Bishop David Oakley, Bishop of Northampton, teaches and reflects on God's great love for us all in the this month of the Holy Souls and as we start a second lockdown northamptondiocese.org/bishop-david/#…

This Sunday is Sea Sunday, when we pray for all those who live and work at sea. This video will give you some helpful insights into the work of Stella Maris (Apostleship of the Sea) youtu.be/u_ZafU8j4PE To donate go to stellamaris.org.uk/donate or text ‘SEA’ to 70460 to give £5

Lord, give us grace. Grace to welcome you into this moment. Grace to listen to your Word. Grace to wonder at your world. Grace to pursue peace and justice. Grace to love as you do.

Amazing story of an amazing young saint: Jose Sanchez del Rio youtu.be/3-p8yiFcbYI

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St. Valentine was imprisoned beheaded & buried on 14 Feb 269 AD for helping persecuted Christians & marrying Christian couples! While in prison he prayed for his jailer’s daughter & her blindness was healed. On the day of his execution he left her a note signed, ‘Your Valentine.’

Join with Catholics across England and Wales and take part in CAFOD’s Big #WalkForWater on 20 February. In doing so you'll be walking in solidarity with people who don’t have access to clean, safe water, so get involved and help raise vital funds.

Fr Simon is doing the CAFOD Walk for Water sponsored 10,000 steps on 17th February (Ash Wednesday) rather than 20th February. If you'd like to sponsor him for this worthy cause please go to: justgiving.com/fundraising/fr…

The best of St Valentine's day reflections

On this Divine Mercy Sunday we pray: Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world...Jesus, we trust in you!

In ‘The Joy of the Gospel’ (paragraph 127) Pope Francis writes: “being a disciple means being constantly ready to bring the love of Jesus to others, and this can happen unexpectedly and in any place: on the street, in a city square, during work, on a journey.”

“This is working for God: you must believe in the one he has sent.” (John 6: 29) The powerful conclusion to today’s Gospel

Bishop David Oakley has produced a series of short talks focussed on ‘The Church’. To watch the first of these click on this link: youtu.be/vZILqziPKj8?li…

For those of us asking how best to support those in need in Ukraine, please read this message from Caritas Northampton, our diocesan arm of the international Catholic Caritas outreach to those in need. mailchi.mp/4b562bd0db3d/e…

Let us be close to this martyred people, let us embrace them with affection with concrete commitment and prayer. And please let us not get used to war and violence, let us not tire of welcoming them with generosity, not only now, but also in the weeks and months to come. #Ukraine