It was said of St Norbert that he was "prepared for every good work." 

As Norbertines, we engage in active service to the people of God for the building up of His Kingdom through parochial, and educational apostolates.

We ground our action in our religious profession, by which we also dedicate ourselves to the contemplative aspect of our life.  Thus, we share the riches of our spiritual tradition by inviting the participation of others in our liturgy, imbued with a sense of the sacred, and centred in St Joseph's Priory Church.

This enables us to offer an authentic means of personal sanctification to others. 

We invite them to share the Gospel challenge epitomized by the spirituality of St Norbert in which Eucharistic piety, fidelity to the Church, and a life of austerity and apostolic zeal are marvellously united.   (Pope John Paul II, 1985)

We commit ourselves to sharing the unity and peace we strive to build together with those to whom we minister, thus collaborating with God in what He is doing in the lives of others.

We seek to extend our sense of fraternal communion into the broader church through providing a centre for liturgical worship, sacramental ministry, apostolic service and hospitality.

Convinced that we have a unique contribution to make to the Church in Australia, we invite others who see and appreciate the value of our Norbertine way of life, to join with us in accepting the challenge of the on-going formation of ourselves and the people of God.  We rely on the providential goodness of God to raise up people to respond to His call to incarnate this timeless tradition in our land, and be witness to the Apostolic Life in the spirit and fellowships of Christ. 

Energized in this way, and under the protection of the Immaculate Mother of God, Help of Christians, we look forward to expanding our apostolate to the wider Australian Church.

Personal profiles of the Norbertines of Queens Park