LENT 2024

So How Lent will work…

 

 Year of Prayer 2024.

Welcome on our Pilgrim Journey:

GOOD FRIDAY 2024

 OUR LORD’S PASSION

His Lordship, Most Rev Martin Ashe DD VG, Auxiliary Bishop of the Western Regions of the Archdiocese of Melbourne, and in collaboration with the Bacchus Marsh Good Friday Assn, Mgr. Benedict Camilleri and the Team at Our Lady Ta’Pinu Shrine Australia would like to extend an invitation to One and All to come and be part of this unique experience: The re-enactment of the Passion of Our Lord.

On Good Friday 29th March 2024

The gates are opened from 6 a.m. onwards for those who wish to walk along the Way of the Cross. No bookings required… 

 

As the 14 stations displayed by the life size statues on the journey to Calvary are different to those at the Parishes and specially located within Shrines, Special booklets available at the church . Kindly proceed to the Sacristy to collect and return booklets or even to borrow a cross !!

 

The liturgical service of The Passion of Our Lord starts at 2.30p.m

 

This Service is followed by the Bacchus Marsh Good Friday Pageant where hundreds would have the opportunity to join in and participate in the re-enactment of the Passion of Our Lord.

All Welcome!!!

 

 

 

 

“Let us Pray The Rosary”

and to help us to maintain a prayerful spiritual ambiance throughout the pilgrimage, here are a few things in preparation.

You will be able to join us:

• either live on Facebook whenever possible Rev Carmel Borg will start the journey with us from Ash Wednesday Liturgical service at 3,30p.m  followed by The guided 7 Sorrows Rosary
• or on the internet via You Tube ( guided by Rev Ted Rostworowski ) to recite at your pace at your own convenient moment.
• or on Social Network available e.g Facebook
• or simply follow the resources on our website -we will make available as we progress on this journey
• printed booklets and rosary beads are available for sale at the Shrine

So from Ash Wed through Lent  we pray :

The Seven Sorrowful Mysteries of the Blessed Virgin Mary 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MERRY CHRISTMAS

AND HAPPY NEW YEAR 2024

I wish to leave you with the blessings

of St John Paul II for Christmas:

“May God grant you …

FAITH – the light of Christmas,

PURITY – the warmth of Christmas;

JUSTICE – the righteousness of Christmas;

TRUTH – the belief in Christmas;

And

CHRIST, the All of Christmas.”

FROM MGR BENEDICT CAMILLERI

& TEAM TA-PINU (Aust)

 

 

 

 

 

Walk with Baby Jesus for Peace

 

Christmas Eve Procession is one of the main characteristic manifestations of the Maltese Christmas celebrations. It origins is from over 86 years ago by St. George Preca (1880-1962). He had no pretensions of instituting something on a large scale. His only intention was to instill a truly Christian spirit in commemorating the birth of Christ.

For St. George Preca (Dun Ġorġ) Christmas meant so much, even on a personal level. His mother was Natalina née Ceravolo, a name which brought him so many sweet memories, especially after her death in 1915. At the baptism on 17 February 1880, he was also given the name Emmanuel (meaning “Lord is with us”). Christmas then, took another great significant in his life after 1906. Following a heart-breaking illness, with a very little hope of survival, Dun Ġorġ was ordained on 22 December 1906, and on Christmas Day he celebrated his first solemn Mass at St. Cajetan parish church in Ħamrun, Malta.

The birth of Christ and the Mystery of the Incarnation of the Son of God were frequent topics of his long meditations and prayer. When he started the Society of Christian Doctrine (MUSEUM) in 1907, Dun Ġorġ used to talk at length and explain the prologue to the Gospel of St. John, especially verse 14: Et Verbum caro factum est et habitavit in nobis (“The Word was made flesh and lived among us”). He gave so much important to these words that he later chose them as the society’s motto; and in 1918, they were incorporated in the society’s badge which every member wore on his lapel.

Dun Ġorġ even asked members to say special prayers on the 25th of each month to thank God for the birth of Christ. He also wrote a series of reflections, in the form of a dialogue between an angel and the congregation on a number of virtues as reflected by Baby Jesus in the manger. He named these reflections L-Iskola ta’ Betlem (The School of Betlehem), and these were to be read during the nine days preceding Christmas. Later he even recommended members to walk in procession with the statue of Baby Jesus from the chapel of the centre to each catechism class. He even encouraged members to give the children attending the centre a small crib with the figures of Baby Jesus, Mary and Joseph, to ensure that families have a crib at home – this was already the case in the first two decades of the 20th century.

