Cardinal Vincent Nichols to preach in Romero Week

There will be Masses and events across the country once more in March 2015 to celebrate the ministry and martyrdom of Archbishop Oscar Romero. Tuesday March 24th will be the 35th anniversary of his assassination. There is great hope and expectation that, on or before that March date, Pope Francis will make a formal announcement that Archbishop Romero is to be beatified. This year Cardinal Vincent Nichols will preach on Saturday March 21st at the national ecumenical service to mark the anniversary which takes place in St Martin-in-the-Fields Church, Trafalgar Square, London.

The theme of this year's Service is 'Romero's Martyrdom - A faith that does justice'. Cardinal Nichols is one of the Patrons of the Archbishop Romero Trust who are organising the Service in conjunction with St Martin-in-the-Fields. The Service begins at 11am and all are welcome.

Further Romero Masses and events: 

Birmingham: On Tuesday March 24th there will be Mass in St Chad’s Cathedral at 1pm, followed by a reception and talk on Archbishop Romero given by Clare Dixon.

St Albans: On Monday March 23rd at 7.30pm in the Crypt of St Alban’s Cathedral, Jan Graffius will give a talk and presentation entitled ‘Blood and Sweat: the Witness of Oscar Romero’s Life and Death’.

The Romero Trust’s special guest for Romero Week is the US Dominican priest Fr Brian Pierce. Now based in Texas, he has lived and worked in Central America and in Rome. He will speak in York Edinburgh, Glasgow, Norwich, Oxford and London. The title of his presentation is: ‘He Heard their Voice: Archbishop Romero – Mystic and Prophet’.

Here are his dates:-

York: Saturday March 21st at 7pm in Our Lady's Parish, