Despite the heat, Fr David completed the course, running the 2018 London Marathon in aid of the Catholic Children's Society (Westminster). You can still support him here.

 

Fr David is running the London Marathon on Sunday 22 April in aid of Catholic Children's Society (Westminster). You can support him here. And if you take any photos of him running, send them to us and we'll put them up on the website!

FR TOM WRITES
In the responsorial Psalm today we proclaim I love you, Lord, strength. These words remind us that God is our refuge and strength, who leads us through every season and situation of life. When in difficulty, he sustains us, and in moments of joy we rejoice in his goodness. This week, may we grow in love of God, from whom we receive the grace and strength to love our neighbour as ourselves.

CLOCKS GO BACK!
If you’re reading this on Saturday, please remember that the clocks go back tonight, reverting to GMT, giving us all an extra hour of sleep.

FR DAVID WRITES
Today is the solemnity of All Saints - a light shining in the autumn darkness and a celebration of the brightness of God’s heavenly city. We rejoice in the salvation of the saints who have now become our heavenly intercessors. November is the month of the Holy Souls, and it begins this weekend with ‘All Hallow-tide’: a triduum of All Hallows Eve (the vigil of All Saints), the solemnity of All Saints, and All Souls’ Day. Please return names for our Book of Remembrance, and let us all pray for the dear Holy Souls this November. We hope that everyone had a good half-term break and that you all return feeling refreshed and excited!

FR DAVID WRITES
In the Gospel today, Jesus looks at the image or likeness of Caesar on a coin. In the final analysis, there is no real separation in our lives between what is God’s and what is ours. When we contemplate our own image, we discover that we are all made in the image and likeness of God. Everything and everyone, including the future, belong to the Lord alone, who made us all. Our faith should transcend and affect every area of our lives, not just what happens here or in the quiet of our own minds. The Gospel is bursting to break out of us so that its wonderful power can convert the world. 

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