The five archbishops of England and Wales have written a pastoral letter to all the faithful concerning the current closure of churches: A People who Hope in Christ.
Our own Archbishop has also written a pastoral letter for this Sunday: Pastoral Letter — Fourth Sunday of Easter.
Praying for our priests and for vocations to the priesthood on Good Shepherd Sunday. #oxfordoratory
OYA by Zoom tonight at 8pm
What’s in a name? Who to talk to when you pray
Do you ever feel like praying is a bit like throwing a coin into a wishing well? How confident are we that our prayers are actually heard, let alone answered? When we speak to God, who do we actually think we’re talking to? We’ll be looking at this and more tonight, with the help of the Scriptures. There should be something in this talk that brings everyone closer to our heavenly Father.
Tonight’s meeting is taking a slightly different format because of the lockdown. We’ll be starting promptly at 8pm. Click this link to open the meeting in Zoom:
https://zoom.us/j/97288584511?pwd=Zi9aNTJsK1ZlUzNsbDlQUzBlR05UUT09
We’ll jump straight into the introduction as soon as we’re ready. We’ll use the breakout room feature of Zoom so that everyone can discuss the questions in small groups as we would normally. Then through the wonder of technology, everyone will be transported back to the main meeting for the final talk.
There will still be the usual prayers at the end (without the singing!), but we won’t have the period of silent prayer in front of the computer screen — that’s best left till later.
We look forward to seeing you all this evening, especially if you’re no longer in Oxford and wouldn’t have been able to attend in person tonight.
In Joseph’s house at Nazareth,
The sound of hammer fills the air,
As light of early dawn appears
To great the Holy Family there.
The world’s own Maker, Christ himself,
Submits to thee as household head,
His brow with sweat of toil bedew’d,
He shares with thee hard labour’s bread.
Hymn for the Feast of St Joseph the Worker
#oxfordoratory
“Eternal God, eternal Trinity, you have made the Blood of Christ so precious through his sharing in your Divine nature. You are a mystery as deep as the sea; the more I search, the more I find, and the more I find, the more I search for you. But I can never be satisfied; what I receive will ever leave me desiring more. When you fill my soul I have an ever-greater hunger, and I grow more famished for your light. I desire above all to see you, the true light, as you really are. Amen.” An act of Spiritual Communion by St Catherine of Siena, with a view of a window in the Sacred Heart chapel. #oxfordoratory
Today is the Patronage of St Philip, the 27th birthday of the Oxford Oratory. Download the booklet for the Musical Oratory tonight here.
Today is the Patronage of St Philip, the 27th birthday of the Oxford Oratory. Download the booklet on our website for the Musical Oratory tonight. #oxfordoratory
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“And they knew him in the breaking of bread.” Today’s Gospel of Emmaus as it appears on one of our best vestments. #oxfordoratory
