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Vocations Stories
Msgr. Kevin Hale, Vicar General for the diocese of Brentwood share his thoughts on priesthood and gives us a glimpse of his own journey to holy orders.
Fr. Graham Smith, Parish Priest of the Catholic parishes of Sacred Heart in Southend and St. John Fisher in Prittlewell, Vocations and promoter for the cause of the canonisation of Fr. Thomas Byles shares his vocation story .
The Rev. Canon John Harvey, Parish Priest of St. Edmunds Catholic Church in Loughton shares his vocation story .
Fr. Dan Mason, Parish priest of The Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Billericay Essex and National Chaplain to the travelling community shares his journey to the priesthood
Paschal Uche, a 5th year student at Scott seminary in Birmingham for the diocese of Brentwood shares his vocation story.
Fr. Tom Jordan, parish priest of St. Edward the Confessor in Romford, shares his vocation story.
Fr. Maurice Gordon, St Alban in Elm Park
Canon Brian O’Shea BA(Hons), MA(Dist), St Thomas of Canterbury in Grays
Gary Dench explains how he felt called to be a priest
Fr. Philip Denton in the centenary year of the diocese shares his unique story of how he became a priest.
Michael Barwick, a seminarian for the diocese of Brentwood, shares his love for Our Lady and how she directed him towards giving himself to train as a priest.
Rev Stephen Morrison O Praem of the Norbertine community in Chelmsford, Essex shares his vocations story.
Jonathan Burden - Message for Good Shepherd Sunday
A Day in the Life of a Seminarian
Saint of the Day
- All Souls Day
All Souls Day Feast date: Nov 02 The commemoration of all the faithful departed is celebrated by the Church on November 2, or, if this falls on a Sunday or a solemnity, the feast is celebrated on November 3. The Office of the Dead must be recited by the clergy on this day, and all the Masses are to be of Requiem except one of the current feast, where […]
- Nov. 2 The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls' Day), Commem.
Today is the Commemoration of the All the Faithful Departed (All Souls' Day). The Church, after celebrating the feast of All Saints, today prays for all who, in the purifying suffering of Purgatory, await the day they will join in heavenly glory. The celebration of the Mass, which re-presents the Sacrifice of Christ on Calvary, has always been the principal means by which the Church fulfills the […]