In the early hours of Monday 6 February, a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck near Turkey’s border with northern Syria. The true scale of the devastation remains unclear, though the earthquake is understood to have killed more than 15,000 people, injured many hundreds more and destroyed thousands of homes and buildings. Pope Francis appealed for
Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) is marked on 27 January each year and is a time to remember the millions of people murdered during the Holocaust, under Nazi Persecution and in the genocides which followed. The theme this year is “Ordinary People” and it highlights the ordinary people who let genocide happen, the ordinary people who
On Saturday 14 January, parishioners leaving a Requiem Mass at St Aloysius in Somers Town, for a mother and daughter, who had died within a month of each other, were targets of a shooting that injured two children and four adults. The parish priest, Fr Jeremy Trood, was previously an assistant priest in Bishop’s Stortford.
Racial Justice Sunday is the day the Church focuses on the need to oppose racism and pursue racial justice with renewed vigour. This year, it takes place on 5 February. The theme for Racial Justice Sunday is: “All are included in the mission of Christ and His Church. Let us walk together, pray together and
A service of Vespers (Evening Prayer) in honour of the life of the life of the late Pope Emeritus Benedict and to pray for the repose of his soul will be held Tuesday, 24 January 2023, at 5pm in Westminster Cathedral. Many of the Bishops of England and Wales will be attending, as well as
The Vatican has released the Mass booklet (PDF, 37 pages) for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s funeral. Pope Francis presided over the funeral of Benedict XVI on Thursday, 5 January, at 9:30 a.m. (Rome time) in St. Peter’s Square. The collect prayer was prayed in Latin: Let us pray. O God, who in your wondrous providence
Many thanks to our group of volunteers who decorated so beautifully this morning. It’s officially Christmas at St Joseph and the English Martyrs Church!
On Saturday 3 December 2022 at 12 noon there will be an Advent talk at Holy Cross at St Andrew’s in Much Hadham. The speaker will be the well known writer, broadcaster, theologian, academic, retreat giver and spiritual director, Sister Gemma Simmonds CJ. She last spoke at the church in 2019 and made a considerable
As part of our Advent observation, there will be a Holy Hour every Wednesday evening of Advent, 7:30 to 8:30 pm at St Joseph’s. As well as the Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, the Holy Hour will include Benediction and readings to encourage reflection and meditation. Spending an hour in front of the Real Presence
Starting on 1 November, there will be a novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help on the first Tuesday of each month at St Joseph’s immediately after the 9.30am Mass. All are welcome.
