“More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, & endurance produces character, & character produces Hope, & Hope does not disappoint us…”
-St Paul to the Romans 5:3-5
To celebrate the Jubilee Year, Pilgrims of Hope and the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, Allen Hall are pleased to offer a series of talks exploring the Theological Virtue of Hope, its relation to the Nicene Creed, and feature St Thomas More and the Douai Martyrs as witnesses to hope. The dates and themes of the talks are as follows:
- Saturday, 22 March (in Lent): Consubstantial with the Father – “Christ our Hope”
- Saturday, 7 June (Eve of Pentecost): The Holy Spirit – “Taste and Dynamism of Hope”
- Saturday, 6 December: Advent – The Great Season of Hope in which to Contemplate the Last Things.
Furthermore, the pattern for these afternoons are as follows:
3:00 pm Talk (with opportunity for questions/discussion)
4:30 pm Refreshments
5:00pm Tour with explanation of Allen Hall’s history
5:30pm Sung Vespers with devotions to the Martyrs, including veneration of St Cuthbert Mayne’s relic – ending by appx. 6pm.
These talks are open to the public. However, due to the limited avaliabilty of spaces, attendance will be limited. To reserve a place for the talks, kindly email Miss Monica Ruiz Herrera at parector@rcdow.org.uk by the Wednesday before each talk at the latest. You are welcome to come just for the talk.
The address of Allen Hall is: 28 Beaufort Street, Chelsea, SW3 5AA.
Bus Nos. 19, 49, 319, and 345 stop almost right outside, with Nos 22 and 11 stopping just round the corner on the King’s Road.