21st Sunday in Ordinary time August 22, 2020 | St. Gertrude's Parish Office Bulletin now available to download 23 August 2020_Bulletin… Read More
20th Sunday of Ordinary Time – Mass Time Information August 17, 2020 | Ben Morris 20TH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME Mass Times Survey: Recently our Parish Pastoral Council conducted a Survey/Questionnaire in relation to the Parish Mass in Italian at St Benedict’s Shrine and Parish Mass in English at St Therese Church. The reason for this Questionnaire was to ensure that all Parish Masses can be celebrated in the event… Read More
Solemnity of the Assumption of Our Blessed Mother August 15, 2020 | Ben Morris Solemnity of The Assumption of Our Blessed Mother 15 August The Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a Holy day of obligation. This year the Solemnity falls on Saturday 15 August. There will be three Masses celebrated in the Parish. St Benedict’s Shrine Smithfield: Friday 14th August Vigil of the Solemnity… Read More
20th Sunday in Ordinary Time August 14, 2020 | St. Gertrude's Parish Office Bulletin now available to download: 16 August 2020_Bulletin Sacramental News; Results of Parish Mass Timetable Questionnaire ; Solemnity of Our Lady of Jasna Gora … Read More
St Maximillian Kolbe Feast Day August 14, 2020 | Ben Morris St Maximillian Mary Kolbe Feast Day – Priest and Martyr 14 August Born near Lodz, Poland, Raymond Kolbe became a Franciscan Priest and took the name Maximilian. He was intensely devoted to The Blessed Virgin Mary, and established an organisation called the Militia of Mary Immaculate. He began publishing a monthly magazine that soon had… Read More
Saint Lawrence Feast Day August 10, 2020 | Ben Morris Saint Lawrence Feast Day – Martyr and Deacon 10 August Saint Lawrence or Laurence was one of the seven deacons of the city of Rome, Italy, under Pope Sixtus II who were martyred in the persecution of the Christians that the Roman Emperor Valerian ordered in 258. Saint Lawrence, also spelled Laurence, died in 258 in Rome… Read More
19th Sunday of Ordinary Time August 9, 2020 | Ben Morris 19TH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME THIS WEEK’S LITURGICAL CELEBRATION Solemnity The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Saturday 15 August Holy Day of Obligation On November 1st, 1950, Pope Pius XII published the Apostolic Constitution Munificentissimus Deus which formally and infallibly defined the Doctrine of the Assumption. In it Pope Pius XII writes, “by… Read More
St Mary of The Cross MacKillop August 8, 2020 | Ben Morris Saint Mary of The Cross MacKillop – Solemnity 8 August Australia’s First Saint We remember St Mary of the Cross MacKillop, Australia’s First Saint, for her dedication in caring for the human and spiritual needs of children, and her care for the poor and destitute. Underpinning all of her activities was her faith in divine… Read More
19th Sunday in Ordinary Time August 7, 2020 | St. Gertrude's Parish Office Bulletin now available to download 9 August 2020_Bulletin NSW Health Recommendation: Wearing face Masks / Mass Times Questionnaire due 9 August / Sacramental News… Read More