The garden seems to be coming back to life. Much greenery and this tremendous splash of colour to catch the eye. Mercifully, now that the building works at the Old Sorting Office have been completed, the rats with whom we were sharing the space have been persuaded to...

  After the Solemn Mass on Palm Sunday, the Hall was full for a soup lunch held in aid of our Lenten Charities - Caritas and Aid to the Church in Need.  Many thanks to the Farrell family whose initiative it was and to all who helped make the delicious soups ( three or...

  After a long process to design and obtain the necessary approvals, new wrought- iron gates, expertly made by a local firm for the security of the Oratory House and the Parish Hall, have recently been installed. To meet with strict conditions for a Grade II Listed...

  Our schedule of Devotions and Mass Times for Holy Week at the Bournemouth Oratory.

In the Basilica of Our Lady of San Juan del Valle (Texas, USA) on the 22 February, Father Mario Alberto Avilés of the Pharr Oratory was ordained bishop. Since 2012, Father Mario has been Procurator general of the Confederation of Congregations of the Oratory, with...