The Catholic Church Of The Holy Name Of Jesus

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The Catholic Church Of The Holy Name Of Jesus

Welcome to The Catholic Church of The Holy Name of Jesus

Oxford Road, Manchester, England

Mass Times:

Sundays: 7.30am, 11.00am (Solemn Sung) & 4.00pm (Latin Tridentine)

Weekdays: Monday - Friday
7:00am & 5.15pm

Saturdays:
11.00am (only Mass on Saturday)

Latest News From The Holy Name Church

Feast of St Philip Neri

Feast of St Philip Neri Monday 26th May (Bank Holiday) 11am - Solemn Pontifical Mass (Bishop Bernard Longley, Auxiliary in Westminster) Lunch in the Chaplaincy everyone is invited to stay for lunch, so bring a bottle and food to share 3.30pm - Solemn Vespers   This is the saint of gentleness and kindness, Cheerful in penance, and in precept winning: Patiently healing of their pride and blindness, Souls [...]

Corpus Christi

The Solemnity of Corpus Christi Sunday 25th May There will a procession of the Sacred Host and Benediction after the 11am Solemn Mass   There is Solemn Exposition and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament every day During which confessions are heard: Monday - Friday 12 noon - 12.50pm (Benediction) Saturday 7pm - 8pm (Benediction)   “Our sweet Jesus, through the excess of His love and liberality, has [...]

May Devotions

May Devotions   There will be a Procession of the Image of our Lady after the 11am Solemn Mass on Sunday 18th May: The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity.   The Holy Rosary is recited every weekday at 4.45pm in the Strada Chapel    ”Let us think of Mary, for she is that unspeakable virgin, that glorious lady, who conceived and brought forth, without detriment to [...]

Prayer

Prayer   Engaging with Tradition   Thursday 24th April - St Augustine Thursday 1st May - St Bernard Thursday 8th May - St Thomas Aquinas Thursday 15th May - St Teresa of Avila Thursday 22nd May - St Vincent de Paul Thursday 29th May  - St Alphonsus Liguori   Thursday evenings beginning at 7.30pm in the Sacristy (entrance between the Church and the chaplaincy) For more information contact [...]

Update on the Restoration

Update on the Restoration      As you will see the sanctuary of the church is clear of scaffolding, so I will give you a brief report on the progress of this phase of the church restoration. The roof of this part of the building has been removed, rotting timbers replaced and then felted, battened and re-slated (fortunately there [...]

Car Parking

Holy Name Car Parking   There is additional parking in the University Car Park at the back of the church. Monday - Friday after 4pm Saturday and Sunday all day.   Access is off Dover Street, and costs £2 (2 x £1 coin)



The History And Design Of The Catholic Church Of The Holy Name Of Jesus

 

Holy Name Of Jesus In the sixteenth century the Spanish saint, Ignatius of Loyola founded an order called the Society of Jesus or Jesuits, who were a powerful force for the reform of the Catholic Church. They often built large churches in cities where their influence could be effective through preaching, the confessional and parochial work. They were invited to come to Manchester by the Bishop of Salford, Rt. Rev. William Turner in the late 1860’s. The foundation stone of the Holy Name was laid in 1869 and the church opened on 15th October, 1871.

The architect was a favourite of the Jesuits, Joseph Aloysius Hansom, the inventor of the cab that bears his name. The church he designed is 14th century French Gothic in style, but the plan is typical of a Jesuit city church – a broad nave, prominent pulpit and a short sanctuary with the altar near and in full view of the congregation. It is 186ft. from east to west, 112ft. from north to south and 100ft. from the floor to the inside of the vault.

The structure is brick faced inside with moulded terracotta and outside with Warwick Bridge stone. Sir Nikolaus Pevsner in his introduction to the ‘South Lancashire’ volume of his ‘Buildings of England’ series wrote that the Holy Name ‘is a design of the very highest quality and of an originality nowhere demonstrative…….Hansom never again did so marvellous a church.’

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