A Big THANK YOU to His Eminence Mykola Cardinal Bychok for accepting our invitation to be the Celebrant for Fatima day this March. It was a wonderful day and his words were most inspiring. Attached are a selection of photos from the occasion.
The Celebrant for April will be the Very Rev Richard Green OSPPE, Prior & Rector of Penrose Park and Vicar Provincial of the Australian Pauline Province and the Homilist will be Fr Mateusz Markiewicz, Canon Lawyer of the Archdiocese of Sydney.
The working bee this month was supposed to focus on preparing for the Passion Play and cleaning around the chapels. However, due to the expected wet weather, the working bee scheduled for Saturday, the 21st of March, is cancelled.
This does not mean the work does not need to be done! It just means the fathers and brothers will be doing it on their own when the weather permits.
If you would like to volunteer to help in any way at the Shrine, for example, over the Easter Holidays, we would be excited to hear from you.
Here are the announcements for the 4th Sunday of Lent, the 15th of March:
STATION OF THE CROSS
During the season of Lent, on Friday and Saturday, the usual devotions after Mass will be replaced with the praying of the Stations of the Cross. Confessions will be available during the Stations.
PASCHAL PRECEPT
A reminder that all Catholics are obliged to go to Confession and Holy Communion at least once a year between Ash Wednesday and Trinity Sunday (31st May).
FIRST SATURDAY & LENTEN RETREAT
Thank you to everyone who came along and participated in the March First Saturday Lenten Retreat Day.
Please note: The First Saturday of April (4th) is also Holy Saturday. Traditionally the Church does not celebrate Mass on that day as we await outside the tomb for Christ to Rise. The regular First Saturday schedule will NOT take place this day but the Church will be open for Adoration at the Altar of Repose.
ANNUAL LEAVE
Welcome back to Br Matthew who has returned from annual leave.
FATIMA DAY – 13th March 2026
A Big THANK YOU to His Eminence Mykola Cardinal Bychok for accepting our invitation to be the Celebrant for Fatima day. It was a wonderful day and his words were most inspiring.
The Celebrant for April will be the Very Rev Richard Green OSPPE, Prior & Rector of Penrose Park and Vicar Provincial of the Australian Pauline Province.
WORKING BEE
Thank you to everyone who came and participated in the February working bee. The next working bee will be on Saturday, 21st March 2026. Please consider coming along and helping to keep the Shrine beautiful for our local area and the pilgrims who visit. This Shrine is a treasure to the Order, the Diocese, and the country; any help or talent is always most welcome. Please speak to Fr. Joseph Maria, Subprior, for more information or specifics.
NOVENA TO ST JOSEPH The novena to St Joseph, is currently being celebrated from 10th – 18th March 2026. Forms can be found at the side table in the Shrine Church. St Joseph, pray for us!
NOVENA TO THE DIVINE MERCY The novena to Divine Mercy, will be celebrated from Good Friday 3rd – Divine Mercy Sunday 12th April 2026. Forms can be found at the side table in the Shrine Church.
PASSION PLAY
The annual reenactment of the Lord’s Passion (Passion Play) will take place in the Shrine, commencing at 11am on Good Friday 3rd April 2026. Please note, this is free and open to all, no bookings need to be made. Food & drink will also be available for purchase. Good Friday is also a day of Fasting and abstinence, Pilgrims are allowed to picnic on site but we ask that NO meat is consumed or BBQed on the day. There are still some roles that need to be filled, for more information and to receive updates regarding rehearsals etc please go to: https://goodfridaypassionplay.blogspot.com/ and sign up to receive notifications.
LEAVING OF RELIGIOUS ARTICLES
It is requested that people do not leave flyers, leaflets or other devotional items on the side table of the Church without permission from either Fr Joseph Maria or Fr Richard.
It is also requested that people not leave broken or damaged religious items they no longer want around the chapels or shrine grounds. And ABSOLUTELY NO lighting of candles during summer outside due to the Fire Hazard of doing so.
HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE
PALM SUNDAY (29th March)
8am – Mass commencing from the front door of the Monastery
9:30am – CANCELLED
11am – Solemn Mass with Procession commencing from the Statue of St John Paul
please bring along palm fronds or olive branches.
11am – Holy Monday, Holy Tuesday & Holy Wednesday (30th, 31st March & 1st April)
HOLY THURSDAY (2nd April)
No Mass at 11am
6pm – Solemn Mass of the Lord’s Supper
(with washing of the feet and procession to the Altar of Repose)
Adoration at the Altar of Repose – until midnight
GOOD FRIDAY (3rd April)
Adoration at the Altar of Repose – 8am until 10pm
11am – Passion Play (commencing at the front of the property)
3pm – Commemoration of the Lord’s Passion (In the Shrine Church)
5pm – Novena to Divine Mercy 7pm – Vespers (Prayer of the Church)
HOLY SATURDAY (4th April)
Adoration at the Altar of Repose – 8am to Midday
8:30am – Lauds (Prayer of the Church) 11:30am – Novena to the Divine Mercy
7pm – Solemn Mass of the Easter Vigil
EASTER SUNDAY (5th April)
8am, 9:30am
11am – Solemn Mass of Easter Sunday
Divine Mercy Novena – immediately following each of the Masses
EASTER OCTAVE (6th-11th April)
11am – Mass followed by the Novena to the Divine Mercy.
DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY (12th April)
8am & 9:30am
11am – Solemn Mass of Divine Mercy Sunday
2pm – Divine Mercy Holy Hour (Confession available)
The annual reenactment of the Lord’s Passion (Passion Play) will take place in the Shrine, commencing at 11am on Good Friday 3rd April 2026. Please note, this is free and open to all, no bookings need to be made. Food & drink will also be available for purchase. Good Friday is also a day of Fasting and abstinence, Pilgrims are allowed to picnic on site but we ask that NO meat is consumed or BBQed on the day.
It is highly recommended that you arrive early to allow extra time to get to the Shrine on Good Friday, we had about 8000 people last year, and it takes time for everyone to enter and get parked.
All events happening on Good Friday at the Shrine are as follows.
Adoration at the Altar of Repose – 8am until 10pm
11am – Passion Play (commencing at the front of the property)
3pm – Commemoration of the Lord’s Passion (In the Shrine Church)
5pm – Novena to Divine Mercy 7pm – Vespers (Prayer of the Church)
As always on the 13th of the Month, we will honour the Blessed Virgin Mary at the Shrine with our Fatima Day, which this month falls on Friday, the 13th of March. The celebrant for March will be His Eminence Cardinal Mykola Bychok.
The program is as follows:
Here are some photos from previous celebrations.
From 10th to the 18th of March the Pauline Fathers offer a Novena to St. Joseph remembering the requested intentions at Mass.
For those wishing to include intentions for the novena (these will be place upon the High Altar), slips can be found at the side table of the Church. Intentions can be left in one of the offering boxes in the Church, handed back to one of the Fathers or Brothers or put into the collection basket. Intentions can also submitted online on the St Joseph Novena page.
Here are the announcements for the 3rd Sunday of Lent, the 8th of March:
STATION OF THE CROSS
During the season of Lent, on Friday and Saturday, the usual devotions after Mass will be replaced with the praying of the Stations of the Cross. Confessions will be available during the Stations.
PASCHAL PRECEPT
A reminder that all Catholics are obliged to go to Confession and Holy Communion at least once a year between Ash Wednesday and Trinity Sunday (31st May).
FIRST SATURDAY & LENTEN RETREAT
Saturday, 7th of March, the First Saturday Devotions in Honour of Our Lady, as she requested during the apparitions at Fatima will be celebrated as per usual. In addition for the Lenten Season, there will be an extended program turning the day into a full-day Lenten retreat. The retreat will start at 10am and finish at 3pm. The retreat is FREE to attend with NO BOOKINGS required. BYO lunch. Tea and coffee are provided in the Old Monastery.
ANNUAL LEAVE
Welcome back to Fr Richard, Prior and Rector who has returned from annual leave refreshed and ready for the year ahead. Br Matthew has gone on annual leave, we wish him a happy and relaxing holiday.
FATIMA DAY – 13th March 2026
The celebrant for March will be His Eminence Cardinal Mykola Bychok.
WORKING BEE
Thank you to everyone who came and participated in the February working bee. The next working bee will be on Saturday, 21st March 2026. Please consider coming along and helping to keep the Shrine beautiful for our local area and the pilgrims who visit. This Shrine is a treasure to the Order, the Diocese, and the country; any help or talent is always most welcome. Please speak to Fr. Joseph Maria, Subprior, for more information or specifics.
NOVENA TO ST JOSEPH
The novena to St Joseph, is currently being celebrated from 10th – 18th March 2026. Forms can be found at the side table in the Shrine Church. St Joseph, pray for us!
NOVENA TO THE DIVINE MERCY
The novena to Divine Mercy, will be celebrated from Good Friday 3rd – Divine Mercy Sunday 12th April 2026. Forms can be found at the side table in the Shrine Church.
PASSION PLAY
The annual reenactment of the Lord’s Passion (Passion Play) will take place in the Shrine, commencing at 11am on Good Friday 3rd April 2026. Please note, this is free and open to all, no bookings need to be made. Food & drink will also be available for purchase. Good Friday is also a day of Fasting and abstinence, Pilgrims are allowed to picnic on site but we ask that NO meat is consumed or BBQed on the day. There are still some roles that need to be filled, for more information and to receive updates regarding rehearsals etc please go to: https://goodfridaypassionplay.blogspot.com/ and sign up to receive notifications.
