Photos of Pontifical High Mass with the Archbishop
Here are a selection of photos from the Pontifical High Mass at the Birmingham Oratory last week. Pictures courtesy of the Birmingham Oratory website.
View ArticlePrayer for the Octave of Christian Unity
The Dome at the Birmingham OratorySource: Birmingham OratoryUt omnes unum sint, sicut tu Pater in me et ego in te; ut mundus credat quia tu me misisti.V. Tu es Petrus.R. Et super hanc petram aedificabo...
View ArticleFeast of the Purification of the BVM 2016
There will be a 7pm High Mass at the Birmingham Oratory for the Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is also the anniversary of the founding of the Birmingham Oratory.
View ArticleAsh Wednesday 2016
The only EF Mass in the area on Wednesday will be at 7pm at the Birmingham Oratory. Due to parish commitments, the regular Wednesday Masses at Our Lady and St Kenelm in Halesowen and the Maryvale...
View ArticleReps Report Mass of Ages Spring 2016
For some reason my rep's report for the Spring 2016 Mass of Ages was missed out. You will find it below, covering the period from the 15th November 2015 to 13th February 2016.Another breathtaking...
View ArticleExtraordinary Form Nightfever
Well - more accurately Nightfever following the First Friday Mass at St Augustine's Church in Solihull.If you have not heard of Nightfever before, it is basically about inviting people into Church to...
View ArticleHoly Week and Easter 2016
For the first time that I am aware of at least, the Mass of the Last Supper will be available in the Extraordinary Form in Birmingham at the Oratory at 7pm. The services on Good Friday and Holy...
View ArticleWolverhampton High Mass for the Feast of the Annunciation
The Annunciation by Edward Burne-JonesThere will be a 7.30pm High Mass tomorrow at Our Lady of Perpetual Succour in Wolverhampton (Cannock Road, WV10 8PG - directions in the sidebar) in honour of the...
View ArticleApril's Solihull Mass tomorrow
Pugin Altar, St Augustine's. SolihullI have just been informed that the usual first Friday Mass at Solihull last week did not take place because Fr Daniel Horgan was away and will instead take place...
View ArticleAnother April Solihull Mass
Following on from the previous post, the Mass that would normally take place at St Augustine's in Solihull on the first Friday in May has been brought forward a week to 29th April (this Friday)....
View ArticleBeat Ascension Deficit Disorder this Thursday
The Birmingham Oratory will celebrate High Mass for the traditional day of the Ascension tomorrow at 7pm. This will replace the Low Mass that would normally take place at 5.45pm. High Mass on Sunday...
View ArticleCorpus Christi Thursday
The 5.45pm low Mass at the Birmingham Oratory will be replaced on Thursday with a 7pm High Mass for the traditional date of Corpus Christi. May 26th is usually the Feast of St Philip Neri, founder of...
View ArticleTwo High Masses this Week
St Peter and St Paul is a Holy Day of Obligation, and the Oratory will be celebrating High Mass in the Extraordinary Form at 7pm tomorrow: this is instead of the 5.45pm Mass. There will be no Mass at...
View ArticleMissa Cantata for Lesley Anne Hayes
Lesley Anne Hayes (nee Holcroft) RIPOliver Hayes, a chorister at the Birmingham Oratory, has organised a Missa Cantata requiem Mass for his recently deceased mother at 5.45pm on Friday 5th August at...
View ArticleMaryvale Mass change
Like last year, the August 2nd Wednesday Maryvale Mass will take place in the nearby parish church of Our Lady of the Assumption, 82 Old Oscott Hill, Birmingham B44 9SR (directions) rather than the...
View Article7th LMS Walsingham Pilgrimage
The deadline for signing up for the 7th LMS Walsingham Pilgrimage in Monday 15th August. For further details, please see the link...
View ArticleHigh Mass for the Assumption of BVM Sunday and Monday
The Birmingham Oratory will celebrate High Mass in the Extraordinary Form on Sunday for the External Solemnity at the regular time (10.30am) and there will be a repeat performance on the traditional...
View ArticleDaily EF Mass in Redditch
Tomorrow's Mass at the Birmingham Oratory will take place at 9.30am due to the Bank Holiday.Fr Mark Higgins will be at Our Lady of Mount Carmel parish in Redditch this week where there is a regular...
View ArticleExaltation of the Holy Cross
Wednesday marks the ninth anniversary of Summorum Pontificum and the Oratory will be celebrating High Mass at 7pm to mark the event (this is instead of low Mass at 5.45pm). After the Mass, the newly...
View ArticleOur Lady of the Rosary High Mass
I have been informed that the first Friday Mass at St Augustine's tomorrow has been cancelled because of Fr Daniel Horgan's unavailability. However, there is a High Mass in honour of the Feast of Our...
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