Posts by Andrew Leach

Image of Our Lady of Walsingham in the Basilica of the National Shrine

Our Lady of Walsingham now a Feast in England

Friday 12 July 2024

Cardinal Arthur Roche, Prefect of the DDW, wrote to Cardinal Vincent Nichols, president of the Bishops’ Conference, granting permission for Our Lady of Walsingham to be celebrated as a new Feast in the dioceses of England, starting this year on 24 September.

Cardinal Fernández giving his homily © Mazur/CBCEW

Cardinal Fernández’s Homily

Wednesday 26 June 2024

The text of the homily which Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernandez gave at the Consecration in Westminster Cathedral on 22 June.

Bishop David Waller (centre) with Fr Andrew Starkie (left) and Fr David Lashbrooke

Consecration of a new Bishop

Saturday 22 June 2024

The Rt Revd David Waller was consecrated Bishop and appointed Bishop of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham in a service at Westminster Cathedral on Saturday 22 June 2024.

Pentecost Novena: Day 9: The Fruits of the Spirit

Saturday 18 May 2024

As we grow in the knowledge and love of God under the direction of the Holy Spirit, our service becomes more sincere and generous, the practice of virtue more perfect.

Chasuble from Maris Stella Vestments

Pentecost Novena: Day 8: The Gift of Wisdom

Friday 17 May 2024

It is the gift of Wisdom that strengthens our faith, fortifies hope, perfects charity, and promotes the practice of virtue in the highest degree.

Chasuble by Sacra Domus Aurea

Pentecost Novena: Day 7: The Gift of Counsel

Thursday 16 May 2024

The gift of Counsel endows the soul with supernatural prudence, enabling it to judge promptly and rightly what must done, especially in difficult circumstances.