Each one of us has a duty and right to protect life from the cradle to the grave. Bishop Patrick has written a Pastoral Letter to be read out at all Masses this weekend. Kim Leadbeater, the Labour MP for Spen Valley, has announced that she will be bringing a bill on assisted suicide. Ms Leadbetter…
EASTER 2024 Sunday, 31 March 2024 Dear brothers and sisters, Happy Easter! Today throughout the world there resounds the message proclaimed two thousand years ago from Jerusalem: “Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified, has been raised!” (Mk 16:6). The Church relives the amazement of the women who went to the tomb at dawn on the first…
Marriage Week is an annual celebration offering the opportunity to support and promote marriage and family life. It is celebrated this year from 7-14 February. 7-14 February A Christian marriage is rooted in faith; that means faith in God, as the giver of life and the one who promises eternal life to those who believe…
From Advent 2023 there will be a whole year of Encounter in 2024, to tie-in with the Year of Preparation focusing on Prayer in its many forms. Each month there will be a different prayer theme considered across the Diocese, various prayer-focused resources will be available through the year of Prayer. Updates will be posted…
To read the full reflection and find more resources at dioceseofnottingham.uk/yearofprayer
Photographs of recent diocesan events such as Mass in Honour of Saint Hugh, and Mass with the Commissioning of Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion, visit the diocesan flickr account (photographs website) at: www.flickr.com/photos/dioceseofnottingham/albums
Latest updates of Synod 2023, more can be found on https://www.synod.va/en.html and https://www.ncregister.com/topic/synod-on-synodality
I hope this message finds you well and in good spirits, as the Holy Spirit leads us to a deeper Encounter with Christ and Our Holy Mother in this month of the Rosary. May Mary’s Yes to God continue to inspire us to become a more outward-looking, evangelising Church in our Diocese. Following my previous…