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Resuming Public Mass
Dear Friends I hope you all continue to be safe and well. All of us at the Priory are fine, thank God. Survey Results Thank you to those who completed...
Br Joseph’s Ordination
On Saturday 4 July, the feast of Bl Pier Giorgio Frassati, Br Joseph Bailham, OP was ordained to the diaconate at the hands of Philip Egan, the Bishop of Portsmouth....
Preparing for Public Masses
Dear Friends, I hope things continue well for you all. I’m writing to let you know about a few things. Opening for Private Prayer We are now open for private...
Aquinas on Christ – Online Conference
The English Dominican Congregation of St Catherine of Siena, a religious community of apostolic Dominican Sisters have an online course featuring Fr Simon Gaine, OP, on Christ’s beatific vision, and...
Reopening of the Priory Church
Private Prayer The priory church will be open on Saturdays between 10am and 12noon. This change is to better facilitate the public celebration of Holy Mass. This has been made possible...
New Regent Announced
Following the Provincial Chapter of the English Province back in March, the provincial has now confirmed the appointment of the Very Revd Dr John O’Connor, OP as the Regent of...
New Vice-Regent Announced
The provincial has confirmed the appointment of Rev Dr Bruno Clifton OP as Vice-Regent of Blackfriars Hall and Studium. Fr Bruno entered the Order in 2002 and was ordained to...
Happy Pentecost!
Dear Friends, I hope that you are all still safe and well, and that the confinement is a time not only of trial, but also of blessing and graces from...
New Podcasts & Online Lectures
With the start of Trinity Term, not only was our Liturgy online, but the Hall and Studium had to move to online teaching. As with so many others around the...
Anniversary of the Dedication of the Priory Church
On Wednesday 20 May, the Dominican community will celebrate the anniversary of the Dedication of the Priory Church. Fr Richard Finn, OP, who is writing a history of the province, tells...