BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Brighton Oratory - ECPv6.16.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://brightonoratory.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for The Brighton Oratory REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20270328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20271031T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260301T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260331T090000 DTSTAMP:20260513T220748 CREATED:20260217T191121Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T110015Z UID:33378-1772352000-1774947600@brightonoratory.org SUMMARY:The Daily Mass Online DESCRIPTION:The daily offering of the most holy sacrifice of the Mass according to the traditional Latin Rite (Tridentine) broadcast live from the private oratory of the Titular Archbishop of Selsey. Readings and homily in English\, an Act of Spiritual Communion is recited. \n\n\n« Prev1 / 9Next »The Daily Mass: Ascension DayThe Daily Mass: St. Robert BellarmineThe Daily Mass: SS. Nereus\, Achilleus\, Domitilla & Pancras\, MartyrsThe Daily Mass: Rogation MondayThe Daily Mass: St Antoninus of FlorenceThe Daily Mass: St Gregory NazianzenThe Daily Mass: The Apparition of St Michael the ArchangelThe Daily Mass: St Stanislaus of SzczepanówThe Daily Mass: St John before the Latin GateThe Daily Mass: St Pius VThe Daily Mass: St. Athanasius of AlexandriaThe Daily Mass: St Monica of TagasteDeleted videoThe Daily Mass: Finding of the Holy CrossThe Daily Mass: SS. Philip & James\, Apostles« Prev1 / 9Next »\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email\n \n Print (Opens in new window)\n Print\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://brightonoratory.org/event/the-daily-mass-online-2/ LOCATION:East Sussex CATEGORIES:Masses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://brightonoratory.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Eucharistfortheworld.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260308T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260308T113000 DTSTAMP:20260513T220748 CREATED:20260217T185804Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260217T185815Z UID:33364-1772964000-1772969400@brightonoratory.org SUMMARY:Sunday Lent III DESCRIPTION:The Third Sunday of Lent deepens the Church’s call to interior purification. Having contemplated temptation and glory in the previous Sundays\, the faithful are now confronted with the reality of spiritual conflict within the human heart. \n\n\n\nThe Gospel traditionally recounts Christ casting out a devil from one who was mute. When the demon is expelled\, the man speaks. Some marvel; others accuse Our Lord of acting by the power of Beelzebub. Christ responds with solemn clarity: “Every kingdom divided against itself shall be brought to desolation.” He declares that if He casts out devils by the finger of God\, then the Kingdom of God has come upon them. \n\n\n\nThis Sunday exposes the seriousness of Lent. It is not merely about external discipline\, but about liberation from sin’s dominion. The devil’s hold renders the soul spiritually mute—unable to praise God as it ought. Christ’s grace restores speech\, restores worship\, restores order. \n\n\n\nYet the Gospel also warns: when an unclean spirit is cast out but finds the house empty and unguarded\, it returns with greater force. Lent\, therefore\, is not satisfied with momentary reform. The soul must not be left vacant; it must be filled—with prayer\, with virtue\, with charity\, with sacramental life. \n\n\n\nThe Third Sunday of Lent teaches vigilance. Conversion must be sustained. Grace must be guarded. The Kingdom of God is not advanced by neutrality but by decisive allegiance. Christ stands as the stronger One who binds the enemy—but the faithful must remain united to Him. \n\n\n\nIn this mid-Lenten hour\, the Church calls her children to integrity of heart: a kingdom not divided\, a house not empty\, a soul wholly given to God. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email\n \n Print (Opens in new window)\n Print\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://brightonoratory.org/event/sunday-lent-iii/ LOCATION:House Church\, 114 Hartington Road\, Brighton\, East Sussex\, BN2 3PB\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Masses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://brightonoratory.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/SUNDAYLENTIIIMASSTITLE.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260315T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260315T113000 DTSTAMP:20260513T220748 CREATED:20260217T190018Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260217T190029Z UID:33368-1773568800-1773574200@brightonoratory.org SUMMARY:Sunday Lent IV DESCRIPTION:The Fourth Sunday of Lent\, traditionally known as Laetare Sunday\, introduces a note of restrained joy into the penitential season. The Introit begins with the word Laetare — “Rejoice” — taken from the prophet Isaias: “Rejoice\, O Jerusalem… be glad for joy\, you that have been in sorrow.” The Church\, like a wise mother\, lightens the discipline for a moment and directs our gaze toward the approaching victory of Easter. \n\n\n\nThe Gospel recounts the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes. In the midst of a desert place\, Christ feeds the multitude. The