Mary MacKillop Foundation
Are you an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander who would like to go to University? You may be eligible for a scholarship with the Mary MacKillop Foundation. Click here for more details.
Marist Fathers' Aboriginal Education Fund
The Marist Fathers Aboriginal Education fund aims to financially assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander secondary students who are studying at one of the Diocese of Lismore's secondary schools. Click here for details on eligibility and how to apply.
Prayers
Prayer for the Journey of Healing
Almighty and loving God, you who created ALL people in your image, lead us to seek your compassion as we listen to the stories of our past.
You gave your only Son, Jesus, who died and rose again so that sins will be forgiven.We place before you the pain and anguish of dispossession of land, language, lore, culture and family kinship that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have experienced.
We live in faith that all people will rise from the depths of despair and hopelessness...
Prayer for the Sick
This prayer can be used when visiting someone who is sick, or when praying for them from afar. We remember the long tradition of asking for spiritual and physical healing. When using this prayer, an elder or respected person may give the sick one a rubbing on the arm as those people gathered say this prayer together.
Traditional Prayers
The Our Father and The Hail Mary are traditional prayers used in all different ceremonies.
Aboriginal Our Father
The words, music sheet and a recording of Aboriginal Our Father are available.
Prayer for Reconciliation
Aboriginal Thanksgiving Prayer
Prayer of the Aboriginal People
This prayer was composed for the meeting between Pope John Paul II and the Aboriginal people.
Father of all, you gave us the Dreaming
You have spoken to us through our beliefs
You then made your love clear to us in the person of Jesus
We thank you for your care...
NATSICC Jubilee Prayer
This prayer is to be read by an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Person.
Father, Our Creator
You created all things seen and unseen
Listen to my silent prayers as I stand here before you
As my weary eyes look back over distant horizons,
Back to those days where my people walked.
The footprints of my Grandfathers are imprinted on the earth,
And the images become real to me...
Dhanggati Prayer
The Dhanggati Prayer has been provided in both Dhanggati and English.
Wirruung, Wirrung Buraal barri guthun, guung guthun, bitha guthun,
God, the Father & Son of the land, of the waters, of the rivers,
Marruma yapang nyiyanhambugurayi, dhitiyngu yawarrgu!
Make a path for us to this gathering...
Gathang Funeral Prayer
This funeral prayer is written in the Gathang language, which is spoken in Tribal areas of Birrbay, Gathang, Guringay and Warrimay, which are around the Port Macquare to Broken Bay region.
