Dear friends in Christ
Now that we have completed our days of Parish Mission, we give thanks to God for the opportunity we have had at the start of this Lent to be renewed in faith.
Second Sunday of Lent
First Sunday of Lent
Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Jubilee Year
The ‘Jubilee Indulgence’ is specific to a Jubilee Year. Plenary indulgences obtained during the Jubilee Year can also be applied to souls in purgatory making it possible to obtain two plenary indulgences in a day with one being applied to the deceased. For the Jubilee Year 2025 the indulgence has a focus on pilgrimage as “Pilgrims of Hope”. The indulgence can be obtained by completing any of the following acts (work) as part of the usual conditions listed above:
Make a pilgrimage to any designated church or place such as Rome or one of three churches in our Diocese: Brentwood Cathedral, the Shrine of Our Lady of Light at the Catholic Church in Clacton-on-Sea; St Antony of Padua Church, Forest Gate.
Perform works of mercy, such a visiting the sick, giving help to those who are homeless or hungry.
Undertaking penance, such as abstaining from some food or drink, giving up the use of social media, and regaining the sense of Friday abstinence.
Attending a retreat or a Parish Mission.
I hope that his outline of one important aspect of this Jubilee Year will inspire and encourage you to be generous with Our Lord and so gain and enjoy the spiritual benefits our Mother the Church offers us in these days of Jubilee.
Seventh Sunday in Ordinary time
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
The Presentation of the Lord
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Baptism of the Lord
The Epiphany of the Lord
The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary & Joseph
Christmas Message
The Priests of the Parish wish you all a very blessed Christmas
and with our warmest good wishes for the New Year!
Holy Family with St John the Baptist and St Elizabeth—Cathedral House, Brentwood
Fourth Sunday of Advent
Third Sunday of Advent 'Gaudete'
OLOL Ladies Group
We meet again on Thursday, 19th December at 10am in the Parish Centre. This will be our last Meeting this year and we plan to celebrate with some Festive cheer, reflect on this past year when we have enjoyed talks and presentations on a variety of subjects from our invited guests, plus a lot of ‘in-house’ entertainment from our Members.
Do come along and enjoy a mince pie and glass of Prosecco, plus a Bumper Festive Raffle.
Our next Meeting will be in January and if you haven’t joined us yet, just a reminder that the Ladies Group is open to all Ladies in the Parish, with subs remaining at just £1 per meeting.
Second Sunday of Advent
First Sunday of Advent
Dear friends in Christ
I would like to begin Advent by sharing with you some helpful lines from a sermon on Advent by Monsignor Ronald Knox, preached in 1947:
Everybody knows, even those of us who have lived most unadventurously, what it is to plod on for miles, it seems, eagerly straining your eyes towards the lights that, somehow, mean home.