This is celebrated during the week beginning 20th January and there will be a lunchtime prayer at 12:30-13:00 everyday that week held in St. Michael’s Church. I hope you will try to come to some of the days of prayer for this very important intention of Christian Unity.

Mass of Our Lady of Lourdes to mark the World Day of Prayer for the asick will be celebrated by Bishop Alan is on Saturday 8th February at 11:30 in St. John’s Cathedral in Norwich. During the Mass, the Sacrament of Anointing the Sick will be available for those who need it. Light refreshments will … [Read more…]

For nearly 1,000 years, England has been called the Dowry of Mary and on Sunday 29th March England will be rededicated as “Dowry of Mary”. This will happen in every Catholic Cathedral and at Walsingham. We are asked to prepare for this by saying the Angelus after weekday Mass. We will begin to do this … [Read more…]

Pope Francis has instituted a formal Sunday of the Word of God. It will be celebrated on the third Sunday of ordinary time this year 26th January. To mark this day, all parishes are asked to re-commission their Readers at Mass. I invited all Readers, including those who only read at weekday Mass to come … [Read more…]

I have not yet requested a date for the Bishop to come here to offer the Sacrament of Confirmation. In small parishes like ours, he would usually visit every two or three years when there are enough candidates. Only one person has approached me so far about Confirmation. If any more of our young people … [Read more…]