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The profession of faith in one God – that God is unique and there is no other – stands not

Second Sunday of EasterReadings: Acts of the Apostles 5:12-16; Psalm 117(118):2-4,22-27; Revelation 1:9-13,17-19; John 20:19-31This is one of the most

The Creed is a lovesong. In it we praise the one we love for his qualities and for the things

In the early Church catechumens received instruction about their faith both before and after baptism. During Lent they were prepared

Here are some photographs of our Easter liturgies. The Paschal candle, painted by Br Thomas Skeats OP, the sacristan. The Easter fire

Many of our readers will be familiar with the Exsultet, the great hymn of praise to the paschal candle, as

EASTER SUNDAYReadings: Acts 10:34,37-43; Psalm 117; Colossians 3:1-4 or 1 Corinthians 5:6-8; John 20:1-9 What are we celebrating on Easter day?

Holy SaturdayHoly Saturday is the great, the supreme, solitude. Everything is empty. There is no meaning. Nothing makes sense. God

The video above is a recording of Oratio Jeremiae prophetae, part of the Office of Tenebrae for Holy Saturday. It

Good FridayReadings: Isaiah 52:13-53:12; Psalm 30; Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9; John 18:1-19:42What is so good about this Friday? With bare altars

In Blackfriars on Good Friday St John's account of the passion is sung to a setting based on Dominican chant.

Some moments from our liturgy at Blackfriars Oxford, captured on camera: A distinctive feature of Tenebrae is the triangular hearse with