French's Forest
Catholic Parish
Prayer and Reflection Resources
Also check Parish News and Bulletin for special reflections, prayer and meditations held in the parish.
Mass on Demand
You can access Mass online either as a live stream or mass on demand (pre-recorded earlier) by clicking on one of the links below.
Mass on demand Broken Bay Diocese - Daily Mass is live streamed at 7.00am. Sunday Mass is live streamed at 9.30am.
Mass on demand hosted by CathNews at Parish of Our Lady of The Way North Sydney.
Mass for You at Home is available on YouTube or screened at 6.00am Sundays on Channel 10. or go to https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC56U6_XgoR3bJBqClxLLp4Q
Mass on Demand EWTN Catholic Mass on demand but this is one day behind.
Reading, Bible Resources and Reflections
The Carmelite Lectio reflections for current month in English, Italian or Spanish
Weekly Reflections and other Prayer Resources from Jamberoo Abbey
Broken Bay - Parish Renewal & Discipleship eNews
Sacred Space - Multi Lingual Daily Reflection
Daily Three Minutes Retreat Multi Lingual
Pray As You Go available on Apple and Android phones and pads.
Online Bible - Bible Study Tools - New Testament Study Tools
Prayer
Stations of Creation: These six Stations of Creation provides us an opportunity for quiet reflection on the wonders of God's creation.
Podcasts:
Archbishop Mark Coleridge Podcast Series on St Paul – The Birth of the Church: Why the Loser Won
Center for Action and Contemplation: includes Holimlies, Discussion on Christianity, The Mystics, Love and other challenges.
Online Retreats Devotions and other Spiritual Exercises
Broken Bay - Bay Connect Resources Zoom reflections and discussions.
Covid 14 Day Isolation Retreat -Brendan McManus SJ and Jim Deeds have written a 14 day ‘Isolation’ retreat specifically for Sacred Space during this Coronavirus crisis, using meditations from their two books, Finding God in the Mess and Deeper into the Mess, these retreats are based on the spiritual exercises of St Ignatius
Spiritual Exercises - The First Spiritual Exercises provides a way for us to experience Ignatian Spirituality in our daily life.
Divine Mercy Retreat Centre Sydney (Silent Adoration)- YouTube Channel and Facebook page
Pastoral and Liturgy Resources:
Pastoral Liturgy - https://researchonline.nd.edu.au/pastoral-liturgy/
Carmelite Daily Lectio for December 2023
see https://ocarm.org/en/prayer/lectiodivina for other language and format options.
Lectio Divina December 2023.pdf