Bishop John Sherrington Homilies and Addresses
‘We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you because by your Holy Cross you have redeemed the world.’ These familiar words with which we commence each Station of the Cross relate us immediately with the Via Dolorosa and the many times that we…Read more
Today we come to the Holy House at Walsingham, clearly not able to travel but in heart, mind, and soul. We are summoned by the Holy Spirit in the same way that Richeldis de Faverches was called to come and build the Holy House in 1061. We unite…Read more
Today we celebrate the opening of the new school year, and pray that we may see the Good Things of the Lord (Videte Bona Domini) in the lives of the students and their families. New uniforms, too large, a bit uncomfortable, there’s excitement,…Read more
Given on 22nd June at St Paul’s, Wood Green, as part of the parish’s annual novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help from 18th June to 26th June. In 2021, to mark the Year of St Joseph, the parish invited 10 preachers to speak about the figure of…Read more
On 17 Centre for the Art of Dying Well at St Mary’s University, Twickenham. The speakers also included Sr Rita Dawson MBE and Edward McGuigan from St Margaret of Scotland Hospice and Professor Julia Riley, Visiting Professor of Palliative…Read more
This homily was given by Bishop John Sherrington at a Mass for seminarians to receive the ministry of lector and admission to candidacy, celebrated at Allen Hall on 29 Today we keep the memory of St Paul VI. In his homily at the Mass of…Read more
Jakub, Marco, my brothers, two images shine through your ordination liturgy to the diaconate today, one is that of herald, the other servant. After your ordination, I will present you with the Book of Gospels and say the words, ‘Receive the…Read more
Today we celebrate the feast of Blessed Martyrs of Douai and stand in continuity with them through St Edmund’s, Ware and now Allen Hall. Tomorrow marks the 50th Anniversary of the Canonisation of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales. We heard…Read more
This year we are pilgrims to Lourdes, but from home. This unique Westminster pilgrimage comes as we begin to ease out of the pandemic which we have been living through. But the COVID19 virus rages in many countries of the world causing life-changi...Read more
Given at the Mass for the March for Life, Equal from Day 1, 13
You are welcome to this Mass streamed from Our Lady and St Vincent, Potters Bar in Hertfordshire in the Diocese of Westminster. Thank you to Canon Shaun Lennard for welcoming me today...Read more
My dear brother, Ritche,
Today we rejoice in your ordination to the diaconate both in the Order and as a step on your journey towards priesthood. It is a moment to pause and consider the promises you make as a deacon and the service to which you ...Read more
A colleague was talking about his family. Of his four children, one practices the faith, another is interested but rarely attends church and the other two have no real interest at all. He often asks why this is the case. Did they do anything wrong...Read more
Given at the closing Mass of the Lourdes pilgrimage in the Grotto on 25
Magnificat! We rejoice.
We thank Our Blessed Lady for the blessings of the pilgrimage.
At the Wedding Feast of Cana, we see the attentiveness of Mary to the needs of ...Read more
Excerpts from a homily given at the celebration of the sacrament of the sick in Lourdes on the feast of Mary Magdalen, 22
‘Come to me all you who labour and are overburdened and I will give you rest, shoulder my yoke and learn from me for I a...Read more
I am delighted to celebrate Chinedu’s ordination to the priesthood in the Congregation of the Mission here at Mill Hill. It is a great joy to see the relationship with my own formation and the work of the Vincentians at All Hallows College in Du...Read more
These opening words from Charles Wesley’s well-known hymn remind us that the daily life and labour of the Christian demands a close relationship with Jesus, and that it is in his name, that we live, and act and have our being. The vitality of th...Read more