Inauguration of the Catenian Circle of Hambleton

SS Joseph & Francis Xavier, Richmond – 31 May 2008 We gather today in order to ask God’s blessing on the setting up of a new Catenian Circle in Hambleton. It is also the feast of the Visitation of Our Blessed Lady. It is because of her faith that we, with all...

Diocesan Lourdes Pilgrimage – Closing Mass

29 May 2008 We come together for our final Pilgrimage Mass and we gather in a spirit of thanksgiving to Almighty God for all the great and wonderful things he has done for us on this Pilgrimage. We take a moment to count our blessings. For the times we have not...

Mass in the Mountains – Lourdes

28 May 2008 It is very hard for us to believe that we mean so much to the Lord, so much that he died for each one of us. But there is something even more difficult to believe, that every human being is equally dear to him. As we begin this Mass, we pray that our eyes...

Mass of Anointing – Lourdes

27 May 2008 I can remember as a child walking past a toy shop near our house and seeing a chemistry set. It intrigued me, fascinated me – all the different chemicals with strange sounding names and the mysterious glass bottles and instruments. I wanted that...

Bicentennial of Ushaw College, Durham

Feast of Corpus Christi – 25 May 2008 Today we celebrate the great feast of Corpus Christi, the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ. According to the date, 25th May, it also happens to be the feast of Bede the Venerable who was born, lived out his life and died...

Day with Readers and Eucharistic Ministers

Pentecost 2008, 10 May 2008 In the Scriptures the Spirit is symbolised as the “breath of God” which transmits the life of God in the creation of Adam: Yahweh God fashioned man of dust from the soil. Then he breathed into his nostrils a breath of life, and thus man...

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