News and Views August 2024
News & Views August 2024 The Assumption of Our Lady – 15th August On Thursday 15th August we celebrate the Solemnity of The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is the oldest feast day of Our Lady, its origin is lost in those days when Jerusalem was restored as a sacred city, at the time […]
News and Views July 2024
News & Views July 2024 The month of July is dedicated to the Precious Blood. It was instituted in 1849 by Pius IX, but the devotion is as old as Christianity. The early Fathers say that the Church was born from the pierced side of Christ, and that the sacraments were brought forth through His […]
News and Views June 2024
News & Views June 2024 The first liturgical feast of the Sacred Heart was celebrated, with episcopal approval, on 31 August 1670, in the major seminary of Rennes, France, through the efforts of Saint John Eudes. The Mass and Office composed by this saint were adopted elsewhere also, especially in connection with the spread of […]
News and Views May 2024
News & Views May 2024 THE ORIGINS OF THE ROSARY There is debate about the historical origins of the rosary. Legend has it that St Dominic, the founder of the Dominican Order, received a vision from Mary who handed him rosary beads, but there are indications that Christians were using rosary beads to pray long […]
News and Views April 2024
News & Views April 2024 The month of April is dedicated to The Holy Spirit. The entire month falls during the Easter season. The liturgical colour is white — the colour of light, a symbol of joy, purity and innocence (absolute or restored). Easter is the feast of feasts, the joy and gladness of all […]
News and Views March 2024
News & Views March 2024 We are still in Lent until the end of March but towards the end of the month we prepare not only for Easter itself but the Clocks going forward to mark the end of the long Winter months. The times of the Easter Services will be in the Weekly Bulletin […]
News and Views January 2024
News & Views January 2024 Pope’s 2024 Peace Day message For his 2024 World Day of Peace message, Pope Francis has chosen to reflect on the theme “Artificial Intelligence and Peace”. He explores the ethical dimension of new AI technologies, saying they are revolutionizing all spheres of human life. “New digital tools are even now […]
News and Views December 2023
News & Views December 2023 The month of December is dedicated to the Immaculate Conception. The 3rd to the 24th December fall into the liturgical season known as of Advent and are represented by the liturgical colour purple — a symbol of penance, mortification and the sorrow of a contrite heart. The remaining days of December […]
News and Views November 2023
News & Views November 2023 The month of November is dedicated to the Holy Souls in Purgatory. The Church commemorates all her faithful children who have departed from this life, but have not yet attained the joys of heaven. St. Paul warns us that we must not be ignorant concerning the dead, nor sorrowful, “even […]
News and Views October 2023
News & Views October 2023 In 2020 on the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary (7th October) Pope Francis said. “Today is the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. I invite everyone to rediscover, especially during this month of October, the beauty of the prayer of the rosary, which has nourished the faith […]