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Cardinal's homily for Walsingham pilgrimage Mass
Cardinal's homily for Walsingham pilgrimage Mass
It is our privilege to be here, on our diocesan pilgrimage, on the very day of the Feast of Our Lady of Walsingham. Welcome! Welcome also to those who are coming for the Feast Day, especially to the musicians who will enrich our celebration and...Read more
24/09/2022
Cardinal's homily on the Day of Prayer for Ukraine in the Year of the Cross
Cardinal's homily on the Day of Prayer for Ukraine in the Year of the Cross
It is an honour for me to address you on this day of prayer for peace in Ukraine. It is particularly fitting that I do so in your beautiful Cathedral. Here, the eye is drawn, inevitably, to the iconostasis, emphasising the holiness of the Divine...Read more
14/09/2022
Cardinal's homily for the Requiem Mass for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth
Cardinal's homily for the Requiem Mass for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth
'May flights of angels sing thee to thy rest.' With these words from Hamlet, echoing the Requiem Mass, King Charles concluded his first address to the nation, praying for his departed Mother, with a love for all to see. 'May the angels lead...Read more
11/09/2022
Cardinal's homily for the Requiem Mass for Her Majesty the Queen
Cardinal's homily for the Requiem Mass for Her Majesty the Queen
Today we are a community and a nation in mourning. And that will endure for these next ten days or so, as we reflect on the life and blessings of Queen Elizabeth II, and as we come to terms with our sense of loss, and as we commend her soul to...Read more
10/09/2022
Cardinal's homily for the Farewell Mass to the Relics of St Bernadette
Cardinal's homily for the Farewell Mass to the Relics of St Bernadette
On 3rd March 1858, at the 13th meeting or apparition, Our Lady instructed St Bernadette that the people should come to her in pilgrimage. Millions have done so by going to Lourdes. This weekend Our Lady's message reached us, brought to us by St...Read more
06/09/2022
Cardinal's homily for the arrival of the Relics of St Bernadette
Cardinal's homily for the arrival of the Relics of St Bernadette
This is a great family gathering. Today, this family of the Church welcomes a daughter, a little sister, of whom we are so proud, whom we truly love, because our loving Father chose her for great things. Bernadette of Lourdes is among us. Truly,...Read more
03/09/2022
Lourdes International Mass 2022
Lourdes International Mass 2022
Every time we come to Mass, we pray together 'Our Father'. It is the prayer that Jesus taught us. Day by day, it is the first prayer on our lips. It is indeed the daily bread of our prayer. In the Gospel this morning, we have heard how St Luke...Read more
24/07/2022
Service of Remembrance and Recognition for Metropolitan Police
Service of Remembrance and Recognition for Metropolitan Police
Today is a day of memories, a Memorial Day. In our crowded lives, such days are important. They give us the opportunity to recall earlier inspiration, to refresh a sense of purpose, to remember lost friends and colleagues, to feel again both deep...Read more
05/07/2022
Cardinal's Homily for the Synodal Pathway Mass
Cardinal's Homily for the Synodal Pathway Mass
Today, as we celebrate this great feast, we rejoice in the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. It was this gift, given to the first apostles in the upper room, which transformed Peter from fear into great fortitude and directness, as did his release...Read more
29/06/2022
Ordinations to the Sacred Priesthood 2022
Ordinations to the Sacred Priesthood 2022
The feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary is a wonderful day on which to be ordained a priest! Today we celebrate the purity and clarity of the heart of Mary which enabled her to say 'Yes', unequivocally, to the invitation brought by the...Read more
26/06/2022
Homily for 200th anniversary of St Alban's Church, Macclesfield
Homily for 200th anniversary of St Alban's Church, Macclesfield
On this Feast of St Barnabas, we have listened to the passage from the Acts of the Apostles telling us about his part in the birth of the early Church, along with Saul, shortly to become Paul. They are among the many figures that appear in this...Read more
11/06/2022
Homily for Pentecost and the Queen's Platinum Jubilee
Homily for Pentecost and the Queen's Platinum Jubilee
Today we celebrate the start of the adventure of the Church. It is our birthday, the day we remember how frightened apostles became bold, how the message of our healing and wholeness began to be offered to a needy world. Today, as St Paul tells...Read more
05/06/2022
Cardinal's homily for the Requiem Mass for priests who died during the pandemic
Cardinal's homily for the Requiem Mass for priests who died during the pandemic
On the inside of the cover of our Mass booklet today is the list of 19 names. These are the names of the priests of this diocese who died during the Covid-19 pandemic, in the years 2020 and 2021. Today we remember them afresh and together commend...Read more
28/05/2022
Mass for Jubilarians 2022
Mass for Jubilarians 2022
The prayers of the Mass we celebrate during Eastertide often speak of the joy that fills our hearts at the Resurrection of our Blessed Lord. This is, indeed, the season of joy. And today, as we celebrate these anniversaries of priestly ordination...Read more
24/05/2022
Homily for the Memorial Service for Baroness Shirley Williams
Homily for the Memorial Service for Baroness Shirley Williams
I offer this first word of welcome to you all as we gather for this Memorial Service here in Westminster Cathedral. Some of you may be very familiar with this great Cathedral; some only occasionally stepping inside its great doors; for some, you...Read more
10/05/2022
Homily for Easter Sunday
Homily for Easter Sunday
On Friday I was walking in St James' Park. It was glorious: warm sunshine, the grass crowned with daisies, blossom in abundance, bubbles being blown into the air and people, lots and lots of people enjoying a beautiful spring day, together and...Read more
17/04/2022
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