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A silhouette of a cross at sunset with the lights of a city in a valley beyond

Men’s Way of the Cross: 22 March 2024

Friday 23 February 2024

Join men of the Ordinariate and the Parish for prayer over the South Downs Beachy Head trail to rediscover yourself and reflect on your God-given purpose on earth.

Front door with Epiphany inscription

Blessing of the House at Epiphany

Saturday 6 January 2024

It’s customary to bless the house each year at Epiphany, with chalk and water which has been blessed for the purpose. This is generally distributed after Mass at Epiphany, and many churches make it freely available during the days afterward. PDF Magnificat From the east came the Magi to Bethlehem to adore the Lord; and […]

The Rector of the National Shrine, Fr Robert Billing, in the Slipper Chapel

From the Rector of the National Shrine of Our Lady

Friday 1 December 2023

Fr Robert Billing, Rector of the National Shrine of Our Lady at Walsingham, has written an open letter about the 2024 pilgrimage season.

Litany of Our Lady of Sorrows

Friday 1 September 2023

The month of September is traditionally dedicated to the Seven Sorrows of Mary in the Church’s Liturgical Calendar. The Litany of the Seven Sorrows joins us to her suffering.

Image of the Immaculate Heart in the Peterskirche, Vienna (via Wikimedia Commons)

Litany of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

Wednesday 2 August 2023

The month of August is traditionally dedicated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary in the Church’s Liturgical Calendar. The Litany of the Immaculate Heart invokes the heart of Mary, the seat of her love and virtue, and an incentive to a similar love and virtue in ourselves.

Litany of the Most Precious Blood

Saturday 8 July 2023

The month of July is dedicated to the Precious Blood in the Church’s Liturgical Calendar. The Litany of the Most Precious Blood pays tribute to the blood our Lord both shed for us in His Passion and offers us in the Eucharist for our salvation.