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• ▼ 2020
  • ▼ April
    • Holy Week Service Times
  • ▼ March
    • Home Altars
    • Novena to St Thérèse
    • Rededication of England
    • Stations of the Cross
    • Technical Difficulties
    • The Rededication - Play your part
    • Church Closed
    • Temporary Timetable
    • Saint Joseph, Patron of the Universal Church - Pray for us
    • No Public Masses at St Wilfrid's, St Joseph's or the Shrine
    • The voice of prayer is never silent, nor dies the strain of praise away....
    • Talking Heads
    • Coronavirus (COVID-19)
  • ▼ January
    • Talking Heads - The God Who Speaks
    • Mass of Thanksgiving for the York Oratory
    • Epiphany House Blessing
• ▼ 2019
  • ▼ December
    • Christmas Service Times at the York Oratory Parishes
    • Christmas Presents
    • A message from HRH the Prince of Wales in support of persecuted Christians
    • Choral Scholarships
    • Musical Oratory Pictures
    • Blessing of the Angelus Bell
  • ▼ November
    • Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
    • Music List
    • Thomistic Institute Lecture in York
    • Canonical Independence of the York Oratory
    • A new documentary about St John Henry
    • A new Oratory in Manchester
    • Musical Oratory in Celebration of St John Henry Newman
  • ▼ October
    • Fr Jerome Bertram RIP
    • Br Henry deacons for Pope Francis
    • A Prayer to St John Henry Newman
    • The Canonisation of John Henry Newman
    • Music for October
  • ▼ September
    • New book on the York Martyrs
    • New Bible Study Series
    • St Margaret Clitherow, a popular saint!
    • St Wilfrid's Bells
  • ▼ August
    • Feast of Our Lady of York
    • The Solemnity of the Assumption
    • Pilgrimage in Honour of St Margaret Clitherow
  • ▼ July
    • Canonisation Events
    • Congratulations to Fr Stephen
    • Celebrate Yorkshire Day with Cake and a Cuppa at St Joseph's
    • Photographs of Br Henry's Diaconal Ordination
    • Visit of the Procurator of the Oratorian Confederation
    • Sunday, 13th October - Canonisation of Blessed John Henry Newman
  • ▼ June
    • Consistory for Blessed John Henry Newman's Canonisation
    • Annual Prayer for York
    • Old Solemnity of Corpus Christi
    • Tessa the Dog
    • Bishop Barron on Blessed John Henry Newman
  • ▼ May
    • St Philip's Day 2019
    • Musical Rosary
  • ▼ April
    • Music for the Easter Triduum
    • Holy Week and Easter Services
  • ▼ March
    • Solemnity of St Joseph
    • Musical Rosary Correction
    • Ash Wednesday and Lent
  • ▼ February
    • Help the York Oratorians whenever you shop online
    • Canonisation of Blessed John Henry Newman
    • Bishop Robert appointed as new Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle
  • ▼ January
    • Catholicism and the Arts
    • Candlemas
    • Music List for February
• ▼ 2018
  • ▼ December
    • Christmas Service Times at St Wilfrid's and St Joseph's
    • Catholicism & the Arts
    • Service of Nine Lessons & Carols
    • Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
  • ▼ November
    • Catholicism and the Arts
  • ▼ October
    • 100 Years since the end of the Great War
    • The Eleventh General Congress of the Confederation of the Oratory of St Philip Neri
  • ▼ September
    • Some pictures of the St Margaret Clitherow Pilgrimage
  • ▼ August
    • Day of Penance and Reparation
    • Pictures of Br Henry's Acolytate Mass
    • A Sermon from Fr Stephen
    • Saturday, 1 September, Annual Pilgrimage in Honour of St Margaret Clitherow
    • A Homily on the Eucharist from Fr Jerome
  • ▼ July
    • Preparation for the Eucharistic Congress
    • Garden Open - Saturday, 14 July
