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 that are sinning.

This is the Saint, who, when the world allures us,
Cries her false wares, and opes her magic coffers,
Points to a better city, and secures us
With richer offers.

Love is his bond, he knows no other fetter,
Asks not our all, but takes whate’er we spare him,
Willing to draw us on from good to better,
As we can bear him.

When he comes near to teach us and to bless us,
Prayer is so sweet, that hours are but a minute;
Mirth is so pure, though freely it possess us,
Sin is not in it.

Thus he conducts, by holy paths and pleasant,
Innocent souls, an sinful souls forgiven,
Towards the bright palace, where our God is present,
Throned in high heaven.

The Ven. John Henry, Cardinal Newman, Cong Orat

To prepare for the Feast of St Philip there will be a Novena in his honour beginning Saturday 17th May. In these nine days of preparation we will entrust all our concerns to him, and ask him to bring us the blessings we need from God.

We ask St Philip to get for us these graces, because we know that God gives us all that we need according to our nature, perfecting us through his grace. We know that the spirit and character of St Philip are a wonderful foundation for our holiness; in little and attractive ways we are lead to God.  

The prayers associated with St Philip will be in the bulletin, so please take them home with you, and join us in prayer if you can’t make it to church.

Saturday 17th May at 8pm

Sunday 18th May at 11am - Procession of our Lady (Patroness of the Oratory)

Monday 19th May - Friday 23rd May - after the 5.15pm Mass

Saturday 24th May at 8pm

Sunday 25th May at 11am - Procession of the Blessed Sacrament