Next weekend (5 and 6 November) is the annual collection for sick and retired priests in the Diocese of Westminster. There are more than 66 sick and retired priests who receive support after a lifetime of service to their parishes. By 2025 the number of priests in retirement is set to double. Most priests offer
All Saints’ Day, 1 November, is a holy day of obligation. This means Catholics are obligated to attend Mass this coming Tuesday. There will be two Masses on All Saints’ Day: the normal morning Mass at 9:30 am in the evening at 7:30 pm Both Masses will be at St Joseph and the English Martyrs
It is a Catholic tradition to have the graves of loved ones blessed on All Souls’ Day which we celebrate every year on 2 November. We do this to remind ourselves that souls in purgatory need our prayers. Fr Peter and Fr Antonio will bless the graves at Bishop’s Stortford Cemetery after the morning Mass
Fr Antonio PinedaAssistant Parish PriestI n the parable of the Unjust Judge which we hear in this Sunday’s Gospel, the judge is willing to do what is right simply to get rid of a persistent petitioner who would not go away. If a judge of a questionable character can do this, how much more will
Fr Antonio PinedaAssistant Parish PriestW e live in a democracy. We enjoy individual freedom and liberty, the right to choose and decide for ourselves how to live our lives. But while we do not suffer dictators gladly sometimes, we seem to want to dictate to God, make Him do things our way, because we think
Fr Antonio PinedaAssistant Parish PriestT hou shalt not expect gratitude. This Sunday’s Gospel is yet another lesson on what it means to be a disciple, a lesson that some might find difficult to understand and, indeed, follow. A true follower, we can surmise from Jesus’ analogy when his disciples asked for more faith, is a
On 6 September, we started walking with a group of individuals who want to know more about the Catholic Church. Some are already Christians but from different denominations, while some are currently not Christians. Through the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) programme, these searching individuals will learn more about the Catholic faith with
Our parish join the rest of the country in mourning the death of Queen Elizabeth. Cardinal Vincent, Archbishop of Westminster and President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, has given his permission for a Requiem Mass to be celebrated in every parish this coming weekend. The 11:00 am Mass this Sunday will
Majellans is back! After a two-year break, we are finally in a position to restart our wonderful Parents and Babies/Toddlers group. All parents/carers with children aged four or below are most welcome. The first session will be on Monday 12 September 2022 from 9:30am-11:30am and then continue every Monday, except for half terms and school
We need a nurse and helpers for our parish pilgrimage to Lourdes with ACROSS which will take place from 6 to 15 October 2022). Sadly one of the two nurses that were planning to travel with us in October is no longer able to travel, and as such we are in urgent need of a