scene is deliberate: the wilderness of Lent becomes the setting for divine provision. Hunger is met not with despair\, but with abundance. \n\n\n\nThis Sunday reveals that penance is not deprivation for its own sake. The Lord who calls us into fasting is also the Lord who nourishes. The miracle foreshadows the Holy Eucharist — the Bread from heaven given for the life of the world. The desert is not empty; it is inhabited by Christ. \n\n\n\nLiturgically\, the rose vestments permitted on this day symbolise this tempered joy. The Church does not abandon penance\, but she reminds her children that sorrow is ordered toward consolation. Discipline is ordered toward delight. The Cross is ordered toward Resurrection. \n\n\n\nThe Fourth Sunday of Lent teaches perseverance with hope. Even as the struggle continues\, grace is already at work. The faithful are sustained not by their own strength\, but by the sustaining hand of Christ\, who feeds His people on the journey and prepares them for the Paschal feast. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email\n \n Print (Opens in new window)\n Print\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://brightonoratory.org/event/sunday-lent-iv/ LOCATION:House Church\, 114 Hartington Road\, Brighton\, East Sussex\, BN2 3PB\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://brightonoratory.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/lentivmasstitle.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260322T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260322T113000 DTSTAMP:20260513T220748 CREATED:20260217T190310Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260217T190320Z UID:33371-1774173600-1774179000@brightonoratory.org SUMMARY:Passion Sunday DESCRIPTION:The Fifth Sunday of Lent\, traditionally called Passion Sunday in the older Roman usage\, marks a decisive intensification of the season. The Church now turns her gaze directly toward the mystery of the Passion. The crosses are veiled\, sacred images are covered\, and the liturgy adopts a tone of grave solemnity. The glory glimpsed earlier is now hidden; the hour of conflict approaches. \n\n\n\nIn the Gospel\, Christ declares with startling clarity: “Before Abraham was made\, I AM.” At these words\, His hearers take up stones to cast at Him. The tension is unmistakable. The claim to divine identity is no longer implicit but explicit. The opposition hardens. The shadow of Calvary lengthens. \n\n\n\nThis Sunday reveals that the Passion is not a tragic accident but the consequence of truth. Christ suffers because He is who He says He is. The Light exposes darkness; the truth provokes resistance. The faithful are reminded that fidelity to Christ may bring misunderstanding\, rejection\, even hostility. \n\n\n\nThe veiling of images during this period is deeply symbolic. The Church enters into the concealment of Christ. As He hides Himself and goes out of the temple\, so the liturgy hides His visible signs of glory. The faithful must seek Him by faith alone. The senses are restrained; the interior life must deepen. \n\n\n\nThe Fifth Sunday of Lent therefore summons the Christian to courageous perseverance. The Cross is now near. The Church walks with Christ into the gathering storm\, not with despair\, but with resolute love. For beyond the veiled sanctuary stands the unveiled triumph of Easter. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email\n \n Print (Opens in new window)\n Print\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://brightonoratory.org/event/passion-sunday/ LOCATION:House Church\, 114 Hartington Road\, Brighton\, East Sussex\, BN2 3PB\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Masses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://brightonoratory.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/passionsundaymasstitle.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260329T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260329T113000 DTSTAMP:20260513T220748 CREATED:20260217T190609Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260217T190619Z UID:33375-1774778400-1774783800@brightonoratory.org SUMMARY:Palm Sunday DESCRIPTION:Palm Sunday stands at the threshold of Holy Week\, uniting triumph and tragedy in a single\, solemn liturgy. The Church first commemorates Our Lord’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem\, when the crowds welcomed Him with palms and cries of “Hosanna to the Son of David.” Shortly thereafter\, the Passion according to Saint Matthew is proclaimed in its full gravity. Acclamation gives way to accusation; praise turns to condemnation. \n\n\n\nThe blessing and procession of palms recall Christ’s kingship. He enters the Holy City not as a conqueror mounted on a warhorse\, but in humility\, riding upon a colt. The gesture fulfills prophecy and reveals the nature of His reign: a kingdom not of earthly force\, but of sacrificial love. The faithful\, bearing blessed palms\, symbolically accompany Him\, pledging loyalty to the King. \n\n\n\nYet the Gospel of the Mass confronts us with the swift changeability of the human heart. The same city that cries “Hosanna” will soon cry “Crucify Him.” Palm Sunday therefore carries a warning. It is not enough to admire Christ in moments of enthusiasm; fidelity must endure through suffering and scandal. \n\n\n\nThe Passion narrative dominates the liturgy. We hear of betrayal\, denial\, injustice\, abandonment\, and crucifixion. The Church does not abridge the account. She places it before her children in full\, that they may understand the cost of redemption. Christ’s kingship is inseparable from His Cross. \n\n\n\nPalm Sunday teaches that true discipleship requires perseverance. It invites the faithful to move beyond surface devotion toward steadfast loyalty. The palms we carry are signs of victory—but victory through sacrifice. As Holy Week begins\, the Church calls her children to walk with Christ\, not only in acclaim\, but in anguish\, trusting that the road to Calvary leads to the empty tomb. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email\n \n Print (Opens in new window)\n Print\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://brightonoratory.org/event/palm-sunday/ LOCATION:House Church\, 114 Hartington Road\, Brighton\, East Sussex\, BN2 3PB\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Masses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://brightonoratory.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/palmsundaymasstitle.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260401T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261231T090000 DTSTAMP:20260513T220748 CREATED:20260416T110513Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T110742Z UID:34490-1775030400-1798707600@brightonoratory.org SUMMARY:Daily Mass Online DESCRIPTION:The daily offering of the most holy sacrifice of the Mass according to the traditional Latin Rite (Tridentine) broadcast live from the private oratory of the Titular Archbishop of Selsey. Readings and homily in English\, an Act of Spiritual Communion is recited. \n\n\n« Prev1 / 9Next »The Daily Mass: Ascension DayThe Daily Mass: St. Robert BellarmineThe Daily Mass: SS. Nereus\, Achilleus\, Domitilla & Pancras\, MartyrsThe Daily Mass: Rogation MondayThe Daily Mass: St Antoninus of FlorenceThe Daily Mass: St Gregory NazianzenThe Daily Mass: The Apparition of St Michael the ArchangelThe Daily Mass: St Stanislaus of SzczepanówThe Daily Mass: St John before the Latin GateThe Daily Mass: St Pius VThe Daily Mass: St. Athanasius of AlexandriaThe Daily Mass: St Monica of TagasteDeleted videoThe Daily Mass: Finding of the Holy CrossThe Daily Mass: SS. Philip & James\, Apostles« Prev1 / 9Next »\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email\n \n Print (Opens in new window)\n Print\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://brightonoratory.org/event/daily-mass-online-4/ LOCATION:East Sussex CATEGORIES:Masses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://brightonoratory.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Eucharistfortheworld.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260402T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260402T120000 DTSTAMP:20260513T220749 CREATED:20260330T141505Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260330T141526Z UID:34122-1775124000-1775131200@brightonoratory.org SUMMARY:Maundy Thursday DESCRIPTION:Holy Thursday—traditionally known as Maundy Thursday—commemorates the institution of the Eucharist and the priesthood at the Last Supper\, when Christ\, on the night before His Passion\, offered bread and wine as His Body and Blood and commanded His Apostles to “do this in memory of me\,” thereby establishing the perpetual sacrifice of the Mass; in the same sacred context\, He gave the new commandment (mandatum) of charity\, exemplified in the washing of the disciples’ feet\, revealing that true authority in the Church is inseparable from sacrificial service\, while the liturgy itself—especially in the traditional Roman Rite—moves from the solemn joy of the Gloria\, after which the bells fall silent\, into the stark gravity of the Passion\, culminating in the stripping of the altar and the translation of the Blessed Sacrament to the altar of repose\, inviting the faithful to keep watch with Christ in His agony in the garden as the Church enters into the mystery of His redemptive suffering. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email\n \n Print (Opens in new window)\n Print\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://brightonoratory.org/event/maundy-thursday/ LOCATION:House Church\, 114 Hartington Road\, Brighton\, East Sussex\, BN2 3PB\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Masses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://brightonoratory.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/maundythursdaymasstitle.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260403T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260403T120000 DTSTAMP:20260513T220749 CREATED:20260330T141939Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260330T141950Z UID:34131-1775210400-1775217600@brightonoratory.org SUMMARY:Good Friday DESCRIPTION:Good Friday\, in the traditional pre-1955 Roman Rite\, is the day on which the Church enters most profoundly into the mystery of the Crucifixion\, not by offering the Sacrifice of the Mass\, but by participating in it in a stark\, unbloody manner through the Mass of the Presanctified\, in which no consecration takes place and the faithful do not receive Holy Communion; rather\, after the chanting of the Passion and the ancient solemn intercessions for the Church and the world\, the Cross is unveiled and adored\, and the Sacred Host—consecrated on Holy Thursday—is brought in solemn silence from the altar of repose\, with only the priest communicating\, thereby expressing with liturgical clarity that the Sacrifice of Calvary is unique\, unrepeatable\, and presently contemplated rather than sacramentally renewed\, while the stripped altar\, the prostration\, and the pervasive silence draw the faithful into the desolation of Golgotha\, where Christ\, the true Victim\, offers Himself once for all for the salvation of the world. