With the current COVID-19 outbreak, and in light of the announcement from the Bishops of England and Wales that public Mass has been suspended until further notice, we will not be meeting at Our Lady & St Michael’s for our monthly meetings.
However, we can still pray for vocations at home and I am currently looking into using Skype so that we can gather virtually via the internet and still pray for vocations together. There will be more details about our potential Skype meeting to come, so please keep our usual meeting time slot booked for Serra in your diaries!
In the meantime, some useful resources for praying at home:
Local Churches
Our Lady & St. Michael’s – Garston
Mass is being broadcast live on Sundays at 11.15am on Our Lady & St Michael’s Facebook page.
St. Helen’s – North Watford
St Helen’s will broadcast Mass at 9am on Sundays – hopefully on their Youtube channel going forward, though the 4th Sunday of Lent was on their Facebook page.
Other Churches
- Sunday and Weekday Mass elsewhere in the Diocese
- Masses, Daily Prayer and other video from around the UK and Ireland
- National Shrine of Our Lady, Walsingham
- Along with daily Mass at noon, there is Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament being streamed online – the schedule and page to watch on their website is here: https://www.walsingham.org.uk/live-stream/
- You can also watch on their YouTube channel
Serra Club of South Herts Prayers
- Prayers for Vocations
- Night Prayer from our March 2020 Meeting
- Adoration for Vocations Intercessions
Other Prayer Resources
- Resources during Mass suspension from the Diocese
- The Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales
- Prayers during a time of ‘flu and illness, prepared by the Liturgy Office
- Website for the Rededication of England as Mary’s Dowry – the Rededication is still going ahead, but from our own homes rather than in mass gatherings. The prayers are available for download.