Cardinal Tagle Mass at St Patrick's Cathedral Melbourne

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Archbishop of Manila, visited the Archdiocese of Melbourne in August 2014. He led a Lectio Divina (contemplative reading of the Scriptures) and Mass for the over 2,500 people who gathered at St Patrick's Cathedral. Music was provided by the Filipino Grand Chorus of Melbourne.

The mass was organised by the Archbishop’s Office for Evangelisation, which is hosting Cardinal Tagle through its International Speaker Program. Melbourne’s large Filipino community made up the vast majority of the congregation. The principal celebrant for the Mass was Cardinal Tagle, with concelebrants, Vicar General, Monsignor Gregory Bennett, Episcopal Vicar for Migrants and Refugees, Very Rev Delmar Silva CS EV, Filipino community chaplain, Rev Joselito Cerna Asis and parish priests from the Melbourne Archdiocese. Special guests included the Philippine Ambassador, Her Excellency Belen Anota and the Philippines’ Honorary Consul General in Victoria, Virginia Kalong.