The Combined Societies of Mary
Let us enjoy together the Richness and the Beauty of God through Prayer
Above
A 4 minute plus video of the procession during a previous "Walk With Mary"
The "walk" had been preceded by Holy Mass at St Patrick's Cathedral with Archbishop Peter A. Comensoli and was and was followed by Evensong at St Paul's Cathedral with Bishop Lindsay Urwin.
A Beautiful Afternoon
for Christ Our King
2022
A Two minute video clip of the recent Eucharistic Procession for the Feast of Christ the King
Saturday 24th November, 2018
St Patrick's Cathedral,
Melbourne, Australia
main celebrant:
Most Rev. Bishop Mark Edwards
Our Next Event
Our Lady of The Holy Rosary, Sunday 4th October
It is some 800 years since Our Lady gave the Rosary to Saint Dominic, and the famous promise: “One Day through the Rosary and the Scapular, I will save the world.” Our Lady reaffirmed its importance at Lourdes and at Fatima. Our Lady at Fatima declared: “Say the Rosary every day, to bring peace to the world ” The world definitely needs peace, our families need peace and our souls need the peace that the Rosary gives. In praying the Rosary, we meditate on the essential mysteries of the faith, but its power goes way beyond any explanation that one may give of this beautiful prayer. God the Father is most pleased when we pray the Rosary as He loves Mary as His special creation. Mary is His special delight. He wants us to pray with Mary, who
has a special role in bringing about God’s reign on earth. As a testimony, the Rosary has been key to some of the most significant events in world history. God has shown us that He wants it to be central to our lives.
When Europe faced annihilation at the hands of the Ottoman Empire, Pope Pius V organised processions and the public recitation of the Holy Rosary on the day of a decisive battle. The Christian forces were horribly outnumbered, but through the Rosary, they were victorious in the first week of October 1571. In thanksgiving for this and other subsequent major Christian victories won against all odds through the Rosary, Pope Clement XI gave us this Feast of the Rosary in 1716. In more recent times, in the 1950’s Communist Russia withdrew from Austria without any explanation other than that a special priest, Father Petrus Pavlicek, had organised a Rosary crusade throughout the country. Without explanation, the Communist Soviets withdrew on the Feast of Our Lady of Fatima, May 13, 1955.
When Hiroshima was destroyed in 1945 by the atomic bomb, there was a Jesuit house very close to the epicentre that was totally spared. The Fathers declared that they were protected from all harm because they followed Our Lady’s requests at Fatima and prayed the rosary.
Can we afford not to pray the Rosary? This most beautiful prayer recommended to us at Lourdes and Fatima was the favourite prayer of Saint John Paul II. St Mother Teresa of Calcutta always had a rosary in her hand. St. Padre Pio prayed over 30 rosaries a day.
Please recommend this day to your friends and family. Do come and give God great glory on this special day, and pray for Our Lady’s powerful intercession.
Also on this same day there are two great bonuses:
800th Anniversary Celebration: St Francis of Assisi
The 800th anniversary of the death of St Francis of Assisi is on the same day. His soul soared to heaven on 4th October 1226. A special commemoration is planned for this historic anniversary for this great Saint who was commissioned by Jesus Christ Himself to “rebuild My Church.”
First Class Relic of St Louis de Montfort
The first-class relic of the great and famous Marian Saint St Louis de Montfort will also be present on the day. The relic will be available for individual veneration.
October
Friday 2nd October
First Friday
Masses and Devotions
Novena to the Most
Sacred Heart of Jesus
7.00 PM
Adoration and Prayers in honour of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus followed by Holy Mass.
St Joseph's Church
71 Orrong Road
Elsternwick
Saturday 3rd October
Mass and Devotions
10.30 AM
Adoration, Prayers as requested by Our Lady of Fatima, Holy Mass.
Confessions Available
St Colman's Church
293 Carlisle St , Balaclava
Our Lady of The Holy Rosary
Sunday 4th October
1:30pm
Exposition, Prayers, Time of God's Mercy (3.00pm) Benediction, Holy Mass
Holy Cross Church
707 Glenhuntly Road
Caulfield South
November
Friday 6th November
First Friday
Masses and Devotions
Novena to the Most
Sacred Heart of Jesus
7.00 PM
Adoration and Prayers in honour of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus followed by Holy Mass.
St Joseph's Church
71 Orrong Road
Elsternwick
Saturday 7th November
Mass and Devotions
10.30 AM
Adoration, Prayers as requested by Our Lady of Fatima, Holy Mass.
Confessions Available
St Colman's Church
293 Carlisle St , Balaclava
Getting There
Holy Cross Church is located at 707 Glenhuntly Road Caulfield South
By Tram:
Tram number 67 stop 50, Tram number 64 Stop 57
By Train:
Holy Cross Church is equidistant from Elsternwick Station (Sandringham Line) and Glenhuntly Station (Frankston Line).
Tram number 67 will take you from either station to the Church.
Elsternwick station - the tram 67 will be going towards Carnegie. Glenhuntly station - the tram will be going towards Melbourne University.
By Car:
Holy Cross Church is at 707 Glenhuntly Road very close to Hawthorn Road. There is a carpark at the rear which you enter via Murray Street, which runs off Hawthorn Road.
