In addition to the Parish and Shrine Whatsapp Channel (www.tinyurl.com/rosaryshrinewhatsapp), you can now reach the Parish Office via our Whatsapp business account. You can message us to enquire about Mass bookings, candle sponsorship, and more. You can still, of course, reach us on our official email at [email protected].
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This year All Saints and All Souls have been transferred to the following day. All Saints will fall on Sunday and All Souls on Monday 3rd November.
There is still time to have names entered into the Book of the Dead and to sponsor sanctuary lamps. You can book these here.
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RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE. BBC Radio 4 broadcast ‘Sunday Worship’ with music and reflections from St Dominic’s – The Rosary Shrine.
Sun 7 Sep 2025, 8:10 am, BBC Radio 4
“There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship” – St Thomas Aquinas
This famous quote from the Dominican Friar, St Thomas Aquinas, touches on a deep truth; friends bring meaning to our lives in a myriad of ways. Though friendship is often overlooked, for many it not only provides essential support and comfort, it also has a spiritual significance. Fr Matthew Jarvis OP reflects on the relationship between friendship and the sacred and explores the important role it it has on the path to sainthood.
As the canonisations of two new saints, Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati (a lay Dominican), and Blessed Carlo Acutis, happen in Rome, Fr Matthew focusses on how their devotion to God and to their friends, set these young men apart.
This year also marks the 500th Anniversary of the birth of the composer, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina. Recognised as one of the most influential composers of the late Renaissance, his music expresses a rich theology, as different voices interweave to create polyphonic lines. The Southwell Consort sing music by Palestrina and some of his contemporaries, in this service from St Dominic’s Priory – The Rosary Shrine in London.
We are excited to announce that choral scholarship positions have opened up here at St Dominic’s – The Rosary Shrine.
In addition to singing regularly at the Sunday 12noon solemn Mass, and once a month at 5pm for the Latin Dominican Rite Mass, as well as during Christmas and Holy Week, choral scholars will also have opportunities to sing at other liturgical events in the course of the year.
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of and to enrich the musical life of an active parish and diocesan shrine.
DOWNLOAD INFORMATION ON THE SCHOLARSHIPS
To apply, please email Rachael Shipard (Choral Director) at [email protected], copying in Martin Stacey (Director of Music) at [email protected], stating your interest and any background information about your experience to date.
The Solemnity of the Assumption is on Friday 15 August and is a day of obligation. There is a Vigil Mass this evening (14th August) at 6pm, and on the 15th Masses at 7.30am, 10am, and 6pm. Morning Masses are in the Lady Chapel via the entrance on Alan Cheales Way.
As the solemnity falls on a Friday, it is not necessary to abstain from meat on this occasion.
We apologise for any inconvenience. Please do join us at 12noon for the ordinations to the priesthood and diaconate of Brothers John Church and Daniel Rowlands, and Brother Giovanni Castellano.
Please note that the June organ recital has been cancelled. We apologise for any inconvenience. We look forward to welcoming you to our recital in July.
Please note the parish office is closed this week and will reopen again on Tuesday 27th May. Please note phone calls and emails won’t be answered during this time. Thank you for your understanding.
Fr Matthew, Fr Joseph, and all the Dominican friars of St Dominic’s Priory welcome and give thanks to God for the election of our Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV. May God bless and strengthen him.
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