My Dear Brethren,

The highlight of this new year has undoubtedly been the Solemn Blessing of the Corpus Christi Church at Tynong by our Superior-General, Bishop Fellay, on Saturday 10th March which was combined with the tenth anniversary of St. Thomas Aquinas College.

This was indeed a very memorable day and we are so grateful to the bishop for being present at this great event especially as he had just completed an exhausting ten-day visit to New Zealand, Fiji and New Caledonia before returning to Europe the following day! He was accompanied by his second assistant, Father Alain Nély, who was visiting Australia for the first time. The ceremony began at 10am with the blessing of the church. This was a beautiful action whereby the bishop dedicated the church to the worship of God by sprinkling its walls, both inside and out, with holy water and marking out a Sign of the Cross from wall to wall across the floor while the Litany of the Saints and various psalms were sung. Then followed Pontifical High Mass in the grand and spacious sanctuary of the church. It was a splendid and uplifting experience indeed! (more…)

Photographs taken at the opening of Corpus Christi Church, Tynong in March 2007 are available for viewing here:

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On Saturday 10th March 2007 Bishop Bernard Fellay, the Superior General of the Society of St. Pius X, blessed the new church at Tynong. This former farm shed has had its interior completely transformed into a splendid church. Work began two years ago and was completed just before the Bishop’s arrival in Australia. In due course the exterior will be remodelled. The full liturgical ceremony of the blessing of a church was performed by Bishop Fellay who then celebrated Solemn Pontifical Mass. This was followed in the afternoon by a concert in the church hall provided by the school children to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the foundation of St. Thomas Aquinas College.  Photos of the event will be posted shortly.