From Assistant Principals
Catholic School Culture Update
25 March By Sharon Lehtonen, Assistant Principal - Catholic School Culture
The Mass of the Holy Oils was celebrated this week. The Mass of the Oils or Chrism Mass is an annual celebration where the blessing of the oils and consecrating chrism takes place.
The Oils blessed are for all people who will be anointed in the coming year. These include the Oil of the Sick, Oil of Baptism and the Holy Chrism. Each Parish received their own oils to take back for parishioners.
Bishop Paul Bird, the Bishop of Ballarat, presided over the Mass. The Bishop was joined by Priests from across the Ballarat Diocese. It was a beautiful Mass that reminded us that in a geographically vast Diocese that reaches from the Murray to the sea, we are a ‘community’.
‘Community’ highlights the fact that a Diocese is essentially a community drawn together by Christ, a large community made up of many local communities. It was a delight watching Parishes from across the Diocese bring forward a symbol of their Parish, emphasising that whilst we are one community there is a uniqueness and a heritage that is lifegiving and worthy of celebration as the Diocese celebrates 150 years of service to God.
