Here is the scroll of every man’s name.
Three new members were admitted to the Brothers of the Little Oratory on Sunday.
Uttering such dulcet and harmonious breath
Our 10.30am Mass choir sang carols yesterday in the Shambles Market.
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Newsletter 5th December 2021
Have I thought long to see this morning’s face, And doth it give me such a sight as this?
All the cool cats come to the Rorate Mass:
Watch a video of the Gloria here: IMG_0201
Thus have I, Wall, my part discharged so
Redecoration has begun on the downstairs meeting room at More House:
Mass intentions for the week beginning, Saturday, 4th December
Please click here for a list of Mass intentions for the week beginning, Saturday, 4th December.
Jephthah - An Irresponsible Father
Jephthah is filled with the Spirit of the Lord, but he makes a rash vow and his daughter pays the price. Meanwhile, the Ephraimites are cross not to be picked for the team and a bloody civil war ensues, with dire consequences for anyone speaking with a northern accent.
Hear all about it in the last of this year's Talking Heads, by clicking here.
In Defence of Life
Members of the York Society for the Protection of Unborn Children raise awareness of Life issues in the porch of our church.
A Day Out at Home
The Brothers of the Little Oratory were planning a pre-St Andrew's Day jaunt to Edinburgh on Saturday but were thwarted by Storm Arwen. Instead they spent the day prayerfully, usefully, and enjoyably, in York. In the evening they came for dinner at the Oratory and Fr Richard cooked an exotic dish from over the Pennines: Lancashire hotpot. 
The Church's Year begins
Advent began seasonably, with a light dusting of snow. 
There was plenty of cake to warm us in the Upper Room:
New year, new Christian: