Ash Wednesday 2024   St Gertrude’s Parish Smithfield: Ash Wednesday Mass times: 7:00am St Therese Church Fairfield West 9:15am & 7:00pm St Benedict’s Shrine Smithfield   Lenten Program: Lenten Program beings in St Augustine Catechesis Centre: Tuesdays: Commencing 20 Feb following 9:15am Mass Thursday: Commencing 22 Feb at 6:30pm *Lenten Books $10 – available for… Read More


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


St Peter & St Paul – Solemnity  29 June Alleluia, Alleluia! You are Peter, the rock on which I will build my Church; the gates of hell will not hold out against it. Alleluia! Mt 16:18 You are Peter, and I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Mt 16:13-19 Prayers and blessings… Read More


Feast of St Anthony of Padua 13 June St Anthony of Padua, also known as St Anthony of Lisbon, was a Portuguese Catholic Priest and Friar of the Franciscan Order. He was born on 15 August 1195 in Lisbon, Portugal, and died in Padua, Italy on 13 June 1231. In 1946 Pope Pius XII named… Read More