New Acolytes: Witnessing to Christ
Recently, Archbishop Mark Coleridge instituted Brothers Tyson, Conor, and Matthew into the Ministry of Acolyte, a necessary step on the path to ordination, along with the Ministry of Lector which the Brothers received last year. As Acolytes, the brothers are called...Musical Oratory: The Seven Last Words
Sunday 25 March at 3:00pm, Mary Immaculate Church, 616 Ipswich Rd, Annerley. Musical Oratory is an inspiration from St Philip Neri, who sought to use music to help encourage devotion and prayer. This lent, we would like to invite you to a special Musical Oratory...Big events happening at the Brisbane Oratory in 2018
Saturday May 26th this year will see the third anniversary of our establishment as an Oratorian community-in-formation by Archbishop Coleridge. We will celebrate this day, Saint Philip Neri’s feast day, with a Solemn High Mass at 7:00pm that evening (following the...New Developments at the Oratory
Our own progress towards official establishment by the Holy See has taken a step forward at the diocesan level in recent months, with a Memorandum of Agreement being signed between ourselves and the Archbishop. The Memorandum spells out various practical matters of...Evening at the Oratory
In the liturgical year, we celebrate Gaudete Sunday, taken from first words from the introit of the Mass, “Rejoice in the Lord always! Again I say, rejoice! The Lord is near!” On this day our joy shines forth as we realise the birth of the Lord is close at...Upcoming Events
Jun
20
Thu
7:30 pm
Corpus Christi – Missa Cantata
@ Mary Immaculate Church
Corpus Christi – Missa Cantata
@ Mary Immaculate Church
Jun 20 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
On this day we honour the Blessed Sacrament with joy and thanksgiving. The feast was established after Saint Juliana (1258), experienced visions calling on a special Feast Day for the Blessed Sacrament. Join us for a Missa[...]
Jun
23
Sun
2:00 pm
Corpus Christi – Diocesan proces...
@ St Stephen's Cathedral
Corpus Christi – Diocesan proces...
@ St Stephen's Cathedral
Jun 23 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
On this Sunday in the Ordinary Form, the Feast of Corpus Christi is celebrated. We encourage all people to attend the Corpus Christi Diocesan Procession in the city to honour the Blessed Sacrament in this[...]
Jun
28
Fri
7:30 pm
Sacred Heart of Jesus
@ Mary Immaculate Church
Sacred Heart of Jesus
@ Mary Immaculate Church
Jun 28 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
The Church today draws our attention to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in her wisdom, the Church has raised this feast to a Solemnity, the highest class of feast that we have in the Church.[...]
Jul
4
Thu
7:30 pm
Bl Pier Giorgio Frassati
@ Mary Immaculate Church
Bl Pier Giorgio Frassati
@ Mary Immaculate Church
Jul 4 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Bl Pier Giorgio Frassati is a patron of the Oratory in Formation and the patron of Frassati Fraternity. He was born in 1901 and as a young man was very active in charitable works to[...]
Jul
9
Tue
7:30 pm
Men’s Secular Oratory
@ Mary Immaculate Church
Men’s Secular Oratory
@ Mary Immaculate Church
Jul 9 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Inspired by St Philip Neri, Men’s Secular Oratory are evening sessions of prayer for men based on the classic model of mental prayer. The sessions include a meditation, that is, a brief reading from a[...]
Aug
6
Tue
7:30 pm
Women’s Secular Oratory
@ Mary Immaculate Church
Women’s Secular Oratory
@ Mary Immaculate Church
Aug 6 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Inspired by St Philip Neri, Women’s Secular Oratory are evening sessions of prayer for women based on the classic model of mental prayer. The sessions include a meditation, that is, a brief reading from a[...]
Aug
8
Thu
5:30 pm
Mary of the Cross MacKillop
@ Mary Immaculate Church
Mary of the Cross MacKillop
@ Mary Immaculate Church
Aug 8 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Saint Mary of the Cross MacKillop is Australia’s first canonised Saint. While a laywoman she became a teacher, but eventually began to yearn for a strictly penitential form of religious life. Her spiritual director Fr[...]
Aug
15
Thu
7:30 pm
Assumption of Mary
@ Mary Immaculate Church
Assumption of Mary
@ Mary Immaculate Church
Aug 15 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary celebrates the day Mary was taken up body and soul into heaven. We are reminded of our own bodily resurrection and that Mary watches on us from heaven.[...]
Aug
17
Sat
6:30 pm
Vallicella Dinner
@ Riverside Receptions
Vallicella Dinner
@ Riverside Receptions
Aug 17 @ 6:30 pm – 11:00 pm
Join us for one of the biggest Catholic social events in Brisbane, the Brisbane Oratory Vallicella Dinner and Dance 2019. Enjoy canapés by the river, drinks, dinner, and desert. Then join the live band for[...]
Aug
26
Mon
7:00 pm
Brothers’ Candidacy to Holy Orders
@ Mary Immaculate Church
Brothers’ Candidacy to Holy Orders
@ Mary Immaculate Church
Aug 26 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
An important milestone for our community and in the Brothers’ preparation for priestly ordination. This is the last step a man under goes before being ordained to the diaconate. Please join us for this occasion[...]