Dun Ġorġ often went to the MUSEUM’s Marsa centre on Saturday afternoons and spent hours hearing confessions. On 25 December 1920, seeing that the members and boys were so enthusiastic about the usual monthly procession, he called the superior, Salvino Cordina, and told him that he would like the usual indoor procession to proceed outside the centre through the neighbouring streets, with Christmas hymns were sung.

As one of the members carried the statuette of Baby Jesus on a white linen cloth, the group want out along Nazarene Street, and Zerafa Street in Marsa to Blata l-Bajda, turned into High Street, Ħamrun, and back to the centre. Dun Ġorġ was elated when told how the people enthusiastically received this first manifestation.

The following year, in mid-December 1921, during the usual weekly meeting with members at the Ħamrun centre, Dun Ġorġ told his followers he wanted to organise a “demonstration” with the statue of Baby Jesus through the town’s streets “in honour of our Saviour, Jesus Christ”.

One member stood up and asked Dun Gorg if his suggestion meant taking to the streets shouting slogans about Christ and His birth. Most probably this member was Salvu Muscat (1885-1960), then superior of the Blata l-Bajda centre and one of the few founding members of the MUSEUM. At this time, the word “demonstration” (dimostrazzjoni) meant a protest march for more civil rights and better working conditions, and members were surprised to hear this word from Dun Gorg, who was widely known as a very peaceful and timid priest. But this was far from what the founder had in mind.

Dun Gorg put their minds at rest and explained that all he wanted was a manifestation of faith in the Mystery of the Incarnation and a joyous expression of Christmas. He realised that secular ideas and traditions which did not reflect the true meaning of Christmas were slowly finding their way in the celebration of this feast.

At the time, for ordinary people, Christmas meant attending Midnight Mass, preparing a good meal and enjoying homemade pastries and honey rings (mqaret tat-tamal and qaghaq ta’ l-ghasel). Children were happy to play with nuts and chestnuts while their fathers filled wine-shops enjoying some good wine. A few others went round the village playing the bagpipe, the tambourine and the flute.

Some days after the meeting, Dun Gorg told the members to organise the Christmas Eve procession. The three MUSEUM centres of Marsa, Blata l-Bajda and Hamrun began to form choirs but they found it difficult to obtain a large figure of Baby Jesus for the occasion. Such statues were only seen in churches.

However, the Franciscan Conventuals in Kingsway (now Republic Street), Valletta, came to the rescue and agreed to lend them a statue of Baby Jesus on Christmas Eve.

Just before sunset on Christmas Eve 1921, all adult and junior members from the centres of Marsa, Blata l-Bajda and Hamrun began to assemble at 6, Fra Diegu Street, Hamrun, where 14 years earlier Dun Gorg has started his Society of Christian Doctrine. Some came along with lanterns like those used by altar boys accompanying the Viaticum, other brought their father’s bicycle headlamp lit by acetylene gas, others carried paraffin hurricane lamps and even candle-lit lanterns used by farmers on their carts; younger children brought coloured paper lamps and Venetian lights. Some even carried palm fronds and olive branches while others improvised lanterns made of hewn small pumpkins lit by candle.

As soon as the statue of Baby Jesus, carried on a white linen cloth in the arms of an adult member, appeared on the doorstep of the centre, all started singing carols Nini la Tibkix Iżjed and the Adeste Fideles. From Fra Diegu Street, the procession made its way through the streets of Ħamrun. The singing of hymns aroused the curiosity of the people inside their homes who opened their windows or looked from behind their balconies to share the event with those taking part. Everybody enjoyed it and many expressed their wish to have it repeated the following year.

Encouraged by what happened at Ħamrun, the following year some of 19 branches started organising similar processions. Gerald Schembri of Żabbar, then aged nine, recalls how in 1922, dressed as an altar boy, he carried Baby Jesus on a white linen cloth in his arms during the first procession in the town. The streets were almost in total darkness, not yet surfaced, muddy, with potholes turned into pools after a downpour. Boys brought candles and all sorts

 

 

 

 

Come, Join us as we celebrate  

The Solemnity of All Souls Day!

 

FOR THOSE PAYING A VISIT AT THE ALL NATIONS MARIAN SHRINE TODAY,

You are invited to join Mgr Benedict CAMILLERI inside our Lady’s Chapel

And celebrate with him, the Solemnity of All Soûls Day. Let us unite in prayer

The Feast of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary

“The gates of Ta Pinu Shrine are opened to all”

I’m sure that it would not be too boastful to say that there cannot be a better place in Victoria to bring this celebration to light than at this Marian Shrine (once described as “the Beacon of Light and Love” of the Western area.

To the image of the celebration being hosted in Portugal, we are planning to hold a Novena

(9) days of prayers and reflection. So, together with the surrounding parishes of the Western Regions, we would like to seek your assistance to “spread the word”.