    • Fr Oliver's Ordination and First Mass
    • Visiting Choir
    • Reading the Catechism
  • ▼ June
    • Solemnity of Saint Peter and Saint Paul
    • Pilgrim Group from St Alban's
    • First Holy Communions
    • Music for June
    • Prayer for York 2018
    • Welcome to Seminarians from Oscott College
    • Homily for St Philip's Day
  • ▼ May
    • Pictures from St Philip's Day
    • Corpus Christi
    • St Philip's Day - 26 May
    • Music List for May and June
    • St Philip's Day
    • Catholicism and the Arts
    • Ushaw College
    • Congratulations to the Oratory in Port Elizabeth, South Africa
    • Music for May
  • ▼ April
    • Rosary on the Coast
    • Catholicism and the Arts
    • St Wilfrid's Open Garden
    • Bishop Terry's encouragement for Rosary on the Coast
    • St Wilfrid's Open Garden
    • The Last Things: Death, Judgement, Hell and Heaven
    • Holy Week and Easter: Thanks and Congratulations
    • Day of Divine Mercy in York
  • ▼ March
    • Rosary on the Coast
    • Congratulations
    • Catholicism and the Arts
  • ▼ February
    • St Wilfrid's in the snow
    • Ash Wednesday
    • Catholicism and the Arts
    • St Blaise's Blessing
    • Celebrations for Candlemas
    • Defending the right to public witness
    • Music for February
  • ▼ January
    • Pilgrimage to Rome, Assisi and the Holy House of Loreto
    • Welcome to Fr Joel Warden Cong.Orat.
    • Music List for January
• ▼ 2017
  • ▼ December
    • The Solemnity of the Epiphany
    • Christmas Services at St Joseph's and St Wilfrid's
    • A Meditation for Christmas Eve
    • This morning's Rorate Mass
    • Carol Service - Tonight
    • Service of Nine Lessons and Carols
    • Crib Service for Children
    • Rorate Mass
    • Do we have to go to Mass twice this Christmas?
    • We now have a Facebook page...
    • Oratorian Procurator to be Auxiliary Bishop of Brownsville
  • ▼ November
    • Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
    • Bah! Humbug!
    • Devotion to the English Martyrs
    • Congratulations
    • A message from Bishop Terence Patrick about Catholic schools
    • Marriage Preparation
    • Requiem Masses for the Fallen
    • Anniversary of Archbishop Maurice Couve de Murville
  • ▼ October
    • All Saints and All Souls
    • Catholicism and the Arts Seminar
  • ▼ September
    • Holy Days of Obligation
    • Fatima Pilgrimage
    • Mums and Toddlers Group starts again.
    • Music at the 12 noon Mass
    • High Mass for Our Lady of Fatima
    • More pictures of Our Lady's visit...
    • Visit of Our Lady of Fatima
    • St Wilfrid's welcomes the Pilgrim Statue of Our Lady of Fatima
  • ▼ August
    • St Philip's Daily Maxims
    • First Saturday Devotions
    • New shield in the church
  • ▼ July
    • Our Lady of York
    • Prayer for York Video
    • Summer Visitors
    • Looking out and looking in!
    • The Oratorian Option!
    • Decorating in the house
    • Fr Richard's Silver Jubilee
    • A New Deacon for the Diocese of Middlesbrough
  • ▼ June
    • "Adoremus" - Eucharistic Congress 2018
    • Prayer for York
    • Minnie Vinnies
    • Solemnity of Saint Peter and Saint Paul
    • Visit of Fr Felix Selden
    • Fallen Scaffolding
    • First Holy Communions
    • Prayer for York
    • Micklegate Singers in St Wilfrid's
    • Solemnity of Corpus Christi
    • Music for June
    • Confirmation Mass
    • Postcards from Bournemouth!
  • ▼ May
    • Solemn EF Mass for the old Solemnity of the Ascension
    • The Bishop of Portsmouth announces the new Oratory in Bournemouth
    • Music for May
    • Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord
    • Ordinariate Use Mass in St Wilfrid's
    • Easter Pilgrims
    • Br Adam welcomes a wedding couple!
