Sunday Update
This Sunday’s gospel is the parable of the darnel (Matthew 13:24-43). Masses at the times we followed in the last few weeks (Saturday 6, Sunday 930 and 530). From Monday
Continue readingThank you Joseph
By the time you read this Joseph will have left St Edmund’s to be with his family in Welling for the remains of the summer. He resumes his studies at
Continue readingOur Lady of Mount Carmel
Today, especially in this diocese (where it’s not optional) is the feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, a feast which marks the foundation of the Carmelite order in the
Continue readingSt Swithun’s Day
Although in the diocese of Portsmouth today is kept as the feast of St Swithun (about whom I have reposted an entry from elsewhere today) in the Church’s general calendar
Continue readingBastille Day
In recent years I have paid a few visits to the Institute Catholique de Paris in order to build up stronger relationships between it and St Mary’s University. The picture
Continue readingFeast of St Benedict
Today is the feast of St Benedict. In our Lady chapel at St Edmund’s we have a small statue of him – unfortunately you can’t access the chapel at the
Continue readingFeast of St Augustine Zhao Rong and 119 others
Today the Church honours St Augustine Zhao Rong and 119 other Chinese martyrs, who lost their lives for the Catholic faith between the 18th century and 1930. They were all
Continue readingChurch to open for Evening Mass & Confessions
There have been further changes to our public worship. From this Saturday there will be, for the first time since March, Confessions in the Lady chapel from 5pm – 545pm.
Continue readingChurch Opens for more Masses and Confessions
With effect from Saturday 12th July the Church will be open for Confessions and for evening Mass on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Mass and Confession times and revised opening times
Continue readingFeast of St Thomas the Apostle
Today is the feast of St Thomas the Apostle, ‘doubting Thomas’, as he is sometimes called, because of the incident in John’s gospel after the resurrection of Jesus (John 20)
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