+ In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
There is a rich treasury of prayers in the Catholic Tradition, which may be prayed with others or alone. The ‘Our Father’ is the prayer Jesus taught us (Matthew 6:9-15, Luke 11:1-4).
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Jesus, a Jew, prayed regularly with his synagogue community (Luke 4). He also went often to quiet places to pray to the Father, sometimes alone, or with his closest friends (eg. Luke 6:12; Mark 6:31-33)
In every celebration of Eucharist, on feastdays for particular saints, and on the feast of ‘All Saints’, Catholic Christians remember we are not alone on this earthly journey.
Since coming to the Diocese Bishop Tomlinson has considered the adoption by the Diocese of a Coat of Arms. Apparently Bishop Daly commissioned a Coat of Arms for the Diocese in 1979, but it was never used. With the help of a number of people a suitable Coat of Arms for the Diocese was devised.
The arms of the Diocese of Sandhurst are blazoned:
- Quarterly, per saltire or and azure on the former in fess two roses gules, in chief an estoile (or eight (8) pointed star) and in base a representation of the Paderborn Cross argent.
- The gold of the field represents the goldfields which is located within the diocese and the blue represents the Virgin Mary, Mother of God.
- The star and the two roses have their origin in an earlier design proposed for the arms of the diocese in 1979. This proposal does not appear to have been put into use, its existence is little known in the diocese and its original symbolism is not known at all.
- The Paderborn Cross which is represented in base was discovered at Paderborn in Germany which was the place of origin of Dr Henry Backhaus, the pioneer priest of the Bendigo Goldfields and the architect of the financial security of the diocese and of the cathedral.
The diocesan arms are displayed alone or impaled with those of the Bishop.
The diocesan arms were designed by Fr. Guy Selvester and Richard d’Apice AM KCSG and illustrated by Sandy Turnbull both of the Australian Heraldry Society.
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Jeremy Yuen - Designer of Year of Grace Logo
Jeremy Yuen, 28, is a graphic designer working in the Communications Office of the Archdiocese of Melbourne.
In this article published in Kairos, Jeremy spoke to Fiona Power about his work, and designing the Year of Grace logo. 
Click to download the Kairos article - courtesy www.cam.org.au
Contemplating the face of Jesus Prayer
Jesus,
as I contemplate your face,
let me experience your great love for me.
Year of Grace Resources
The Year of Grace has seen the development of many wonderful resources. Some are listed in the full article
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