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Blackfriars To Expand Into New Annexe Building
Pressure of space on the main Blackfriars site in Oxford city centre will be relieved from Autumn 2019 through the creation of new teaching, meeting and office space plus student...
Garden Party photos
In an otherwise dreary June, the Oxford term ended dry and warm just in time for the Blackfriars garden party. Pimms, strawberries and cream, and good company – what better...
Celebrating the Dedication of the Priory
Each year on 20 May, the Dominican community celebrates the anniversary of the consecration of the Priory Church. The community arrived back in 1921, seven hundred years after the first...
Holy Week and the Sacred Paschal Triduum 2019
The prior and community of Blackfriars, Oxford invite you to join us for the great days of Holy Week and the Sacred Paschal Triduum. The times of the Liturgy are...
Formation Meeting at Blackfriars
The prior and community hosted formators from across the English speaking world for their annual meeting to share experiences of formation and plan future collaboration. The Vocations Promoters, Masters of...
Lent at Blackfriars
Lent is the time of the Christian year when we seek to turn our lives back to God. For forty days we follow Jesus ‘into the desert’ and seek to...
Archbishop Anthony Fisher visits Blackfriars
His Excellency, The Most Reverend Anthony Fisher O.P., Archbishop of Sydney, Australia, recently paid a brief visit to Blackfriars Oxford. He recalled fond memories of living at Blackfriars during the early...
Christmas Mass and Office Schedule
The prior and community at Blackfriars wish you all a Merry Christmas. All are most welcome to join us for Holy Mass and the Divine Office over these special days,...
Ordinations in the Netherlands
Student brothers from the priory travelled to Rotterdam for the ordination of Fr Richard Steenvoorde, OP and Br Stefan Mangnus, OP. Both Fr Richard and Br Stefan completed some...
New Liturgy Timetable
New Timetable from Monday 4th September 2017 The Chapter of the Dominican Community of Blackfriars Oxford has voted to adopt a new horary (timetable) from 4th September 2017: Monday to...