Posts by Andrew Leach

Renaissance silver book-cover

Services on Easter Day

Saturday 12 April 2014

Easter Day Saturday 19 April Vigil Liturgy and First Mass of Easter 8:00pm Sunday 20 April Mass of the Day 11:15am During the Sacred Triduum members of all the communities at St Agnes celebrate together. There’s also a Mass in Polish on Easter Day at 1:00pm.

Crucifixion by Il Bronzino

Services during Holy Week

Saturday 12 April 2014

Palm Sunday of Our Lord’s Passion Sunday 13 April Procession and Mass 4:00pm Mass starts in the hall Maundy Thursday Thursday 17 April Solemn Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper 7:00pm Good Friday Friday 18 April Solemn Liturgy of the Day 3:00pm Seven Last Words 7: It is finished During the Sacred Triduum members of […]

24 hours for the Lord: 28–29 March

Sunday 23 March 2014

St Agnes’ Church will be open for a vigil before the Blessed Sacrament, with the opportunity for the Sacrament of Reconciliation, for a time from Friday 28 March to Saturday 29 March. This is in response to the Holy Father’s request to establish a tradition, published through the Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelisation. […]

Lent Groups: Evangelii Gaudium

Sunday 2 March 2014

A Lent reading group started on Wednesday 12 March, following Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium, and the series will run through to finish on the Wednesday of Holy Week, starting with the Introduction and then one chapter each week. Each meeting will start promptly at 8:00pm — get there in good time! Check the […]

A few days away

Saturday 22 February 2014

Some of the community have been in Lyndhurst in the New Forest for a few days to recharge the batteries. And eat. And laugh. We did do other things too, saying Offices together — including road-testing a Liturgy of the Word which might be used when Mass cannot be celebrated — and celebrating Mass. And […]

Prayer Vigil: Night Prayer (Compline)

Saturday 25 January 2014

Members and friends of the Ordinariate in Eastbourne are gathering to pray for the world, the Ordinariate and the group for 12 hours today [Saturday]. The Hours of the Divine Office are said during that time. Throughout the day we are using a version of the Office which is based on that published by Universalis. […]