Category: Events

Please consider coming along to our working bee on Saturday the 16th of August and helping in keeping the Shrine beautiful and spiritually uplifting 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.
• Cleaning the chapels.
• Painting.
• 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.

Bishop Brian will be coming to the Shrine on Saturday, 2nd August 2025, for a visit to the Shrine as well as to impart the Papal blessing upon all the faithful as part of the Jubilee year celebrations. As this is also the First Saturday, the usual First Saturday schedule will be followed.

• 10 am Devotional Talk – By Fr Joseph Maria Buckley
• 10:30 am Meditation before the Blessed Sacrament and Confession
• 11 am Solemn Mass – With Bishop as main celebrant
• 12-noon Rosary Procession around 5 Altars of the Church

For the Solemn Mass at 11am the Brazilian community, who also have their pilgrimage day, will be joining the Mass to make one big celebration at the Shrine and after the Mass they will head off for their procession whilst the usual First Saturday devotions take place in the Shrine Church.

This ceremony is open to all so please come along and celebrate the Jubilee here at the Shrine.

ALL WELCOME!

On Divine Mercy Sunday, the Mass schedule is as per usual, Solemn Mass at 11 am. There will be a Holy Hour in the Shrine Church from 2 pm to 3 pm. The Schedule is:

• 2 pm – Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament & Spiritual talk
• 2:20 pm – Silent Adoration
• 2:40 pm – Chaplet, Litany and Prayer of Divine Mercy
• 3 pm – Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament & Conclusion

After the conclusion, religious articles and devotional items purchased from the religious shop or brought along for the occasion will be blessed.

A reminder of everything you need to know about the Annual Reenactment of the Lord’s Passion (Passion Play) that is happening at the Shrine tomorrow.

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 near the entrance of the property. Please note, this is free and open to all, no bookings need to be made. Food & drink will also be available for purchase from Snax on Trax. 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. Also, no fires are to be lit on the grounds.

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. Please follow all the instructions of the parking wardens.

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)

Please consider coming along to our working bee on Saturday the 12th of April 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.
• 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.

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)

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.

Please consider coming along to our working bee on Saturday the 15th of Febuary 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:

• Tidying up the leftover bricks from the building project.
• Trimming bushes and plants.
• Cleaning gutters.
• Painting around the entrance.
• Fixing some sunken pavers.
• Cleaning the chapels.
• Moving plants.
• Edging a garden.
• Trimming the grass off the drive.

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.

On the feast of the Presentation of the Lord there is an ancient tradition of blessing of candles that will be used during liturgies during the year.

On the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, Sunday 2nd of February 2025, there will be the traditional blessing of candles at all Masses. People are welcome to bring their own candles that they use at their home altars to be included in the blessing.

Blessing of Throats

On Monday 3rd of February 2025, Feast of Saint Blaise, the traditional blessing of throats against sickness, will happen during the 11 am Mass. The blessing uses two candles that were blessed on the Feast of the Presentation.