To Kick off  the festivities during the Marian Month of October , we feel so excited about “welcoming’ THE FORT COCHIN COMMUNITY FOR ANOTHER  YEARS OF CELEBRATION OF THE FEAST OF OUR LADY OF THE HOLY ROSARY.

Novena Prayers in preparation for   

22-29 September 2023 at 7.00p.m

30th Sept at 6.00 p.m AEST

Join the Zoom Meeting prayer room below:

Click on the link below to join the congregation

https://us06web.zoom.us/i/874970005642pwd=nLK3ihbn

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FEAST OF OUR LADY

OF

THE MOST HOLY ROSARY .

Starts at 2.00 p.m

Holy Mass, Crowning of Our Lady’s Statue  followed by Rosary Procession and Benediction

The challenge is on us to show our True Devotion to the Marian Movement and once again I count heavily on your support to make it happen.

Your personal input to emphasize on its importance will greatly appreciated.

For more information please contact Neil Anayic & Leander Barnard or  Fiona Rodriguez on 0405 985 806 or Josette at the office or on 0412360231

God Bless You all,

Rev Carmel Borg on behalf of Mgr Benedict Camilleri

Director

THE MIRACLE OF THE SUN

As for the children, they made their way to the Cova amid the adulation and skepticism which had followed them since May. When they arrived they found critics who questioned their veracity and the punctuality of the Lady, who had promised to arrive at noon. It was well passed noon by the official time of the country. However, when the sun arrived at its zenith the Lady appeared as she had said she would.

“What do you want of me?”

I want a chapel built here in my honor. I want you to continue saying the Rosary every day. The war will end soon, and the soldiers will return to their homes.

“Yes. Yes.”  “Will you tell me your name?”

I am the Lady of the Rosary.

“I have many petitions from many people. Will you grant them?”

Some I shall grant, and others I must deny. People must amend their lives and ask pardon for their sins. They must not offend our Lord any more, for He is already too much offended!

“And is that all you have to ask?”

There is nothing more.

As the Lady of the Rosary rises toward the east she turns the palms of her hands toward the dark sky. While the rain had stopped, dark clouds continued to obscure the sun, which suddenly bursts through them and is seen to be a soft spinning disk of silver.

“Look at the sun!”

 

From 1 September to 4 October

The Season of Creation

The month for

JUSTICE AND PEACE

This month also begins

with the celebration

of the

Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

 

Saturday 2nd September, the Marian Shrine came to light with hundreds of Vietnamese Pilgrims coming to greet

OUR LADY OF LAVANG 

And Now…

Feast of Our Lady Vailankanni

 

Save The Date

Saturday 12th August 2023

 

 

Save The Date

Saturday 25 March 2023

 

The MONUMENT OF PEACE: The  solid white marble pedestal is getting closer to completion.. and the majestic bronze statue of Christ the King is awaiting to be inaugurated and blessed.

So…..SAVE THE DATE !!! & BE THERE

 AT

Our Lady Ta Pinu Shrine (AUST)

TO

WELCOME OUR LORD & KING!

COME AND BE EMBRACED

BY

JESUS,

KING OF THE UNIVERSE!!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Feast Day of

St Pope John Paul II

 

 

 

 

 

Welcome to the Feast of

Our Lady

Queen of the Most Holy Rosary

 

“Mary, You are the glory of Jerusalem;

You are the great pride of Israel!

You are the highest honour of our Race…

May You be Blessed by the Lord Almighty

in all the days to come…”

These are the words the Church applies to our heavenly mother Mary.

These are the words each and every Marian devotee, should inscribe on his/her heart and sing wherever he/she might be.

Yes, the Blessed Virgin Mary has been our real mother and the honour of our race, throughout all ages, since the beginning of Christianity, up to this very day, both in our spiritual and material needs.

Dear Brothers and Sisters, on Sunday 2nd October 2022, let us join together with Marian Devotees from Fort Cochin to celebrate and pray that through the intercession of our heavenly mother Mary..

that Our Almighty Lord continues to shower on us the graces we need,

Let us joyfully sing the praises as we finally join our mother Mary in glorifying Him in Heaven for ever.

Amen

 

 

 

 

Celebrating the solemnity of the Assumption of our heavenly mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary, is the unique reward, God could ever award to a human being before the second coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

In 1950, in the Apostolic Constitution <Munificentissimus Deus>, Pope Pius XII proclaimed the Assumption of Mary a dogma of the Catholic Church in these words:
“The Immaculate Mother of God, the ever-virgin Mary, having completed the course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul into heaven.”

