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OCTOBER 15th is the feast of St TERESA of AVILA. Teresa lived in Spain in the 15th century and her writings continue to help people in...

We take this theme from the Gospel reading of the 30th SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME YEAR C GATHER +In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. When you succeed, is your first thought to celebrate yourself or to thank the people who helped you get there? What's the difference between having confidence in your abilities and being arrogant? When you look at someone else, do you tend to focus more on their good qualities, or their mistakes? WORD A reading

On 13th OCTOBER the Church celebrates the memorial of ST EDWARD THE CONFESSOR. St Edward is a rare saint as he was also an English king -...

OCTOBER 9th is the memorial of SAINT JOHN HENRY NEWMAN who lived from 1801 to 1890. Newman was first an Anglican priest but later...

We take this theme from the Gospel reading of the 29th SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME YEAR C GATHER +In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. When have you been persistent? When something is difficult, do you give up or keep going? WORD A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke: Glory to you O Lord. Jesus told his disciples a parable about the need to pray continually and never lose heart. ‘There was a judge in a certain town’ he said ‘who had

The 7th of OCTOBER is the Feast of OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY which has led to the whole month of October being especially dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Rosary. The Rosary is a powerful prayer with a history of miracles and the Church encourages us to pray the Rosary throughout the months of October and May. The feast was originally called 'Our Lady of Victory' because of a military victory in 1571. The unified Catholic nations of Europe we outnumbered by the in

On 4th OCTOBER the Church celebrates the life of St FRANCIS of ASSISI. He was from a wealthy family but gave up everything to live with...

On 1st OCTOBER the church remembers St THERESE of LISIEUX. Mother Teresa is probably one of the world's best-known Catholics... ever! She...

30th SEPTEMBER is the feast of St JEROME. Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus (Jerome) was born at Stridon, a village near Emona which is now...

We take this theme from the Gospel reading of the 28th SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME YEAR C GATHER +In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. What good things have happened to you recently? Did you express your gratitude? What else is there that you could be grateful for? WORD A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke: Glory to you O Lord. On the way to Jerusalem Jesus was passing along between Samaria and Galilee. And as he entered a village,

SEPTEMBER 29th is the feast of the ARCHANGELS. The Archangels are the named angels in the Bible, along with Lucifer, who isn’t honoured...

27th SEPTEMBER is the feast of St VINCENT DE PAUL. Vincent, was a priest who abandoned the lavish lifestyle and wealth of serving as a...

SEPTEMBER 24th is the memorial of OUR LADY OF WALSINGHAM. Many people know about the Blessed Virgin Mary’s appearances in Lourdes in France and Fatima in Portugal, but the Blessed Virgin Mary also appeared to Richeldis de Faverches an English noblewoman in Walsingham, Norfolk in 1061. During her apparitions, Lady Richeldis was given visions of the house where Mary received her visit from the Angel Gabriel. She instructed to rebuild the Holy House of Nazareth in Walsingham, N

We take this theme from the Gospel reading of the 27th SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME YEAR C Moana - Moana sets sail into the unknown (Disney) GATHER +In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. What does the word "faith" mean? How is it different to 'belief','trust' or 'hope'? When did you have to have faith in something or somebody else? When did you not have enough faith to do something? WORD A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke: Glory to

On the SEPTEMBER 23rd we celebrate feast of St PIUS OF PIETRELCINA, an Italian priest who lived between 1887 and 1968. He is more...

On the 21st SEPTEMBER the Church remembers the Apostle and Gospel writer SAINT MATTHEW. Matthew was a tax-collector, who were seen as...

We take this theme from the Gospel reading of the 26th SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME YEAR C Lilo & Stitch - Lilo is Comforted and Offers Comfort (Disney) GATHER +In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Who knows when you feeling down and knows what to do to make you smile? Who's always there for you when your going through tough times? Do you notice when others are struggling? WORD A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke: Glory to you O Lor

On SEPTEMBER 15th, the Church has a memorial called OUR LADY OF SORROWS . In this feast, we reflect on the Blessed Virgin Mary and the sorrows she experienced as the mother of Christ. Being Jesus’ mum must have been great at times: the healings, the teaching and the miracles. But there were also times of great sorrow - the greatest of these must have been watching her child suffer and die on the Cross. This is why the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows follows the feast of the Exa

On SEPTEMBER 9th, the Church Remembers Saint Peter Claver. He could be considered one of the first members of the Black Lives Matter...

On 8th SEPTEMBER the Church celebrates the feast of the Birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Mary should inspire us because she was such...