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On 19th March we celebrate the Solemnity of St Joseph: Novena to St Joseph – https://missio.org.uk/stjoseph/   Imitating St Joseph’s holy example and faith – https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-01/pope-francis-general-audience-29-january-2025-catechesis.html – Guardian of the Redeemer – https://www.vaticannews.va/en/liturgical-holidays/solemnity-of-saint-joseph–the-spouse-of-the-blessed-virgin-mary.html   Persecuted and courageous migrant – https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/audiences/2021/documents/papa-francesco_20211229_udienza-generale.html +++++++++ Photograph from Westminster Cathedral

CARDINAL’S CHRISTMAS MESSAGE – ‘he is our peace and joy’ – https://rcdow.org.uk/cardinal/addresses/cardinals-christmas-message-2024/   KING ATTENDS ADVENT SERVICE AT FARM STREET– ‘celebrating the courage and perseverance of Christians on Nineveh Plains’ https://rcdow.org.uk/news/king-attends-advent-service-at-farm-street-church/   ‘OPEN HEARTS TO JESUS, AND SHARE CHRISTMAS HOPE’ – from the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem https://www.cbcew.org.uk/latin-patriarch-hope-advent-christmas/   O ANTIHPONS – evening prayer before Christmas […]

Our written evidence to the Health and Social Care Select Committee Inquiry into Assisted Suicide, submitted in January 2023, offers ten clear reasons to oppose assisted suicide and euthanasia.  » Our Work » Life Issues » Ten reasons to oppose assisted suic… Summary of the written evidence to the Health and Social Care Select Committee inquiry The Catholic Bishops’ Conference […]

EDUCATION SUNDAY, 8th Sep – “He makes the deaf hear and the dumb speak” – marking the start of the new academic year, celebrating the work of Catholic Schools and Colleges. https://www.cbcew.org.uk/education-sunday/ Message from Bishop Marcus Stock, Chair of the Catholic Education Service  –  ‘inspiring a lifelong love of learning, and fostering the virtues that will assist children and […]

The group from our parish of the Sacred Heart who recently went on Pilgrimage to Rome welcomed a group of fellow Pilgrims from St. Mary’s here in Ware, who also went to Rome on Pilgrimage with Fr. Jake. A lovely BBQ was organised by our group to welcome the group from St. Mary’s. Unlike our […]

On Sunday 7th July 23024 we held our Parish “Summer” BBQ. Summer this year has been a bit of a hit or miss. The weather on BBQ day was particularly inclement with heavy downpours of rain! But that didn’t dampen our spirits! Indeed, our delicious burgers and sausages were cooked outside on the BBQ covered […]

We are re-launching our 100 club, would you be interested in joining our Parish’s 100 Club, to raise funds for our Parish? Three prizes every month. 1st prize, £50, 2nd prize £30 and 3rd prize £10. The subscription per entry is £26 for 6 months or £50 for a year. Application forms will be available after […]

Every session of the Second Vatican Council began with the prayer Adsumus Sancte Spiritus, the first word of the Latin original meaning, “We stand before You, Holy Spirit,” which has been historically used at Councils, Synods and other Church gatherings for hundreds of years, being attributed to Saint Isidore of Seville (c. 560 – 4 […]