James Randle (a parishioner) writes… As a university student it definitely feels like there’s a renewed openness to faith amongst young people – more students were baptised this Easter at my university chaplaincy in Sheffield than in the last decade combined. This is a trend around the UK and abroad and has inspired me to…
Regina Caeli! Regina caeli, laetare, alleluia.Quia quem meruisti portare, alleluia.Resurrexit sicut dixit, alleluia.Ora pro nobis Deum, alleluia. (Queen of Heaven, rejoice, alleluia.For he, whom you did merit to bear, alleluia.Has risen as he said, alleluia.Pray for us to God, alleluia.) V. Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary, alleluia.R. For the Lord is truly risen,…
Paschal triumph, Paschal joy! Dear Parishioners, I begin this editorial by wishing you all a very Happy and Blessed Easter. This is such a beautiful time of year with the spring underway and the signs of hope and new life which it brings. The garden at OLSG is already a riot of colour and new…
Tell me angel, what turned you away?The slaughter of the sheep or the life of the Lord?The death of the sheep or the type of the Lord? The blood of the sheep or the spirit of the Lord? (Homily of St Melito of Sardis on the Pascha) I start this reflection, brothers and sisters, with…
The Joy of Lent The liturgical mood has lightened a little as we pass the halfway point of this holy season of Lent. Last week we celebrated Laetare or ‘rejoice’ Sunday, and during the week we celebrated the uplifting feasts of St Patrick and St Joseph. We can also be joyful at this time as…
