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ST GEORGE OF ENGLAND & MOSCOW

Today is St George’s Day. St George is patron of England, Moscow & lots of other places. “Of course, St George was not English and never came here,” said Dean of Southwark Andrew Nunn in a sermon yesterday. “He’s not exclusively ours and in fact is Patron Saint in one way or another of 24 […]

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Christians & Muslims honour Mary

Monday 9 April is the feast of the Annunciation when we recall the Virgin Mary first knowing that she was pregnant. In nine months it will be Christmas. This year the feast was postponed from its usual 25 March date because it coincided with Palm Sunday. Today the focus is on Nazareth where Mary was […]

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Low Sunday

Is the Sunday after Easter still called Low Sunday? Some people do refer to Low Sunday maybe because it feels less exciting than Easter Day. But it is increasingly known as Divine Mercy Sunday which was promoted by St John Paul II. Orthodox Christians talk about St Thomas Sunday which is appropriate because the Apostle […]

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Easter Day at last! Christ is Risen!

Christ is Risen! Churches have been reclaimed and refreshed for the coming year. This morning the Easter candle is alight in the sanctuary as we begin to live through the forty days of Easter. Christ is risen but not yet Ascended. We shall celebrate that on Ascension Day in May.

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Good Friday & the Easter holiday debate

The Times has had a long debate about the future of the Easter holiday weekend which some people find difficult because it moves around. Christopher Howse had a good reply in The Daily Telegraph to calls for fixed Easter which would be difficult to achieve anyway. I suggest that there are many who, whilst not […]

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Good Friday

“Well I’m sorry, but I don’t think this is what Brother Thomas Rocliffe envisaged in St Albans in 1361 when he came up with the idea of distributing a bun to the local poor as a Good Friday treat,”  wrote Sophia Money-Coutts in The Sunday Telegraph. “The monk was absolutely not thinking of sticky toffee […]

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Live Tenebrae on Spy Wednesday

On this day Judas Iscariot agrees to co-operate in the arrest of Jesus which is why some speak of today as Spy Wednesday. Tonight’s Tenebrae service has many references to Judas Iscariot. Tenebrae, once a major feature of Holy Week, is now mainly sung just tonight, Wednesday evening of Holy Week. The service opens with […]

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Fig Monday

Fig Monday is an old name for the Monday of Holy Week. Dried figs were once eaten today in some parts of England. Bethany, where Jesus is staying, means House of Figs. Today Jesus pauses on the Jerusalem road to point to a fig tree lacking fruit. This is possibly a hint of the Temple’s […]

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Fat Thursday doughnuts

Here is an early reminder that Lent starts next week. It’s Fat Thursday in Poland today when doughnuts are eaten all over the country. There are always debates over which shop is selling the best. The doughnut top is either dusted in sugar or covered in icing. The traditional filling is rose jam. Look out […]

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