Tuesday 24 October 2017

First Mass of the academic year, Blackfriars

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The Schola Abelis fielded what I think is the biggest group of singers we have ever had in one service, for the Latin Mass Society's Oxford Pilgrimage: fifteen, including our professional Director, Dominic Bevan, and the photographer of this picture (me).

The Mass was Intret in conspectu for the Martyrs of Oxford University, a feast specific to the Archdiocese of Birmingham, celebrated as a Votive Mass for the occasion of the pilgrimage. We sang the Dominican Rite versions of the chants where possible (the Alleluia does not appear in the 'Suarez' Dominican Graduale), with a Dominican Rite Ordinary.

The Mass itself was a Dominican Rite High Mass, with deacon and subdeacon.

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Saturday 15 July 2017

Term Card for Michaelmas 2017

This is mostly confirmed.

Term Card for Michaelmas Term 2017

2nd Week
Sat 21st Ocober 11am
LMS Oxford Pilgrimage:
Martyrs of Oxford University
Blackfriars, Oxford
followed by procession and Benediction

3rd Week
Saturday 28th October 11:30am
SS Simon and Jude
Our Lady of Light, Long Crendon 
4 Chearsley Rd, Long Crendon, Aylesbury HP18 9BS

4th Week
Thursday 2nd November 7pm
Commemoration of the Faithful Departed (All Souls)
English Martyrs, Didcot,
15 Manor Cres, Didcot OX11 7A

6th Week
Saturday 18th November, 11:30am TBC
High Mass of Requiem
St Benet's Hall Chapel, 38 St Giles, Oxford OX1 3LN

7th Week
Wednesday 22nd November, 6pm
St Cecelia
SS Gregory & Augustine's, Oxford

Christmas Vacation
Saturday 23rd December, 11:30am TBC
Ember Saturday of Advent
Holy Rood, 38 Abingdon Road, Oxford OX1 4PD

President: Jēkabs Jurdžs (Wycliffe Hall)
Secretary: John Aulis (St Anthony's)
Treasurer: Andrew Auty

Monday 24 April 2017

Chant Mass this Saturday

Blackfriars is in the centre of Oxford in St Giles; click for a map.

High Mass is at 11am; it will be accompanied by chant from the Schola Abelis.

Monday 27 March 2017

A successful Hillary Term

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For the first time, we sang for the feast day of St Hillary, the saint after whom Hillary Term is named: the 'Athanasius of the West'. We accompanied a beautiful and well-attended Dominican High Mass in Blackfriars.

Sunday 1 January 2017

Term Card for Hilary Term 2017

Term Card for Hilary Term 2017

0th Week
Sat 14th January 11am
St Hilary of Poitiers
Blackfriars, Oxford

3rd Week
Thursday 2nd February 6pm
Purification of Our Lady (Candlemas)
SS Gregory & Augustine's, Oxford

4th Week
Saturday 11th February 11:30am
Apparition of Our Lady (Our Lady of Lourdes)
Chapel of Milton Manor House, near Abingdon

5th Week
Friday 17th February, 6pm
Requiem Mass
SS Gregory & Augustine's, Oxford

7th Week
Wednesday 1st March, 6pm
Ash Wednesday
SS Gregory & Augustine's, Oxford

8th Week
Saturday 11th March, 11:30am
Ember Saturday of Lent
Our Lady and St Anne, Caversham

Easter Vacation
Saturday 25th March, 10:30am
Annunciation of Our Lady
SS Gregory & Augstine's

President: Ben Koons, Oriel
Secretary: Jēkabs Jurdžs
Treasurer: Andrew Auty