IN PARADISUM
May angels lead you to Paradise. At your coming may martyrs receive you. And bring you …
Matchmaker, make me a match
“Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Make me a match, Find me a find, Catch me a catch. Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Look through your book, And make me a perfect match.”
Here we go again
Here we go again! So began ‘Thought for the Day’ on the radio on Monday, as the government announced a new national lockdown to combat the Coronavirus.
Cecily Bennett (née Hastings)
Read about the amazing life of Cecily Bennent (née) Hastings, parishioner of St Benedict’s.
Statement from Bishop’s Conference
CATHOLIC BISHOPS’ CONFERENCE OF ENGLAND AND WALES Statement from the President and the Vice-President of the Conference on the Prime Minister’s Statement Saturday 31st October 2020 This evening, the Prime Minister announced further widespread restrictions in England beginning on Thursday 5th November. The Government have published their New National Restrictions Guidance on their website here. Whilst there was no formal […]
Beatitudes
Canonization is a formal process whereby the Church declares a deceased member as having been admitted into the company of the saints in heaven. The practice was formalized and centralized through appeal to the Pope some time in the middle ages though long before that many were regarded as saints. The word ‘saint’ comes from […]