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Homily – Third Sunday of Advent (A)

Our Lady of Pentecost 12 December 2025 No Comments

Dear Brothers and Sisters, As December comes around each year, society becomes transformed. There is a never-ending succession of meals and parties. Decorations will be put up in houses, streets,…

Homily – Second Sunday of Advent Year A

Hoang Dinh 5 December 2025 No Comments

It has been 80 years since the end of the Second World War. I was reminded of this during the funeral of a long-time parishioner. He joined thousands who flooded…

Homily – First Sunday in Advent, Year A

Kate Baines 28 November 2025 No Comments

Our Holy Father, Pope Leo, has begun his first Apostolic Journey abroad, visiting Turkey and Lebanon. The journey began on Thursday, 27 November, and will conclude on Tuesday, 2 December.…

Homily – Feast of Christ the King

Hoang Dinh 21 November 2025 1 Comment

Once upon a time monarchs wielded incredible power. First century kings like Herod the Great, was renowned for great building projects and for his brutality. He’s remembered for being jealous…

Homily – 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (C)

Kate Baines 14 November 2025 1 Comment

Words can bring comfort, just like the entrance antiphon for this Sunday “The Lord said: I think thoughts of peace and not of affliction. You will call upon me, and…

Homily – Dedication of the Lateran Basilica

Our Lady of Pentecost 7 November 2025 No Comments

Recently a parishioner shared with me a trip she made with other parishioners to churches around Melbourne. She like many has taken up on the Archdiocese’s initiative for the Jubilee…

Homily – Commemoration of all the Faithful Departed (All Souls’ Day)

Our Lady of Pentecost 31 October 2025 No Comments

Just before a parish committee meeting the other evening, one member shared that he and his entire family would go together to the cemetery this year to visit the tombs…

Homily – 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C)

Our Lady of Pentecost 24 October 2025 1 Comment

Meetings between Popes and Monarchs are not unusual – there have been many in history. However, when Pope Leo XIV, King Charles III and Queen Camilla met this week, it…

Homily – 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C)

Our Lady of Pentecost 17 October 2025 No Comments

I am particularly intrigued by the story in our first reading for this Sunday, taken from chapter seventeen of the Book of Exodus. As we know, one of the many…

Homily – 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C)

Hoang Dinh 10 October 2025 No Comments

When I was overseas many years ago, I came across these huge letters emblazoned on a school building “tiên học lễ, hậu học văn.” I quickly learnt this proverb literally…

Homily – 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C)

Our Lady of Pentecost 3 October 2025 No Comments

When I was a child, cooking was never as simple as pressing a button or turning a knob. It was not only about preparing ingredients for cooking, but also about…

Homily – 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C)

Our Lady of Pentecost 26 September 2025 No Comments

I am honoured to worship with the community and friends of Our Lady of Pentecost as we seek to empty ourselves, being filled with love of God and service of…

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