Come si vadia al cielo, e non come vadia il cielo
How to go to Heaven: not how the heavens go

It seems a fight that has been going on for centuries; science in the blue corner of the ring and religion in the red corner, and the crowd cheering for their man and booing the opponent. […]

Statue of St Philip Neri
 

We have been extremely fortunate to have received a beautiful statue of St Philip. It is from the old church of our Lady St Mary and St Philip, Radcliffe in north Manchester. Fr Manock, the parish priest, has built a new church, with a new shrine to St Philip, and he has generously given […]

Beatification of John Henry, Cardinal Newman
of the Oratory

  The Holy Father, Benedict XVI, has formally approved a miracle granted by God at the the intercession of the Ven. John Henry Newman.

Deacon Jack Sullivan, from Boston, USA,was healed from a serious debility of the spine after asking the intercession of Cardinal Newman in 2001.
“The prayers of Christ’s faithful all […]

Year of the Priest
19th June 2009 - 11th June 2010

This year marks the 150th anniversary of the entrance into heaven of the patron saint of parish priests, St John Mary Vianney (Cure d’Ars). The Holy Father, Benedict XVI, has declared this year to be dedicated to the priesthood, from the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart, […]

May Devotions
 
Here are some pictues of the Procession of the
Image of Our Lady of Walsingham

Some YouTube links to the Holy Name
 
Its amazing where you end up in these days of easy multimedia casts.
We have recently been notified of these clips taken by worshippers and put on YouTube.
As you can see, the quality isn’t that great, but here they are for your enjoyment.
There is quite a difference in the sanctuary now that […]

 Palm Sunday
 

Holy Thursday

Good Friday
 
 

Paschal Vigil

Easter Day

Photographs by Victoria Beardmore of the Maryvale Institute

The Easter Issue of ‘Country Life’ will feature a special article on the Holy Name, with wonderful pictures and a great write up.
It will be on sale in all good newsagents from 8th April.

The Altar
 
On entering a Catholic church the eye is directed towards the high altar in the sanctuary. It is the most important symbol of Christ in the church, and is marked out by its dignity and position in the sanctuary. As its name implies, it is the place of sacrifice, where the death of the […]

When the Holy Name was built in 1871, in the south transept of the church were placed two large niches. The designs that we have for the church suggest that one of these was intended to house the relics of a saint, but the scheme was never carried out. Happily the relics of a Roman martyr […]