Opening Mass of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS

03 Oct 2021

By Contributor

Here are some of the highlights of the Opening Mass of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia at St Mary’s Cathedral, Perth, on Sunday 3 October, 2021.

The Aboriginal Cross stands in front of the lectern for the Book of the Gospels at St Mary’s Cathedral for the Opening Mass of the Fifth Plenary Council on Sunday 3 October at St Mary’s Cathedral.
Plenary Councils Members Sr Lucy Van Kessell PBVM, Bishop Don Sproxton, Fr Brian McKenna, Fr Vincent Glynn, Sr Chitra Justin, Marco Ceccarelli, Damian Walsh, Fr Phillip Fleay, Sr Mary Ryan OP, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB, Jonathan Antony (Melbourne), Gemma Thomson, Eva Skira, Angela Mcarthy, Prof Francis Campbell, Catherine Nguyen, Fr Michael Moore SM, Fr George Kolodziej SDS and Fr Peter Whitely VG at the conclusion of the Opening Mass of the Fifth Plenary Council at St Mary’s Cathedral on Sunday 3 October. Photo: Ron Tan.
Nearly 800 people attended the Official Opening Mass of the Fifth Plenary Council at St Mary’s Cathedral. Photo: Ron Tan.
  • Archbishop Costelloe during the Opening Mass of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia. Photo: Ron Tan.
  • Sr Mary Ryan OP holds her candle at the conclusion of the Opening Mass, Sunday 3 October. Photo: Ron Tan.
  • Members prepare to enter the Cathedral. Photo: Ron Tan.
  • Archbishop Costelloe elevates the Body of Christ. Photo: Ron Tan.
  • Archbishop Costelloe elevates the Blood of Christ. Photo: Ron Tan.
  • The Choir pauses during the Opening Mass of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia on Sunday 3 October at St Mary’s Cathedral, Perth. Photo: Ron Tan.
Melbourne Plenary Council Member Jonathan Antony carries the Plenary Council Candle at the end of the Opening Mass. Photo: Ron Tan.
Gemma Thomson carries the cross out of St Mary’s Cathedral at the conclusion of the Opening Mass. Photo: Ron Tan.
Plenary Council Member Marco Ceccarelli proclaims the Second Reading. Photo: Ron Tan.
Digeridoo players Brandon Jansen (18) and his brother Thairon Jansen, together with Donna Ryder and a child at the commencement of the Mass of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia on Sunday 3 October at St Mary’s Cathedral. Photo: Ron Tan.
  • Plenary Council Member Gemma Thomson. Photo: Ron Tan.
  • Plenary Council Member Sr Lucy Van Kessell PBVM. Photo: Ron Tan.
  • Plenary Council Member Damian Walsh. Photo: Ron Tan.
  • Plenary Council Member Catherine Nguyen. Photo: Ron Tan.
Perth Plenary Council Members carried large candles that were placed around the Altar for the Opening Mass of the Fifth Plenary Council on Sunday 3 October at St Mary’s Cathedral. Photo: Ron Tan.
Australian Aboriginal elder Aunty Marie Taylor conducts the Welcome to Country at the commencement of the Opening Mass of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia on Sunday 3 October at St Mary’s Cathedral. Photo: Ron Tan.
The Welcome to Country Smoking Ceremony at the start of the Opening Mass of the First Plenary Council on Sunday 3 October at St Mary’s Cathedral. Photo: Ron Tan.