Some of us, in Holy Week, have a tendency to think that the special acts of worship which are so important to us, and so characteristic of this time, in some ways don’t need much explanation: they can be allowed to speak for themselves. The Passion narratives which we hear
Continue readingFor most of us, unless we go to Mass regularly, we seldom experience the daily prayer of the Church, known as the ‘Daily Office’ or ‘Divine Office’ or ‘Breviary’. This has to be said every day by priests and deacons and most Religious, but laypeople are encouraged to say it
Continue readingThe Church begins this evening what we call the ‘Triduum Sacrum’, the ‘sacred three days’ – possibly the strangest marking of this very special time in the history of the Church. In much of the world public worship has been suspended; in Catholic churches the customary acts of worship will
Continue readingThis is a Greek Orthodox icon of ‘Jesus Christ the High Priest’. If you joined our worship this morning live-streamed from our church you would have noticed that it was not a Mass, but the Office of Readings and Morning Prayer – this is because today, Maundy (or Holy) Thursday,
Continue readingToday is Spy Wednesday – and ordinary morning Masses stop after today until Sunday; we’re reaching the most intense and sacred time of the year. Like yesterday our focus is on Judas, hence the traditional name for today, and this time we look at him through the lens of Matthew’s gospel
Continue readingFor those who don’t use Facebook, please see below Tuesday’s reflections by Fr Ashley… Today and tomorrow at Mass the gospel readings focus not only on Our Lord but on the tragic and key figure of Judas Iscariot – today in the account of him dipping his bread in the
Continue readingWe have been overwhelmed by the many messages of thanks from people far and wide who have joined us via the webcam for Masses and times of prayer and reflection. It seems strange to celebrate Mass without a visible congregation but this is the new normal (for now) and we
Continue readingPlease note that St Edmund’s has now closed it’s doors until further notice. To read the Statement from Archbishop John Wilson CLICK HERE.
Continue readingFurther to the announcement earlier this week, please note that all Masses will now be celebrated in Church behind closed doors. The obligation to attend Holy Mass on Sundays and Holy days is removed until further notice. All meetings and groups scheduled to take place in the Hall or No.
Continue readingToday (18 March) the Bishops Conference of England and Wales has agreed that the all public worship should cease in our communities from the evening of Friday 20 March. The obligation to attend Holy Mass on Sundays and Holy days is removed until further notice. In Beckenham we have decided
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