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Announcements for the 4th Sunday in Lent

Here are the announcements for the 4th Sunday in Lent, the 30th of March:

NOVENA TO DIVINE MERCY

The novena to Divine Mercy will be prayed in the Shrine from Good Friday 18th April to Saturday 26th April 2025. For those wishing to include their intentions, forms can be found on the side table of the Church or on the Shrine Website.

FIRST SATURDAY & LENTEN RETREAT
Saturday, 5th of April, 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.

WORKING BEE

The next working bee will be on Saturday 12th April 2025. Please consider coming along and helping to keep the Shrine beautiful for our local area and the pilgrims that visit. This Shrine is a treasure to the Order, Diocese and country, any help and forms of talent are always most welcome. Please speak to Fr Joseph Maria, Subprior for more information or specifics.

MORNING TEA AFTER 8AM MASS AT THE OLD MONASTERY

Next morning tea will be in Sunday 27th April 2025. All Welcome!

PASSION PLAY
The annual reenactment of the Lord’s Passion (Passion Play) will take place in the Shrine, commencing at 11am on Good Friday 18th April 2025. 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.

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 (15th June).

HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE
PALM SUNDAY (13th April)
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
This day is also Fatima day, the usual schedule will be followed, please bring along palm fronds or olive branches.

11am – Holy Monday, Holy Tuesday & Holy Wednesday (14th, 15th & 16th April)

HOLY THURSDAY (17th 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 (18th 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 (19th April)
Adoration at the Altar of Repose – 8am to Midday
8:30am – Lauds (Prayer of the Church) 11:30am – Novena to the Divine Mercy
6pm – Solemn Mass of the Easter Vigil

EASTER SUNDAY (20th April)
8am, 9:30am & 11am – Solemn Mass of Easter Sunday
Divine Mercy Novena – immediately following each of the Masses

EASTER OCTAVE (21st-27th April)
11am – Mass followed by the Novena to the Divine Mercy.

DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY (27th April)
8am & 9:30am
11am – Solemn Mass of Divine Mercy Sunday
2pm – Divine Mercy Holy Hour (Confession available)

Mass Times – Holy Week 2025

Please see the following schedule for Holy Week, which changes the normal daily schedule at the Shrine.

PALM SUNDAY (13th April)
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
This day is also Fatima day, the usual schedule will be followed, please bring along palm fronds or olive branches.

11am – Holy Monday, Holy Tuesday & Holy Wednesday (14th, 15th & 16th April)

HOLY THURSDAY (17th 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 (18th 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 (19th April)
Adoration at the Altar of Repose – 8am to Midday
8:30am – Lauds (Prayer of the Church) 11:30am – Novena to the Divine Mercy
6pm – Solemn Mass of the Easter Vigil

EASTER SUNDAY (20th April)
8am, 9:30am & 11am – Solemn Mass of Easter Sunday
Divine Mercy Novena – immediately following each of the Masses

EASTER OCTAVE (21st-27th April)
11am – Mass followed by the Novena to the Divine Mercy.

DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY (27th 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

An early reminder to put this in your calendars!

The annual reenactment of the Lord’s Passion (Passion Play) will take place in the Shrine, commencing at 11am on Good Friday 18th April 2025. 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 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)

Announcements for the 3rd Sunday in Lent

Here are the announcements for the 3rd Sunday in Lent, the 23rd of March:

NOVENA TO ST JOSEPH
 Thank you to everyone for sending in their intentions and donations. St Joseph, pray for us!

FIRST SATURDAY & LENTEN RETREAT
Saturday, 5th of April, 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.

WORKING BEE
 Thank you to everyone who came along to the working bee last week (15th March), a lot was accomplished and every bit of help is greatly appreciated.
The next working bee will be on Saturday 12th April 2025. Please consider coming along and helping to keep the Shrine beautiful for our local area and the pilgrims that visit. This Shrine is a treasure to the Order, Diocese and country, any help and forms of talent are always most welcome. Please speak to Fr Joseph Maria, Subprior for more information or specifics.

MORNING TEA AFTER 8AM MASS AT THE OLD MONASTERY 
Next morning tea will be on Sunday 27th April 2025. All Welcome!

