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Prayer for the Pope
Leader
Let us pray for our Holy Father Leo XIV
Response
The Lord preserve him and give him life, and make him blessed upon the earth, and deliver him not up to the will of his enemies.
Leader
Lord Jesus, shelter our Holy Father the Pope under the protection of Your Sacred Heart. Be his light, his strength and his consolation.
Lord, source of eternal life and truth, give to Your shepherd, the Pope, a spirit of courage and right judgement, a spirit of knowledge and love.
By governing with fidelity those entrusted to his care may he, as successor to the apostle Peter and vicar of Christ, build Your Church into a sacrament of unity, love, and peace for all the world.
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, Who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen.
POPE LEO XIV
On the Election of Pope Leo XIV, 266th Successor of Peter
Statement from Archbishop John Wilson on the Election of Pope Leo XIV, 266th Successor of Peter
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Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,
It is with enormous joy that we welcome our new Holy Father Pope Leo XIV! I know that you will unite with me in praying for our new Holy Father, that the Lord will bless him with all the gifts he needs to lead the Church as the Vicar of Christ and Successor of St Peter. Please find below a statement that will be released for your own information and use. Please also see attached the text of the Holy Father’s Homily (in English) from his Mass with the Cardinals this morning. I met the then Cardinal Prevost during the Synods in 2023 and 2024. He is man of great humility and faithfulness to Christ and his Church. What a blessing this is to us all.
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With deep joy and thanksgiving, we welcome the election of Pope Leo XIV as the 266th Successor of Peter and 267th Pope of the Catholic Church. Let us rejoice and give glory to God for the gift of our new Holy Father.
In Pope Leo XIV, we receive the Successor of Peter, called by the Holy Spirit to shepherd the Church universal. Just as the Risen Lord entrusted St Peter with the care of his flock, so now Pope Leo is charged with this sacred task: to love the Lord Jesus with all his heart, and to tend his sheep with humility, courage, and faith.
The Petrine ministry is one of service, rooted not in power, but in the person of Christ. The authority of the Holy Father is given by the Lord Jesus Himself, not to point to himself, but to lead us ever closer to the face of Christ. In a world marked by uncertainty and division, Pope Leo is called to be a sign of unity and a herald of hope — guiding us to the truth of the Gospel, and to the peace that only Christ can give.
Now more than ever, we need to fix our gaze on the Lord Jesus. It is by placing him at the centre of our lives that we find the strength to meet life’s challenges, and the peace our hearts long for. Pope Leo stands among us as a servant of that hope, reminding us that our salvation lies in Christ alone.
I invite each one of you to look to our new Holy Father with the obedience of faith and affection. Let us listen to his voice as he leads us in fidelity to Christ and the mission of his Church. Like him, may we be renewed in our own commitment to love the Lord Jesus above all things, and to care for one another with the tenderness of the Gospel.
Please join me in praying for Pope Leo XIV, asking the Lord to bless him abundantly. And let us thank God for this great gift to the Church and to the world.
With every blessing
Yours devotedly in Christ
+ John
Mass Times
Mondays
The Daily Rosary at Home
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Tuesdays
7.00 p.m. The Daily Rosary Devotion
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Wednesdays
9.30 a.m. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament with Adoration Prayers
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9.30 a.m. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament with Marian Devotion Prayers
10.00 a.m. Mass
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6.30 p.m. Sunday Mass in Anticipation
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8.30 a.m. The Daily Rosary
9.00 a.m. Mass
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10.30 a.m. The Daily Rosary
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Phone:020 8303 2189
Parish Priest: Father Innocent Ezeonyeasi
Email:innocentezeonyeasi@rcaos.org.uk
Phone: 01372 457651 / 07886 000882
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