“The Galilee Song” is a simple song about every one of us. The lyrics speak of trust, of leaving boats on familiar shores and launching out into the deep. It can be seen as the base of discipleship and of being a missionary of God’s Kingdom. For myself, it is the story of Stella Maris and that of the Seafarers who sail our world providing goods and services often in the most cruel and dangerous circumstances.
(Columban Fr Tony Cox, Chaplain to the Stella Maris Seafarers Centre, Melbourne.) Stella Maris supports seafarers both practically and spiritually. If you missed the retiring collection last week you can still assist this Catholic ministry, by placing your donation in a marked envelope or by sending your donation to: https://stellamarisaustralia.org/sea-sunday-appeal/
(Last weekend we celebrated the ‘Apostleship of the Sea’, as per the Ordo and our ‘Living Word’ and ‘Pastoral Liturgy’ sources. Confusingly Stella Maris is calling this Sunday, ‘Sea Sunday’. It’s good to remember that all seafarers are in need of our prayers, no matter which week we are in.)
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