The place God will choose

This week's Talking Heads covers chapter 16 of Deuteronomy, including the command to go up to the place God will choose (Jerusalem) three times a year. To this command the Holy Family was obedient, as we see when they went up for the Passover when Jesus was twelve years' old.

Watch the Bible Study by clicking here.

Here is William Holman Hunt's painting of the Finding of the Saviour in the Temple:

DIY abortion - make your voice heard...

A number of pro-life groups are hosting two live online briefing events, which will inform and equip us to speak out to protect the many lives at stake after recent government policy changes on abortion as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. [I am posting this too late for the Saturday briefing but there is another on Wednesday, 27th January from 8-9pm. Please click here to find further details. Fr Richard]

Mass Intentions for the week beginning Sunday, 24th January

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Remember that you were slaves in Egypt

Watch this week's Talking Heads here. It covers Chapter 15 of Deuteronomy, dealing with such vexed questions as lending, poverty and slavery.

Mass intentions for the week beginning Sunday, 17th January

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2021 Talking Heads begins

The first episode of Talking Heads for this year is available here. It covers chapter 14 of Deuteronomy, including the prohibition on eating rock badgers. Here is a picture of a rock badger, in case you don't know what one looks like.

Mass intentions for the week beginning Sunday, 10th January

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Epiphany Celebrations...

The Kings have arrived in the crib and it is starting to look busy....

The traditional French Epiphany cake - the Galette des Rois - has been made....

and whoever gets the "bean" in the cake gets to wear the crown.

This year it was Br Gabriel, so in a nod to the old Twelfth Night traditions he got to sit in the Father's chair and preside at dinner. We have a number of different "beans". There is a 1936 sixpence (year of three kings), an 1848 Maundy tuppence (the year of the English Oratory's foundation), an 1890 sixpence and an enamel Yorkshire Rose. We just have to be careful no teeth are broken!

Public Worship Continues

During the lockdown, public worship is still permitted. The rules for the national lockdown state,

"You can leave home to attend or visit a place of worship for communal worship."

There will be sung first Vespers for the Epiphany on Tuesday at 6pm

Epiphany Masses: 8.15am (EF Latin), 9.15am at St Joseph's, 12.10pm English Mass, 6pm EF Sung Latin Mass.

Our church will be open for Masses and services only as follows:

Sunday: Mass at 8.30am, 10.30am & 12 noon; Vespers & Benediction at 4pm.

(St Joseph's Saturday evening Mass at 5pm and Sunday morning at 9.30am)

Monday-Friday: EF Latin Mass at 8.15am; Exposition and Confession from 11.30am-12 noon; Mass at 12.10pm.

Saturday: EF Latin Mass at 9.15am; Exposition and Confession from 11.30am-12 noon; Mass at 12.10pm.

Holy Communion is given after Mass.

Mass intentions for the week beginning Sunday, 3rd January

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