PASSION PLAY
The annual reenactment of the Lord’s Passion (Passion Play) will take place in the Shrine, commencing at 11am on Good Friday 18th April 2025. 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.

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 (15th June).

HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE
PALM SUNDAY (13th April)
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
This day is also Fatima day, the usual schedule will be followed, please bring along palm fronds or olive branches.

11am – Holy Monday, Holy Tuesday & Holy Wednesday (14th, 15th & 16th April)

HOLY THURSDAY (17th 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 (18th 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 (19th April)
Adoration at the Altar of Repose – 8am to Midday
8:30am – Lauds (Prayer of the Church) 11:30am – Novena to the Divine Mercy
6pm – Solemn Mass of the Easter Vigil

EASTER SUNDAY (20th April)
8am, 9:30am & 11am – Solemn Mass of Easter Sunday
Divine Mercy Novena – immediately following each of the Masses

EASTER OCTAVE (21st-27th April)
11am – Mass followed by the Novena to the Divine Mercy.

DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY (27th April)
8am & 9:30am
11am – Solemn Mass of Divine Mercy Sunday
2pm – Divine Mercy Holy Hour (Confession available)

Announcements for the 2nd Sunday in Lent

Here are the announcements for the 2nd Sunday in Lent, the 16th of March:

NOVENA TO ST JOSEPH
The novena to St Joseph, is being celebrated from 10th – 18th March 2025. Thank you to everyone for sending in their intentions and donations. St Joseph, pray for us!

WORKING BEE

Thank you to everyone who came along to the working bee yesterday (15th March), a lot was accomplished and every bit of help is greatly appreciated.
The next working bee will be on Saturday 12th March 2025. Please consider coming along and helping to keep the Shrine beautiful for our local area and the pilgrims that visit. This Shrine is a treasure to the Order, Diocese and country, any help and forms of talent are always most welcome. Please speak to Fr Joseph Maria, Subprior for more information or specifics.

MORNING TEA AFTER 8AM MASS AT THE OLD MONASTERY
Today after the 8am Mass, there is morning tea at the Old Monastery. All Welcome!

FIRST SATURDAY & LENTEN RETREAT
Saturday, 5th of April, 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.

PASSION PLAY
The annual reenactment of the Lord’s Passion (Passion Play) will take place in the Shrine, commencing at 11am on Good Friday 18th April 2025. 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.

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 (15th June).

HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE
PALM SUNDAY (13th April)
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
This day is also Fatima day, the usual schedule will be followed, please bring along palm fronds or olive branches.

11am – Holy Monday, Holy Tuesday & Holy Wednesday (14th, 15th & 16th April)

HOLY THURSDAY (17th 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 (18th 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 (19th April)
Adoration at the Altar of Repose – 8am to Midday
8:30am – Lauds (Prayer of the Church) 11:30am – Novena to the Divine Mercy
6pm – Solemn Mass of the Easter Vigil

EASTER SUNDAY (20th April)
8am, 9:30am & 11am – Solemn Mass of Easter Sunday
Divine Mercy Novena – immediately following each of the Masses

EASTER OCTAVE (21st-27th April)
11am – Mass followed by the Novena to the Divine Mercy.

DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY (27th April)
8am & 9:30am
11am – Solemn Mass of Divine Mercy Sunday
2pm – Divine Mercy Holy Hour (Confession available)

First Saturday & Lenten Retreat – Saturday 5th of April

Saturday, the 5th of April, 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:

10 am Lenten Reflection – Fr Richard
10:30 am Meditation before the Blessed Sacrament and Confession
11 am Mass
12-noon Rosary Procession around 5 Altars of the Church
12:30 pm BYO Lunch
1:30 pm Stations of the Cross
2:00 pm Reflection – Old Testament Prophecies on the Crucifixion – Fr Joseph Maria

The retreat is Free to attend with No Booking. BYO lunch, but tea and coffee are provided in the Old Monastery.

Fr Richard’s talk form the First Saturday in March 2025 can be watched below.

March Working Bee – Saturday 15th

Please consider coming along to our working bee on Saturday the 15th of March and helping in keeping the Shrine beautiful for our local area and the pilgrims that visit. This Shrine is a treasure to the Order, Diocese and country, any help and forms of talent are always most welcome.

During the working bee this month, we are going to focus on a variety of maintenance tasks. What is attempted depends on who attends and their interests. The list includes:

  • Trimming bushes and plants.
  • Cleaning gutters.
  • Fixing some sunken pavers.
  • Cleaning the chapels.
  • Transplanting plants.
  • Painting.
  • Fixing a fence.
  • General cleanup.

It would greatly assist in planning if anyone interested in coming would let Fr Joseph Maria know what projects they might be interested in working on. It is not expected that we will be able to start or finish the whole list.

If you have tools that can help with the particular task you are interested in, you are encouraged to bring them along.

The program for the day would be:

  • Mass at around 8:15am in the Shrine Church
  • Begin work at 9am at the back of the property
  • Lunch around 1:30pm
  • Finish around 3:30pm (for those that can stay the whole day).

The Fathers and Brothers pray for the intentions of volunteers to the Shrine everyday.

Stations of the Cross

For those who would like to pray the Stations of the Cross during this season of Lent, the version used at Penrose Park from the Pauline Prayer Book is now available to all Pilgrims on YouTube.

The Stations of the Cross are prayed at the Shrine every Friday and Saturday during Lent after the 11am Mass. The live reenactment of the Lord’s Passion is on Good Friday the 18th of April at 11am.

Lord Jesus Crucified, have mercy on us!

St. Joseph Statue

Novena to St Joseph

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.

Announcements for the 1st Sunday in Lent

Here are the announcements for the 1st Sunday in Lent, the 9th of March:

NOVENA TO ST JOSEPH
The novena to St Joseph, will be celebrated from 10th – 18th March 2025. For anyone wishing to include their intentions in the novena, forms are available on the side table of the Shrine Church as well as they can be found online via the Shrine website. St Joseph, pray for us!

WORKING BEE

The next working bee will be on Saturday 15th March 2025. Please consider coming along and helping to keep the Shrine beautiful for our local area and the pilgrims that visit. This Shrine is a treasure to the Order, Diocese and country, any help and forms of talent are always most welcome. Please speak to Fr Joseph Maria, Subprior for more information or specifics.

INTERCESSORY PRAYER LIST ANNUAL MASS OF THANKSGIVING

The Intercessory Prayer List group are members who offer prayers for the sick of the parish. There are no meetings to attend! A monthly list is sent out to the Prayer Team via email, with updates through the month. It is a very valuable asset to the Parish and many blessings have been granted through the prayers of the team. We will be having our annual thanksgiving Mass (to thank God for blessings we have received) on Sunday 16th March at 8am at the Shrine of Our Lady of Mercy, Penrose Park. Followed by morning tea. You are all welcome! Please consider joining our Prayer Team. Contact us on mvprayerlist@gmail.com

MORNING TEA AFTER 8AM MASS AT THE OLD MONASTERY
The next morning tea after Mass will be on Sunday 16th March 2025. All Welcome!

FIRST SATURDAY & LENTEN RETREAT
Saturday, 5th of April, 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.

PASSION PLAY
The annual reenactment of the Lord’s Passion (Passion Play) will take place in the Shrine, commencing at 11am on Good Friday 18th April 2025. 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.

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 (15th June).

YEAR OF JUBILEE 2025
The Diocese of Wollongong’s celebration of the Jubilee year of the Universal Church is from Sunday 29th December 2024 – 28th December 2025. During this time the faithful are encouraged pilgrimage to the designated sites in the Diocese and in doing so can gain a plenary indulgence. Pilgrim passports have been produced for people to take to get stamped that they have visited one of the sites, these are available on the side table of the Church. Penrose Park is one of the designated Pilgrimage sites, the other 5 sites for the Diocese are as follows:

ST FRANCIS XAVIER CATHEDRAL, WOLLONGONG
36 Harbour Street, Wollongong NSW 2500

SHRINE OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION, UNANDERRA
48–50 Princes Hwy, Unanderra NSW 2526

OUR LADY HELP OF CHRISTIANS, ROSEMEADOW
80 Demetrius Road, Rosemeadow NSW 2560

ST MARY STAR OF THE SEA, MILTON
Lot 1 Corks Lane, Milton NSW 2538

ST JOSEPH’S, KANGAROO VALLEY
130 Moss Vale Road, Kangaroo Valley NSW 2577