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Monthly message from the Provost, The Very Revd Ignatius Harrison, Cong. Orat.
The liturgical calendar with links to the music for each Sunday and Solemnity
Regular Mass & Confession Times Times of the mass and other services at the Oratory on a daily basis
Information on the various activities which take place and key contacts Links to other sites
History, Founders of the Oratory [updated August 2009]
Cause for the Beatification of Cardinal Newman
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New Oratory Publication The first formal translation of Fr. Agostino Manni’s “Primordia Oratorii” has just been published. This is an early work dealing with the origin of the Congregation of the Oratory, and its first practices, both liturgical and domestic. Manni was a companion of Saint Philip (he joined the Congregation in Rome in 1587) and wrote this work, which is a collection of essays, notes, and detailed descriptions of practices, after Saint Philip’s death, as a set of guidelines to be followed by those wishing to establish new Oratories. However, while he was writing it, the Constitutions were approved. As a result, it was never properly completed or edited. A Latin manuscript copy came to light in the London Oratory Library some years ago, and was subsequently translated by one of the Brothers of the Little Oratory. This interesting piece of Oratorian history is now universally available. In order to minimise the costs associated with this project, Lulu, an online publishing service, has been used. This, however, means that the book is not available to purchase other than through its webpage provided by the publishers. The address is http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/primordia-oratorii/7553765 . To purchase a copy, all that one needs to do is to follow the instructions provided, setting up a Lulu account – similar to an Amazon account - if necessary. Price £20. It is hoped that in the future, also through this medium, a series of early works of Oratorian interest which are currently out of print will be made available. The next book (The School of Saint Philip, translated from the Italian of Father Giuseppe Crispino by Father Faber) will hopefully be ready shortly before Christmas. More information will be provided here as soon as it is available.
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