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Solemnity of St Peter and St Paul
Readings: Acts 12:1-11; 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 17-18; Matthew 16:13-19 Most of the prominent people in the New Testament get a
Oxford’s Corpus Christi Procession
The sun came out just in time for North Oxford Deanery Corpus Christi procession, led by Bishop William
Pentecost at Blackfriars
Pentecost is all the more joyful at Blackfriars due to it being our patronal feast. For the past two
Eucharistic FLASH MOB
The Franciscans in Preston organised a Eucharistic flash mob in the centre of Preston on Ascension Thursday 2011. I
Saints This Month: St John the Baptist (24th June)
As we celebrate the Nativity, or Birthday, of St John the Baptist, the Church’s liturgy draws our attention in particular
Studentate outing to Newman’s Shrine and Invocation
Desiring to recreate this scene in which St Philip Neri is treating Dominican students to a congenial picnic lunch, the
Fr Austin Gaskell OP RIP
Please join with us in praying for our brother Austin Gaskell OP who died on 6th June. Here is the
Trinity Sunday
Readings: Exodus 34:4-6,8-9; 2 Corinthians 13:11-14; John 3:16-18 Every time we receive the sacraments, every time we make the sign of
Dedication of St Chad’s Cathedral
Saint Chad (d.672), a saint from Northumbria, is called the Apostle to the Midlands because he established his diocese at
“The Trumpet shall sound…”
It's not often that one sees the black and white formal wear of an orchestra graced by the black and
Art of the Redemption 9: Verdi’s ‘Jerusalem’
Giuseppe Verdi's less well known opera I Lombardi (sometimes called Jerusalem) is set in the Holy Land at the time
‘I made a wooden box coffin for a baby’
Here is the homily preached by Fr John Farrell OP, prior provincial, at the funeral of Fr Jonathan Fleetwood OP: