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The Hope Within You

Homilies, Reflections, Pastoral Letters, Messages and Articles on the Catholic Faith and Christian Life – Archbishop John Wilson

  • Welcome
  • Homilies & Reflections 2023
    • Celebration of Priesthood, St George’s Cathedral, Southwark, Feast of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Eternal High Priest, 1 June 2023
    • Admission to Candidacy, Allen Hall, 27 May 2023 – Feast of St Augustine of Canterbury
    • Chrism Mass 2023
    • Launch of CARITAS Southwark, 18 March 2023, St George’s Cathedral, Southwark. (Hos. 5:15-6:6; 1 Cor. 12:31-13:13; Lk18:9-14)
    • 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time (A) 5 February 2023 Racial Justice Sunday, St George’s Cathedral, Southwark
    • Mass with Religious and Consecrated Persons, St George’s Cathedral, Southwark, 2 Feb 2023
    • Feast of Santo Niño, 14 January 2023, St George’s Cathedral, Southwark. (Is 9:1-6; Eph 1:3-6. 15-18; Mt 18:1-5. 10)
  • Homilies & Reflections 2022
    • Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem – Vigil of Investiture, St George’s Cathedral, Southwark, 25 November 2022 (Is 62:1-5; Lk 10:25-37)
    • Mass for the Visit of the Relics of St Bernadette, St George’s Cathedral, Southwark, 19 October 2022
    • Mass for the Inauguration of the Norbertine Priory of Our Lady of Sorrows, Peckham, and the Induction of the New Parish Priest, Feast of the Archangels, 29 September 2022
    • Requiem Mass for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Sunday 18 September, 2022, St George’s Cathedral, Southwark
    • Ukrainian Greek Catholic Cathedral of the Holy Family, London Sunday Divine Liturgy – Gospel: St Matthew 25: 31-46 27 February 2022
    • Mass with the Communion and Liberation Community for the Centenary Year of Birth of Mgr Luigi Giussani, St George’s Cathedral, Southwark, 25 February 2022
    • Mass with Religious and Consecrated Persons, St George’s Cathedral, Southwark, 5 Feb 2022
    • The Spital Sermon 2022
    • Palm Sunday 2022 – St George’s Cathedral, Southwark
    • From the Archbishop of Southwark – Letter to Priests for Maundy Thursday 2022
    • Maundy Thursday 2022
    • Good Friday 2022
    • Easter Vigil 2022
  • Homilies & Reflections 2021
    • The Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, 2nd February 2021
    • Ash Wednesday 2021 – St George’s Cathedral, Southwark
    • 41st Anniversary of the Martyrdom of St Oscar Romero – Mass at St George’s Cathedral Southwark, 27 March 2021
    • Palm Sunday 2021, St George’s Cathedral, Southwark
    • Chrism Mass 2021
    • Maundy Thursday Letter to Priests 2021
    • Maundy Thursday 2021
    • Good Friday 2021
    • Easter Vigil 2021
    • Requiem Mass for His Royal Highness Prince Philip The Duke of Edinburgh, St George’s Cathedral, Southwark, 17 April 2021
    • Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, Investiture Mass, St Chad’s Cathedral, Birmingham, 26 June 2021
    • Mass for the Feast of the Translation of the Relics of St Thomas Becket, Canterbury Cathedral – 7 July 2021
    • Thanksgiving Mass for the Ursuline Community, Westgate on Sea (1904 – 2021) 9 July 2021
    • Final Mass of Thanksgiving – St John’s Seminary, Wonersh – 22 October 2021
    • St Francis Leprosy Guild 125th Anniversary Mass – 30 October 2021
    • Mass for Deceased Clergy, St George’s Cathedral, Southwark – 10 November 2013
    • Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem – Investiture Mass, St George’s Cathedral, Southwark, 27 Nov 2021
    • Mass with Investiture as a Knight of the Pontifical Order of St Gregory the Great for Mr Neville Kyrke-Smith, 2 December 2021 (1 Thes 2:2-8; Mt 16:13-19)
    • Advent Carols and Readings 2021, St George’s Cathedral, Southwark
    • Christmas Midnight Mass 2021, St George’s Cathedral, Southwark
  • Homilies & Reflections 2020
    • Christmas Midnight Mass 2020 St George’s Cathedral, Southwark
    • First Sunday of Advent (B) St George’s Cathedral, 29 November 2020
    • Christ the King (A) 22nd November 2020 – St George’s Cathedral, Southwark
    • 33rd Sunday (A) 15 November 2020 – St George’s Cathedral, Southwark
    • 32nd Sunday – (A) 2020 – Remembrance Sunday, St George’s Cathedral
    • EOHSJ Opening Mass – Virtual Pilgrimage, 22 October 2020
    • Funeral Homily for Fr Lawrence Lister – 28 Sep 2020, St Mary’s, Halifax
    • Mass for the Silver Jubilee of Priestly Ordination – 29 July 2020, St George’s Cathedral, Southwark
    • 16th Sunday (A) 19 July 2020
    • 15th Sunday (A) 12 July 2020
    • 14th Sunday (A) 5 July 2020
    • Mass for the Sick and their Families, NHS Front-Line Workers and those working in Social Care – 2 July 2020
    • Ss Peter & Paul (A) 28 June 2020
    • 12th Sunday (A) 21 June 2020
    • The Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ (A) 14 June 2020
    • Mass for the Knights of St Columba, 9 June 2020
    • The Most Holy Trinity (A), 7 June 2020
    • Pentecost (A) 31 May 2020
    • Easter 7A, 24 May 2020
    • Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord, 21 May 2020
