Catholic worship through the Personal Ordinariates is offered to the praise of Jesus Christ and the glory of God his Almighty Father. Day by day, through the recitation of the Divine Office, and the celebration of the Holy Mass, we carry out our duty and our joyful obligation to offer up our prayers and praises before the throne of grace so that we might be drawn into ever deeper union with God.
Our worship, steeped in the traditional riches of our Anglican liturgical and musical heritage, is rich with traditional ceremonial and the language of the Book of Common Prayer. Mass is celebrated according to Divine Worship, the liturgy promulgated by Pope Francis for the use of the Personal Ordinariates throughout the world. |
The liturgical texts for the Ordinariates are contained in two books, which together comprise Divine Worship, the official liturgy for the Ordinariates authorised by the Holy See.
Divine Worship: The Missal contains the Order of Mass, the Proper of Time and Sanctoral cycle with votive, ritual and Masses for the dead, with all the main liturgical texts set to music. It may be purchased here by the Catholic Truth Society, for £300. Divine Worship: Occasional Services contains the orders for the celebration of Holy Matrimony, Funerals and Holy Baptism (with the rite of Confirmation for Adults and Older Children). It may be purchased here by the Catholic Truth Society, for £40. |
Our Lord gave us the Sacrament of Penance for the forgiveness of sin committed after Baptism. The power of forgiving sins was given to the Church by our risen Lord on the first Easter evening: “And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.” (St John 20.22-23)
Confession is a regular and vital part of our lives in the Ordinariate. Almighty and everlasting God, who hatest nothing that thou hast made, and dost forgive the sins of all them that are penitent; create and make in us new and contrite hearts, that we worthily lamenting our sins, and acknowledging our wretchedness, may obtain of thee, the God of all mercy, perfect remission and forgiveness. Through Christ our Lord. Amen. |