Pope Francis has this evening appointed Fr Karol Kulczycki SDS, the former head of the Salvatorians in Australia, as the new bishop of the Diocese of Port Pirie in regional South Australia.
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Intercession of Fr Jordan
Lord Jesus Christ, Saviour of the world, you called Father Francis Mary of the Cross Jordan to be your apostle, to make God known and loved by all people everywhere, using all the means your love inspires.
You filled him with universal apostolic zeal, with the goodness and the kindness of God in ministering, with a deep trust in God's loving providence, with a profound spirit of prayer, with a sincere devotion to Mary, Mother of the Saviour, and with the courage to follow you, even into the mystery of the Cross.
Grant also to us, his followers, the grace to proclaim the gospel in this spirit and make us effective apostles in today's world. Through the intercession of your servant Fr Francis Jordan, we ask you for our special needs ....
We present this prayer through Jesus Christ, Our Lord and Saviour, who lives and reigns with the Father and the Holy Spirit now and always.
AMEN
We are happy to announce that the Holy Father Francis appointed
Fr. Karol Kulczycki SDS
as Bishop of Port Pirie
On the 8th of August 2019 two Vietnamese seminarians landed in Australia to complete their pastoral placement as part of their ongoing studies to enter the priesthood. These seminarians are members of the religious congregation the Society of the Divine Saviour, or Salvatorians as they are more commonly known, which is an international congregation ministering in many countries across the world. One of these seminarians, Deacon Paul Tran Van Duong SDS, has been serving in Gosford Parish on the New South Wales Central Coast since late 2019.
The Australian Catholic Youth Festival (ACYF) is the largest gathering of Catholic youth in our country. It has been held in Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney, and in 2019 it was hosted by Western Australia in Perth. For many attendees, this is an opportunity to experience the universal Church in ways they may have never seen within their smaller parish communities, and to encounter Christ anew.
“We have so many Holy Orders of the Church – Each of these religious families in the Church help’s us to remember that diversity is not the opposite of unity, in fact diversity and unity go together.
“Together we gather around the local and wider Society of the Divine Savior family, and we the Archdiocese of Perth are richly blessed by the presence of the Salvatorians who care so well for a significant number of parishes here in the west, as people deeply immersed in the charism you have been given through the life, work and holiness of your founder Father Jordan.”
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On Thursday 21st November 2019 the new Salvatorian Spirituality Centre was officially opened. The Opening Mass and Blessing was presided over by Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB. Concelebrants included Bunbury Bishop Gerard Holohan, Geraldton Bishop Michael Morrissey, Geraldton Emeritus Bishop Most Rev Justin Bianchini, Perth Archdiocese Vicar General Fr Peter Whitely, Salvatorian Provincial Superior Very Rev Józef Figiel SDS, Superior East Asia Mission Vicariate Rev Adam Janus SDS and Australian Regional Superior Rev George Kolodziej SDS, together with more than 50 other clergy including Salvatorian Priests from the Polish Province, East Asia Mission Vicariate, and the Australian Region. Altogether, around 200 people were present to witness this occasion.
Today at St Patrick's Parish in Gosford NSW the Regional Superior of the Salvatorian order in Australia Fr George Kolodziej SDS celebrated the Eucharist and after Mass blessed the newly planted Remembrance Tree and associated Memorial Plaque.
On Monday 17th June 2019, Salvatorian Fathers together with Lay Salvatorians, Salvatorian Collaborators and other supportive parishioners from around NSW came together at Pittwater Parish to celebrate the 171st anniversary of the birth of their founder, Fr Francis Jordan, as well as
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