Blessed Robert Sutton Open Evening

Update

I have been away for a few days, celebrating Mass for the enclosed Benedictine nuns at Minster Abbey, and finding plenty of time for prayer myself. Every priest needs times of retreat for the sake of his own soul, and so that the well doesn't run dry when he tries to share the faith with his people.

I also found time to make a pilgrimage to Canterbury Cathedral, with it's associations with St Augustine and St Thomas Becket, and to St Augustine's Abbey in Ramsgate, which Pugin believed to be his ideal Church, his greatest work.

Canterbury Cathedral

Canterbury Cathedral

St Augustine's Abbey

Because of my absence there was a double newsletter last week. Everything there still applies, except that on Friday, 23rd September, there will be a service of the Word & Holy Communion rather than Mass at 9.30am. This is because I am celebrating the Funeral Mass for Rev Deacon Brendan Campbell at Mount St Bernard Abbey that morning. May he rest in peace. Amen.

Click here for this week's porch notice with an updated list of times.

Apologies...

...if you have tried to phone the presbytery over the last couple of days. There is a problem with the BT line. I hope it will be fixed soon. Please contact me by email if possible.

Latest news! Fault resolved. Deo gratias!

Canonisation of St Teresa of Calcutta - OLOL represented!

Our Lady of Lourdes parishioner, Jacob, was in Rome the weekend Mother Teresa was canonised. He has sent me these lovely pictures. Click on the pictures to see a bigger version.

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Today's homily

Read Deacon Andrew's homily on today's challenging Gospel here.

St Teresa of Calcutta

In his homily this morning, Deacon Andrew referred to the address Mother Teresa gave to the National Prayer Breakfast (Sponsored by the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives) February 3, 1994. As she is officially recognised by the Church as a Saint, you might like to read her address here.

Alternatively, here is the video of the address: