Speaking of Holst’s THAXTED, it was used to set a text written by Michael Herry and Geoffrey Cox for the canonisation of St Mary MacKillop.
It’s on page five of the program for her Thanksgiving Mass at St Patrick’s Cathedral, Melbourne.
This document has information about St Mary’s time in Brisbane and pictures of the statue of her in the the Old St Stephen’s Chapel next to the Cathedral. Penola is important in her story as well, hence the title of the song.
That’s one reason to visit Penola, the other being the outstanding wine in the Coonawarra district.