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During the Easter Vigil ceremony, the priest enters a darkened church with the newly lit Paschal
Candle. He acclaims three times, “Christ our Light” and the Congregation welcomes the Light singing, “Thanks be to God"
In our churches in the Pastoral Region, the priest sings this antiphon in Latin, “Lumen Christi”. This is the title given to our Pastoral Region comprising the three parishes of Wollongong, FairyMeadow/Balgownie and Gwynneville.
Psalms and readings from the Liturgy of the Hours, and Mass readings.
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News from the Diocese
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Plenary Post, Edition 22 – January 29, 2020
PlenaryPost is the Plenary Council e-newsletter. It is published fortnightly and keeps you up-to-date with all the news and information related to the Plenary Council happenings around the country. Plenary Post, Edition 22 – January 29, 2020 The build-up to the Fifth Plenary Council of... -
Bishop Brian welcomes the relics of St Therese and her parents in Varroville
It was a full house at today’s beautiful Welcoming Mass of the relics of St Thérèse of Lisieux at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church in Varroville. Bishop Brian Mascord and parish priest, Fr Shane Kelleher OCD, were the principal celebrants, joined by hundreds of parishioners, clergy and... -
Bishop Brian calls for delegates to represent the diocese at Plenary Council
My Sisters and Brothers in Christ I am writing to invite expressions of interest from prospective Diocese of Wollongong delegates to attend the Plenary Council 2020. The Plenary Council provides an opportunity for a calling forth of delegates from among the “presbyters and others of Christ’s... -
Pilgrimage of St Thérèse of Lisieux and her parents to visit the diocese
The relics of St Thérèse of Lisieux and her parents, St Louis and St Marie-Azelie (Zelie), will be taken through a number of dioceses early in 2020, commencing in the Diocese of Wollongong on 23 January in Varroville before returning to the diocese on 19 March to visit a number of other parishes...
