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  • World Youth Day 2013 Rio Experience in Sydney

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    As you all know, WYD Rio‘s last mass was celebrated last July 28th. Since we’re not there to physically celebrate with them, the Catholic youth group in Sydney organized a Rio Experience that day to celebrate with them. The moment I saw this ad in the Parish Bulletin, I quickly signed up. It started 8:00am…

  • Feast Day of Mary Mackillop

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    “Keep up your courage – we do not live here forever” – Jan 27, 1877 Today, August 8, is the Feast Day of Saint Mary MacKillop, the first Australian saint. I was able to visit Mary Mackillop’s place in Sydney when I went there 2009. She wasn’t a saint yet. She was only canonized last 17…