LEAVING OF RELIGIOUS ARTICLES
It is requested that people do not leave flyers, leaflets or other devotional items on the side table of the Church without permission from either Fr Joseph Maria or Fr Richard.
It is also requested that people not leave broken or damaged religious items they no longer want around the chapels or shrine grounds. And ABSOLUTELY NO lighting of candles during summer outside due to the Fire Hazard of doing so.
HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE
PALM SUNDAY (29th March)
8am – Mass commencing from the front door of the Monastery
9:30am – CANCELLED
11am – Solemn Mass with Procession commencing from the Statue of St John Paul
please bring along palm fronds or olive branches.
11am – Holy Monday, Holy Tuesday & Holy Wednesday (30th, 31st March & 1st April)
HOLY THURSDAY (2nd April)
No Mass at 11am
6pm – Solemn Mass of the Lord’s Supper
(with washing of the feet and procession to the Altar of Repose)
Adoration at the Altar of Repose – until midnight
GOOD FRIDAY (3rd April)
Adoration at the Altar of Repose – 8am until 10pm
11am – Passion Play (commencing at the front of the property)
3pm – Commemoration of the Lord’s Passion (In the Shrine Church)
5pm – Novena to Divine Mercy 7pm – Vespers (Prayer of the Church)
HOLY SATURDAY (4th April)
Adoration at the Altar of Repose – 8am to Midday
8:30am – Lauds (Prayer of the Church) 11:30am – Novena to the Divine Mercy
7pm – Solemn Mass of the Easter Vigil
EASTER SUNDAY (5th April)
8am, 9:30am
11am – Solemn Mass of Easter Sunday
Divine Mercy Novena – immediately following each of the Masses
EASTER OCTAVE (6th-11th April)
11am – Mass followed by the Novena to the Divine Mercy.
DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY (12th April)
8am & 9:30am
11am – Solemn Mass of Divine Mercy Sunday
2pm – Divine Mercy Holy Hour (Confession available)
Saturday, the 7th of March, we will have our First Saturday Devotions in Honour of Our Lady, as she requested during the apparitions at Fatima. In addition for the Lenten Season, we will have an extended program to turn the day into a full-day Lenten retreat.
The program will be as follows:
The retreat is Free to attend with No Booking. BYO lunch, but tea and coffee are provided in the Marquee.
Here are the announcements for the 2nd Sunday of Lent, the 1st of March:
STATION OF THE CROSS
During the season of Lent, on Friday and Saturday, the usual devotions after Mass will be replaced with the praying of the Stations of the Cross. Confessions will be available during the Stations.
PASCHAL PRECEPT
A reminder that all Catholics are obliged to go to Confession and Holy Communion at least once a year between Ash Wednesday and Trinity Sunday (31st May).
FIRST SATURDAY & LENTEN RETREAT
Saturday, 7th of March, the First Saturday Devotions in Honour of Our Lady, as she requested during the apparitions at Fatima will be celebrated as per usual. In addition for the Lenten Season, there will be an extended program turning the day into a full-day Lenten retreat. The retreat will start at 10am and finish at 3pm. The retreat is FREE to attend with NO BOOKINGS required. BYO lunch. Tea and coffee are provided in the Old Monastery.
ANNUAL LEAVE
Welcome back to Fr Richard, Prior and Rector who has returned from annual leave refreshed and ready for the year ahead. Br Matthew has gone on annual leave, we wish him a happy and relaxing holiday.
FATIMA DAY – 13th March 2026
The celebrant for March will be His Eminence Cardinal Mykola Bychok.
WORKING BEE
Thank you to everyone who came and participated in the February working bee. The next working bee will be on Saturday, 21st March 2026. Please consider coming along and helping to keep the Shrine beautiful for our local area and the pilgrims who visit. This Shrine is a treasure to the Order, the Diocese, and the country; any help or talent is always most welcome. Please speak to Fr. Joseph Maria, Subprior, for more information or specifics.
NOVENA TO ST JOSEPH
The novena to St Joseph, is currently being celebrated from 10th – 18th March 2026. Forms can be found at the side table in the Shrine Church. St Joseph, pray for us!
NOVENA TO THE DIVINE MERCY
The novena to Divine Mercy, will be celebrated from Good Friday 3rd – Divine Mercy Sunday 12th April 2026. Forms can be found at the side table in the Shrine Church.
PASSION PLAY
The annual reenactment of the Lord’s Passion (Passion Play) will take place in the Shrine, commencing at 11am on Good Friday 3rd April 2026. Please note, this is free and open to all, no bookings need to be made. Food & drink will also be available for purchase. Good Friday is also a day of Fasting and abstinence, Pilgrims are allowed to picnic on site but we ask that NO meat is consumed or BBQed on the day. There are still some roles that need to be filled, for more information and to receive updates regarding rehearsals etc please go to: https://goodfridaypassionplay.blogspot.com/ and sign up to receive notifications.
HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE
PALM SUNDAY (29th March)
8am – Mass commencing from the front door of the Monastery
9:30am – CANCELLED
11am – Solemn Mass with Procession commencing from the Statue of St John Paul
please bring along palm fronds or olive branches.
11am – Holy Monday, Holy Tuesday & Holy Wednesday (30th, 31st March & 1st April)
HOLY THURSDAY (2nd April)
No Mass at 11am
6pm – Solemn Mass of the Lord’s Supper
(with washing of the feet and procession to the Altar of Repose)
Adoration at the Altar of Repose – until midnight
GOOD FRIDAY (3rd April)
Adoration at the Altar of Repose – 8am until 10pm
11am – Passion Play (commencing at the front of the property)
3pm – Commemoration of the Lord’s Passion (In the Shrine Church)
5pm – Novena to Divine Mercy 7pm – Vespers (Prayer of the Church)
HOLY SATURDAY (4th April)
Adoration at the Altar of Repose – 8am to Midday
8:30am – Lauds (Prayer of the Church) 11:30am – Novena to the Divine Mercy
7pm – Solemn Mass of the Easter Vigil
EASTER SUNDAY (5th April)
8am, 9:30am
11am – Solemn Mass of Easter Sunday
Divine Mercy Novena – immediately following each of the Masses
EASTER OCTAVE (6th-11th April)
11am – Mass followed by the Novena to the Divine Mercy.
DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY (12th April)
8am & 9:30am
11am – Solemn Mass of Divine Mercy Sunday
2pm – Divine Mercy Holy Hour (Confession available)
Here are the announcements for the 1st Sunday of Lent, the 22nd of February:
STATION OF THE CROSS
During the season of Lent, on Friday and Saturday, the usual devotions after Mass will be replaced with the praying of the Stations of the Cross. Confessions will be available during the Stations.
PASCHAL PRECEPT
A reminder that all Catholics are obliged to go to Confession and Holy Communion at least once a year between Ash Wednesday and Trinity Sunday (31st May).
FIRST SATURDAY & LENTEN RETREAT
Saturday, 7th of March, the First Saturday Devotions in Honour of Our Lady, as she requested during the apparitions at Fatima will be celebrated as per usual. In addition for the Lenten Season, there will be an extended program turning the day into a full-day Lenten retreat. The retreat will start at 10am and finish at 3pm. The retreat is FREE to attend with NO BOOKINGS required. BYO lunch. Tea and coffee are provided in the Old Monastery.
ANNUAL LEAVE
Welcome back to Fr Richard, Prior and Rector who has returned from annual leave refreshed and ready for the year ahead. Br Matthew has gone on annual leave, we wish him a happy and relaxing holiday.
FATIMA DAY – 13th March 2026
A Big Thank you to Fr Joseph Maria, Subprior and Vice Rector for celebrating Fatima day last week. The celebrant for March will be His Eminence Cardinal Mykola Bychok.
WORKING BEE
Thank you to everyone who came and participated in the February working bee. The next working bee will be on Saturday, 21st March 2026. Please consider coming along and helping to keep the Shrine beautiful for our local area and the pilgrims who visit. This Shrine is a treasure to the Order, the Diocese, and the country; any help or talent is always most welcome. Please speak to Fr. Joseph Maria, Subprior, for more information or specifics.
NOVENA TO ST JOSEPH
The novena to St Joseph, is currently being celebrated from 10th – 18th March 2026. Thank you to everyone who sent in their intentions and donations. St Joseph, pray for us!
NOVENA TO THE DIVINE MERCY
The novena to Divine Mercy, will be celebrated from Good Friday 3rd – Divine Mercy Sunday 12th April 2026. Forms can be found at the side table in the Shrine Church.
PASSION PLAY
The annual reenactment of the Lord’s Passion (Passion Play) will take place in the Shrine, commencing at 11am on Good Friday 3rd April 2026. Please note, this is free and open to all, no bookings need to be made. Food & drink will also be available for purchase. Good Friday is also a day of Fasting and abstinence, Pilgrims are allowed to picnic on site but we ask that NO meat is consumed or BBQed on the day. There are still some roles that need to be filled, for more information and to receive updates regarding rehearsals etc please go to: https://goodfridaypassionplay.blogspot.com/ and sign up to receive notifications.
LEAVING OF RELIGIOUS ARTICLES
It is requested that people do not leave flyers, leaflets or other devotional items on the side table of the Church without permission from either Fr Joseph Maria or Fr Richard.
It is also requested that people not leave broken or damaged religious items they no longer want around the chapels or shrine grounds. And ABSOLUTELY NO lighting of candles during summer outside due to the Fire Hazard of doing so.
