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17th Sunday in Ordinary Time A 2026

The International Mass

Reminder: Fr. Simon is away on the Arundel & Brighton Lourdes Pilgrimage. We welcome Fr. Gilmour McDermott to St Joan of Arc who will celebrate the 5pm (Sat), 9.15am and 11.15am Masses this weekend. There will be no 5pm Sunday evening Mass.

Our Diocesan Lourdes pilgrims will attend the International Mass in the Basilica of St Pius X joining with other pilgrimage groups from the UK, Europe and other parts of the world, all coming together in faith to celebrate the Sunday Eucharist. The readings for this Sunday invite us to search for that pearl of great price. For King Soloman, that pearl was wisdom, an understanding mind that allowed him to know the difference between right and wrong and so be better able to govern his people. For the baptised, this pearl of great price is nothing less than eternal life, our place among the mansions of the saints in our true home of heaven.

The Second Vatican Council called the Mass and Eucharist the ‘source and summit of our lives’. It is so precious and vital to our spiritual existence, that we come to it at the start of the week to be nourished and strengthened for the Lord service, and then at the end of the week, we bring back the fruits of our weekly endeavours and place them at the foot of the altar as an offering of our labour and joy, knowing that we will be fed in word and sacrament and given a foretaste of the heavenly kingdom, the place where our souls long to take their rest.

On Wednesday 29th July, at the Grotto Mass (10am CET, 9am BST), Fr. Simon has the extraordinary privilege of preaching the homily. This Mass is broadcast live on the Sanctuary Website: Live Link for Fr Simon's homily