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🇻🇦✨ Day 2: Pilgrims of Hope in Rome! ✨ We walked the Holy Door pilgrimage route to St. Peter’s, prayed in its sacred halls & explored St. Paul’s Outside the Walls, where we found the name of the first Bishop of Northampton! 📖 Read more: northamptondiocese.org/home-page/pi...

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Our Lady of Perpetual Succour: A Special Connection In Rome, we venerated the original icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour at St. Alphonsus—the same image that graces our Diocesan Shrine in Great Billing, Northampton. A reminder that Mary’s care knows no borders! 🙏

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🇻🇦 Day 1: Pilgrims of Hope in Rome! Our diocesan pilgrimage began with an early flight & Mass at the Pontifical Irish College ✝️. We explored San Silvestro & San Clemente. Follow our journey! northamptondiocese.org/home-page/pi...

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Join us for the Chrism Mass at Northampton Cathedral on Wed 16th April 2025 at 12PM! ✝️🕊️ A beautiful moment of unity as sacred oils are blessed & priests renew their vows. Let’s prepare for Easter together! 📍 Northampton Cathedral
🕛 12:00 PM

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A vacancy has arisen for the appointment of a Safeguarding Co-ordinator in the Department for Safeguarding at St Cuthbert's House, West Road, Newcastle. Closing date for applications is Tuesday 25 March 2025. Please visit our website at diocesehn.org.uk/job-vacancies/

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🙏 Join Our Short Prayer Ministry Training! 🙌 Open to both experienced & new prayer ministers. Attendance at BOTH sessions required: 💻 Online (Zoom): Thurs, 20th March, 7-9:30 PM
🏡 In-Person (Luton): Sat, 29th March, 10 AM-4 PM Grow in faith & learn to pray for others! 📖✨

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“Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” Today, we begin Lent—a time of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. May this season draw us closer to God in faith and renewal.

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Feeling discouraged? You’re not alone. But St. Paul reminds us: “Be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord… your labor is not in vain.” (1 Cor 15:58) This weekend, Bishop David Oakley speaks on the End of Life

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Jubilee of Deacons 4,000 deacons, gathered in Rome among them Dcns Jim Hannigan, Oliver Larkin, Brent Adonis & Tony Falcon from our diocese🙏 Mass was led by Abp. Fisichella as Pope Francis remained in hospital. Let’s pray for our deacons, true witnesses of service!

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Bishop David asks all Catholics to pray for Pope Francis as he remains in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital with bronchitis and pneumonia. May the Lord strengthen, comfort, and heal him. #PrayForThePope

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“Through baptism we have the gateway to life in the Spirit open to us and we are called to be missionary disciples” +David was pleased to open the Word on Fire Conference on the Bible this morning at the ExCel in London. He represented CBCEW as Chair of Evangelisation and Discipleship Department.

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🙏 Join the Diocese of Northampton Pilgrimage to Walsingham on Saturday 14th June! ⛪ Midday: Mass at the Catholic Shrine
🥪 Time for lunch
🚶‍♂️ Walk the Holy Mile to the Abbey All are welcome! Come and journey in faith with us. 🙌 #WalsinghamPilgrimage #DioceseOfNorthampton #FaithJourney

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Young people gathered for #LuxHope at Sion, Brentwood (Feb 7-9), diving into the journey of St. Paul & the power of hope 🙌 🔥 Prayer, worship & community filled the weekend, ending with Mass with Bishop David Oakley

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🇫🇷✨ Join us on a powerful pilgrimage to Paray-le-Monial, Nevers & Cluny! Walk in the footsteps of saints, pray at sacred sites, and experience the beauty of faith & art. 🙏 Register here www.jcjourneys.com/fnd-lyons

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Did you know? William Wareing was the first Bishop of Northampton (1850–1858), guiding the diocese in its early years after the Catholic hierarchy was restored in England. A true pioneer of the faith! 🙏 Find out more about our past Bishops northamptondiocese.org/bishops/

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+David joined clergy from #Slough to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the school chapel at St Bernards. Srs Maria and Catherine from the Bernardines of Esquermes, the order that founded the school, also joined for this special occasion.

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🙏 Welcome to the official Bluesky account of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Northampton! 🙏 We’re here to share the joy of the Gospel, keep you updated on diocesan news, and walk together in faith. Follow us for encouragement, community, and the latest from our parishes and ministries!

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