TRINITY WITH CHRIST CRUCIFIED
May 30th 2026
Christ’s heart is just below the centre point of this painting and the asymmetrical distribution of colour is complemented by the symmetry of the composition. Of course, no human hand can really depict the Trinity. As Jesus says in the
SPONSORED WALK
June 13th 2026
SPONSORED WALK IN AID OF OUR APOSTOLATE IN JAMAICA AND GRENADA (ST MARTIN’S MISSIONS FUND), 13.06.2026 This sponsored walk is in aid of our missions in Jamaica and Grenada, where our friars are working hard in both Jamaica and Grenada
Giotto’s Pentecost at Padua
May 22nd 2026
“Pentecost”, Giotto di Bondone, 1305, Capella Scrovegni, Padua. Giotto frescoed the walls of the Scrovegni Chapel in Padua with 38 scenes drawn from the life of Christ, the Virgin, and her parents, Joachim and Anna. He arranged them in chronological
Zurbarán’s Immaculate Conception with Saints Joachim and Anne
May 16th 2026
“The Immaculate Conception with Saints Joachim and Anne”, Zurbarán, 1638-9, National Galleries of Scotland. Although the dogma that Our lady was conceived with our original sin was not defined until 1854, in Zurbarán’s Seville it was widely believed and some
Mass Times, Divine Office, Exposition and Confessions over the summer period
May 10th 2026
From Monday 18th May, the schedule of Masses and the Office will be as follows Daily: Office of Readings and Morning Prayer at 8am Monday to Friday: Mass at 5.15pm (live-streamed) followed by Evening Prayer Saturday: Mass at 12pm (live-streamed).
ZURBARÁN’S VIRGIN OF MERCY OF LAS CUEVAS
May 8th 2026
“The Virgin of Mercy of Las Cuevas”, Francisco de Zurbarán, c.1644-55, Museo de Belles Artes, Seville. This work was painted for the sacristy of the Carthusian monastery of Santa María de las Cuevas just outside Seville. It was intended to
TITUS THE ARTIST’S SON
May 2nd 2026
“Titus, the Artist’s Son”, Rembrandt c. 1657, The Wallace Collection, London. This portrait, which Rembrandt made of his son, Titus, is generally dated to about 1657, which would make Titus 16 years old. Titus was the only one of four
