Friday, July 11, 2008 St. Patrick Catholic Church

On Friday, we started our day with Mass at 7:00 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church. It was also, Fr. Alberto's Birthday so he was able to celebrate the morning Mass. St. Patrick is the oldest parish in Sydney. It is staffed by the Marist Fathers (Society of Mary). We were fortunate that the parish was three blocks from our hotel. Prior to the World Youth Day events, we attended daily Mass and Sunday Mass at St. Patrick. The parish reminded us very much of home, our parish in Brenham - St. Mary's.