Weekly News 22/08/2021
The Twenty First Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year B Failure, rejection and isolation: these are the themes of today’s remarkable Gospel but they are not all. In the face of them we see perseverance, fidelity and trust. Above all there is an adherence to the truth that is truly amazing. Jesus speaks the truth […]
Weekly News 15/08/2021
The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary – Year B This great feast is a twin to the Feast of the Ascension of the Lord. Then, if you recall, the preface of the Mass contained these words: Christ is the beginning, the head of the Church; where he has gone, we hope to follow. Today […]
Weekly News 08/08/2021
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year B The bread that comes down from heaven is not just a bread which nourishes the body, but one which gives renewed life – be this in the form of energy and purpose (as we see in the story of Elijah) or in the form of a gift […]
Weekly News 01/08/2021
Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year B We continue reading from John 6: this is the aftermath of the miracle, and we see the beginnings of a misunderstanding that will develop over the next four weeks. People have seen the miracle, but not the message: they have seen the sign, but not what it […]
News & Views August 2021
News & Views August 2021 – The Assumption of Our Lady 15th August – The Assumption 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 of the Roman Emperor Constantine (c. 285-337). By then it had been a pagan […]
Weekly News 28/07/2021
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year B For the next five weeks we take our leave of Saint Mark’s Gospel (since it is not long enough to fill the year) and read Chapter Six of Saint John’s Gospel. This is the famous “Eucharistic Discourse” and begins with the miracle of the feeding of the […]
News18/07/2021
Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year B “Sheep without a shepherd.” This is the simple theme of today’s readings. It is interesting that Jesus’ reaction to the crowd is one of pity – as he sees their great thirst for his teachings. This is, in a sense, a clear fulfilment of the prophecy we […]
Covid-19 Update
Statement from the Catholic Bishops of England On 19 July, the current legislative powers which assist the mitigations against the Covid-19 virus transmission will be rescinded by HM Government. Nevertheless, there will be an encouragement to personal and corporate responsibility in this area; as the Prime Minister said in his most recent statement “The pandemic […]
Sacramental Programme 2021-2022
Our Lady’s and St Gerard’s Parish Sacramental Programme 2021-2022 – Any child (aged 7 or over, or who is in year 3 from September) and is BAPTISED ROMAN CATHOLIC will be eligible for the Parish Sacramental programme for 2021-22 to be prepared for the Sacraments of Reconciliation and Holy Communion. If you want to enrol […]
Weekly News 11/07/2021
Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year B Again it is prophecy that is our theme (see last week). Here, we concentrate on the sending of prophets, the entrusting of the mission to them, and most importantly the necessary qualifications to be a prophet. The only qualification necessary is an open ear, to hear the […]