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GDPR Statement from The Roman Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth
Dear Friends, Before reading any further … You will have, no doubt, been inundated with e-mails recently regarding the new General Data Protection Regulations which came into force on 25th May. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth is a Data Controller and consequently must process all Personal Data in accordance ...
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Catholic Bishops – Statement on Abortion
This statement, published by the Catholic Bishops of England, Wales and Scotland, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the 1967 UK Abortion Act, is addressed not only to Catholics of our countries, but more broadly to all people who seek to uphold the dignity of human life and ...
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Portsmouth University Catholic Students
If you are Catholic, Christian or curious about Christianity, you are invited to join our community of students! We offer an opportunity to practise, talk about or find out more about your faith in an environment with other Catholics as well as join a supportive network of people. Catholic Society ...
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Videos
Podcasts
TUNE INTO “Radio Immaculata” – The meaning of the Holy Mass
The meaning of the Holy Mass Fr Serafino Lanzatta tells us about a new series of podcasts available on Radio Immaculata... In a series of catechesis featured by Radio Immaculata, Fr Serafino M. Lanzetta explains the meaning of the Holy Mass as the Sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the Cross made for our Redemption. From this Sacrifice – 'sacrum facere', to make something sacred, set apart for God – we can understand also the notion of "Banquet" and derive the ...
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TUNE INTO “Radio Immaculata” – New Gosport Radio Station
Radio Immaculata’s programming schedule is structured around the rosary. A small community of Marian Franciscans in Gosport, Hampshire, is setting up an internet radio station. With the tagline “Bringing forth Christ through Mary”, Radio Immaculata launched last week on the feast of the Immaculate Conception. The radio station, which is non-profit and non-commercial, will broadcast a mixture of live programmes and audio on-demand, from music to talk shows, from interviews and stories to meditations and prayers. The station is at radioimmaculata.org. The ...
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Defending the Eucharist – Steve Ray
Listen to this fascinating interview with Steve Ray on Catholic Answers Live where he explores questions such as "How can I explain to non-Catholics that the Eucharist isn’t just bread and wine but the Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Christ?" Click here to listen online > ...
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Parish Film Shows
Film Review by Roger Ebert Our Parish Cinema invites you all to see "Lorenzo's Oil" WATCHING ‘LORENZO’S OIL’ MOVIE - “Life has meaning only in the struggle, triumph or defeat is in the hands of the Gods… so let us celebrate the struggle!” (after a short introduction we are very ...
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Our Parish Cinema invites you all to see " My Life is a 1993 American film starring Michael Keaton and Nicole Kidman ‘Watching this movie made me take a look at "my own life" it made me realize how easy it is to go through the motions of days, months, and years ...
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Our Parish Cinema invites you all to see " My Life is a 1993 American film starring Michael Keaton and Nicole Kidman ‘Watching this movie made me take a look at "my own life" it made me realize how easy it is to go through the motions of days, months, and years ...
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Our Parish Cinema invites you all to see " My Life is a 1993 American film starring Michael Keaton and Nicole Kidman ‘Watching this movie made me take a look at "my own life" it made me realize how easy it is to go through the motions of days, months, and years ...
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Parish Newsletters
My Dearest Parishioners, Visitors, Friends - Dear Brothers & Sisters in Christ Our Second Readings on Sunday - By way of explanation. In the Liturgy of the Word each week, it should be noted that the second reading has no connection to the First Reading, the Psalm, or the Gospel. When preparing a homily, it is for the homilist to either concentrate upon the Second reading on its own merit, or the First and Gospel which have unity of purpose ...
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My Dearest Parishioners, Visitors, Friends - Dear Brothers & Sisters in Christ Today, we can see how Jesus —who loves us— wants us all to enter the Kingdom of God. Hence, the strong warning to the “rich”. They are also called to enter the Kingdom. But they do face more difficult challenges to open themselves to God. Their wealth may make them believe they already have everything; they are tempted to jeopardise their own safety and trust by placing them ...
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My Dearest Parishioners, Visitors, Friends - Dear Brothers & Sisters in Christ Today, the liturgy takes us to contemplate the healing of a "deaf man who also had difficulty in speaking" (Mark 7:32). As in other cases (the Bethesda and Jerusalem blind men, etc.), the Lord surrounds the miracle with a series of outward motions. In such miracles, the Fathers of the Church see the overemphasised harmonic involvement of the Humanity of Christ. An involvement developed in a double way: ...
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Please Note Father Marcin is away on Pilgrimage and then holiday from Monday 12th July and will be back the 1st week in September. Therefore services will be changed during week days. (there will be no weekday masses during this time). The Saturday Vigil Mass at 6pm and the Sunday Masses (8:30am, 10:15am and 12:00noon ) will be covered by a visiting priest. The Polish mass at 12:00noon will be in English. Also the parish will not be able to ...
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Fr. Marcin’s Blog
Bishop Philip – Outcomes From the Diocesan Survey – Faith
As we journey in faith together ‘A Thousand Voices: The views, hopes and fears of the lay faithful in the Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth’ Some months ago, I issued a survey to understand better what you the people and parishioners of our diocese think and what you consider is important ...
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Modern Hymns
Hymn for Today: – Josh Groban – O Holy Night
Joshua Winslow Groban (born February 27, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, actor, and record producer. His first four solo albums have been certified multi-platinum, and he was charted in 2007 as the number-one best selling artist in the United States, with over 22.3 million records. As of 2012, he ...
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Hymn for Today: – Make Me A Channel of Your Peace -Prayer of St. Francis
This video was filmed in the hometown of the great St. Francis in Assisi, Italy. It was an honor for me to be able to film at such a holy place where St. Francis walked and preached the Gospel to the poor people of this land. Make me a channel ...
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Hymn for Today: – Jesus Culture – Not Afraid (Live)
Jesus Culture has just released a new song "Not Afraid," the song is lifted from their new album Living with a Fire. On this dynamic worship anthem, Kim Walker-Smith proclaims: "When I walk through the waters/I won't be overcomeWhen I go through the rivers/I will not be drownedMy God will ...
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Eucharistic Miracles
Blog Topic: “Come on a Great Adventure with Me and Come to Holy Mass”
Dear Brother and Sister in Christ, my Friends We are coming back to our weekly reflections, which hopefully help to deepen our faith and love to God, to one another and to ourselves. Because many of You have asked, I promise I will not stop to reflect on the mysteries ...
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Blog Topic: The story of the Servant of God, Carlo Acutis
My Dear Brothers & Sisters in Christ. Dear Friends - Today is a time for something I hope interesting - I dedicate this article to all our children and youth and the Parents. This is the story of the Servant of God, Carlo Acutis sounds as if it could be written ...
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Eucharistic Miracle of Paris France 1290
We have started our simple exhibition of the Eucharistic Miracles which happened and were proved through the history of the Holy Church. (WE ARE ALL VERY WELCOME to visit The Chapel of the Sacred Heart in St Swithun’s church and to meditate what happened there. During Easter of 1290 a ...
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Useful Websites
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