Caritas Advent Reflection
Let us just take a moment this Advent to reflect on how many times we see news images of pregnant migrant women crossing deserts or getting off unsafe boats, with no home to go to.
Can we imagine ourselves being on their journey or on Joseph and Mary’s migrant journey to Bethlehem? The town was not equipped to welcome or accommodate them. It could not offer the care a pregnant woman needed. The Holy Family was one family too many for this small place.
Can we put ourselves in the shoes of the shepherds who went to visit the Christ child? They were uneducated outcasts in their society and yet the angels appeared to them, not to a rich landowner, and said, “Do not be afraid.”
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A Message for Lent from Bishop Nicholas
Bishop Nicholas Hudson recorded a video message for our February newsletter on the theme of Lent. “Lent we should understand as a journey, a journey of preparation. We prepare to walk with Jesus the journey that he will take at the at the end of Lent and in Holy Week...
Diocese of Plymouth Newsletter for February 2026
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Lent Reflections & Resources
Lent is a time for turning again to the practice of our faith - in prayer, self-denial (fasting) and practical generosity (almsgiving). It’s a time when we can prepare our hearts for the remembrance of Christ’s death. Our observance of Lent culminates in the solemn...