With that, an ancient belief became Catholic doctrine and the Assumption was declared a truth revealed by God…

At this point, however we may come to our own special event, when the Blessed Virgin, from Her  Icon at Ta Pinu Chapel in Gozo, Malta, that represents Her Assumption, revealed to Carmela Grima, that Her Body was in the tomb for “Three Days”

A revelation, that as far as we know, occurred in no other place in the World. This event  must make us proud of such a preference, proud not to offend those who were not so blessed by such a visit by our Lady; instead,

it implies firstly that we return Her Love by, first of all, living an exemplary life, the way She expects from us as Her special Children.

Secondly that we cooperate with her representatives and our leaders of the Church, in their striving efforts to increase our personal spirituality and that of our neighbours, even if the latter doesn’t look that much interested in the matter.

Celebration of the Feast of the Assumption

of The Blessed Virgin Mary 

     DATE:  Saturday 13th August 2022

                From : 2.00 p.m 

Praise and Worship with Marian Hymns

HOLY MASS & Benediction

Led by

Mgr. Joselito Cerna Asis

Episcopal Vicar of the Archdiocese of Melbourne for Migrants and Refugees 

Mgr. Benedict Camilleri and other members of the Clergy

* Bring your icons Banners, Flags, flowers & petals

*Rosary procession around the Church

( weather Permitting)

* Confession available at the Shrine prior to Holy Mass

 

 

*** This celebration is usually one of the Major Celebrations where all the various Ethnic community groups at the Ta Pinu Shrine- All Nations Marian Centre come together to honour Our Blessed Virgin Mother Mary, regardless of the title they prefer to venerate her under.

This multicultural and international aspect of these festivities are clearly noted as the migrants carry their respective native flags and banners as well as prayers being said in their mother-language.***

 

 

 

 

Welcoming St Pope John-Paul II

As Co–Patron of Our Victorian Marian Shrine

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Peace be with you!

As we enter the first week of April, I believe that it is highly important for me to re-ignite the flame that we carry in our heart for the Great Saint Pope John Paul II, who has been a direct inspiration to the establishment of this Marian Shrine in Bacchus Marsh.

I am heartfully grateful for your overwhelming  support shown from start for the publication and distribution of our invitation to the Victorian Catholic Communities to join us.  I continue to give thanks to Our Lord and His beloved mother for this show of ENDLESS LOVE AND DEVOTION.

  I hope and pray that you will also be able to accept this invitation  to join :

His Most Rev. Bishop Martin Ashe ,

Aux. Bishop of the Archdiocese of Melbourne (Western Regions)

Saturday 30^th April 2022

Holy Mass Starting at 2.00 p.m.

followed by The Unveiling and Blessing of the Monument .

 Once again, let us thank God for giving us a Special Friend, St Pope John Paul II who watches over us from the Heaven’s window, sitting next to Mary, Queen of the Family and Queen of All Nations.

With this great Saint’s words, “ Totus Tuus– I’m Totally Yours’ , I live in hope that you too, will find inspiration to    answer our Heavenly Mother’s Call.  “YES! COME!”- As one of the pilgrim, one  of God’s people, as a leader the faithful to a unique pilgrimage haven.

“COME”- As the ‘pilgrim shepherd” of God’s people, a pastor leading the faithful to a unique  pilgrimage haven  I look forward to seeing soon.

May God bless you abundantly

Mgr.  Benedict Camilleri.

Director

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saturday  11th December 2021

Weather permitting

Starting 1.30 p.m.  Rosary procession

starting from the Maltese Oratory then to the East Timorese Oratory both dedicated to the Immaculate Conception.

Bring your flag ,banners and icons and join in our final combined Marian celebration of the year!!

 

 

 

 

DOH COVIDSafe settings applicable 

as of 30th October 2021

 

Dear Friends

Following the Ease-out of the Covid-19 restrictions as of Friday 29th October,  Eucharistic Celebrations are permitted at the Shrine within a COVIDSafe setting approved by the Department of Health of Victoria.

 The following rules will be applied until further notice:

For Large Community Groups and Special Events

OUTDOOR MODE ONLY  (the Main Church):

We are blessed to be able to transform the Main Church as an outdoor sheltered facility by keeping ALL the roller doors opened during Eucharistic Services.

So therefore, in order to abide with the current legislative rules and maintain a safe environment for yourself and others visiting the Shrine, the outdoor mode COVIDSafe Rules will be applied for main events and large Community Groups

DQ2 (>2msq) applies: up to 500 fully Vaccinated pilgrims

Mask wearing is not mandatory but mask wearing preferred at all time …

Proof of your vaccination will be required

as part of the Vaccination Check if you wish to attend any services.

