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Christ in the Wilderness: Ivan Kramskoy (1837–1887), 1872; Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Into the wilderness with Christ

Monday 23 February 2026

Lent stretches before us now, not as a burden, but as a journey already walked by Christ.

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Bishop David, speaking to the Anglicanorum Coetibus Society

Bishop David’s Pastoral Letter: January 2026

Thursday 15 January 2026

“God has led us into the unity which is His Church and it is our bounden duty to be a prophetic voice, bearing witness to the Unity for which Christ prayed and by being agents for that full unity of the Body of Christ for which he longs.”

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Blessing of the House at Epiphany

Tuesday 6 January 2026

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.

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Pope Leo XIV. Vatican News

Pope Leo’s Prayer intentions 2026

Wednesday 31 December 2025

Every month Pope Leo entrusts his Worldwide Prayer Network with prayer intentions that express his great concerns for humanity and for the mission of the Church.

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Bishop David’s Pastoral Letter: December 2025

Friday 12 December 2025

The World needs to hear this truth. God has acted, the Word became flesh and dwelt among us; in the womb of the Virgin Mary he took our humanity and he has raised it now to the glory of Heaven.

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Cardinal Newman by Walter William Ouless (1848–1933); Oriel College, Oxford

S John Henry Newman, Doctor, co-Patron of Education

Saturday 1 November 2025

His Holiness Pope Leo XIV formally declared the Ordinariate’s patron, S John Henry Newman, a Doctor of the Church on All Saints’ Day, 1 November 2025.

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