Category: Mass Times

Tuesday 24th December (Christmas Eve)
No Vigil Mass
11:15pm – Christmas Carol service in the Shrine Church

Wednesday 25th December (Christmas Day)
12am – Midnight Mass
11am – Mass of Christmas Day

Octave of Christmas (Thurs 26th, Fri 27th, Sat 28th, Mon 30th, Tues 31st):
11am Mass in the Shrine Church

Octave of Christmas (Sunday 29th):
8am, 9:30am & 11am English Masses in the Shrine Church

Tuesday 31st December (New Years Eve)
11pm – Exposition and Holy Hour in Thanksgiving for 2024

Wednesday 1st January 2025
12am – Midnight Mass for the New Year
11am – Mass in the shrine Church

The usual Penrose Park Schedule continues from the Thursday 2nd January

Confessions before Christmas
Confession will be available on the weekends of 14th/15th & 21st/22nd
half an hour before and after each scheduled Mass. Appointments can be made as well.

11am – Holy Monday, Holy Tuesday & Wednesday (25th, 26th & 27th March)

Holy Thursday (28th March)
No Mass at 11am
6pm – Solemn Mass of the Lord’s Supper (with washing of the feet)
Adoration at the Altar of Repose – until midnight

Good Friday (29th March)
10:30am – Front gate closed
11am – Passion Play (commencing at the front gate of the property)
3pm – Commemoration of the Lord’s Passion
5pm – Novena to Divine Mercy
7pm – Vespers (Prayer of the Church)
Adoration at the Altar of Repose – 8am until 10pm

Holy Saturday (30th March)
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 Easter Vigil Mass

Easter Sunday (31st March)
8am & 9:30am
11am – Solemn Mass of Easter Sunday
Divine Mercy Novena – immediately following each of the Masses

Easter Octave (1st-6th April)
11am Mass followed by the Novena to the Divine Mercy.

Divine Mercy Sunday (7th April)
8am & 9:30am
11am – Solemn Mass of Divine Mercy Sunday
2pm – Divine Mercy Holy Hour (Confession available)

Palm Sunday – 2nd of April:

Mass times as usual, 8 am, 9:30 am Polish, and 11 am, with a procession to commemorate the Entrance of Our Lord into Jerusalem, starting outside the church.

Holy Week Schedule:

Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper – 6th of April: at St Paul’s Moss Vale at 6 pm

Adoration at the altar of Repose 7 – 9 pm

Good Friday – 7th of April: (day of Fasting and Abstinence – No Meat)

11 am Re-enactment of Lord’s Passion ( Passion Play)

3 pm Commemoration of Our Lord’s Passion ( In Shrine Church)

After the commencement of Novena to Divine Mercy and Adoration of the Cross.  Church closes at 7 pm.

Holy Saturday – 8th of April: No morning Mass. Adoration of the cross 9-12 pm, concluding with  Novena to Divine Mercy.

Easter Vigil: 6 pm

Easter Sunday, 9th of April: Mass times as usual, 8 am English Mass followed by Divine Mercy Novena, 9:30 am Polish Mass, 11 am English Mass

Easter Octave:

Easter Monday: 11 am Mass followed by Divine Mercy Novena. 

Easter Tuesday: 11 am Mass followed by Divine Mercy Novena

Easter Wednesday: 11 am Mass followed by Divine Mercy Novena.

Easter Thursday – Fatima Day – 13th of April: ( normal Fatima day schedule, Divine Mercy Novena at Devotions at grotto). 

Easter Friday and Easter Saturday: 11 am Mass followed by Novena to Divine Mercy

Divine Mercy Sunday – 16th of April: Mass times as usual 8 am Mass, 11 am Mass followed by the chaplet of Divine Mercy.  9:30 am Polish Mass with chaplet to follow.

Divine Mercy Holy Hour 2 pm – 3 pm at Divine Mercy side altar.