 

In all other circumstances where Vaccination Check Facility cannot be made available  DQ4 (>4msq) (Maximum 30 Vaccination unknown attendees ONLY )

For Daily and Sunday Services:

INDOOR Within Our Lady’s Chapel and the Chapel of Adoration:

 Cap of 10 fully Vaccinated pilgrims wearing mask at all time …

For any extra attendees DQ4 (4sqm) will need to remain in the main Church wearing mass at all time…  (Maximum 30 Vaccination unknown)

INDOOR Within the Main Church:

DQ2 (>2sqm) up to 160 Fully Vaccinated pilgrims wearing mask at all time …

or DQ4 (>4msq) Maximum 30 wearing masks at all time

(if Vaccination unknown )

OUTDOOR MODE (the Main Church):

We are blessed to be able to transform the main Church as an outdoor sheltered facility by keeping ALL the roller doors opened . So therefore, the outdoor mode COVIDSafe Rules will be applied for Eucharistic Celebration in the Main Church

DQ2 (>2msq) applies: up to 340 fully Vaccinated pilgrims wearing mass at all time …

or DQ4 (>4msq) (Maximum 30 Vaccination unknown)

 

Proof of your vaccination will be required if you wish to attend any services ( BY ORDER)

You’re ALL WELCOME to join us at 3.30p.m for Holy Mass

Whether it may be inside Our Lady’s Chapel or within the main Church DAILY – 

These rules remain in place starting Saturday 31st October 2021 until further notice.

Thank You for answering Our Lady’s All to Prayer

ALL WELCOME  

 

Solemnity of the

ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

Sadly the strict rules of the current covid-19 restrictions,  specially for Metro Melbourne, continue to be in place…

BUT The gates of Ta’ Pinu Shrine (Aust) are fortunately opened to all those who may be able to be present with Mgr Benedict Camilleri and Rev Canon Carmel Borg

to celebrate

THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

You are MOST WELCOME to visit the Shrine and walk around the grounds , pay an outdoor visit to the Chapels and the Oratories from 8 a.m to 5 p.m daily

HOWEVER the Basic Victorian Mandatory Covid-19 rules continue to be in force:

1 Wear masks at all times (both indoor and outdoor.)

2. Register your visit using the QR code or manually

3. Keep safe distancing (4sq Mtrs per person)

As we currently do not have a Covid-19 Marshall at all times, so, we are keeping the chapels’ glass doors closed.

The Chapels are kept Fully opened during services

You may choose to join us live online from wherever you may be.

AVE MARIA!

 

 

On Wednesday the 11th of August 2021,

The Pilgrims and Devotees of

Our Lady Ta Pinu, Queen of the Family

invite you to join them in their final preparation for

The Assumption of The Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven

 

11.00 a.m: Holy Rosary

Confession available

11.30a.m Mass of

 Holy Mary- Queen and Mother of the Apostles Covid-19 Mandatory rules apply to both

Metro and Regional Areas

 

 

 

General Liturgical Guidelines

As part of the Easing-Out of lockdown  

following  Covid-19 restrictions,

All Eucharistic Services will now be resuming…

 NORMALLY 

As from 8th July 2021

 Daily Mass including Sunday to be held at 3.30 p.m.

subject to

1.  Mandatory Face Mask wearing

NO MASK – NO ENTRY 

2. Safe Distancing – the density quotient,

1 PERSON – 4 SQ METERS

3. Mandatory QR CODE Registration 

Plus

Maintain all precautionary

measures for your health and safety are in place

AS OF FRIDAY 9th July, We welcome the opening up of the gates of our place of worship and regain our opportunities of gathering : We are in a position to have 150 attendees at any time under those mandatory measures

1. Daily Mass including Sunday will be held at 3.30p.m

2. NO face covering – NO ENTRY

3. Social Distancing PROTOCOL -1 person per 4sqm

4. QR Code Registration is a MUST …

5. PRIVATE WORSHIP AT ALL ORATORIES WELCOME but still subject to adherence to measures.

While we remain mindful and respectful of those feeling cautious and anxious, The gates of Ta’ Pinu Shrine (Aust) will be re-opened, subject to the strict COVID-19 General Liturgical Guidelines below as approved by the Archdiocese of Melbourne.

SPECIALLY NOTING that the Shrine is located on the fringe of the Regional and Metropolitan Areas of Victoria. We therefore ask EACH AND EVERYONE to be mindful of how they are individually affected by the current restriction measures before travelling to the Shrine.

15 Wednesdays Devotion 

In preparation  for

The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Thank You to all those who have been ‘walking with us through this journey’ so far. and if you have not started as yet… Then we await your visit and look forward to meet and greet you!!

