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Solemnity of Saint Mary of the Cross Mackillop – 8th August 2023
Today, on the liturgical calendar of Australia, we celebrate the Solemnity of Saint Mary of the Cross MacKillop, Australia's first saint!
Mary MacKillop was born in Melbourne in 1842 and died in Sydney on 8 August 1909. She took the religious name Mary of the Cross. Responding to the isolation of colonial families, she pioneered a new form of religious life to provide education for their children. She and her sisters shared the life of the poor and the itinerant, offering special care to destitute women and children. She is remembered for her eagerness to discover God’s will in all things, for her charity in the face of calumny, and for ...
Solemnity of St Mary of the Cross MacKilliop – Cathedral Coronavirus Chronicle and Orders of Service – 8th August 2021
The Cathedral Coronavirus Chronicle returns!
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Cathedral Coronavirus Chronicle - 8th August 2021
The Orders of Services for each Mass can also be downloaded by clicking the links below:
10:30am Solemn Mass for the Solemnity of St Mary of the Cross MacKillop - 8th August 2021
5pm Solemn Vespers and Benediction for the Solemnity of St Mary of the Cross MacKillop - 8th August 2021
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Solemnity of St Mary of the Cross MacKillop – 8th August 2020
Schedule at St Mary's Cathedral.
Due to COVID-19 Restrictions, Mass Attendance is capped at 100 persons
Please Note that due to a Priestly Ordination, the morning Masses and Confession have moved to the Cathedral Crypt
9am Mass (Crypt);
11:30am-11:55am Sacrament of Confession (Crypt)
12noon Mass (Crypt);
4:30pm-5:30pm Sacrament of Confession (Cathedral)
5:30pm - Vespers (Cathedral);
6pm Vigil Mass (Cathedral) Attendance needs to be prebooked, Click here to register attendance
This Mass will also be livestreamed - Click here to watch the livestream
Solemnity of St Mary of the Cross MacKillop
Cathedral Schedule is as follows:6:45am - Mass (concluding the 65 hours of Eucharistic Adoration);12noon - Sacrament of Confession;1:10pm - Mass;5pm - Sacarament of Confession;5pm - Vespers;5:30pm - Mass with Cathedral Choir;