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This June has felt a bit like a whirlwind. There have been lots of special events: confirmations; a 24 hour prayer vigil; a visit from Ronald Crane and Jackie Ottaway from The Portal Magazine; the Ordinariate Pilgrimage to Walsingham; Going Forth Masses for First Holy Communions and Confirmations. The month finished with a visit from […]
This spring has given us plenty to celebrate. This Sunday saw two 4pm Mass regulars take their First Holy Communion. Both have been preparing by attending the parish course. It was very exciting to see two of our number take such an important step in their spiritual lives. To help them and their families celebrate […]
We are well into Eastertide. The joint Easter vigil, with the diocesan congregation of St Agnes was one full of joy. We had particular reason to celebrate as three people were received into the church via the Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham. Robert, Val and Richard have been preparing since the Autumn. They are […]
I was very cold by the time our walking tour group arrived at the Neue Wache. It has had various purposes but now houses a sculpture by artist Kathe Kollwitz called “Mother with her dead son.” A woman, wearing simple clothes cradles her son’s lifeless body. Her face is partly hidden, his obscured by her […]
Just down from the Brandenburg Gate is the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe. During one morning of my recent stay in Berlin, I visited the information centre, underneath the memorial. The first room gives an overview of the Nazi policy to exterminate Europe’s Jews. The accounts are chilling not just because they contain […]
Our fourth adult Lent group focused on the figure of the Father in the Prodigal Son. We began by looking carefully at Rembrandt’s painting, the focus for Henri Nouwen’s book. We noticed the difference in the two hands, showing the maternal and paternal nature of God’s love. There is a great love in the embrace […]
Today
Tomorrow is the feast of Pentecost or Whit Sunday, the “Birthday of the Church,” and Mass will be celebrated according to Divine Worship at 11:30am at Christ the King Church Langney. We’d love to see you! The pew sheet is available at the link below.
“When the day of Pentecost arrived, the Apostles were all together in one place. And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance.”
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Pew sheet for Pentecost (Whit Sunday), 24 May 20260 CommentsComment on Facebook
The Pentecost Novena, the nine days between the Ascension and Pentecost when the Church prays for the coming of the Holy Spirit, is the oldest of all novenas. Join in with the daily posts on our website.
Pentecost Novena: Day 9: The Fruits of the Spirit
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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.0 CommentsComment on Facebook
The Pentecost Novena, the nine days between the Ascension and Pentecost when the Church prays for the coming of the Holy Spirit, is the oldest of all novenas. Join in with the daily posts on our website.
Pentecost Novena: Day 8: The Gift of Wisdom
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It is the gift of Wisdom that strengthens our faith, fortifies hope, perfects charity, and promotes the practice of virtue in the highest degree.0 CommentsComment on Facebook
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