mercy and compassion and gives us time and opportunities so that we may make our life and the life of others better, and we all live in peace and harmony as brothers and siters in Christ living our life to the full and doing things that please God. If we are failing to live our life to the full or if we are not letting others live their life to the full or if we are causing others suffer and die or lose their life, peace and freedom by any means, then we are making the sacrifice of Jesus meaningless and we are failing to be and to become the kind of people that Jesus wants us to be and failing to live the kind of life that Jesus wants us to live.
Before ascending to Heaven and going back to His Father, Jesus prayed for all of us. “That they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me. And the glory which You gave Me I have given them, that they may be one just as We are one: I in them, and You in Me; that they may be made perfect in one, and that the world may know that You have sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved Me” (Jn 17:21-23).
As we are celebrating Jesus’ resurrection, His victory of sins and death, as Easter Christians, as People who have been renewed and transformed by the grace of Easter, may we continue to live as Easter People being faithful to our calling to be the people who live our life to the full as Jesus wants us to live and helping our brothers and sister too so that they may also experience the same grace and blessings of Easter and live their live to the full, free from all kinds of evils and dangers that are threating the free and peaceful existence of humans in this beautiful planet.
Wishing you all a Happy and Blessed Easter. Alleluia, Alleluia!
Fr. Meno Basti OMI
The Weekend eBulletin
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Easter Parish Office Opening Hours
The parish office will be closed Thursday 17th April until Monday 28th April. The office will reopen Tuesday 29th April at 9am.
Anzac Day Service
Please join us on Friday 25th April at the Midday Mass as we commemorate Anzac Day. Jack Sirett, will be performing the Last Post, Reveille, and Australian National Anthem on the bugle. All Welcome.
Jubilee Year 2025 – Pilgrims of Hope
The indulgence, a priceless gift of divine mercy, is one of the special signs of the Jubilee Year. The conditions for obtaining a Jubilee Indulgence are:
- Pilgrimage to any of the designated Churches and Shrines
- St Mary’s Cathedral, Perth
- The Basilica of St Patrick, Fremantle
- St John Paul II Church, Banksia Grove
- Schoenstatt Shrine, Mount Richon
- Carmelite Monastery, Dalkeith
- Sacrament of Reconciliation
- Celebration of the Eucharist
- Profession of Faith
- Prayers for the intentions of the Holy Father
Those unable to make a pilgrimage due to age, health, caregiving you can obtain an indulgence, under the usual conditions by reciting the Our father, making a profession of faith and offering prayers from their homes, hospitals and nursing homes while offering up their own suffering.
Basilica Carpark
The Basilica grounds are open at 7am to 7.30pm Mon to Sunday. Any cars that are parked in the grounds after lockup will need to be collected the following morning. Parking in the Basilica grounds is at your own risk.
Safeguarding Requirements in the Parish
The Church Sacristy: Reminder that the Church Sacristy is only to be used by the Priests, Acolytes and Church Staff. Parishioners are not to enter the Sacristy. The toilet located in the Sacristy is for the use of the Priests only it is not a public toilet.
St Patrick’s Community Support Centre
Are desperately needing help in the kitchen, the Community Store and Op Shop. See noticeboard in the side foyers of the Church for more information.
Safeguarding of our children in the Parish
The Archdiocesan Safeguarding Project was started in 2016 by Archbishop Timothy Costello SDB with the aim of providing a safe and secure environment for all its members, leaders and especially children and vulnerable adults. The parish of St Patrick’s Basilica is committed to creating a safe parish. To read more, visit http://fremantlestpatricks.org.au/parish-safeguarding-project/.
Weekly Giving
The collections are an important part of a Parish life. Your weekly 1st collection donations support the Priests in the parish to minister to the needs of the parish community and the Fremantle boarders.
Your weekly 2nd collection donations help us to maintain all aspects of the Basilica, Presbytery and Administration Centre. Without your assistance we would not be able provide and maintain the Parish and its community. Thank You!
Please continue to give generously via the collection plate, tap and go tablets or direct deposits into the accounts below.
EFT First Collection Details
BSB: 086 006
A/c No: 56187 5405
Reference: 1st Collection and your name
First Collection supports the Priests.
EFT Second Collection Details
BSB: 066 107
A/c No: 0080 0216
Reference: 2nd Collection and your name
Second Collection supports the Parish.
Calendar
Sunday 20th April – Easter Sunday
Monday 21st April – Easter Monday
Friday 25th April – Anzac Day