    • Fatima Centenary First Saturday Devotions
  • ▼ April
    • More Easter Pictures
    • Photos of the Triduum
    • Holy Week and Easter at St Joseph's and St Wilfrid's
    • Holy Week and Easter Service Times for St Wilfrid's and St Joseph's
    • Holy Week Confessions
    • Music for Holy Week and Easter
  • ▼ March
    • Decorating update
    • Br Oliver's Ordination to the Diaconate
    • New Oratory in Cincinnati
    • Women's Oratory
    • Spring
    • A year of painful losses...
    • Pancake Parties
    • March Music List
  • ▼ February
    • Ash Wednesday and Lent
    • February Music List
    • Lent Project: Aid to the Church in Need in Syria
    • New Security System in Church
    • Oratorian Community Elections
  • ▼ January
    • A response to the York Press
    • Candlemas: Mass, Procession and Party
    • Recorded Music in Church Services
    • Congratulations to Sr Agatha CJ
    • Christmas Raffle Prizes
    • Music for January
    • Solemnity of the Epiphany
    • Help with a research project
    • Keralan Community Christmas Mass and Party
• ▼ 2016
  • ▼ December
    • Some dates for 2017
    • Thank you
    • Christmas Service Times at St Wilfrid's and St Joseph's
    • Christmas Nativity Service
    • The St Wilfrid's views we often miss
    • Inspiring words for Christmas
    • Preparations for Christmas
    • St Wilfrid's Christmas Carol Service
    • Preparing in Silence
    • Music at Mass and Benediction
    • Christmas Service Times at Saint Wilfrid's & Saint Joseph's
  • ▼ November
    • St Crux Sale
    • A sign from heaven!
    • November Music at the Sunday 12 noon Mass and Benediction
  • ▼ October
    • All Saints and All Souls
    • Parish Mission at St George's
    • Feast of Pope St John Paul II
    • The Lampedusa Cross
    • Weekday Mass times at St Wilfrid's and St Joseph's
  • ▼ September
    • Letter from Fr Richard
    • Music for October at St Wilfrid's
    • Feast of St Vincent de Paul
    • St Wilfrid's Garden Open
    • Cause for the Canonisation of Mary Ward
    • Interested in finding out more about the Catholic Faith?
    • First Holy Communion Preparation
  • ▼ August
    • A significant anniversary
    • Channel Swimming Parishioner
    • Pilgrimage to Fatima
    • Solemn Mass of the Assumption of Our Lady
    • High Mass for the Solemnity of the Assumption
    • Traffic restrictions in Gillygate
  • ▼ July
    • Our Dean's Silver Jubilee
    • St Crux Sale
    • Parish pilgrimage to St Anthony's Relics
    • St Wilfrid's School wins again
  • ▼ June
    • York before St Wilfrid's
    • Recent Trips and Visitors
    • St Wilfrid's Garden Open
    • Tessa's Birthday
    • Parish Visit to North Wales
    • Music on Sunday
    • York Minster Mystery Plays
    • Canon Ryan's Golden Jubilee Celebration
    • Queen's Birthday Party in Oxford
    • Music for the Birthday of Her Majesty the Queen
    • Concert in Church
    • Religious Research Project
    • Music at St Wilfrid's
    • Dominican 8th Centenary Celebration in York
  • ▼ May
    • St Philip's Day in Oxford
    • Confirmation visit to Bradford Friars
    • Benediction in Our Lady's Month
    • Parish First Holy Communions
    • Corpus Christi Mass and Procession
    • St Philip's Day and Corpus Christi
    • A day in the life of a novice
    • Parents and toddlers enjoy the spring sunshine
    • Two new Oratories in Formation in the UK
    • Disabled stairlift back in action
    • Confirmation Group Visit
    • Dominican Celebration
    • Old Solemnity of the Ascension
  • ▼ April
    • A busy day.....
