Yesterday marked the ‘Feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary’, the day on which we commemorate the birth of Mary, the Mother of God.

This is an unusual feast day, because it celebrates a birthday. Traditionally feast days are commemorated on the date of the Saint’s death, however Mary, Jesus and St John the Baptist are celebrated on the day of their birth.

The Catholic Church celebrates the birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary on its traditional fixed date of September 8, nine months after the December 8 celebration of her Immaculate Conception, as the child of Saints Joachim and Anne.

Joachim and Ann loved God very much, and they were filled with gratitude to God for the gift of a child. They raised Mary as a child of God, teaching her to love and serve God. When the angel Gabriel told Mary that she had been chosen to be the Mother of Jesus, she already had great faith in God. Her strong faith and trust allowed her to say yes to God’s plan for her.

This special Feast Day is a day to honour Mary and remember that God has created each person with love and with a call to something very special in life.

Online Mass

During lockdown, Archbishop Christopher invites us to join the Diocese for Mass and the Rosary. To find the link for Mass go to the Catholic Voice website -

https://www.catholicvoice.org.au/mass-online/ and find the link for the Live Stream.

Join Archbishop Prowse and hundreds of others as we continue to pray the Rosary together via Zoom

TIME: Every Wednesday and Friday at 4 pm while in lockdown
ZOOM DETAILS: Simply click on the link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85022458332?pwd=MDZ4ODFhNjIvdnpFd21aVDQzWnAydz09
Or enter in the details below after opening the Zoom app
Meeting ID: 850 2245 8332
Passcode: 543675