Author Archives: Huruma
REALITY: The Birthplace of Jesus
I’m not used to masculine violence – the sheer strength and force of it. It happened once before when I was about fifteen years old. A lad headbutted my face in the Community Centre under the church in Mervue, leaving Continue reading REALITY: The Birthplace of Jesus
ADVENT REFLECTIONS
YOU HAVE BEEN FAITHFUL
The house feels empty this evening and the High Street is strangely silent. Quiet too is the space down by the Cage at the seafront. Quiet and unusually dark. An enveloping darkness that is almost comforting. There’s a gift in Continue reading YOU HAVE BEEN FAITHFUL
Novena for the Holy Souls in Purgatory
Novena for the Holy Souls in Purgatory – Day 1 In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Dear Lord, we trust in Your infinite goodness. We praise Your justice and implore Continue reading Novena for the Holy Souls in Purgatory
EVERY DAY HAS ITS MOOD AND ITS MUSIC
Every day has its mood and its music. Today, feast of the Holy Souls, it’s Faure’s Requiem. Every other sound seems to jar. Maura and I discovered this Requiem on cassette tape in Birkenhead not long after Dad died back Continue reading EVERY DAY HAS ITS MOOD AND ITS MUSIC
Holy Souls – November 2nd
Remember those, O Lord,Who in your peace have died,Yet may not gain love’s high rewardTill love is purified! With you they faced death’s night,Sealed with your victory sign,Soon may the splendour of your lightOn them for ever shine! Sweet is Continue reading Holy Souls – November 2nd
7 ways to participate in day of prayer and fasting called for by Pope Francis
https://www.youtube.com/live/Jvkl59nFOqo?si=sWbxZsKcLXPHTpEQ By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Oct 26, 2023 / 07:00 am Amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in the Holy Land, Pope Francis has called for a day of prayer and fasting on Friday, Oct. 27. At the end of his general Continue reading 7 ways to participate in day of prayer and fasting called for by Pope Francis
WHAT GOD IS OFFERING
Just before Mass this morning, Grace brought me a lovely plaque of the Virgin and Child which she found in a second-hand shop. It reminded her of me and thought it appropriate for this difficult time in Israel and Palestine. Continue reading WHAT GOD IS OFFERING
PRAYERS FOR PEACE IN ISRAEL + PALESTINE – St. Mary Star of the Sea, Hastings
God of peace, bearer of hope, we seek your help for the peoples of the Middle East. Quiet the clamour of war and guide us towards peace. Where there is hatred and division sow seeds of calm and openness. Where Continue reading PRAYERS FOR PEACE IN ISRAEL + PALESTINE – St. Mary Star of the Sea, Hastings