Notre Dame de Paris

The proceeds of the Cathedral's first concert for this year (Ressurexit) will be donated towards the restoration of Notre-Dame Cathedral, Paris. The programme has been modified to include French works. ...

Bulletin for 21 April

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Good Friday

Every time I listen to the reading of the Passion, I find myself asking why Jesus had to die. As I do, I am not thinking so much of the ...

Precious (musical) jewels of Holy Week

April 18th, 2019 The Church has over many centuries accumulated such musical treasures - divinely inspired texts and melodies spun into the most beautiful musical masterpieces to move us to prayer and ultimately bring ...

Maundy Thursday

In the Old Testament, in the Book of Deuteronomy, Moses is recorded as asking the people of Israel: What other nation is there that has its gods so near to them ...

Chrism Mass

I want to begin my homily this evening by reassuring you all that I have not got my Christmas and my Easter mixed up. I say this because over the last ...

Palm Sunday

As those of you who follow what Pope Francis is doing would know, he is the master of the simple phrase which contains much more than first meets the eye. ...

Parish Bulletin for 14 April

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NEWS ITEM: Cathedral hosts WAAPA students !!

This Thursday evening (11th April), WA's finest young singers perform Gabriel Fauré's Requiem, conducted by Kristin Bowtell and accompanied by organist Stewart Smith, filling St Mary's Cathedral with the transcendental ...

NEWS ITEM: Prayerful, Lenten sounds fill Cathedral

April 8th, 2019 The Cathedral was filled with prayerful sounds with its annual Lenten tribute to Our Lady which took place yesterday, Sunday 7th April, as a prelude to the Solemn ...