This week, we’ve all been reminded, through the media, that it’s now 3 years since the terrorist atrocity at the Manchester Arena which cost the lives of 22 people and injured hundreds more. Those whose loved-ones were killed or injured, or who were themselves injured or caught up in some way in this evil act,Continue reading “Seventh Sunday of Easter 24 May, 2020”
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Ascension Day, Thursday 21st May 2020
Propers for Ascension Day Entrance AntiphonMen of Galilee, why do you stand looking in the sky?The Lord will return, just as you have seen him ascend, alleluia! The CollectGrant, we pray, almighty God,that as we believe your only-begotten Son our Lord Jesus Christto have ascended into the heavens,so we in heart and mind may alsoContinue reading “Ascension Day, Thursday 21st May 2020”
Sixth Sunday of Easter 17th May, 2020
One of the most important periods of Church history is what’s known as the Patristic Age, or the Age of the Church Fathers. This began in the late 1st Century, with the immediate successors to the Apostles, and is generally though to have lasted until the late 8th Century and the Second Council of NicaeaContinue reading “Sixth Sunday of Easter 17th May, 2020”