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email\n \n Print (Opens in new window)\n Print\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://brightonoratory.org/event/good-friday/ LOCATION:House Church\, 114 Hartington Road\, Brighton\, East Sussex\, BN2 3PB\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Masses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://brightonoratory.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/goodfridaytitle1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260404T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260404T120000 DTSTAMP:20260513T220749 CREATED:20260330T142442Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260330T142459Z UID:34138-1775296800-1775304000@brightonoratory.org SUMMARY:Holy Saturday DESCRIPTION:The Paschal Vigil\, in the pre-1955 Roman Rite\, is celebrated on the morning of Holy Saturday as a profoundly symbolic anticipation of the Resurrection\, in which the Church moves from darkness to light through a sequence of ancient rites rich in typology and theological density: the new fire is struck and the Paschal candle blessed and inscribed\, signifying Christ the Light of the world; the solemn chanting of the Exsultet proclaims the triumph of the Redeemer; a series of twelve prophecies traces salvation history from creation through the promises of the Old Covenant to their fulfilment in Christ; the baptismal font is blessed with elaborate ceremonies\, including the infusion of holy oils and the triple immersion of the Paschal candle\, expressing the life-giving power of Christ’s Resurrection; catechumens are baptised\, and the faithful renew their baptismal identity implicitly through participation; and finally\, the Mass of Holy Saturday is celebrated with the sudden return of the Gloria and the ringing of bells\, marking the transition from Lenten austerity to Paschal joy—yet still with a certain restraint\, as the full splendour of Easter is reserved for the following day\, when the Resurrection is proclaimed in its fullness. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email\n \n Print (Opens in new window)\n Print\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://brightonoratory.org/event/holy-saturday/ LOCATION:House Church\, 114 Hartington Road\, Brighton\, East Sussex\, BN2 3PB\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Masses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://brightonoratory.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/holysaturdaymasstitle.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260405T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260405T233000 DTSTAMP:20260513T220749 CREATED:20260330T145516Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260330T145526Z UID:34144-1775383200-1775431800@brightonoratory.org SUMMARY:Easter Day DESCRIPTION:Easter Sunday\, in the pre-1955 Roman Rite\, is the radiant culmination of the Sacred Triduum\, in which the Church proclaims with triumphant certainty the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ\, the definitive victory of life over death and grace over sin\, celebrated in the solemn Mass Resurrexi with its exultant Gloria and repeated Alleluia\, now restored after its Lenten silence; the liturgy\, rich in Paschal symbolism\, presents the empty tomb and the astonishment of the Apostles\, while the Church\, no longer veiled in mourning\, is clothed again in splendour\, and the faithful\, united to the risen Christ through baptismal grace\, share already in the promise of new life\, so that what was accomplished in mystery during the Vigil is now openly declared: Christ is risen\, truly risen\, and in Him the whole order of creation is renewed. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email\n \n Print (Opens in new window)\n Print\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://brightonoratory.org/event/easter-day/ LOCATION:House Church\, 114 Hartington Road\, Brighton\, East Sussex\, BN2 3PB\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Masses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://brightonoratory.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/EasterSundaymasstitle.