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Following the recent visit of Father Paul Pearson to us and his fascinating talk about the Toronto Oratory and the Italian poet Dante Alighieri, there’s been much interest in obtaining copies of Father Paul’s books which draw from Dante to provide spiritual counsel and advice for people today (see publisher website for more details). We intend

This Sunday marks the World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly, instituted by Pope Francis and observed in conjunction with the feast of Saints Joachim and Anne, parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary and grandparents of Our Lord. This day invites us to appreciation for our grandparents still living as well as prayer for them

On Wednesday we celebrate the memorial of Saints Mary, Martha and Lazarus. The Gospels present these holy collaborators of Our Lord as being specially regarded by him, St John stating that “Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.” (John 11:5) Whereas Mary is honoured as a contemplative lover of Jesus (she “sat at the

This Wednesday we honour St Mary Magdalene, a central figure in the events surrounding the public ministry, passion and resurrection of Jesus Christ, and historically the object of very widespread Christian devotion. To mark this feast we reproduce words of Pope St John Paul II, taken from a homily celebrated at Mass in the Jubilee

Pope Benedict XVI often spoke of the Way of Beauty (Via pulchritudinis): the conviction that authentic beauty can open the human heart to God. Over five evenings, we will explore this path through a series of masterpieces inspired by the Gospels. This is not an art appreciation course, nor a Bible study in the usual sense.

This Tuesday is the feast of Camillus de Lellis (1550-1614). A former solider, Camillus tried more than once to enter the Franciscan order, but was unsuccessful mainly for reasons of health. Ending up in Rome, St Philip Neri became his spiritual director – establishing a link between this saint and the Oratory – and Camillus was eventually

This feast of the Blessed Virgin honours Mary as patron of the Carmelite Order, and, intimately associated with the devotion of the brown scapular, is of significance to the universal church. Accounts of an ancient community of hermits on Mount Carmel in the Holy Land, where the prophet Elijah won over pagan worshippers to faith

In preparation for the Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary, the annual Novena begins in our church on Friday 7 August and concludes on Saturday 15 August (the day before the transferred feast day, Sunday 16 August). On weekdays the Novena will be prayed in the church after the 6.30am and 8.30am Masses and will

The month of July is dedicated in a special way to the Most Precious Blood of Jesus (cf. Pope Francis, Angelus address, 1st July 2018). “In some places and in certain particular calendars, the feast of the Most Precious Blood of Christ is still observed on 1 July.” (Directory on Popular Piety and the Liturgy, 2001)

Saint Maria Goretti is an Italian saint honoured as a martyr who offered her life in the pursuit of holy purity. In 1902, in a coastal district of Lazio near Rome, the 11 year old Maria was violently seized by a neighbour, Alessandro Serenelli, who attempted to violate her. Her resistance caused Alessandro to stab