Gaudete revels
We invite members of the Blackfriars congregations to join us on Gaudete Sunday at 7pm for Advent Vespers, mulled wine, stolen, and fireworks! The evening finishes with Compline.
Faith for Busy People – Advent talks
Blackfriars invites you to attend a series for short Advent talks here on Fridays at 8pm: November 28th – Salvation: who needs it? Creation and Fall December 5th – In the fullness of time: waiting for a Saviour December...
Farewell to Michael
After two months with us, Michael has discerned that his vocation lies elsewhere, and has left the noviciate. We shall miss him, but wish him well, and keep him in our prayers as he ponders his next move. We look forward...
Requiescant in pace
Each year, on All Souls, the brethren visit the three Cambridge cemeteries which contain the bodies of friars buried from Blackfriars, Cambridge, and are joined at the third by the Dominican sisters as well as Lay Dominicans. We light a...
Clothing and study at Stone
Our congratulations to Sr Mary Magdalene! The noviciate went north on Saturday to the Dominican Sisters’ convent at Stone, for the clothing of Gabriella Debreczeni, the former Cambridge postulant, who was clothed in the religious habit as Sr Mary...
Visiting Highpoint
A big thank you to Rev Alan McMahon, to his Chaplaincy team, and to his Rosary Group who welcomed us on Thursday afternoon at HMP Highpoint. Together with Sr Angela Mary OP, Novice Mistress for the Stone congregation, and Gabriella, who will be clothed...
Welcoming Fr. Craig
The community welcomed this week Fr Craig McMahon OSA, who will be living at Blackfriars this academic year. Fr Craig, who is an American Augustinian, is starting a doctorate at Cambridge University on comparative credit markets. At the weekends, he...
Freshers Fair
The noviciate has had an early outing… Brs Stefan and Michael spent Thursday September 25th at St Mary’s University, Twickenham, where Fr Benedict is the new priest chaplain. After midday Mass in the chapel, there was cake in the...
First vows
Two brothers, Joseph Bailham and Christopher Pierce (shown here with their former Novice Master), made their simple profession in the English Province this Sunday, on the Feast of the Holy Cross, at Blackfriars, Cambridge. In his homily the Provincial, Fr...
Clothed as Friars Preachers
On Saturday September 13th, Michael Watkins and Stefan Mangnus were clothed with the Dominican habit in a private ceremony at Blackfriars, Cambridge, supported by fellow members of the Dominican Family. Michael, who graduated this summer from St Andrews with a...