The book of Oratorian propers for the Extraordinary Form Mass and Office has long been difficult to obtain — it has not been reprinted since 1962!

It has now been newly typeset, and is available to buy from Lulu.

It contains the prayers, texts and music required to sing all of the Divine Office on the feast of St Philip Neri, and the Matins readings for Blessed Anthony Grassi, Blessed Sebastian Valfrè and Blessed John Juvenal Ancina.

It also has an appendix containing the longer Matins readings for the three Beati dating from before 1962, which are also difficult to obtain.

Our other books can be seen in the Publications section of the website.

 

A very happy and holy Easter to you all, from all the Fathers and Brothers.

 

The wood carver in Germany who is producing a new St Anthony, to replace that burnt on 2nd October, has sent the following pictures of the statue emerging from the wood:

The completed statue should be ready and will be blessed on the feast of St Anthony of Padua, 13th June.

Last weekend we had an appeal at all Masses by Mr Robin Aitken on behalf of our Lent Project, the Oxford Food Bank. From the Second Collection and other donations we have thus far raised £2197.41 (inc. Gift Aid).

The Oxford Food Bank collects good quality fresh food from the local supermarkets and wholesalers, and delivers it for free to numerous local registered charities. For every £1 the Food Bank receives in donations, it delivers at least £25 worth of fruit, vegetables, bread, and dairy products. Whilst the Food Bank is a very efficient operation, it does need funds to keep going. For more information, take a look at the website at http://www.oxfordfoodbank.co.uk

There is still more time to make donations. They should be sent to the Parish Priest, Fr Anton, before Low Sunday (Divine Mercy Sunday), 27th April.

 

Designed and painted by Mrs Freddie Quartley.

Since we had the sanctuary re-painted in 2009, the dust has built up somewhat on the walls and window-ledges. So, before the Passiontide veils went up, we took the opportunity to hoover them – we hope that the ledges in the nave might follow!

Some of our over-sixties in Newman’s library at the College, Littlemore:

 

The G.K.Chesterton Library at the Oxford Oratory

An Exhibition

Of Books, Drawings, Manuscripts and Assorted Articles

Oxford Oratory Library

Sunday 30 March 2014

12:00 to 13:00 and 14:30 to 17:00.

Following the popularity first of all of Evangelium and then of Catholicism on Saturday mornings, there will be a further series of sessions on Saturday mornings for the summer – this time reflections and discussions about the Book of Genesis.

There will once again be tea and coffee served after the 10 o’ clock Mass, and then a talk, followed by discussion, beginning at 11 o ‘clock. It might be a good idea to bring a Bible. The themes will be as follows:

3rd May – Adam & Eve
17th May – Cain & Abel
24th May – Noah
31st May – Abraham
7th June – Isaac
14th June – Jacob
28th June – Joseph