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Blackfriars’ 800th Birthday
On 15th August, we will be celebrating exactly 800 years since the foundation of the first Oxford priory in 1221, and 100 years since the foundation of the current priory!...
Moving out of Lockdown
At the Chapter meeting the community discussed the implementation of the latest guidelines from the bishops about Liturgy during this phase of the pandemic. We have decided to move fairly...
Friars on TV: Visit to Gloucester Blackfriars
Last week a group of friars were very warmly welcomed to Gloucester to visit the medieval Dominican priory, the most complete that has survived from the Middle Ages in England....
Fr Thomas Joseph White OP is new Rector of the Angelicum
Blackfriars is delighted to hear of the appointment of Fr Thomas Joseph White OP, as the new Rector Magnificus of the Pontifical University of St Thomas (the ‘Angelicum’) in Rome. Fr...
Dominicans and Jesuits Collaborate on New Senior Appointment
The American-born Dr Daniel D. De Haan has been named as the first Frederick Copleston Senior Lecturer and Research Fellow. This senior post is the result of an exciting new...
Fr Robert Gay, OP Re-elected as prior
On Friday the Dominican community at Blackfriars met together in Chapter to elect a prior, and re-elected Fr Robert Gay, OP for another three-year term. Part of the tradition of...
Fr Kevin Alban, O.Carm, RIP
Please pray for Fr Kevin Alban, O.Carm, prior provincial of the English Province of Caremlites, and Studium Lector in Church History here at the Hall and Studium. He was much...
Happy Easter from Blackfriars
Alleluia, Christ is Risen! The prior and community would like to wish all of you, whether you join us in person or online for our liturgies, a very happy Easter....
Holy Week & Easter 2021
join the dominican community as they celebrate holy week and easter. Because of the ongoing pandemic, all of the liturgies of the Sacred Paschal Triduum will happen behind closed doors,...
Public Worship to Continue
Public worship is able to continue during the new national lockdown, and so we will continue to offer Holy Mass publicly each day at 6pm and at 11.15am and 6pm...