Here are the announcements for the 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time, the 19th of July:
25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CORONATION
OF THE ICON OF THE BLACK MADONNA CELEBRATIONS
The Solemnity will be celebrated on Sunday 23rd August 2026 for the good of the Pilgrims
8am: Mass in the Shrine Church
9am: Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and Lauds in the Shrine Church
9:30am: Usual Mass is CANCELLED!
10:30am: Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament and singing of the Pauline Litany of the B.V.M (Kleczki)
11am: Solemn Reception of the Most Rev Brian Mascord DD and Solemn Mass of the Anniversary
The Solemnity Proper is celebrated on Wednesday 26th August 2026
9:30am: Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and Lauds in the Shrine Church
10:30am: Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament and singing of the Pauline Litany of the B.V.M
11am: Solemn Mass of the Solemnity / Anniversary celebrated by Very Rev Jaroslaw Zan OSPPE
WELCOME FR JEREMY SANTOSO OSPPE
This week Fr Jeremy Santoso officially commenced his appointment as Parish Priest of St Paul’s, Moss Vale. We warmly welcome Fr Jeremy to the Parish and the Southern Highlands as he undertakes this new phase in his life and Priesthood.
FIRST RELIGIOUS VOWS
CONGRATULATIONS to Fr Isidore on making his first Profession in the Order of Saint Paul the First Hermit. It was a beautiful Liturgy and celebration for this new Chapter in the life and Priest hood of Fr Isidore.
Please continue to pray for Fr Isidore and other men to hear the call of God to serve him and His Mother in the Order of St Paul the First Hermit.
FATIMA DAY
A Big THANK YOU to Fr Jeremy Santoso OSPPE, for being the main Celebrant and Homilitst for July. As always it was a beautiful day of celebrations in honour of Our Lady.
The Main Celebrant for Fatima Day in August will be Fr Isidore Chidi Enyinnaya OSPPE. Newly professed members of the Order of Saint Paul the First Hermit.
PHOTO ALBUM OF THE CORONATION 2001
To mark the occassion of the 25th Anniversary of the Coronation of the Icon, a commemorative photo album has been put together and is available for sale in the piety shop. The album is $25 each.
A big Thank you to the Shrine Archivist, Jess Molloy for her hard work in putting together the album and making an important piece of histroy available to us.
JUBILEE YEAR OF ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI
We are in the midst of the Jubilee Year of St Francis, commemorating the 800th anniversary of the death of
the beloved Poor Man of Assisi. The Jubilee Year extends from 10 January 2026 to 10 January 2027.
The Apostolic Penitentiary has decreed that a Plenary Indulgence be granted to all the Faithful, “who, with a heart detached from sin, participate in the Year of Saint Francis by visiting, in the form of a pilgrimage, any Franciscan conventual church or place of worship anywhere in the world dedicated to Saint Francis or connected to him for any reason […] concluding with the Our Father, the Creed and invocations to the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint Francis of Assisi, Saint Clare and all the Saints of the Franciscan Family” (Decree, 16 January 2026).
To gain the special Jubilee indulgence within the Diocese of Wollongong, you are encouraged to make a pilgrimage, on any suitable day, to St Francis of Assisi Church, Warrawong or to St Michael’s Church, Thirroul and observe the conditions given above.
Special Masses will be celebrated in both parishes for
the Feast of St Francis on Sunday 4 October. May St Francis – whose life of holy simplicity renewed the Church and changed the course of history – intercede
for us and inspire us to live the Gospel with our whole
heart. Please contact the above parishes for further information.