    • Music for Mass this Sunday
    • The Queen's 90th Birthday
    • St Margaret Clitherow Pilgrimage
    • Music for Mass & Benediction on Sunday
    • St Wilfrid's Garden in the York Press
  • ▼ March
    • The Easter Triduum
    • Services and Music for the Paschal Triduum and Easter Sunday
    • Two new novices for the York Oratory in Formation
    • Service Times for Holy Week and Easter
    • Confessions all day today
    • Music at Mass on Sunday, 6th March
  • ▼ February
    • Music at Mass on Sunday, 27th February
    • Music for the 12 noon Mass and Benediction
  • ▼ January
    • Music for Mass on Sunday and for Candlemas
    • Ash Wednesday and Lent at St Wilfrid's
    • Pilgrimages 2016
    • Community Bell Ringing
    • Help with flood relief
    • Christmas at the York Oratory in Formation
    • Solemnity of the Epiphany
• ▼ 2015
  • ▼ December
    • York Floods
    • Christmas Services at St Wilfrid's and St Joseph's
    • Christmas Carol Service
    • Travelling Reliquary Bust of St Philip
    • Pictures from the Rorate Mass
    • Rorate Mass - Dawn Mass in Advent
    • Getting ready for the Jubilee of Mercy
    • Christmas Service Times at St Wilfrid's and St Joseph's
    • Carol Service at St Wilfrid's
  • ▼ November
    • St Wilfrid's School Christmas Fayre
    • Br Benedict
    • St Wilfrid's and the Year of Mercy
    • Music for Sunday 8th November
    • Prayers for the Holy Souls
    • All Souls' Day Requiem
    • All Souls' Day and the Month of the Holy Souls
    • All Saints' Day
  • ▼ October
    • Music for Sunday, 25th October
    • November - The Month of the Holy Souls
    • Clocks go back this weekend
    • Parishioners on Pilgrimage
    • Music for Sunday 18th October
    • Happy Feast of St Wilfrid
    • Talks on the Eucharistic Prayers
    • Music for Sunday 11th October
  • ▼ September
    • Visit of the Franciscan Sisters from Leeds
    • St Wilfrid's Choral Scholars
    • A baptism of fire...
    • Welcome to Brother Benedict
    • Pilgrimage to Knock
    • Welcome visitors
    • York Irish Association Cultural Event with the Irish Ambassador
  • ▼ August
    • Solemnity of the Assumption of Our Blessed Lady
    • 500th Birthday of St Philip Neri, the founder of the Oratory
  • ▼ July
    • Consecration of the Chapel at Thicket Priory
    • Our new church board
    • Work continues on the top floor
    • Concert tonight at St Wilfrid's
    • Ukelele Concert at St Wilfrid's School
  • ▼ June
    • A new priest for our community at St Wilfrid's
    • A busy and beautiful June
    • A letter from Pope Francis
    • Tessa, the St Wilfrid's Dog
    • Behind the scenes at the Bar Convent restoration
  • ▼ May
    • Summer Film Series
    • Solemnity of St Philip Neri
    • St Wilfrid's Parishioners in Lourdes
    • Bishop Terence Patrick's Visitation
    • Our thanks to the Poor Clares
    • Pilgrims from Texas
    • Dan Jones writes from school...
