The Little Oratory: January 2013

Friday 4 January 2013

Serving List January 2013

Sunday 6th January
Epiphany of the Lord
9.00a.m. Old Rite Low Mass:
Richard McCarthy & James Godwin
11.00a.m. High Mass:
Philip Benzinski; Francis Carey; Jean Leger & Andrew Cusack
3.30p.m. Solemn Vespers & Benediction:
James Cross; Hans Coessens; Andrew Wilce & Oliver McCarthy

Sunday 13th January
The Baptism of Our Lord
9.00a.m. Old Rite Low Mass:
Parish boys
11.00a.m. High Mass:
James Cooper & parish boys
3.30p.m. Solemn Vespers & Benediction:
James Cross; Philip Benzinski; Oliver McCarthy & James Godwin

Wednesday 16th January
Blessed Joseph Vaz
6.30p.m. Solemn Benediction:
James Cross; Hans Coessens; Andrew Wilce & Philip Benzinski; Jean Leger & Andrew Lawrence

Sunday 20th January
9.00a.m. Old Rite Low Mass:
Timothy Ashurst & Anthony Jeffery
11.00a.m. High Mass:
Richarrd McCarthy; Oliver McCarthy; James Cross & John Hulstrom
3.30p.m. Solemn Vespers & Benediction:
James Cross; James Godwin; Hans Coessens & Andrew Wilce

Sunday 27th January
9.00a.m Old Rite Low Mass:
Oliver McCarthy & James Cross
11.00a.m. High Mass:
James Godwin; Philip Benzinski; Jean Leger & John Hulstrom
3.30p.m. Solemn Vespers & Benediction:
James Cross; Oliver McCarthy; Philip Benzinski & Andrew Lawrence

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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."