The Spirituality of St Philip
 
Joy
 Joy is part of  the unique legacy of St Philip and it is one of the most distinctive aspects of Oratorian Community life. Everyone remembers St Philip as joyful, happy, funny, and unpredictable in his jests.
In this time and this world full of so many worries, the Oratorians are called to […]

The Spirituality of St Philip

Freedom of Spirit
 
St Philip’s ‘freedom’ is well-known. This is an integral part of the ‘Philippine Spirit’. It is the authentic freedom of the children of God, and a gift from the Holy Spirit, “the truth will set you free” (Jn 8.32). We exercise true freedom when we act in truth, under […]

The Spirituality of Philip

  
Mortification
St Philip said, “Where there is no mortification there can be no great sanctity.” “The sanctity of men can fit in the space of three fingers,” he said, touching his forehead. “The mortification of the understanding and loving God are more valuable than fasting, penance and bodily mortification.”
Fr Alessandro Fedeli (one the […]

The Spirituality of St Philip
 
Humility
“Humility helps us fully detach from egoism, from honours, and from worldly goods, while protecting us from the contamination of the world and stimulating our apostolic work.” (Fr Antonio Cistellini)
Humility is necessary for prayer, for a genuine dialogue with God. Humility is the attitude of the “Poor of the Lord” who […]

The Spirituality of St Philip Neri

St Philip from ‘Preferisco il Paradiso’
 
 St Philip’s spirituality is “simple, pure, and soundly evangelical”.
St Augustine says, “Love and do what you will”. It is in the light of these words that we must see both freedom and the need to practice virtue. It is in love of God in which […]

Congratulation to our newly appointed Parish Priest
Fr David Lannon.

Fr David is a native of south Manchester, and after school at St Bede’s College he studied for the priesthood at St Sulpice, Paris and Oscott.
As well as being our parish priest, he also has charge of the parish boundaries in the diocese of Salford, and is the diocesan […]

Manchester is the City of Football, especially with both Manchester City and Manchester United as champions.
Every profession has its patrons, and the patron Saint of Football is the Oratorian St Luigi Scrosoppi.
There is an image of him at the back of our church, but here is a statue of recent carved by the famous Stuflesserr company […]

The Holy Name Magazine
 
After a break of a number of years the Holy Name Magazine is due to be republished as a Quarterly.
It will cost £1.50
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Spring for Lent and Easter
Summer for St Philip’s Day
Autumn for Bl John Henry Newman’s Day
Winter for Advent and Christmas
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The Holy Name Magazine covers a whole range of topics which will be of interest to those […]

Holy Name Choir  
 
The Holy Name Choir is the senior liturgical choir at the Holy Name Church in Manchester’s busy Oxford Road.
If you are a singer who enjoys singing Renaissance Polyphony, Viennese orchestral Masses and other sacred music please get in touch.
Existing members include music students from the University of Manchester and the Royal Northern College of […]

A new film about the spiritual life and work of John Henry Newman, 
highlighting his priesthood, is due to be released in June 2011.

 
Here is the link to the 13 minute trailer:
http://www.condor-pictures.com/trailers/the-unseen-world/
This is what the writer and director, Liana Marabini, has to say about it:
A film is a way accessible to all, to know a character or a historical […]