  • ▼ April
    • Pilgrimage for St Margaret Clitherow and the York Martyrs
    • A Birthday Mass
    • Rectory Garden Spring Opening
    • Pictures from the Easter Vigil
    • Ready for Easter
    • Maundy Thursday
  • ▼ March
    • Holy Week and Easter Service Times
    • Pictures from the Requiem Mass for King Richard III
    • Spring Flowers in the Rectory Garden
    • Clothing Ceremony for Br Henry O'Connell
    • Day with Mary
    • Day with Mary at St Wilfrid's
    • Requiem Mass for King Richard III
  • ▼ February
    • Middlesbrough Schools' Catholic Cup
    • Catholic News from the York Press
    • Lent at St Wilfrid's
    • A Day with Mary at St Wilfrid's
    • St Wilfrid's Bellringers in London
  • ▼ January
    • Candlemas and St Blaise
    • The Reliquary Bust of St Philip
    • Fr Richard's Visit to Goa and Sri Lanka
    • St Joseph Vaz
• ▼ 2014
  • ▼ December
    • Christmas Service Times at St Wilfrid's and St Joseph's
    • Pictures of the Rorate Mass
    • Rorate Mass
    • Christmas Service Times
    • Survey on the Rectory Roof
  • ▼ November
    • New Sunday Mass times begin next weekend
    • Another Military Parade
    • Ordination of the New Bishop of Leeds
  • ▼ October
    • New Mass Times at St Wilfrid's
    • New Oratory in Jamaica
    • Feast of B. John Henry Newman
  • ▼ September
    • Mass at St Walburge, Preston
    • Another road closure
    • Diocesan Education Mass
    • Proposed changes to Sunday Mass times
    • Two new ventures
    • Pope Francis to canonise B. Joseph Vaz of the Oratory
    • Pilgrimage to Ladyewell
    • Sky Ride York - Street Closures on 14th September
    • Visit of the Franciscan Sisters from Leeds
  • ▼ August
    • Words, words, words!
    • Evangelium Course - discover the faith or enrich it
    • Pilgrims to St Margaret Clitherow
    • Feast of St Margaret Clitherow
    • Nature red in tooth and claw...
    • The Royal Dragoon Guards parade in front of St Wilfrid's
    • Work on the roof begins
    • Solemnity of the Assumption of Our Lady
    • Commemoration of the Start of the Great War
  • ▼ July
    • First Oratorian Novice for York
    • Some new faces at St Wilfrid's and St Joseph's
    • Flood in St Wilfrid's
    • Requiem Mass for the Centenary of the Great War
    • Blessing of St Paul's Bookshop
    • "Le Grand Weekend"
    • Ready for "Le Grand Départ"!
    • Garden Open Afternoon
  • ▼ June
    • Assisted Dying Bill
    • Corpus Christi Procession
    • Masses at St Wilfrid's during the Tour de France
    • French Ambassador meets children from St Wilfrid's School
    • First Holy Communions
    • Pentecost at St Wilfrid's
    • St Wilfrid's Sesquicentenary
    • Veni, Sancte Spiritus, reple tuorum corda fidelium
  • ▼ May
    • First St Philip's Day in York
    • New group for students and young people
    • Congratulations to St Wilfrid's School
    • Let there be light!
    • Two talks at St Wilfrid's
    • York Martyrs' Pilgrimage Video
    • The Triduum at St Wilfrid's
  • ▼ April
    • St John XXIII & St John Paul II
    • Surrexit Dominus Vere!
    • Mass times for Holy Week, Easter and the Feast of Divine Mercy
    • York Aquinas Reading Group
    • Mass and Procession for St Margaret Clitherow. And just a few confessions….
  • ▼ March
    • Fr Robert Byrne to be the new Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham
    • St Margaret Clitherow Pilgrimage and Procession
  • ▼ February
    • Singers and Servers
    • SPUC - March for Life
  • ▼ January
    • City Council Plans for Duncombe Place
    • Day of Prayer for Victims of Human Trafficking
    • Forthcoming Masses
• ▼ 2013
  • ▼ December
    • Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
    • Mass of Induction
    • Christmas Mass and Service Times
    • Our Lady of York
    • The High Altar with the Blessed Sacrament Reserved
  • ▼ November
    • Day of Prayer for Syria
    • Vespers of St Cecilia
    • Confirmations
    • Vespers of St Cecilia at St Wilfrid's
    • St Wilfrid's School Christmas Fayre
    • Closing Mass for the Year of Faith
    • Extraordinary Synod on the Family 2014
    • Collection for the Philippines
    • Vocations Evening in York
    • Oratorians in York — The First Week
  • ▼ October
    • Thank You to Canon Ryan