Plenary Indulgences
This coming Sunday is the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. If you are a member of the Confraternity of the Rosary you would get a plenary indulgence on this feast (subject to the usual conditions). Don't delay: join today!
Being the year of St Joseph, plenary indulgences can also be obtained for the following:
Contemplation of the Lord’s Prayer for at least 30 minutes, or participation in a spiritual retreat of at least one day which involves meditation on St Joseph.
Fulfillment of a corporal or spiritual work of mercy, after the example of St Joseph.
Recitation of the Rosary in families and between engaged couples.
Daily entrustment to the protection of St Joseph, and invoking his intercession so that job-seekers may find employment.
Recitation of the Litanies to St Joseph or Akathistos to St Joseph, or some other prayer to St Joseph, for the relief of Christians suffering from persecution.
Recitation of any prayer legitimately approved in honour of St Joseph on the 19th of every month and every Wednesday.
Mass at Fountains Abbey
If you want a break from the city Fr Richard Duffield, Provost of the York Oratory, is celebrating Mass at Fountains Abbey (a World Heritage Site) for the feast of St Bernard on Friday 20th August at 12 noon. The Oratory’s schola will be singing.
RENATE Anti-Trafficking Short Film Competiton
RENATE invites 16-24 year olds in European countries to create a film (approximately 4 minutes long) based on the slogan ‘Slavery - Human Trafficking - Near YOU!’ and the hashtags #Stopthedemand #Breakthechains and #EndthecycleTOGETHER. The film can be produced by an individual or a team. For more information and to enter the competition please visit RENATE’s website.
Summer Break
Pure in Heart and Soul Food are currently on summer break for the month of August. Soul Food will start meeting again on Thursday 9th September with an opening Mass.
Dates for your Diary
Now to 22 August, Exhibition: Thomas Becket: Murder and the Making of a Saint, British Museum.
Sunday 1 August to Sunday 15 August, Dominican Jubilee Pilgrimage. Join the Dominican friars as they retrace the journey of the first Dominicans in England, starting at Ramsgate and arriving in Oxford on 15 August. If you want to join them for some of the pilgrimage take a look at the itinerary here or get in touch at jubileepilgrimage@english.op.org.
Thursday 12 August 3pm, Catholic History Walks. Beginning at St Paul’s Cathedral explore the City and its story, discover St John Henry Newman’s birthplace, and finish at All Hallows-by-the-Tower where St John Fisher is commemorated. For more information contact chwalkslondon@gmail.com.
Saturday 14 August, High Mass (Latin, 1962 Missal) at the High Altar at Westminster Cathedral at 2.30pm.
Saturday 14 August 4pm, Deo Gratias: The Mission to Love, Rosary Shrine. A small group discussion on the film “The Mission” followed by social.
Sunday 15 August to Monday 23 August, Reimagining the way of Saint Benedict in the 21st Century: could it be our way to making a difference? A week for young adults (18-35) at Douai Abbey.
Thursday 26 August to Sunday 29 August, Latin Mass Society Walsingham Pilgrimage.
Tuesday 31 August 6pm, Catholic History Walks. Beginning at the Salesian church, Trott Street walk along the Thames to Battersea Park and discover the story of St Ethelburga and a forgotten abbey. For more information contact chwalkslondon@gmail.com.
Friday 3 September to Sunday 5 September, Catholic Student Leadership Summit.
Friday 3 September to Sunday 5 September, Young Catholic Adult Network Summer Social. A weekend away in the Lake District for fellowship, Mass, and walks. For more information contact rina@youngcatholicadultnetwork.uk and book here.
Saturday 4 September, March for Life UK. For more information please vist the website.
Friday 10 September to Sunday 12 September, Lectio Divina Retreat, Ampleforth Abbey.
Sunday 12 September, RENATE Film Festival: a day of films and presentations on modern slavery from 10am till 3pm at the Royal Society of Arts, 12 John Adam Street, London WC2N 6EZ. RSVP by email to renate.filmfestival@gmail.com or phone 07784342801.
Sunday 19 September 3.30pm, Corpus Christi Procession from Warwick Street to St James’s, Spanish Place.
Wednesday 29 September 6.30pm-8pm, Common Good series event 3. The common good: what does it mean for society.
Friday 8 October to Sunday 10 October, Steadfast in Faith: Being Catholic in Today’s World, Pluscarden Abbey. A Retreat for Young Catholics (18+) organised by the the Young Catholic Adult Network. For more information contact rina@youngcatholicadultnetwork.uk and book here.
Regular Events
Young Adult Mass, Farm Street Church, Sunday 7pm.
Cenacle Charismatic Prayer Group, St Patrick’s Waterloo, Monday 7.15pm. Rosary, Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, Praise and Worship music, followed by social with tea and coffee.
Pray the Rosary, online with Across Charity, Tuesday 6.30pm.
Young Adults Prayer Group with Eucharistic Adoration and Rosary, Corpus Christi Maiden Lane, Wednesday 7pm. For more information contact Annette at ccpguk@gmail.com.
St Willibrord Fellowship, a Lectio Divina and theology reading group, Wednesday 8pm. For more information contact Kate Banks and Theo Shack at kateminolabanks@gmail.com and theoshack@live.co.uk.
Sodality of the Blessed Sacrament, Corpus Christi Maiden Lane, first Thursday of the month at 6.30pm.
Rosary group for young adults, Thursday 9pm (online). For more information contact yam@jesuit.org.uk.
Live-streamed Rosary, Rosary Shrine, Friday 8pm.
Open Lectio: an opportunity to share Lectio on Sunday’s Gospel with a group from the Weave of Manquehue, Saturday 9.30am (online).
Taizé Prayer Group, Notre Dame de France, Leicester Square, Saturday 7.15pm.
Sunday Mass Readings
Sunday, 15 August: Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Revelation 11:19, 12:1-6, 10; Psalms 44:10-12, 16; 1 Corinthians 15:20-26; Luke 1:39-56
Sunday, 15 August: Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (1962 Missal)
Judith 13:22-25, 15:10; Luke 1:41-50
Traditional Latin Mass
Listings of Traditional Latin Masses can be found here.
London Shrines
Westminster Cathedral (shrine of St John Southworth)
Rosary Shrine (diocesan shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary)
Corpus Christi Maiden Lane (diocesan shrine of the Blessed Sacrament)
Tyburn Convent (Shrine of the Martyrs at Tyburn)
Volunteering Opportunities
Enterprising Catholics
Enterprising Catholics is a mentoring scheme offering free advice and support for all aspiring and early-stage Catholic entrepeneurs.
Resources for Group Discussions
The Wild Goose, a 14-part video series on the Holy Spirit. A downloadable study guide can be found here.
Sycamore, a catechetical programme designed for use in parishes, chaplancies, and schools.
The Lay Community of St Benedict have a website full of helpful resources for those running or planning to run a Lectio Divina group.
Quote of the Week
“The heroic minute. It is the time fixed for getting up. Without hesitation: a supernatural reflection and… up! The heroic minute: here you have a mortification that strengthens your will and does no harm to your body.”
St Josemaria Escriva, The Way, 206
Postscript
Inevitably I will have left out events, prayer groups, and volunteering opportunities so please feel free to get in touch with me at edwardckendall@gmail.com if you know of anything worthy of inclusion in this newsletter. And please subscribe and share this newsletter with all your friends and anybody who you think might be interested by clicking the buttons below.