End of the School Year
This week sees the last few days of school for most of our young parishioners, with many having broken up already. Our thanks and prayers must go to all those
Continue readingTuesday marks 25 years as a Catholic Priest for Fr Ashley
Twenty five years ago this Tuesday I was ordained to the priesthood of this archdiocese of Southwark by the late Bishop Charles Henderson RIP in Corpus Christi Church, Brixton Hill,
Continue readingPope Francis issues restrictions on “divisive” Old Rite
Many of you will be unfamiliar with the background to all this, and Christopher Lamb’s piece [here] explains the issues very well. Since 2007 at St Edmund’s we have only
Continue readingChanges within our Church from Monday
We have received guidance from the English Bishops on how we should proceed within our church as regulations are relaxed from Monday. I am aware that many of our parishioners
Continue readingSunday – it is our Day
In the parish newsletter Father Steve has written about how we will gradually change what we do in church following the lifting of legal restrictions this Monday. This will be
Continue readingFr Ashley – 25 Years
On Tuesday 20th July Fr Ashley will be celebrating the 25th anniversary of his ordination to the Catholic priesthood. There will be a special Mass at 7.00 pm on the
Continue readingPope Francis leads the Angelus from Gemelli Hospital
Here the Holy Father today is leading the Angelus not from St Peter’s square but from the Gemelli hospital, following his operation last weekend: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SICi9ewZ3HM The late Fr Tom Creagh
Continue readingSea Sunday
From our Facebook Page… The Fifteenth Sunday of the Year and Sea Sunday. The links for Sea Sunday and the work of Stella Maris were put up a few days
Continue readingMartyrs of China
Today is the feast day of the Martyrs of China (as well as the Martyrs of the Netherlands, as noted on another post). In addition to Masses at the usual
Continue readingFeast of Blessed Maria Theresa Ledochowska
Tomorrow is the feast day of Blessed Maria Theresa Ledochowska, the Mother Foundress of the Missionary Sisters of St Peter Claver, who have been a tremendous presence in our parish
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