This month ends Year B at Advent. We see autumn takes hold and nature dies back into the soil reminding us again to remember all those who have died and offer our prayers for their repose, trusting in God to take them to himself. We may, especially through suffering bereavement, hold to the truth our faith gives us that nobody is lost who seeks God and our prayers can still help them in their final journey.
New Website for the Diocese
The Archdiocese of Southwark has been working for quite some time on a fresh new website for the diocese. The new website is now up and running: www.rcsouthwark.co.uk. Why not be inspired and take a look?
Reflections for the Month of October
October is the month for the Rosary, and its power was recognised when the whole of Christendom, led by Pope Pius V, prayed for a victory over the Ottoman forces against enormous odds in the sea battle of Lepanto on 7 October 1571.
Reflections for the Month of September
We are starting to see a change of emphasis in the Gospels. The disciples now begin to recognise who He truly is. Jesus hopes to keep His identity secret to prevent interrupting His Mission but is constantly revealed and pursued. Our own mission is to make Him known – not to hide His presence but share the Faith we have been given, far and wide.
St Joseph, we love you!
St Stephen’s has a new icon of St Joseph and the Child Jesus, donated by a parishioner. It is a limited edition, digitally reproduced, from Redemptorist Publications. To coincide with this, the following article comes as a reminder that we are in the Year of St Joseph. It was written by Sister Emmanuel of Medjugorje in March 2021, who wrote it from her hospital bed in Rome while recovering from a hip replacement.
My dear friends, praise be to Jesus and Mary!
Do not ever lose courage! Have we become fatherless? Has this year not been dedicated to St Joseph?