Young Oratory had a great time racing to complete the evil genius’s challenges after their end of term Mass last night. #oxfordoratory
Rorate cæli desuper — drop down ye heavens from above. A glimpse of this morning’s sung Rorate Mass in honour of Our Lady. #oxfordoratory
Christmas Mass Times 2019
Our cards with Christmas Mass times are here! Collect yours from the back of church, and take some to invite friends and family with too.
Carol Service
Wednesday 18 December 20:00
Tue 24 Dec — Christmas Eve
Mass at 7:30 and 10:00
Confessions before all Masses and 11:00–17:30
Sung First Vespers of Christmas at 17:30
First Mass of Christmas with carols at 18:30
The church is closed after Mass until 23:00
Carols and readings from 23:15
Midnight Mass at midnight
Wed 25 Dec — Christmas Day
EF Latin Mass at 8:00
Sung English Mass at 9:30 (with children’s liturgy)
Solemn Mass at 11:00
Solemn Benediction at 17:30
No evening Mass
Thur 26 Dec — St Stephen’s Day
Mass at 10:00 only
Tue 31 Dec — New Year’s Eve
Mass at 7:30, 10:00, 18:00
Sung Mass and Benediction for New Year at 23:00
Wed 1 Jan — New Year’s Day
Mass at 10:00 only
Epiphany Procession & Benediction
Saturday 4 January 15:00
Confessions
Before every Mass
Saturdays 10:30–11:00 and 17:00–18:30
and Christmas Eve 11:00–17:30
#oxfordoratory
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Our cards with Christmas Mass times are here! Collect yours from the back of church, and take some to invite friends and family with too.
Carol Service
Wednesday 18 December 20:00
Tue 24 Dec — Christmas Eve
Mass at 7:30 and 10:00
Confessions before all Masses and 11:00–17:30
Sung First Vespers of Christmas at 17:30
First Mass of Christmas with carols at 18:30
The church is closed after Mass until 23:00
Carols and readings from 23:15
Midnight Mass at midnight
Wed 25 Dec — Christmas Day
EF Latin Mass at 8:00
Sung English Mass at 9:30 (with children’s liturgy)
Solemn Mass at 11:00
Solemn Benediction at 17:30
No evening Mass
Thur 26 Dec — St Stephen’s Day
Mass at 10:00 only
Tue 31 Dec — New Year’s Eve
Mass at 7:30, 10:00, 18:00
Sung Mass and Benediction for New Year at 23:00
Wed 1 Jan — New Year’s Day
Mass at 10:00 only
Epiphany Procession & Benediction
Saturday 4 January 15:00
Confessions
Before every Mass
Saturdays 10:30–11:00 and 17:00–18:30
and Christmas Eve 11:00–17:30
#oxfordoratory
Congratulations to Kasey, who was received into Full Communion with the Catholic Church on the feast of St Ambrose. “So the Church, in response to grace so great, exhorts her children, exhorts her neighbours, to hasten to these mysteries: Neighbours, she says, come and eat; brethren, drink and be filled.” (St Ambrose, ‘On the Mysteries’) #oxfordoratory
Our school choir sang some Gregorian chant in honour of Our Lady particularly beautifully at Mass this morning. #oxfordoratory
Our novena of preparation for the feast of the Immaculate Conception is now concluded. Join us for Solemn Choral Vespers tonight at 5:30pm. Fr Robert Gay O.P., Prior of Blackfriars, will be the preacher at the Solemn Mass tomorrow evening at 6pm. #oxfordoratory
The Father was pleased to represent the Community at a Musical Oratory at the newly-founded York Oratory in celebration of the canonisation of our Cardinal. Please pray for the new Oratory and for our own! #yorkoratory #oxfordoratory #oratory
The Fathers were delighted this evening to clothe Br Aloysius van Giersbergen in the habit of St Philip. Please pray for vocations to the Oratory! #oxfordoratory #oratory
The fifth English Oratory
Six years after Fr Richard and Fr Nicholas set off to begin the work of establishing an Oratory in York, the Holy Father has now issued a decree establishing the community of Fathers and Brothers living at St Wilfrid’s as a fully independent Oratory, as of 9 November, the Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica.
The York Oratory began on the initiative of the Bishop of Middlesbrough, Rt Rev. Terence Drainey, who invited the Oxford Oratory to make a foundation in his diocese shortly after the beatification of St John Henry Newman in 2010. Community life began at St Wilfrid’s Church in York on 28 October 2013, and the new community now has six members: Fr Richard Duffield, Fr Daniel Seward, Br Adam Fairbairn, Br Henry O’Connell, Fr Stephen Brown and Br David Chadwick. #oxfordoratory
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