MASS TIMES & RECONCILIATION
MASS TIMES
Saturday Vigil 6:30pm
Sunday Mass 7:30am and 9:30am
Weekdays (Mon - Fri) 6:30am
Tues + Fri 7:30pm
Weds + Thurs 9:15am
Saturday 9:00am
Public holidays on Mondays 9:00am
RECONCILIATION TIMES
Saturday 4:30pm and after 9:00am Mass
After weekday Masses
After the Wednesday night Novena
DIOCESAN NEWS
Homily for the 3rd Sunday of Lent Readings: Exodus 17:3-7; Psalm 95; Romans 5:1-8; John 4:5-42 Listen at soundcloud.com It’s been a long week. We’ve all been on edge, worried about the state of our world and wondering what will be the outcome of the US and Israel’s preventive war with Iran. Have we reached the stage that only might is right, a time when the ends always justifies the means, no matter how brutal the means? None of us wants to see Iran develop nuclear weapons. All of us want to see a stop to Iran’s capacity to export terror through proxies in the Middle East and beyond. Thus far, Pope Leo’s plea for peace has gone unheeded. […] [...]
On 19 February 1996, an arsonist lit a fire that ripped through St Patrick’s Cathedral, causing $8 million in damage and leaving a community of more than 5,000 parishioners in shock. [...]
As Ash Wednesday begins the season of Lent, listeners across Greater Sydney heard a timely reflection on sacrifice, renewal and compassion during a morning interview on ABC Sydney Breakfast radio (at 47:15), featuring Bishop Vincent Long OFM Conv, Bishop of the Diocese of Parramatta. [...]
When the Migrant Jubilee Cross arrived in Penrith on 5 January 2026, following the Feast of the Epiphany, it carried the prayers, memories, and hopes of migrant communities from across Australia, including those in the Diocese of Parramatta, one of the country’s most culturally diverse regions. [...]
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