Solemnity of St Joseph
Tuesday, 19 March is the Solemnity of St Joseph and the Patronal Feast of St Joseph’s Church. There will be a Mass at 9:15am at St Joseph's followed by coffee and pastries in the Hall.
Musical Rosary Correction
Correction to the previous post about the Musical Rosary. This is not until Wednesday, 22 May!
Ash Wednesday and Lent
Ash Wednesday is on 6 March. There will be Mass with the Blessing and Distribution of Ashes at St Joseph’s at 9.15am and at St Wilfrid’s at 12.10pm and 6pm in the Extraordinary Form. There will be Stations of the Cross on all Fridays in Lent in place of Exposition at 11.30am
Help the York Oratorians whenever you shop online
Many online retailers pass on a small percentage of online spending to charities. We have signed up for this and now whenever you shop online your spending can help support St Wilfrid's and St Joseph's and the education of our young priests in training. Just get the Easyfundraising App from Google or the App Store, register and search for York Oratory in the list of charities supported. Thank you in advance for taking the time to do this.....
Canonisation of Blessed John Henry Newman
We are delighted to announce that Pope Francis today signed the decree approving the miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed John Henry Newman, the founder of the English Oratory. This opens the way to his canonisation later in the year. Below is a press release from the Birmingham Oratory giving details of the miracle.
Bishop Robert appointed as new Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle
The Fathers and Brothers of the York Oratory in Formation are delighted that our own Bishop Robert has been appointed as Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle by Pope Francis. It will be a great pleasure to have him as a near neighbour in Newcastle and look forward to welcoming him here whenever his duties allow. Meanwhile he is assured of all our prayers. Here is the report from the Catholic Herald.
Candlemas
The Presentation of the Lord in the Temple - or Candlemas - is an important feast for the Oratory as it is the anniversary of the establishment of the Oratory in England at Birmingham in 1848. We will have a Sung English Mass with the Blessing of Candles and a Procession, followed by prayers to Our Lady of York. After Mass there will be a party in the Oratory House.
