Tuesday, 26 May 2015

First Vespers of St Philip at the Oxford Oratory

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Yesterday evening the Oxford Oratory celebrated First Vespers for the Feast of St Philip Neri, concluding with Benediction and Veneration ...
Monday, 25 May 2015

Chesterton Open Day pictures

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I recently advertised last Saturday's Chesterton Library Open Day at the Oxford Oratory. Today the Oratory website has pictures of...

Plenary Indulgence for the Feast of St Philip Neri

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In celebration of the 500th year of our Holy Father's birth, the Apostolic Penitentiary, His Eminence Cardinal Piacenza, has granted...
Saturday, 23 May 2015

1555 - a year of three Popes

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Today is the 460th anniversary of the election of Pope Paul IV in 1555. He was the third Pope to reign that year, as Pope Julius III, Supr...
Friday, 22 May 2015

The First Battle of St Albans

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Today is the 560th anniversary of the First Battle of St Albans in 1455, which is usually considered the first battle in the Wars of the Ro...
Thursday, 21 May 2015

St Eric of Sweden

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Last Monday, May 18th, was the feast of St Eric, King of Sweden, who was killed at Uppsala on that day in 1160. There is an account of hi...
Tuesday, 19 May 2015

St Dunstan in medieval stained glass

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Gordon Plumb has posted the following images on the Medieval Religion discussion group of St Dunstan, the great tenth century church man a...

Chesterton exhibition at the Oxford Oratory

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This coming Saturday, May 23rd, the Chesterton library collection, now housed at the Oxford Oratory, will be open for visitors from 2.30 unt...