Congratulations to the children making their First Holy Communion this Sunday! It will be a special day for you, your families and the cathedral community.
On Wednesday of this week, September 1, we celebrate the Anniversary of the Dedication of the Cathedral. Parishes will be remembering the Cathedral and its special place in the life of the diocese at Masses this day. We thank God for the gift of our Mother Church. There will be an opportunity to contribute to the Cathedral Foundation this weekend with the annual Cathedral Appeal. Envelopes have been distributed to parishes or you might contact the Cathedral office directly. Our aim is set up a fund so that our beloved mother church never falls into disrepair again!
I also welcome you to the website of the Cathedral of St. Patrick and St. Joseph. There has been a church on the Wyndham Street site since 1842, so we've been in downtown Auckland since the very beginning of our city. Over the decades the Cathedral has been a place of welcome and celebration, to locals and visitors alike.
The Cathedral reopened in 2007 after being closed for nearly two years for major restoration and conservation work. It is a very special place; a wonderful place of worship that the Catholics of Auckland can be proud of. It is a sacred place where all are welcome to visit, pray and experience peace. A place of prayer. God's house. An icon of Christ.
May your time at the Cathedral of St. Patrick and St. Joseph be blessed!