At the Chrism Mass at Cathedral of St Stephen, Brisbane last Thursday, Archbishop Mark Coleridge reflected on the symbolism of grain, grape, and olive, which reveal to us something about God’s power and presence as God transformed the ordinary into the extraordinary. Archbishop Mark said, “They could hardly be more ordinary yet it’s these things which God their creator takes to himself and invests with his own presence and power.” Archbishop Mark then blessed and distributed the holy oils of chr

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The spiraling, majestic sounds of organ and trumpet greeted a procession of more than 100 priests who filed into St. Mark Church in Huntersville Tuesday morning for the annual Chrism Mass. Held each year at the beginning of Holy Week, the Chrism Mass is a special liturgy where oils used in the Church's sacred rituals and sacraments are consecrated and priests renew their promises and commitment to their ministry. Bishop Michael Martin called on his fellow priests to go out and "proclaim the Good

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