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 a circulation of over one million copies. After the Nazis invaded Poland, […]
Stained Glass window of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary The Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Having completed the course of her earthly life, Mary was assumed body and soul into Heaven. Her Assumption reminds us that the heavenly glory is our Christian destiny. As we keep the […]
Stained Glass window of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Today we celebrate the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Having completed the course of her earthly life, Mary was assumed body and soul into Heaven. Her Assumption reminds us that the heavenly glory is our Christian destiny. As […]
On Saturday 2nd September (and on evening of the 1st September) we celebrate the Dedication of the Mother Church of Sydney and Australia: St Mary’s Cathedral. This celebration ranks as a Solemnity in the cathedral and a Feast in parishes of the Sydney Archdiocese. The Cathedral was Solemnly Dedicated in 1905 by special permission from […]