 

cancelled

4th of Fifteen Wednesdays: 26th May 2021

   11.00 A.M.- 

NOVENA TO OUR LADY TA’ PINU ,

Novena to Frenc Ta l’Gharb

ROSARY

   HOLY MASS led by

Rev. Ted   Rostworwoski SJ.

 

Confession also available prior to mass.

 

 

 

3rd of 15th Wednesdays: 19th May 2021

   11.00 A.M.- 

NOVENA TO OUR LADY TA’ PINU ,

Novena to Frenc Ta l’Gharb

ROSARY

   HOLY MASS led by Mgr Benedict Camilleri 

 

Confession also available prior to mass.

 

 

 

2nd of 15th Wednesdays: 12th May 2021

   11.00 A.M.- NOVENA TO OUR LADY TA’ PINU ,

Novena to Frenc Ta l’Gharb

ROSARY

   HOLY MASS led by Fr Colin Xavier

with

special Blessings of the sick

 

Confession also available prior to mass.

 

 

 

After his appointment as Bishop of Gozo, Malta by Pope Leo XIII in 1889 ,Bishop Giovanni M Camilleri, O.E.S.A, introduced the devotion of the ‘Fifteen Wednesdays’ before the feast of the Assumption as a preparation for this solemnity starting from the 1st Wednesday in May.

This devotion has continued to flourish over the years even to our days and is a clear sign of veneration by devotees of Our Lady Ta Pinu  at the National Shrine in Gozo, Malta.

In 1950,The devotion was  introduced  at the Gozo (Malta) Cathedral, dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin.

This devotion has also been held at the Shrine in Bacchus Marsh, Australia since 2000 where the faithful gather for 15 consecutive WEDNESDAYS to pray the Novena to Our Lady, recite the Rosary, followed by Holy Mass

Start date: 5th May 2021

   11.00 A.M.- NOVENA TO OUR LADY TA’ PINU ,

 ROSARY

   HOLY MASS

Confession also available prior to mass.

 

9th May 2021

Happy Mother’s Day to all  Mums and Mums to be

 

 

2nd of 15th Wednesdays: 12th May 2021

   11.00 A.M.- NOVENA TO OUR LADY TA’ PINU ,

Novena to Frenc Ta l’Gharb

ROSARY

   HOLY MASS led by Fr Colin Xavier

with

special Blessings of the sick

 

Confession also available prior to mass.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY

 

Our Lord’s Divine Mercy Sunday grants forgiveness of all sins and punishment on the Feast of Divine Mercy.

MERCY SUNDAY, mercy for even the most hardened sinners!

It is the Sunday of Divine Mercy, the Feast of Mercy!

Divine Mercy Sunday will be Celebrated at Ta Pinu Shrine ( Aust) on April 11th, 2021 from 2.00p.m

Come! Come!

 

EASTER SUNDAY 2021

THE FEAST OF THE RESURRECTION OF OUR LORD

 

 

 

 

GOOD FRIDAY 2021

 

2021. This year is just like no other…

We are no longer in lockdown ,Thank Goodness !!

But we are still battling Covid-19 Restrictions!!!

So Sadly the traditional service of OUR TRADITIONAL GOOD FRIDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON SERVICES  usually organised by the Catholic Syromalabar Community and Bacchus Marsh Good Friday Association had both to be cancelled…

SO WITH YOUR HEALTH AND SAFETY IN MIND

Yet we are still determined to show our unconditonal devotion to Our Blessed Mother of Sorrows, So we have modified the SETTINGS …

YOU MUST PROCEED TO THE REGISTRATION STATION

CLOSE TO THE DESIGNATED CAR PARKS

BEFORE DISEMBARKING

( FOR CROWD CONTROL PURPOSES)

UPON REGISTRATION PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROCEED TO OUR AMPLE CAR PARKINGS.

PLEASE BEAR IN MIND IT IS A SACRED PLACE

 WE ASK YOU TO SHOW RESPECT FOR EACH OTHER 

BE CONCIOUS OF MAKING IT EASY NOT JUST FOR YOUR FAMILY BUT ALSO FOR THOSE WHO HAVE ALSO COME ON A PILGRIM JOURNEY WITH JESUS AND MARY…

AND WE THANK YOU!!!

MORNING SESSION … FROM 7.00 A.M TO 1.00P.M

A Walk with Mary along the Calvary 

followed by a visit to the Main Church

For the Veneration of the Cross and a moment of Reflection 

“Why did Jesus Die on the Cross”

• We ask that you leave the Church and its Surrounds in silence

as a Sign of respect for the Solemnity of the Day

As Lent advances we contemplate the redeeming Mystery of the Cross which aids the Church in her pursuit of the renewal of the faithful. The image of the Cross may help each of us to learn more fully the meaning of Christ’s sacrifice, and how we are to imitate His example. We can hope that our prayers as you stop for this moment, in veneration, which focus on the Crucifixion of our Lord will help atone for our own sins and the many grave sins of our society.

