FSSP Canberra Latin Mass Chaplaincy

11/10/2026

Step away from the busyness of everyday life and spend a day in prayer, reflection and fellowship.

Open to all parishioners, with a special invitation to young adults.

19/09/2026

https://youtu.be/Babh-3patKc?si=kcl2eNGqsp-jzldf

Ways to Heaven

07/09/2026

September 8.--THE NATIVITY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN.
THE birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary announced joy and the near approach of salvation to the lost world. Mary was brought forth in the world not like other children of Adam, infected with the loathsome contagion of sin, but pure, holy, beautiful, and glorious, adorned with all the most precious graces which became her who was chosen to be the Mother of God. She appeared indeed in the weak state of our mortality; but in the eyes of Heaven she already transcended the highest seraph in purity, brightness, and the richest ornaments of grace. If we celebrate the birthdays of the great ones of this earth, how ought we to rejoice in that of the Virgin Mary, presenting to God the best homage of our praises and thanksgiving for the great mercies He has shown in her, and imploring her mediation with her Son in our behalf! Christ will not reject the supplications of His mother, whom He was pleased to obey whilst on earth. Her love, care, and tenderness for Him, the title and qualities which she bears, the charity and graces with which she is adorned, and the crown of glory with which she is honored, must incline Him readily to receive her recommendations and petitions.
THE FESTIVAL, ON THE SUNDAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF HER NATIVITY, OF THE HOLY NAME OF MARY.
THIS festival was appointed by Pope Innocent XI., that on it the faithful may be called upon in a particular manner to recommend to God, through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin, the necessities of His Church, and to return Him thanks for His gracious protection and numberless mercies. What gave occasion to the institution of this feast was a solemn thanksgiving for the relief of Vienna when it was besieged by the Turks in 1683. If we desire to deprecate the divine anger, justly provoked by our sins, with our prayers, we must join the tears of sincere compunction with a perfect conversion of our manners. The first grace we should always beg of God is that He will bring us to the disposition of condign penance. Our supplications for the divine mercies, and our thanksgivings for benefits received, will only thus be rendered acceptable. By no other means can we deserve the blessing of God, or be recommended to it by the patronage of His holy mother. To the invocation of Jesus it is a pious and wholesome practice to join our application to the Blessed Virgin, that, through her intercession, we may more easily and more abundantly obtain the effects of our petitions. In this sense devout souls pronounce, with great affection and confidence, the holy names of Jesus and Mary.

03/09/2026

3‌ Sept‌ember feast of St Pius X.

01/09/2026

Eschatology- Hell (lesson 3)

The Pain of Loss

01/09/2026

25/08/2026

Eschatology - Hell (Lesson 2)

Hell is eternal

18/08/2026

St John Eudes
St John Eudes was born in Normandy in 1601 into a
farming family. From an early age, he had a strong
devotion to Our Lady, and at the age of fourteen he
consecrated himself to the Blessed Virgin Mary. This
devotion would remain with him throughout his life and
eventually lead him towards the priesthood.
John joined the French Oratory and was ordained a
priest at the age of 24. His priesthood quickly became
one of extraordinary generosity. When terrible plagues
struck France in 1627 and again in 1631, he volunteered
to care for the sick. Because he was afraid of infecting
his fellow priests, he isolated himself from the
community and, according to tradition, even lived for a time in a large barrel
or cask in a field.
At the age of 32, John began preaching parish missions. He had an
extraordinary gift for preaching and hearing confessions, and during his
lifetime he preached more than one hundred missions, some lasting several
weeks or even months. Through this work, however, he became increasingly
aware of two serious problems in France: the loss of faith among ordinary
Catholics and the poor spiritual formation of many priests.
He therefore dedicated much of his life to renewing both the laity and the
clergy. For the faithful, he promoted devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
and the Holy Heart of Mary, composing Masses and Offices in their honour.
His work was so influential that Pope Pius XI later called him the father,
doctor and apostle of the liturgical devotion to the Sacred Hearts of Jesus
and Mary.
John also understood that the renewal of the Church depended greatly
upon holy priests. If priests themselves lacked prayer, virtue and proper
formation, their people would inevitably suffer. In 1643, he founded the
Congregation of Jesus and Mary, commonly known as the Eudists, particularly
for the formation of priests and the establishment of seminaries. His
understanding of the priesthood can be seen beautifully in his own words:
“A holy priest is a saviour and another Christ, taking the Master's place on
earth, representing Him, clothed with His authority, acting in His name,
adorned with His qualifications, exercising His judgment on earth in the
tribunal of penance. He is consecrated to exercise the highest functions
Christ ever performed on earth, to continue the work of salvation. In
imitation of His Redeemer he gives himself, mind, heart, affections, strength,
time, all for God. He is ever ready to sacrifice his very blood and even life
itself to procure the salvation of souls, particularly those of his own flock.
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His charity also extended to women trying to escape prostitution. Seeing their
desperate circumstances, he helped establish a refuge for them, from which
developed another religious community devoted to their care.
St John Eudes died in 1680 at the age of 78. Looking back, we can see how
providential his work was. A century later, France would be devastated by the
French Revolution and a terrible persecution of the Church. Before that
storm arrived, God raised up St John Eudes to strengthen priests, restore
Catholic life, and direct the faithful towards a safe refuge: the Hearts of Jesus
and Mary.

16/08/2026

Eschatology - Hell (Lesson 1)

Why do we need to believe and talk about hell? What and where is hell?

13/08/2026

15th of August, Assumption of our lady into heaven
(holy of obligation) 7 am Low mass, 8:30 am holy Rosary- 9 am Sung mass