    • Easter 6A, 17 May 2020
    • Diaconate Formation, 16 May 2020
    • Easter 5A,10 May 2020
    • Easter 4A, 3 May 2020
    • Easter 3A, 26 Apr 2020
    • Palm Sunday Reflection, 2020
    • Letter to Priests, Holy Week 2020
    • Easter Message, 2020
    • Funeral of Archbishop Peter Smith, 30 March 2020
    • Dedication of St Joseph’s Church, Borough Green, 1 Feb 2020
    • Feast of the Conversion of St Paul and gathering of the Missionaries of the Society of St Paul, 24 Jan 2020
  • Homilies & Reflections 2019
    • Christmas Midnight Mass, 2019
    • Mayor of London’s Christmas Carol Service, 16 Dec 2019
    • Mass for the 50th Anniversary of the Daughters of Divine Love, 14 Dec 2019
    • Martyrs’ Day 2019 – Tyburn Convent, 2 Dec 2019
    • City Hall Remembrance Service, 11 Nov 2019
    • Commemorating the Canonisation of St John Henry Newman, 27 Oct 2019
    • 10th Anniversary of the Friends of the Holy Land, 14 Oct 2019
    • Apostleship of the Sea, 1 Oct 2019
    • Centenary Mass for the Knights of St Columba, 14 Sep 2019
    • Installation as Archbishop, 25 July 2019
  • Miscellaneous Homilies
    • Our Lady of the Rosary, Our Lady of the Rosary, Sunday 7 October 2018
    • Blessed Nicholas Postgate, 2 July 2017
    • Feast of St Josemaria Escriva, 26 June 2017
    • Centenary of Passchendale, 31 July 2017
  • Ordination Homilies
    • Ordination to the Priesthood of Rev Giovanni Prandini – 17 July 2020, St George’s Cathedral, Southwark
    • Ordination to the Priesthood of Rev John Howard – 18 July 2020, St George’s Cathedral, Southwark
    • Ordination to the Sacred Priesthood of Rev Peter Sebastian – 25 July 2020, St George’s Cathedral, Southwark
    • Ordination to the Sacred Priesthood of Rev Dermott O’Gorman – 26 July 2020, St George’s Cathedral, Southwark
    • Ordination to the Sacred Priesthood – Rev Royston Price CSsR, 4 Dec 2020, St Mary’s, Clapham.
    • Ordination to the Sacred Priesthood – Rev David Hunter and Rev Matthew Donnelly, 17 July 2021, St George’s Cathedral, Southwark
    • Diaconate Ordination of Michael Etuka, Joseph Gulliford, Nicholas Harden, Allan MacDonald & Joseph Meigh, St John’s Seminary, Wonersh, 3 July 2021, Feast of St Thomas the Apostle
    • Ordination to the Sacred Diaconate – Rev Mark Wharton7 February 2022
      • Permanent Diaconate Ordination of Constantine Diver, John Fogarty, Raymond Williamson – St George’s Cathedral Southwark, 5 November 2021
      • Ordination to the Sacred Priesthood – Rev Michael Etuka, Rev Joseph Gulliford, and Rev Alan MacDonald, 16 July 2021, Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, St George’s Cathedral, Southwark.
      • Ordination to the Sacred Priesthood – Rev Mark Wharton, St George’s Cathedral, Southwark, 1 October 2022.
      • Episcopal Ordination of Mgr Philip Moger, 21 February 2023, Memoria of St Peter Damian, Bishop and Doctor, St George’s Cathedral, Southwark
  • Pastoral Letters & Messages
    • Pastoral Letter for the Sunday after Christmas 2023 Solemnity of Mary, Holy Mother of God
    • A Message for Christmas 2022 from the Archbishop of Southwark
    • Pastoral Letter for the Solemnity of the Holy Family 2021
    • Letter to the Religious in the Archdiocese of Southwark on the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 8 December 2021
    • Archdiocese of Southwark – Pastoral Letter for the Opening of the Synod
    • Pastoral Letter for the Solemnity of the Holy Family, 2020
    • A Message for Christmas 2020 from the Archbishop of Southwark
    • Letter to Religious on the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 8 December 2020
    • Letter to the Clergy – Solemnity of All Saints, 2020
    • Regarding Covid-19, 18 Mar 2020
    • Solemnity of the Holy Family, 28/29 Dec 2019
    • From the Archbishop of Southwark – Letter to Priests for Maundy Thursday 2022
    • Pastoral Letter Concerning the Reopening of Catholic Churches for Individual Prayer, 11 June 2020
    • No Place for Racism, 17 June 2020
  • Articles & Addresses
    • Priests are Disciples First and Always
    • Caryll Houselander – Hidden Intercession
    • The Art of Preaching Better
    • Joanna Bogle talks to Archbishop John Wilson about his first year as Archbishop of Southwark.
    • Responses to Questions from Luke Coppen, Catholic News Agency, 9 Feb 2021
    • Preaching in a Time of Turmoil
    • Laudato Si’ – Your Parish and Your Planet
  • Archbishop John Wilson
  • Contact
  • Chrism Mass 2023

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Feast of St Josemaria Escriva, 26 June 2017

Mass for Feast Day of St Josemaría Escrivá – 26 June 2017 St Thomas More, Swiss Cottage For almost ten years, while working at the Diocesan Curia, I lived at Bishop’s House in Leeds. Every time we ate in the main dining room, I was reminded of St Josemaría. On the ledge over the fireContinue reading “Feast of St Josemaria Escriva, 26 June 2017”

Posted byarchbishopjohnwilsonJune 26, 2017May 26, 2020Posted inUncategorized

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