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(No 11am Mass on Monday 6th January)

We are delighted to announce the launch of the St John’s Homeschool Co-op, beginning in January at St John’s Church. This exciting new initiative aims to foster a vibrant learning community rooted in the traditions of the Church. Through collaborative activities, children will grow in faith, skills, and friendships, while parents share the joy and responsibility of providing instruction.  The co-op will cater to two age groups:

• Younger Class: Ages 4–8
• Older Class: Ages 9–14

Classes will include:

• Irish Dance
• Catechism
• Gregorian Chant
• Tin Whistle
• Calligraphy and Art

This is a wonderful opportunity for families seeking a faith-centred approach to education and fellowship. For more information or to join, please contact Mrs Emily Daly at redaly17+stjohnscoop@gmail.com

At St John’s Church, Parnell St, Waterford, unless indicated otherwise.

24 Dec: 11 am

25 Dec:   Midnight at Waterford Cathedral

                 10am at St Peter’s College Chapel, Wexford

                 1:30pm at St John’s Church, Waterford

26 Dec:   11am

27 Dec:   11am

28 Dec:   12noon

29 Dec:   10am at St Peter’s College Chapel, Wexford

1:30pm at St John’s Church, Waterford

30 Dec:   11am

31 Dec:   11am

1 Jan:    Midnight Mass (Adoration at 11pm on New Year’s Eve)

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In this issue:

Editorial: Three Saintly Anniversaries

Three forthcoming anniversaries of great significance for Catholics are spiritual opportunities to seize. They commemorate God’s Incarnation, the Lord’s revelation of his Sacred Heart, and Our Lady’s mediation, Fr de Malleray observes.

Hope Does Not Disappoint

Extracts from Pope Francis’ bull of indiction for the 2025 Jubilee of the Incarnation of the Lord. Further to Pope Benedict XVI’s encyclical on the virtue of Hope, Pope Francis reminds all the importance of that virtue, especially in times of trial or gloom.

He Smuggled The Sacred Heart Into England

Dominica Roberts tells how French priest Father Claude la Colombière S.J. providentially brought the devotion from Paray-le-Monial into the heart of London at the cost of his life, thus securing a direct connection between the Sacred Heart and England.

Statistics, Intercession, And Sanctification

The annual statistics of the FSSP were updated to close to 600 members and over 10,000 sodality members: an occasion to give thanks to God, but also to request more prayers for us to grow and bear lasting fruit by God’s grace.

Garments of Sanctity: Opus Anglicanum

The glorious English tradition of sowing and embroidering liturgical vestments is valued anew, Ola Smalley finds, with immediate use within the traditional movement as generously provided by the busy sewing needles of the Guild of St Clare.

Interior of the Carpenter’s Shop at Forty Hill

Using a non-religious painting by John Hill (c.1780–1841) from the Tate Britain Gallery in London, Fr Armand de Malleray walks a few easy steps with beginners in the art of interpretation that can further apply to religious art.

Craft Resources For Catholic Homes

Catherine Witkowski and John Grimer introduce the online shop run by them and their siblings to equip families with home-made visual illustrations of the Catholic faith through the depictions of saints, calendars, and books.

Support our Apostolate

More than ever we need your help to keep our ministry going in Bedford, Chesham Bois, Reading, Warrington, Edinburgh, Waterford and Wexford. Please tell your friends about us, sharing links from our articles, pictures, publications, and activities, praying God that bequests be made to help us secure or acquire the buildings we need.