•  GOOD FRIDAY  is a day of fasting and abstinence,                                                 so we do not have any catering  nor picnic facilities made available

• BUT if you do have any needs, we ask you to do so discreetly.

• preferably within or closer to your parking area

 

AFTERNOON SESSION … FROM  1.00PM ONWARDS 

A Walk with Mary along the Calvary 

YOU ARE WELCOME TO JOIN US WITHIN AN ‘OUTDOOR’ SETTING

FOR THE

Liturgical Celebration of Our Lord’s Passion

starting at 2.30p.m 

The Service will be led by Mgr Benedict Camilleri assisted by Rev Cn Carmel Borg

( Music Ministry under the direction of 

Mrs Rosanna Omogrosso)

 

 This service take place on a somber and reflective tone.  Remember that making a sign of the cross is a simple and beautiful form of expressing our devotion. By making this sign, we affirm our faith in Christ crucified and ask for His blessing and protection. It is also a gesture of reverence to the Blessed Sacrament.

 

We wish you all a very holy Lenten journey…

 

5th Sunday of Lent ( Year B)

Thinking of ‘Walking with Mary’ on a Lenten pilgrimage as a small group or for an individual walk along the Way of the Cross at Ta Pinu Shrine (Aust)?

Then you may wish to join us at the end of your walk for our Sunday Services @ 3.30p.m

ASH WEDNESDAY

IN CELEBRATION OF

29TH WORLD SICK DAY OF THE SICK

LOURDES DAY 2021

Message of Pope Francis for the 29th World Day of the Sick

“You have but one teacher and you are all brothers” (Mt 23:8).

 A trust-based relationship to guide care for the sick

Dear brothers and sisters,

The celebration of the 29^th World Day of the Sick, the liturgical memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lourdes, is an opportunity to devote special attention to the sick and to those who provide them with assistance and care both in healthcare institutions and within families and communities. We think in particular of those who have suffered, and continue to suffer, the effects of the worldwide coronavirus pandemic. To all, and especially to the poor and the marginalized, I express my spiritual closeness and assure them of the Church’s loving concern.

The theme of this Day is drawn from the Gospel passage in which Jesus criticizes the hypocrisy of those who fail to practise what they preach (cf. Mt 23:1-12). When our faith is reduced to empty words, unconcerned with the lives and needs of others, the creed we profess proves inconsistent with the life we lead. The danger is real. That is why Jesus uses strong language about the peril of falling into self-idolatry.

He tells us: “You have but one teacher and you are all brothers” (v. 8).

Jesus’ criticism of those who “preach but do not practise” (v. 3) is helpful always and everywhere, since none of us is immune to the grave evil of hypocrisy, which prevents us from flourishing as children of the one Father, called to live universal fraternity.

Before the needs of our brothers and sisters, Jesus asks us to respond in a way completely contrary to such hypocrisy. He asks us to stop and listen, to establish a direct and personal relationship with others, to feel  empathy and compassion, and to let their suffering become our own as we seek to serve them (cf. Lk 10:30-35).

 As Christians, we experience that closeness as a sign of the love of Jesus Christ, the Good Samaritan, who draws near with compassion to every man and woman wounded by sin. United to Christ by the working of the Holy Spirit, we are called to be merciful like the Father and to love in particular our frail, infirm and suffering brothers and sisters (cf. Jn 13:34-35). We experience this closeness not only as individuals but also as a community. Indeed, fraternal love in Christ generates a community of healing, a community that leaves no one behind, a community that is inclusive and welcoming, especially to those most in need.

 Dear brothers and sisters, the commandment of love that Jesus left to his disciples is also kept in our         relationship with the sick. A society is all the more human to the degree that it cares effectively for its most frail and suffering members, in a spirit of fraternal love. Let us strive to achieve this goal, so that no one will feel alone, excluded or abandoned.

To Mary, Mother of Mercy and Health of the Infirm, I entrust the sick, healthcare workers and all those who  generously assist our suffering brothers and sisters. From the Grotto of Lourdes and her many other shrines throughout the world, may she sustain our faith and hope, and help us care for one another with fraternal love. To each and all, I cordially impart my blessing.

Franciscus

An Extract of the message delivered in  Rome, Saint John Lateran, 20 December 2020,

 

 

ESPOUSAL OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

 

As we prepare ourselves to celebrate the traditional day of the feast called “The Espousal of the Virgin Mary with St Joseph.” a tradition kept by many religious orders, especially those with a particular devotion to the Virgin Mary, let us ponder on The teaching of Christ on Holy Matrimony which shines forth with particular splendor in the marriage of His Mother Mary and His Foster-Father Joseph.

