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Heavenly Father, here we are, gathered as your family in the spirit of the Visitation. Pour out your Holy Spirit upon our Parish, so that we, the community of St Elizabeth, may keep our hearts attentive to your voice and readily say ‘yes’ to your call and live out a spirit of true hospitality.
Give us open minds and hearts to reach out to those in need and welcome those seeking a new beginning. May we be people of strength, hope and joy, recognising the face of Christ in everyone we encounter on our daily journey. Gracious God, bless us with hearts that expand in generosity, minds that seek justice, hands that give freely, and food that nourishes us body and soul. May our voices rise as one to sing your praise. Amen. Mary Help of Christians, Pray for us. St Elizabeth, Pray for us. St Elizabeth's Parish School
Established: 7 February, 1978
St Elizabeth's Parish School 111 Bakers Road Dandenong North, VIC. 3175 Tel.: +61 3 9795 5258 | Fax: +61 3 9790 0933 Website: http://www.sedandenongnth.catholic.edu.au/ Email: [email protected] |
Symbols of the Parish
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St Elizabeth, Mother of John the Baptist
Feast Day: 5th November
[St. Elizabeth's Parish celebrates the feast on 31st May - Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary]
The name Elizabeth, which has been borne by several saints, means in Hebrew "worshiper of God." All that we know of Elizabeth, wife of Zachary and mother of John the Baptist, is to be found in the book of Luke. A descendant of the priestly line of Aaron, she was a kinswoman—how close we are not told—of the Virgin Mary. According to the Gospel, Elizabeth had lived a blameless life with her husband in one of the hill-towns of Judea. Having reached an advanced age with her prayers for a son unanswered, she thought that her barrenness was a reproach. One day, while Zachary was serving in the temple, the Angel Gabriel appeared at the right of the altar, and announced that a son would be born to Elizabeth. It was in the sixth month of her pregnancy that the Virgin Mary came to visit her—a touching and beautiful scene pictured by many great artists.
The Angel Gabriel, having lately announced to Mary the destiny that awaited her, also told her that her kinswoman Elizabeth was with child. The Virgin Mary, eager to share in Elizabeth's happiness and to confide that she too would bear a child, traveled down the dusty road from Nazareth. On Mary's arrival, she was amazed when Elizabeth, having foreseen knowledge, greeted her as "Mother of my Lord." Elizabeth's salutation was in these words: "Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. And how have I deserved that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For behold, the moment that the sound of thy greeting came to my ears, the babe in my womb leapt for joy. And blessed is she who has believed, because the things promised her by the Lord shall be accomplished." The Gospel story tells us further that at Elizabeth's delivery her friends and neighbours rejoiced with her, and when the child was brought to be circumcised, they were going to call him after his father Zachary, but his mother said, "His name shall be John."
Saint Elizabeth, Mother of John the Baptist. Scriptural Saint. Celebration of Feast Day is November 5.
Taken from "Lives of Saints", Published by John J. Crawley & Co., Inc.
History - St Elizabeth's Parish
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Blessing of the Parish land (1977)
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St. Elizabeth's Parish Aerial View
