The Masses on All Souls Day in particular will commemorate and pray for all the Holy Souls. Masses will be celebrated in the Shrine Church at 8am, 11am and 3pm. Eternal Rest grant unto them, O Lord.
Holy Week Schedule
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)
Christmas and New Year Mass Schedule
Sunday 24th December (Christmas Eve)
Usual Sunday Masses in English – 8am, 9:30am & 11am
No Vigil Mass
11:15pm – Christmas Carol service in the Shrine Church
Monday 25th December (Christmas)
12am – Midnight Mass
11am – Mass of Christmas Day
Octave of Christmas (Tuesday 26th – Saturday 30th December):
11am Mass in the Shrine Church
Sunday 31st December (New Years Eve)
Usual Sunday Masses in English – 8am, 9:30am & 11am
11pm – Exposition and Holy Hour in Thanksgiving for 2023
Monday 1st January 2024
12am – Midnight Mass for the New Year
11am – Mass in the shrine Church
The usual Penrose Park Schedule continues from the 2nd January
Confessions before Christmas
Confession will be available on the weekends of 16th/17th & 23rd/24th
half an hour before and after each scheduled Mass. Appointments can be made as well.
Easter Mass Times 2023
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.
Daily Mass at 11 am
We would like to remind everyone that there is an 11 am Mass every day at the Shrine of Our Lady of Mercy – Penrose Park. Most days, it is followed by devotions.
The only exception is Good Friday, but there is a Live Re-enactment of Our Lord’s Passion at 11 am instead!
There is also an 8 am Mass on Sunday (and the 9:30 am Mass in Polish also).