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260419T103000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260419T120000 DTSTAMP:20260513T220749 CREATED:20260416T111338Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T111346Z UID:34494-1776594600-1776600000@brightonoratory.org SUMMARY:Good Shepherd Sunday DESCRIPTION:Good Shepherd Sunday (Second Sunday after Easter — Misericordia Domini) in the Tridentine Rite presents the Risen Christ as the Bonus Pastor who lays down His life for His sheep (John 10:11–16)\, uniting the mysteries of Passion and Resurrection in a single act of pastoral charity; the Introit proclaims that “the earth is full of the mercy of the Lord\,” while the Epistle (1 Peter 2:21–25) reminds the faithful that\, once wandering\, they have returned to the Shepherd and Bishop of their souls\, thereby framing the Christian life as one of docile following after Christ’s sacrificial example; situated within the joy of Eastertide\, the liturgy deepens into a meditation on divine governance\, contrasting the true Shepherd—who knows\, guards\, and dies for His flock—with the hireling who abandons it\, and thus implicitly calling both clergy and laity to fidelity\, vigilance\, and self-giving love under the authority of Him who reigns not by force\, but by the Cross. \n\n\n\nLow Mass with hymns followed by fellowship – please click on the Invitation link below to notify attendance. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email\n \n Print (Opens in new window)\n Print\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://brightonoratory.org/event/good-shepherd-sunday-2/ LOCATION:House Church\, 114 Hartington Road\, Brighton\, East Sussex\, BN2 3PB\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Masses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://brightonoratory.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GOODSHEPHERD2masstitle.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260426T103000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260426T120000 DTSTAMP:20260513T220749 CREATED:20260416T112350Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260424T113704Z UID:34501-1777199400-1777204800@brightonoratory.org SUMMARY:The Universal Patronage of St Joseph\, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary DESCRIPTION:The Feast of the Patronage of Saint Joseph affirms the Church’s belief that the guardian of the Holy Family continues to protect the Mystical Body of Jesus Christ. Instituted by Pope Pius IX in 1870 during a time of crisis\, it proclaims Joseph as Patron of the Universal Church. Theologically\, the feast teaches that Joseph’s authority is not juridical but paternal and moral—an ongoing guardianship exercised under divine providence. As he once protected Christ in His earthly life\, he now protects the Church amid danger and uncertainty. Liturgically\, it calls the faithful to place themselves under his care\, invoking his intercession for protection\, stability\, and fidelity. In every age\, especially in times of disorder\, the feast reminds the Church that she is not abandoned but safeguarded by the one God appointed as her protector. \n\n\n\nThird Sunday after Easter (Jubilate) in the Tridentine Rite takes its name from the Introit Jubiláte Deo omnis terra—“Shout with joy to God\, all the earth”—and continues the Paschal celebration while introducing a note of tension between joy and trial; the Gospel (John 16:16–22) presents Our Lord’s enigmatic words\, “A little while\, and you shall not see Me… and again a little while\, and you shall see Me\,” pointing simultaneously to His Resurrection\, Ascension\, and the hiddenness that will characterise the Church’s life in the world\, while the Epistle (1 Peter 2:11–19) exhorts the faithful to live as “strangers and pilgrims\,” abstaining from worldly desires and enduring suffering patiently for God’s sake; thus the liturgy holds together exultation and endurance\, reminding the faithful that Christian joy is not the absence of sorrow but its transformation—“your sorrow shall be turned into joy”—and that the Church\, though rejoicing in the Risen Christ\, must pass through a time of testing\, living by faith rather than sight\, until that promised joy is made complete.Low Mass with hymns followed by fellowship – please click on the Invitation link below to notify attendance. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email\n \n Print (Opens in new window)\n Print\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://brightonoratory.org/event/jubilate-sunday-iii-post-pascha/ LOCATION:House Church\, 114 Hartington Road\, Brighton\, East Sussex\, BN2 3PB\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Masses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://brightonoratory.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/patronagestjoseph.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260503T103000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260503T120000 DTSTAMP:20260513T220749 CREATED:20260416T113344Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T113347Z UID:34506-1777804200-1777809600@brightonoratory.org SUMMARY:Inventione Sanctæ Crucis [IV post Pascha] DESCRIPTION:FEAST OF THE INVENTION OF THE HOLY CROSS (INVENTIO SANCTÆ CRUCIS) WITH COMMEMORATION OF DOMINICA IV POST PASCHA in the traditional Roman Rite (1 May\, pre-1955 calendar) unites the triumph of the Cross with the ongoing Paschal mystery\, commemorating the finding (inventio) of the True Cross by Saint Helena under the reign of Constantine the Great in Jerusalem\, while also preserving the liturgical voice of the Fourth Sunday after Easter (Cantáte); the Mass exalts the Cross as the instrument of redemption—once a sign of shame\, now the throne of Christ’s victory over sin and death—while the commemoration recalls Our Lord’s promise of the Paraclete (John 16:5–14)\, thereby holding together the historical triumph of the Cross\, the present life of grace through the Holy Ghost\, and the Church’s joyful yet vigilant pilgrimage in Paschaltide; thus the faithful are taught that the glory of the Resurrection flows inseparably from the sacrifice of Calvary\, and that the Cross\, once discovered in history\, must be continually “found” in the life of the Christian through sacrifice\, obedience\, and union with the Crucified and Risen Lord. \n\n\n\nLow Mass with hymns followed by fellowship – please click on the Invitation link below to notify attendance. