The Little Oratory: Passiontide & Holy Week 2014

Tuesday, 8 April 2014

Passiontide & Holy Week 2014

Sunday 13th April
Palm Sunday
Blessing of Palms, Procession, and High Mass at 11.00a.m. Robes
Any Brothers who are not serving the ceremonies are strongly encouraged to walk in the procession, robed. Please be robed and in the Church by 10.45a.m.

Wednesday 16th April
Spy Wednesday
Tenebrae at 6.30p.m. followed by Oratory of the Passion

Thursday 17th April
Maundy Thursday
-High Mass & Mandatum at 6.30p.m. Robes
Brothers will be needed for the Mandatum and to carry the canopy
-Watching at the Altar of Repose until Midnight Robes

Friday 18th April
Good Friday
-Tenebrae at 10.00a.m.
-Solemn Liturgy of the Passion at 3.00p.m. Robes
Brothers will be needed to assist with crowd control and to take the collection
-Frustulum ca. 5.30p.m.
-Via Crucis at 6.30p.m. Robes
followed by Oratory of the Passion

Saturday 19th April
Holy Saturday
-Tenebrae at 10.00a.m.
-Oratory of the Passion at 8.30p.m.
-Solemn Vigil and High Mass at 9.30p.m. Robes

Sunday 20th April
Easter Sunday
Mass, Solemn Vespers and Benediction, and Exercises at usual Sunday times

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."