Sunday: World Day of the Poor
This Sunday, the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, is the fourth World Day of the Poor. The Holy Father’s message for today, from the website of the Irish Bishops Conference,
Continue readingMass today for the diaconate formation community
In addition to our livestreamed Masses at 10am and 6pm today, there will be a Mass at 115pm livestreamed to the Diaconate formation community for most of the dioceses in
Continue readingFeast of St Frances Xavier Cabrini
Today is the feast of St Frances Xavier Cabrini, declared to be patron saint of migrants by Pope Pius XII seventy years ago in 1950. A great saint in the
Continue readingRabbi Jonathan Sacks RIP
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, who has died, was a fine religious leader and a good friend of several Catholic leaders, including Cardinal Nichols. May he rest in peace. I recently reviewed
Continue readingFarewell to Fr Simplicio
Our dear Fr Simplicio has finally left us. Having returned to us at St Edmund’s to assist during the first lockdown, rather than remain on his sabbatical, he has now
Continue readingChurch closed for Masses from Thursday
With great regret we have to announce that (unless the government is defeated in the House of Commons tomorrow) we have to close the church for public worship from Thursday,
Continue readingPublic Worship & Plenary Indulgence in November
This Sunday is All Saints Day. Public Masses at the usual time. This is a statement about the likely closure of churches from Cardinal Nichols and the Archbishop of Liverpool,
Continue readingSecond Collections
Since March you will be aware that we have not been able to have any basket collections in the church during Mass. The parish income has fallen significantly because of
Continue readingSt Edmund’s SVP: Still Helping
This weekend we would be having a second collection for the SVP. It is the third one this year that we have not been able to take so please read
Continue readingIntroduction to Fratelli Tutti (‘Brothers and Sisters All’)
Fr Ashley has prepared a brief summary of the Pope’s new encyclical, Fratelli Tutti, which is available to read/download: CLICK HERE. Copies of Pope Francis’s encyclical on Fraternity & Social
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