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email\n \n Print (Opens in new window)\n Print\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://brightonoratory.org/event/inventione-sanctae-crucis-iv-post-pascha/ LOCATION:House Church\, 114 Hartington Road\, Brighton\, East Sussex\, BN2 3PB\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Masses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://brightonoratory.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/inventionholycrossmasstitle.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260510T103000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260510T120000 DTSTAMP:20260513T220749 CREATED:20260416T114354Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T114404Z UID:34515-1778409000-1778414400@brightonoratory.org SUMMARY:S. Antonini Episcopi et Confessoris [V post Pascha] DESCRIPTION:FEAST OF SAINT ANTONINUS\, BISHOP AND CONFESSOR (S. ANTONINI EPISCOPI ET CONFESSORIS) WITH COMMEMORATION OF DOMINICA V POST PASCHA in the traditional Roman Rite honours Saint Antoninus of Florence (1389–1459)\, Dominican friar and Archbishop of Florence\, renowned for his profound learning\, pastoral charity\, and uncompromising commitment to justice and moral theology\, particularly in his governance of the diocese and his writings on conscience\, commerce\, and the duties of Christian life; his sanctity\, marked by humility and administrative integrity\, stands as a model of episcopal stewardship in an age of social and economic complexity\, while the commemoration of the Fifth Sunday after Easter recalls the Lord’s promise in the Gospel (John 16:23–30) that “if you ask the Father anything in My name\, He will give it you\,” and exhorts the faithful to perseverance in prayer and confidence in divine providence; thus the liturgy unites the example of a vigilant and learned shepherd with the Church’s Paschal anticipation\, calling the faithful to fidelity in action\, purity in intention\, and steadfast trust in God as they await the fulfilment of Christ’s promises. \n\n\n\nLow Mass with hymns followed by fellowship – please click on the Invitation link below to notify attendance. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email\n \n Print (Opens in new window)\n Print\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://brightonoratory.org/event/s-antonini-episcopi-et-confessoris-v-post-pascha/ LOCATION:House Church\, 114 Hartington Road\, Brighton\, East Sussex\, BN2 3PB\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Masses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://brightonoratory.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/antoninusflorencemasstitle.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260514T103000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260514T120000 DTSTAMP:20260513T220749 CREATED:20260416T114700Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T114750Z UID:34521-1778754600-1778760000@brightonoratory.org SUMMARY:ASCENSION DAY DESCRIPTION:FEAST OF THE ASCENSION OF OUR LORD (IN ASCENSIONE DOMINI) in the traditional Roman Rite\, celebrated forty days after Easter\, marks the triumphant return of Christ to the Father\, as recounted in Acts 1:1–11\, where the Risen Lord\, having completed the work of redemption\, visibly ascends into Heaven before His disciples; this is not a departure in absence\, but an exaltation in glory\, for Christ enters as High Priest into the heavenly sanctuary to intercede perpetually for His Church\, “leading captivity captive” and opening the gates of Heaven to the redeemed; the liturgy is marked by both solemn joy and a note of longing\, as the Church rejoices in the glorification of her Head while awaiting the coming of the Holy Ghost at Pentecost\, reflected in the traditional extinguishing of the Paschal Candle after the Gospel to signify the end of Christ’s visible presence on earth; spiritually\, the feast calls the faithful to lift their hearts to things above\, to seek the heavenly homeland where Christ is seated at the right hand of the Father\, and to live in hopeful expectation\, grounded in the promise of the angels: “This same Jesus… shall so come as you have seen Him going into Heaven\,” thereby uniting triumph\, mission\, and eschatological hope in the mystery of the Ascension. \n\n\n\nLow Mass with hymns followed by fellowship – please click on the Invitation link below to notify attendance. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email\n \n Print (Opens in new window)\n Print\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://brightonoratory.org/event/ascension-day/ LOCATION:House Church\, 114 Hartington Road\, Brighton\, East Sussex\, BN2 3PB\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Masses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://brightonoratory.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/ascensiondaymasstitle-1.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR