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Dear friends, 'Come, ring out our joy to the Lord, / hail the rock who saves us': these words, from this Sunday's responsorial psalm, express the essence of [...]

Dear friends, As well as bearing the rather prosaic name of the "Third Sunday in Ordinary Time", this coming Sunday is also the "Sunday of the Word of [...]

Dear friends, The New Year is off  to a flying start at St Mary's, with well-attended Masses on New Year's Day and for the Epiphany. We now return [...]

Dear friends, Happy New Year! And what a heartening start we made to 2024 earlier this week, with just shy of 50 people at Mass (and at a [...]

Dear friends, I hope and trust you have all enjoyed - and, in  this Octave week of Christmas, continue to enjoy - a peaceful and happy celebration of the [...]

Dear friends, One of the most beautiful passages of Scripture detailing the mystery of Christmas comes not from the New Testament, but from the book of the Wisdom [...]

Dear friends, The season of Advent is steaming ahead, and this Sunday we will be "in the pink" 🩷 On the Third Sunday of Advent, the violet vestments of [...]

Dear friends, With Christmas Day falling this year on a Monday, the preceding season of Advent is as short as it can be - four Sundays in little [...]

Dear friends, This week's message begins with the sad news of the death of our friend and sister Mary Haines, who passed away peacefully at home earlier today. [...]

Dear friends, It is now almost the end of the Church's year, which concludes this Sunday with our celebration of Christ the King. Please make every effort to [...]