Please join us for Matthew Tonini’s Mass of Thanksgiving on Sunday 18 April at 10.30am in Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, cnr Richardson & Wright Streets, Middle Park (VIC). RSVP to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or on (03) 9699 1922. Traditionally, newly-ordained priests celebrate a Mass of Thanksgiving on the day following their Ordination, presiding for the first time at the celebration of the Eucharist.
The Church never asks us to simply commemorate something which happened a long time ago. There is always a sense of the eternal present in our feasts, liturgy and prayer. So, on 25 March we are not just commemorating the annunciation of the angel Gabriel to Mary. We read it as a reminder that God is calling us, too, to be bearers of the living Jesus in our own moment of history. We are encouraged by Mary’s example of being able to say ‘Yes’ to God’s invitation without having all the answers. That must have taken great trust and great open-heartedness. Read more
You are warmly invited to join us for the Ordination of Br Matthew Tonini to the Priesthood and Br Agedo Bento to the Diaconate by Archbishop Peter A Comensoli. The ceremony will take place at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Middle Park (VIC) on Saturday 17 April at 6.00pm. You can also watch the livestream of the Ordination at https://youtu.be/ntXEdkLkHlM.
If attending in person, please RSVP by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or by phone on (03) 9699 1922. See your invitation here
Last Friday evening (19 March) Br Albino Dos Santos joined 400 other students of the University of Divinity, Melbourne, for the Graduation Ceremony during which he received the degree of Bachelor of Theology. Having studied Philosophy for 3 years in Timor, Albino came to Australia in 2016. Completing his English studies in 2017 he began the Bachelor of Theology Degree which he completed at the end of 2020. Albino is now studying for the Master of Theological Studies degree. Congratulations, Albino! See photos & video
The first reading this Sunday tells us that our journey to transfiguration happens from within, by our hearts being changed. The prophet Jeremiah looks forward to a new covenant between God and his people. This covenant will not be written in stone, but in human hearts. This new covenant cannot be broken since God always forgives and never remembers our sins. Read more
Celebrating At Home 5th Sunday of Lent [PDF]
Celebrating At Home 5th Sunday of Lent [ePub]
19 March is the feast of St Joseph the husband of Mary, the mother of Jesus. He has been honoured in the Church for many centuries as a good husband and father. According to the Gospel of Matthew, Joseph was a carpenter and “a son of David”. The Gospels give us a picture of Joseph as a person, like Mary, of great sensitivity to the word of God. He hears and does the word. He is a provider for his family and an example to the young Jesus. More story
The Carmelites of Australia & Timor-Leste joyfully announce that Br Matthew Tonini will be ordained Priest and Br Agedo Bento will be ordained Deacon on Saturday 17 April at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Middle Park (Vic). Archbishop Peter Comensoli will ordain them during Mass at 6.00pm. Br Matthew will celebrate his Mass of Thanksgiving in the same Church the next day at 10.30am. More story
In the last year there has been plenty of darkness around us. But there have also been many moments when light shone through human beings doing concrete good deeds for others. Our Lenten journey is rebuilding us into the living Body of Christ, into dwelling places for God and meeting places between human beings and God. This is clearly seen when human needs meet God’s compassion through us. That’s when God’s love and light shine in the darkness of human lives. Read more
Celebrating At Home 4th Sunday of Lent Year B [PDF]
Celebrating At Home 4th Sunday of Lent Year B [ePub]
The Gospels of the last two Sundays showed us that the Christian journey is from Temptation to Transfiguration. The Gospels of the next three Sundays of Lent present Jesus as the road (or The Way, as the early Christians referred to him) from temptation to transfiguration. Read more
Celebrating At Home 3rd Sunday of Lent [PDF]
Celebrating At Home 3rd Sunday of Lent [ePub]
This Sunday’s Gospel of the Transfiguration completes the ‘little parable’ formed by the Gospels of the first two Sundays of Lent. These Gospels tell us what Lent is about and what Christian life is about: a constant journey from temptation and doubt to transfiguration and faith. Transfiguration means to be ‘shot-through’ with the presence of God. Being transfigured is about allowing the presence of God to completely transform us.
Celebrating At Home 2nd Sunday of Lent [PDF]
Celebrating A Home 2nd Sunday of Lent [ePub]