May our contemplation of the Mystery of Faith in the marriage of the Blessed Virgin Mary with Saint Joseph inspire us to teach, to celebrate, and to live the truth about Holy Matrimony, as God established it from the beginning and redeemed it through His saving Passion, Death and Resurrection.

May we seek always in the Eucharistic Mystery the grace so to teach, so to celebrate, and so to live.

 

2020 Christmas Services 

at

Ta’ Pinu Shrine (Aust)

 

Every year, families come together on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day to continue traditions and start new ones

This year, unlike other years when he has been sending us to celebrate in our own Parish, Mgr. Benedict Camilleri send you a personal invitation to come and celebrate with Baby Jesus, Mother Mary and him at the Shrine

Mass will be said on Thursday 24th at 6.00pm and Friday 25th at 3.30pm

 

Feast of the Immaculate Conception

Tuesday 8th December 2020

You are invited to join us

  

 

General Guidelines for the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne

The following Guidelines are approved by Most Rev Peter A Comensoli, Archbishop of Melbourne, to assist Clergy and Faithful with questions pertaining to specific areas of liturgy and ministry in the Archdiocese of Melbourne during this time of the COVID-19 pandemic.

READ: Statement from the Office of the Premier (20/06/20)

Three key points still in force:  In relation to the latest directives announced by Government (Sunday 20 Jun 2020), there are THREE KEY POINTS that directly affect churches, places of worship and liturgical celebrations and ceremonies held within.

All churches and places of worship may be opened for pre-arranged worship, small religious ceremonies or scheduled private worship times, subject to a number of conditions and to the decision of their Pastor

• (No more than 20 attendees) Places of worship can open for private worship or small religious ceremonies for up to 20 people in a single undivided indoor space, subject to the four square metre rule

• Clear Signage  around for  service schedules, social distancing and hygiene requirements;

• Availability of sanitiser and disinfectant wipes, and safe disposal sites;

• Churches to be cleaned after a scheduled service or opening;

• Maintenance of 1.5m of separation (or 4 sqm rule and planned entry and exit pathways;

 

• So WE, at Ta Pinu Shrine Australia, are currently considering our options to protect our Devotees / Pilgrims…while keeping them safe, we wish to continue to support them during their Pilgrimage to this Marian Shrine…

• Practice Social distancing by mainting 1.5m apart at ALL TIMES

• Wear Facial mask or Scarf 

• Avoid touching doors and handles

• Wash or Sanitise your hands often.

• CHAPELS OPENED FOR PRIVATE (WALK-IN) VISIT TO

• No special arrangements required for your visit around the grounds. However it is very important for your own safety that you abide to the Covid-SAFE recommendations:

• For SCHEDULED LITURGICAL SERVICES   APPOINTMENTS ONLY

• All attendees to provide contact details by calling 03 5367 7006 for pre- arranged bookings due to Attendees limit

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The 28th World Day of the Sick
On this World Day of the Sick, at the Grotto of Massabielle, Lourdes, thousands of young volunteers gather from around the world to accompany and look after the sick, old and disabled people who have come with their hopes, their experiences of faith, to make an ultimate pilgrimage to the place where the Blessed Virgin Mary chose to appear to St Bernadette.

“After her visit to the Grotto, thanks to her prayers, St Bernadette turned her frailty into support for others. Mary gave Bernadette the vocation of serving the sick and called her to become a Sister of Charity, a mission that she carried out in so exemplary a way as to become a model for every healthcare worker.

“Come to me, all you who labour and are burdened,
and I will give you rest” (Mt 11:28)

On this 28th World Day of the Sick, Jesus repeats these words to the sick, the oppressed, and the poor for they realize that they depend entirely on God and, beneath the burden of their trials, stand in need of his healing.

Jesus does not make demands of those who endure situations of frailty, suffering and weakness, but offers his mercy and his comforting presence. He looks upon a wounded humanity with eyes that gaze into the heart of each person.

That gaze is not one of indifference; rather, it embraces people in their entirety, each person in his or her health condition, discarding no one, but rather inviting everyone to share in his life and to experience his tender love.

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Espousal of the

Blessed Virgin Mary to

St Joseph

 

Join us as we celebrate The Espousal of the Blessed Virgin Mary to St Joseph
“…Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. Her husband Joseph, being a righteous man and unwilling to expose her to public disgrace, planned to dismiss her quietly. But just when he had resolved to do this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, for the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will bear a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” All this took place to fulfill what had been spoken by the Lord through the prophet:”” [Matthew 1:18-22]