Bp Hugh Gilbert

  • Homily for the 2nd Sunday of Advent

    This is an Advent more full than usual of fears and hopes. The grace of Advent is that it sifts these, orders them, purifies them, teaching us to discard where […]

  • Homily for St Andrew the Apostle

    Who was he? A 1st c. Jew, a Galilean, born in Bethsaida, son of a certain John or Jonas, brother of Simon Peter. Like him he was a fisherman by […]

  • Pastoral Letter for 1st Sunday of Advent, 2020

    Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Peace be with you! As Advent begins I want to greet you, to send you my blessing as we all begin a new liturgical […]

  • Fratelli Tutti

    Bishop Hugh Gilbert OSB reflects on Pope Francis’ encyclical ‘Fratelli Tutti’   FULL TEXT Introduction Fratelli tutti. It sounds like a flavour of ice cream, but it is of course […]

  • Homily for the Solemnity of Christ the Universal King

    If I were asked to name the final chorus of Handel’s Messiah, I might answer with the Hallelujah Chorus. But no; that concludes part two of 3three. The final chorus, […]

  • Homily for 33rd Sunday of the Year

    Our liturgical year is drawing to its close. Next Sunday is the solemnity of Christ the Universal King. Then the Sunday after the cycle begins again with Advent. This steady […]

  • Homily for 32nd Sunday of the Year

    This is a thought-provoking time of the liturgical year. On the 1st November, we kept All Saints. On the 2nd All Souls. And throughout this month – today too as […]

  • Homily for All Saints

    I must confess that this is one of my favourite feasts. The Monastic Divine Office for it is one of the most beautiful, in its texts and music. At Vespers […]

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