Christmas Service Times at St Wilfrid's and St Joseph's
CHRISTMAS CAROL SERVICE AT ST WILFRID’S
Tuesday, 18 December, 7.30pm
MASSES AT ST JOSEPH’S
Monday, 24 December, Christmas Eve
Mass at 5.00pm with Carols and Blessing of the Crib
Tuesday, 25 December, Christmas Day
Mass at 9.30am with Carols
Wednesday, 26 December, St Stephen’s Day (Boxing Day)
No Mass
MASSES AT ST WILFRID’S
Monday, 24 December, Christmas Eve
6.30pm Family Mass, Children's Procession to the Crib and Blessing of the Crib
11.15pm Carols and Readings followed by Midnight Sung Latin High Mass
Tuesday, 25 December, Christmas Day
8.30am Mass with Carols
10.30am Mass with Carols
4pm Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament followed by Prayers at the Crib
Wednesday, 26 December, St Stephen’s Day (Boxing Day)
Mass at 12.10pm
Thursday 27 to Monday 31 December Masses as usual in St Wilfrid’s and St Joseph’s but there will be no Exposition or Confessions before Masses and no Vespers or Benediction on Sunday, 30 December.
Tuesday, 1 January
No Mass at St Joseph’s. Mass at 12.10pm in St Wilfrid’s
Catholicism & the Arts
On Hallowed Grounds? Understanding Church Architecture in the Medieval Period
5:30pm, Upper Room, St. Wilfrid's York, Thursday, 6 December
Dr Elizabeth Biggs (York): Faith and a New Cloister in Westminster Palace on the Eve of the Reformation
Dr Karl Kinsella (Oxford): Reading the Medieval Church: Liturgical Commentaries and Architecture
Service of Nine Lessons & Carols
There will be a Service of Nine Lessons and Carols with choir pieces and congregational singing on Tuesday, 18 December at 7:30pm in St Wilfrid's Church. The Carol Service wil be followed by Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. There will be a retiring collection to help with the music expenses at St Wilfrid's.
Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
Saturday, 8 December is the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of Our Lady. There will be a High Mass in the Extraordinary Form at 12 noon.
Catholicism and the Arts
There are two interesting sessions coming up on Politics, Faith and Literary Catholicism and on Church Architecture in the next few months. Details on the Catholicism and the Arts Blog.
100 Years since the end of the Great War
Please click on the poster to enlarge it.
The Eleventh General Congress of the Confederation of the Oratory of St Philip Neri
Fr Richard and Br Adam have just returned from General Congress of the Oratory in Rome.
Fr Daniel's report with more pictures can be found here.
Day of Penance and Reparation
DAY OF PENANCE AND REPARATION
FRIDAY, 14 SEPTEMBER
Feast of the Holy Cross
St Wilfrid’s Church, Duncombe Place
8am Mass followed by
Exposition and Rosary until 11.30am
11.30am – Stations of the Cross
12.10pm – Mass of the Feast of the Holy Cross followed by
Exposition, Rosary and Divine Mercy until 4pm
4pm – Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
Please sign the Watching List at the back of St Wilfrid's Church.
Pictures of Br Henry's Acolytate Mass
It was good to have such a crowd of parishioners from St Wilfrid's and St Joseph's to support Br Henry at this important stage of his progress to priesthood. Thank you to all who came. Candidates for Holy Orders are usually made acolytes (one of the ancient ministries of the Church) in seminaries. Oratory candidates do much of their formation in the parish so we do it at a Parish Mass. Here are some pictures:
