Anthonian Days in the Oceania region will begin in Victoria this year.

Franciscan friar Fr Bortolino Maistrello, from the Pontifical Basilica of St Anthony in Padua, Italy, will be bringing two first-class relics from the saint’s basilica. One relic contains fragments of St Anthony’s skin.

Fr Maistrello will visit various churches in the area of the Archdiocese of Melbourne from Friday 6 June to Sunday 8 June.

The churches Fr Masitrello will be visiting are:

  • St Francis of Assisi Church (Mill Park) on Friday 6 June
    • Mass: 9.15am/10.15am/7.30pm followed by a procession
    • Veneration of relics before and after Mass
  • St Mary McKillop Church (Keilor Downs) on Saturday 7 June
    • 2.30pm: Process from Rosary Home to church for devotions
    • 5pm: Vigil Mass
    • Veneration of relics before and after mass
  • St Patrick's Church (Lilydale) on Sunday 8 June
    • 10am: Rosary
    • 10.30am: Mass
    • Blessing of the break (with relics)
    • Veneration of relics

Please download the attached pamphlet for more information.

Anthonian Days Melbourne Flyer 2025 pdf / 0.23mb
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Event Date

Friday 6 June 2025, 9.15am
– Sunday 8 June 2025, 12.00pm

Venues

Friday 6 June
St Francis of Assisi Church (Mill Park)
290 Childs Road
Mill Park

Saturday 7 June
St Mary McKillop Church (Keilor Downs)
125 Odessa Avenue
Keilor Downs

Sunday 8 June
St Patrick's Church (Lilydale)
65 Clarke Street
Lilydale