On Friday 11 February 2022 we will celebrate the World Day of the Sick. Download and read the Holy Father’s message (PDF). Choosing as a theme, “Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful” Pope Francis writes, “Mercy is God’s name par excellence; mercy, understood not as an occasional sentimental feeling but as an ever-present
This March marks two years since the start of the global pandemic. During this time, the Church has faced enormous challenges but also discovered exciting new opportunities to proclaim the Gospel. On 1 March 2022 (6:00—7:00 pm UK time), Divine Renovation will host a one-hour webinar with Bishop Robert Barron, Rev Nicky Gumbel, and Fr
The National Office for Vocation has dedicated the first 100 days of 2022 to prayer, focusing on saints from across the world. Saints have vibrant stories from ordinary people, living extraordinary lives and achieving holiness. The 100 Days of Prayer recalls their stories and asks for their intercession. Prayers will be posted every day on
Wednesday 2 February, is Candlemas Day, the feast of the Presentation of the Lord in the Temple, and, in a sense, the end of the Christmas season. This is the day recorded in the Gospel of Luke when, forty days after birth, the Jewish law required that every first-born male must be consecrated to the
The Centre for Applied Carmelite Spirituality, Oxford in association with the Epiphany Academy of Formative Spirituality, Pittsburgh, USA invite you to join them for two free online events as they reflect and discuss the challenges of young adult formation in the third millennium… They devote two evenings to dialogue and reflection related to formation of
This Thursday, 27 January, is the day for everyone to remember the six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust, and the millions of people killed under Nazi persecution, and in the genocides which followed in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia, and Darfur. The 27th marks the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi death camp. In the UK,
The Holy Father has expressed his concern over the increasing tensions that threaten peace in Ukraine and has called for Wednesday 26 January to be a day of prayer for peace. The increasing tensions threaten to overturn chances for peace in Ukraine and security on the European continent in general, given the wider repercussions of
St Joseph and the English Martyrs Church is suddenly full of doves and stars! A display has been lovingly created by two of our First Holy Communion (FHC) catechists this morning (22 January) featuring doves representing the 80 candidates in this year’s FHC programme. Each of the candidates has a cutout dove bearing their names
Three of our altar servers were enrolled into the Guild of St Stephen at our Masses at St Joseph and the English Martyrs Church this Sunday, 16 January. One was enrolled at the 11:00 am Mass by Fr Carlos while the other two were enrolled at the 6:00 pm Mass by Fr Antonio. The three
Eighty children have begun this year’s First Holy Communion programme with the first session taking place at St Joseph and the English Martyrs Church this morning (Saturday, 15 January). Most of the children are from the Catholic parish of Bishop’s Stortford while a handful come from neighbouring parishes. The children all received their copies of
