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I find myself still thinking over our time in Lourdes. It is characteristic of experiences that have profoundly drawn us to God that we need time to ‘unpack’ what has gone on. Almost two weeks since we returned, looking at the whole pilgrimage, the aspect that has stayed with me is that of joy. We […]
Reflections on Lourdes As a priest you get used to being asked to be a chaplain to a group of pilgrims. One of the great privileges you discover on these pilgrimages, as a priest, is that you receive far more than you are ever able to give. This has been doubly true for our trip […]
One of the things that hit me in Lourdes was the diversity of the Catholic Church. As we walked around the grotto for the first time, we ran our fingers along the rock. It has been worn smooth by millions of fingertips, all doing what we were doing. Our fingers, the fingers of past pilgrims […]
On our first full day in Lourdes we took the bus up to the Cite Saint-Pierre. Also known as the City of the Poor, it is a place where accommodation and hospitality is offered to those pilgrims who cannot afford to stay in hotels. The cite is set above the main part of Lourdes, on […]
Today we returned to Eastbourne after a week in Lourdes. Neil was a chaplain with HCPT Group 154 and we tagged along. At the start of the week one of the adults on the pilgrimage said how, on her first trip, the chaplain had told her she would go home and want to tell everyone […]
After the draining experience of Thursday and Friday , I hoped that at the Easter Vigil I would stumble on the joy of the Resurrection, in the way the women had done when they went to anoint Jesus’ body. Having not been to a vigil for a few years a flood of memories came back […]
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With the Gift of Piety we love God our Father. It inspires us to love and respect for His sake persons and things consecrated to Him. Join in the Pentecost Novena to the Holy Spirit on our website.
Pentecost Novena: Day 3: The Gift of Piety
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With the Gift of Piety we love God our Father. It inspires us to love and respect for His sake persons and things consecrated to Him.0 CommentsComment on Facebook
Tomorrow is the Seventh Sunday of Easter, the Sunday after Ascension. Join us for Mass celebrated according to Divine Worship at 11:30am at Christ the King Church. This week the Parish and Ordinariate Mass includes the First Holy Communion of a number of our children.
This Sunday falls in the space between the Ascension and Pentecost, when the Apostles and Our Lady “devoted themselves to prayer.”
“O God, the King of glory, who hast exalted thine only Son Jesus Christ with great triumph unto thy kingdom in heaven: we beseech thee, leave us not comfortless, but send to us thy Holy Spirit to comfort us, and exalt us unto the same place whither our Saviour Christ is gone before; who liveth and reigneth with thee in the unity of the Holy Spirit, ever one God, world without end. Amen.”
Seventh Sunday of Easter (Sunday after Ascension)
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Pew sheet for the Seventh Sunday of Easter, 12 May 20240 CommentsComment on Facebook
The Gift of Fear is the fear that is the beginning of wisdom, detaching us from worldly pleasures that could in any way separate us from God. Join in the Pentecost Novena to the Holy Spirit on our website.
Pentecost Novena: Day 2: The Gift of Fear
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The Gift of Fear is the fear that is the beginning of wisdom, detaching us from worldly pleasures that could in any way separate us from God.0 CommentsComment on Facebook
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