St. Charles Borromeo RC Church
8 Ogle Street, London, W1W 6HS Tel: 020 7636 2883
Saturday Vigil Mass: 6pm and 8:30pm with the neo-catechumenal communities
Sunday Mass: 9am 11am 6pm
Monday to Friday Mass: 12.30pm and 6pm
Confession: after masses or on call
An Ego Diet! More or Less!Tired, weary, anxious? The usual advice is a tonic, a holiday, an indulgent luxury or a night out. The problem is that even after these solutions the condition continues. GK Chesterton wrote that this world alone makes us inwardly weary. Life becomes a struggle and we are dissatisfied. Life’s mysteries fail to inspire or touch us. We may even be pulled in to what Chesterton termed the heresy of “repeated excess”
Our forefathers and foremothers in the Faith understood from the teaching of Christ himself that real life is a question of less, rather than more. The cause is self-centred original sin, which promotes in us the conviction that we are alone and must simply grab what (or who) we can. Our Catholic Faith teaches us something different; something true – namely that Jesus Christ came to rescue us from quick-fix living. Following him means that our egos are on a diet. We are rightly deflated so that the love and eternal life of Christ can fill us. This life is now, today, not just for future heaven. The desert Father John Cassian tells us of a visit to his spiritual director. John felt the full force of “worldly sadness” “What must I do?” he asked the holy monk. In reply the monk said “Less John”. Welcome to Canon Michael
Our new Parish Priest, Canon Michael Munnelly, arrives in the Parish this week. We wish him a very warm welcome to Ogle Street. We pray that he will have a fruitful ministry here. MARRIAGE COURSE This Thursday 19th January at 8PM a course of instruction for those who are intending to get married will begin. It lasts for eight weeks – about an hour each evening. There is no need to register and there is no fee. The catechists are married couples. Please note that there will be no 12.30pm Mass on Tuesday or Thursday this week. |
FATHER ALAN FUDGE RIPI am totally delighted to be here in Ogle Street as your new Parish Priest. The Lord has blessed me to play some small part in the story of Saint Charles Borromeo; the church (both building and parish family)! Though sad to leave Saint Paul’s Wood Green, I arrive in Ogle Street conscious of the immense spiritual legacy of dear Father Alan. We were in the seminary together in the late 1960’s and remained good friends. I loved him as a dear brother in the Lord and, with you, I continue to love him and ask now for his intercession and help. I have no inside information of arrangements on the other side of physical death, but I have absolutely no doubt that Father Alan remains close to his beloved Ogle Street.
I like the “geography” of today’s Gospel – “The Kingdom of God is close at hand” God’s kingdom is possible! Reachable! Touchable! Surely those who have gone before us are not far away? In fact, they are particularly close when we celebrate the Mass. At every Eucharist in and around Saint Charles, Father Alan Fudge is near.
Christmas LiturgiesSaturday 24th December Christmas Eve First Mass of Christmas 8:00pm Sunday 25th December Christmas Day Mass 9:00am 11:00am Monday 26th December St. Stephen (Boxing Day Bank Holiday) Mass 10:00am Tuesday 27th December St. John the Evangelist (Bank Holiday) Mass 10:00am Wednesday 28th December The Holy Innocents Mass 6:00pm Thursday 29th December St. Thomas Becket Mass 6:00pm Friday 30th December Holy Family Mass 6:00pm Saturday 31st December St. Sylvester, Pope Mass 10:00am for Fr. Alan [his Birthday] Vigil Mass 6:00pm Sunday 1st January New Year's Day 2012 Solemnity of the Mother of God Mass 9:00am 11:00am 6:00pm Monday 2nd January Ss. Basil + Gregory Naziansen (Bank Holiday) Mass 10:00am
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Ps 84:3.4.5.10.11.
Mk 7:1-13.
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