Today is the feast of Bl. Sebastian Valfrè of the Oratory in Turin, “the Father who had paradise in his eyes”. #oxfordoratory #oratory

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Our buildings are a little bit like painting the Forth Bridge, whenever one job is done another needs to be started. The floors in the Guild and Hopkins Rooms are receiving much-needed repairs this week. Just a glimpse into the constant maintenance required by the lovely buildings we have. #oxfordoratory

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Ready for Vespers. #oxfordoratory

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Thirty-five of our young adults gathered for their first Oratory meeting of 2020. After discussion, talks and the Oratory prayers they finished the meeting in the Royal Oak. Next month’s meeting for Catholics between 18 and 35-ish will be on 14th February at 7:30pm #oxfordoratory

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‘You are salt — tu sal es.’ Bl. Juvenal of the Oratory greets St Francis de Sales with a pun. The old ones are the best. Or maybe not… #oxfordoratory

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Congratulations to Anthony, received into Full Communion with the Church on the feast of St Antony. #oxfordoratory

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Ready for Solemn Benediction in honour of St Joseph Vaz tonight. St Joseph was a priest of the Oratory in Goa who went to preach the Gospel in modern day Sri Lanka. His work was accompanied by a great number of miracles, including the miraculous rain shower through his prayers that put an end to a severe drought (he stayed dry!) and telling off a herd of stampeding elephants. #oxfordoratory

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A postcard of the church in 1905. #oxfordoratory

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The Parish Choir in full voice at the 9:30 Mass this morning, singing “Laudate nomen Domini” by Christopher Tye. #oxfordoratory

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