Memorial of Saint Alphonsus Mary de’ Ligouri – 1st August 2023

St Mary's Cathedral St Mary's Cathedral, St Mary's Road, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Today, Mother Church celebrates the feast of St Alphonsus Mary de’ Ligouri (1696-1787), bishop, Doctor of the Church. St Alphonsus was a prolific writer, especially on matters of moral theology, but also on Our Lady and numerous other topics, and founded the Redemptorist order of priests, who are present here in the Archdiocese. Memorial of […]

Memorial of St Peter Julian Eymard – 2nd August 2023

Today at the cathedral, we will commemorate the Memorial of St Peter Julian Eymard (1811-1868), priest, because we have a church dedicated to this saint within our Cathedral parish boundaries: St Peter Julian’s at Haymarket. St Peter Julian founded the Blessed Sacrament Fathers, and it is a blessing to have their Eucharistic shrine on busy […]