The Feast of St Bridget
Today is the feast of St Bridget (or Birgitta in Latin and Swedish) of Sweden, one of the patron saints of Europe. I wrote about her in my booklet about
Continue readingFeast day of St Mary Magdalen
Today is the feast day of St Mary Magdalen (which was upgraded a few years ago by Pope Francis). A problem is that sometimes the woman so identified in the
Continue readingSocial justice, love and humility before God
Thank you for the many good wishes I received yesterday. Remember that from this week the morning Mass is back to the usual time of 10am and the 6pm Mass
Continue readingSunday 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
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