Parish Events

In the final part of our series on the traditional Lenten disciplines, we take a General Audience of Pope Francis from the Holy Year of 2016 on almsgiving. That year was the Jubilee of Mercy, and the Holy Father sets almsgiving in this context, inviting us to look beyond simply human or practical considerations to […]

This Wednesday’s feast day (25th March) celebrates the mystery of the Incarnation in which, at the visit of the Archangel Gabriel to the Holy Virgin, Mary gave her consent to receive into her womb the Saviour of the World. We recall this mystery each time we pray the Hail Mary, according to the announcement of

Thursday 19th March is the Solemnity of St Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin, and Patron of the Universal Church. The Entrance Antiphon for the Mass of the Solemnity, “Behold, a faithful and prudent steward, whom the Lord set over his household” (cf. Luke 12:42) speaks both of St Joseph’s vocation as head of the Holy

Continuing our series on recent teachings of the Popes on the three-fold Lenten discipline of prayer, fasting and almsgiving, this week we take up an audience of St John Paul II from 1979, in which the Pope provides a reflection on fasting, one that may be prophetic of contemporary concerns about dependence on online media

The Universal Prayer (Oratio Universalis) is an historic expression of Catholic piety that has remained popular for centuries. Attributed to Pope Clement XI (1700-1721) it is especially associated with use in thanksgiving after holy communion. Pope St John XXIII highlighted the special value of the prayer: he enriched it with an indulgence, and mentioned it

We continue today a two-part series “Composer of the Week”, on two of the composers whose works will feature in the Musical Oratory in our church on Friday 27th March: Born in London in 1877, Henry Balfour Gardiner began playing the piano at the age of 5 and composing at the young age of 9.

We include this week a summary of the retreat addresses that Bishop Erik Varden, of Trondheim, Norway, preached last week in the Vatican in the presence of Pope Leo XIV and members of the Roman Curia. The full retreat address texts as published on Bishop Varden’s own website are individually linked below.  Bishop Erik Varden

We start today a two-part series “Composer of the Week”, on two of the composers whose works will feature in the Musical Oratory in our church on Friday 27th March: Anton Bruckner was born in Ansfelden village in Austria in 1824 and began organ lessons with his father, the schoolmaster at a young age. After

In this three week series, we look at some recent teachings of the Popes on the three-fold Lenten discipline of prayer, fasting and almsgiving. This week we hear from Pope Benedict XVI on the “prayer book of the bible”, the book of Psalms from the Old Testament. Benedict proposes the psalms as a rich source

The Garden of Remembrance is undergoing a thoughtful upgrade. A team of parishioners is working together with a landscaper to enhance the garden, making it more beautiful and peaceful, in a way that reflects the dignity of this sacred place where the ashes of our loved ones are interred. Over the years, the garden beds