The London Oratory

www.bromptonoratory.com

 

Website last updated:  26 July 2010

The latest…….

 

Call to Youth!   Prayer Vigil with the Holy Father

Altar in Honour of Cardinal Newman

Friends of the London Oratory:  Exhibition on the Theme of the Corpus Christi Procession

SACRED MASTERPIECES FROM RENAISSANCE ROME
To coincide with the Papal Visit the Victoria and Albert Museum is displaying four outstanding tapestries designed by Raphael for the Sistine Chapel alongside the Raphael Cartoons. The cartoons have been on display in the Museum since 1865, but the tapestries brought especially from the Vatican have never been shown before in the UK. 

Friday 17th September, the Oratory and the Victoria and Albert Museum are collaborating to present a special evening of the art and music of renaissance Rome, combining a private viewing of the reunited Raphael Cartoons and Tapestries in the V&A and a concert in the Oratory of some of the greatest sacred music from the Roman school of Palestrina, Victoria, Frescobaldi and Allegri, with the Oratory Choir, director Patrick Russill and organist, John McGreal.  Concert at 7.00pm, private viewings 5.30pm-6.45pm and 8.30pm-9.45pm.  Tickets (unreserved) £18 (concert and viewing). £15 (concert only).  Tickets are available only through the V&A Bookings Office: 020-7942-2211 or www.vam.ac.uk/events

First Holy Communion 2010—2011

Those interested in enrolling their children in the Oratory’s Parish first Holy Communion programme starting in September should contact F. McHardy by email or leave their details at Oratory House

 

Applying to a Catholic School? When the time comes to make an application to any Catholic school, Primary or Secondary, or for a Catholic 6th Form, the school will ask for a priest’s reference to confirm that you have been attending Mass regularly on Sundays and Holydays over a significant period of time.

In order to make this reference as fair and accurate as possible, the Oratory church has a scheme to record your Mass attendance here.

For all school application references for places from 2010 onwards, the Oratory church will be using this scheme.   To register with this scheme, please give your family details to reception at Oratory House.

 

An Art Exhibition is planned in St Joseph’s Hall for 23rd-26th July this year.   Artists who have some connection with the Oratory who either exhibited in previous years or who wish to exhibit this year are invited and should apply for further information from Fr Dilke in writing to the Oratory or email CDilke@aol.com

The London Oratory, Brompton Road,

London SW7  2RP

Tel: 0207 808 0900

The Oratory is a Registered Charity. No. 240702

The London Oratory School 150th Anniversary 2013

 

      The London Oratory School is preparing to celebrate its 150th anniversary in 2013, and one of the projects the School is looking to undertake as part of these celebrations is to publish a history of the school.  The School is currently gathering in papers, archives, photographs and other historical documents, and also reminiscences and personal histories of those who have attended the school over the years.  Former pupils, teachers, governors, parishioners, and others involved in the Oratory School are invited to send any papers, reports, documents, or photographs, to the School for this research.  Personal histories and information from those who have been involved with the School would also be welcome.

 

     You are asked to contact Jackie McRoberts at jmcroberts@los.ac or send the information to Kevin Hart, who is assisting the School at the moment in collating the information at khart@los.ac. Alternatively please send the information to the following address:- The London Oratory School, Seagrave Road, London SW6 1RX

July is the Month of the Precious Blood

 

The reliquary shown is in the Shrine of Lanciano, Italy

 

 

This icon of S Philip Neri is displayed here courtesy of Trinity Stores.  It shows S Philip with his dog, which he had obtained form one of the Cardinals in Rome.  Many an arrogant young aristocrat was taught humility by having to take this dog for a walk.