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Called to be Holy: Novena Day 3 (17 May)

Sunday 17 May 2015

The Office O God, make speed to save us. O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Alleluia. Psalm 131 (130) O Lord, my heart is […]

Called to be Holy: Novena Day 2 (16 May)

Saturday 16 May 2015

The Office O God, make speed to save us. O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Alleluia. Psalm 8 How great is your name, O […]

Called to be Holy: Novena Day 1 (15 May)

Friday 15 May 2015

The Office O God, make speed to save us. O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Alleluia. Psalm 47 (46) All peoples, clap your hands, […]

Called to be Holy: 15–23 May

Monday 4 May 2015

For the nine days of the Called to be Holy Novena, the Ordinariate has made a selection from the many holy men and women who form part of the heritage of English Christianity. We published versions of the short daily office which was provided. Some of our spiritual writers come from before the divisions of […]

Standing firm.

Wednesday 1 April 2015

Yesterday, the readings of the office, seemed to be saying “Stand firm” or a least so it seemed to me. This morning an article on staying with the cross popped up on my facebook newsfeed. All this reminded me of an article I had read while doing my spiritual director training. By Peter Fenessy SJ, […]

Let our souls take the place of the welcoming branches.

Sunday 29 March 2015

Today we will begin our mass in the hall of St Agnes in order to bless the palms and process around to the church. It is a short procession but despite this, in it we are accompanying our Lord as he enters Jerusalem. It is one of those bitter sweet moments, which seem to be […]