Here is the Serving List for January 2009.
Sunday 4th January 2009
9a.m. Old Rite Low Mass:
Joel Coles & James Godwin
11a.m. High Mass:
James Cross; Richard McCarthy; Francis Carey & Jean Leger
3.30p.m. Solemn Vespers & Benediction:
James Cross; James Godwin; Oliver McCarthy & Kristian Hamberg
Sunday 11th January 2009
9a.m. Old Rite Low Mass:
James Cross & Timothy Ashurst
11a.m. High Mass:
Oliver McCarthy; Joel Coles; Bernard Diver & Philip Benzinski
3.30p.m. Solemn Vespers & Benediction:
James Cross; Michael Tweedale; Joel Coles & Jean Leger
Friday 16th January 2009 (B. Joseph Vaz)
6.30p.m. Solemn Benediction:
James Cross; James Godwin; Kristian Hamberg & Jean Leger
Sunday 18th January 2009
9a.m. Old Rite Low Mass:
Anthony Jeffery & TBA
11a.m. High Mass:
Richard McCarthy; Pat Roberts; Joel Coles & Oliver McCarthy
3.30p.m. Solemn Vespers & Benediction:
James Cross; Joel Coles; Kristian Hamberg & James Godwin
Sunday 25th January 2009
9a.m. Old Rite Low Mass:
Oliver McCarthy & Joel Coles
11a.m. High Mass:
Anthony Jeffery & Saint Philip's School Servers
3.30p.m. Solemn Vespers & Benediction:
James Cross; Oliver McCarthy; Philip Benzinski & Jean Leger
Friday 29th January 2009 (B. Sebastian Valfre)
6.30p.m. Solemn Benediction:
James Cross; Richard McCarthy; James Godwin & Kristian Hamberg
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in London
A blog for those who make up the Little Oratory in London. This blog serves the purpose of notifying Brothers of upcoming events at the Oratory.
The Little Oratory is a group of men with the status of a confraternity. The first Little Oratory was formed by St. Philip Neri, and was made up of young men who went to Confession to him at the church of San Girolamo in Rome. They would meet in his room there for prayer and recreation, and for daily Mass and Confession. They visited the hospitals daily, and took the Discipline several times a week. They also made the pilgrimage of the Seven Churches together, especially at Carnival time, and their devout and recollected demeanour converted many.
The Brothers of the Little Oratory in London meet every Sunday at 4.30pm in the Little Oratory, for Spiritual Exercises and then tea in St Wilfrid's Hall.
"Look down from Heaven, Holy Father, from the loftiness of that mountain to the lowliness of this valley; from that harbour of quietness and tranquillity to this calamitous sea. And now that the darkness of this world hinders no more those benignant eyes of thine from looking clearly into all things, look down and visit, O most diligent keeper, that vineyard which thy right hand planted with so much labour, anxiety and peril. To thee, then, we fly; from thee we seek for aid; to thee we give our whole selves unreservedly; thee we adopt for our patron and defender. Undertake the cause of our Salvation, protect thy clients; to thee we appeal as our leader: rule thine army fighting against the assaults of the devil; to thee, kindest of rulers, we give up the rudder of our lives; steer this little ship of thine, and, placed as thou art on high, keep us off all the rocks of evil desires, that with thee for our Pilot and our Guide, we may safely come to the port of eternal bliss. Amen."
The Little Oratory is a group of men with the status of a confraternity. The first Little Oratory was formed by St. Philip Neri, and was made up of young men who went to Confession to him at the church of San Girolamo in Rome. They would meet in his room there for prayer and recreation, and for daily Mass and Confession. They visited the hospitals daily, and took the Discipline several times a week. They also made the pilgrimage of the Seven Churches together, especially at Carnival time, and their devout and recollected demeanour converted many.
The Brothers of the Little Oratory in London meet every Sunday at 4.30pm in the Little Oratory, for Spiritual Exercises and then tea in St Wilfrid's Hall.
"Look down from Heaven, Holy Father, from the loftiness of that mountain to the lowliness of this valley; from that harbour of quietness and tranquillity to this calamitous sea. And now that the darkness of this world hinders no more those benignant eyes of thine from looking clearly into all things, look down and visit, O most diligent keeper, that vineyard which thy right hand planted with so much labour, anxiety and peril. To thee, then, we fly; from thee we seek for aid; to thee we give our whole selves unreservedly; thee we adopt for our patron and defender. Undertake the cause of our Salvation, protect thy clients; to thee we appeal as our leader: rule thine army fighting against the assaults of the devil; to thee, kindest of rulers, we give up the rudder of our lives; steer this little ship of thine, and, placed as thou art on high, keep us off all the rocks of evil desires, that with thee for our Pilot and our Guide, we may safely come to the port of eternal bliss. Amen."