AUSTRALIA : NEW SHRINE OF THE HOLY FAMILY IN MELBOURNE

ARCHDIOCESE OF MELBOURNE REPORT
Melbourne to have Shrine to Holy Family

Friday 17 August 2012

On Saturday, August 25, at 2pm, in a Solemn Mass celebrated by His Grace Archbishop Denis Hart, St Mary Star of the Sea Church, West Melbourne, will be designated as “Shrine of the Holy Family” for the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne. St Mary Star of the Sea, besides being a parish church, will receive an additional role as a place of prayer and worship with a special focus on the needs of families.

Video announcement of dedication of archdiocesan shrine

This entrustment to the Holy Family of Nazareth will send a much needed message to the community that family life is something precious to be nurtured and protected, enabling its members to be secure and to flourish; and that the apostolate for marriage and family conducted from the Shrine of the Holy Family will have a broad influence to uphold the integrity of Christian marriage and family life.

It is hoped the apostolate for marriage and family conducted from the Shrine of the Holy Family will promote a full Catholic vision of the theology and practice of marriage and stimulate strong Christian family life in the community.


SHARED FROM ARCHDIOCESE OF MELBOURNE

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