Today, Friday 6th September, we welcome nine new men who begin their formation for the priesthood to the seminary community. Please pray for them and the whole house for a happy, holy, and fruitful start to the new seminary year. Our Lady, Queen of the Clergy, pray for us! St Thomas More and St John […]
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New Deacons
Please pray for those ordained to the diaconate on Saturday 15th June at Westminster Cathedral, pictured here with Bishop John Sherrington. (L-R: Rev. Sean Power, Rev. Stephen Trafford, Bp. Sherrington, Rev. Scott Coleman, Rev. Gary Carter, Rev. James Boyle.)
Continue ReadingMary’s Month of May
May is a month especially dedicated to honouring the Holy Mother of God. Today at the seminary, the statue of Our Lady was crowned before Mass. During May we pray the Litany of Loreto daily, as well as gathering for the rosary as a community. O Mary, conceived without original sin, pray for us who […]
Continue ReadingGood Shepherd Sunday
The Fourth Sunday of Easter is known as Good Shepherd Sunday, after Our Lord’s words in the Gospel. He calls men to share in His priesthood as Good Shepherds, who are willing to lay down their lives for the sheep, as He was. It is a particular day of prayer for priests and vocations to […]
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Lent at Allen Hall
The staff and students of Allen Hall began the penitential season of Lent by ceremoniously burying the ‘Alleluia’, the Church’s song of joy, which will not now be heard until we celebrate Christ’s Resurrection at Easter. We wish you all a holy and prayerful Lent.
Continue ReadingVivamus in Spe – Allen Hall Journal
Each year Allen Hall produces a journal, Vivamus in Spe (‘Let us live in hope’), reflecting on the spiritual, pastoral, intellectual and human life of the house. the 2023 and 2022 editions can be viewed below. The 2024 edition will be published in the autumn.
Continue ReadingHelena Duckett, RIP
The funeral of Helena Duckett took place on Wednesday 25th October 2023 at Holy Rood Church, Watford. Archbishop Mark O’Toole (sometime Rector of Allen Hall) celebrated the Requiem Mass, joined by over fifty priests and the current staff and students of Allen Hall. We continue to give thanks to God for Helena’s friendship and years […]
Continue ReadingHelena Duckett, RIP
It is with great sorrow that Allen Hall mourns the loss of Helena Duckett (Domestic Bursar and Rector’s PA since 2004), who died on 27th September 2023. Helena was not only tireless in her work for the seminary, but a great friend and confidante to generations of staff and students. We pray for the repose […]
Continue ReadingVivamus in Spe 2023
The 2023 edition of the seminary’s journal, Vivamus in Spe, has been published and is available here: The previous edition, from 2022, is also available:
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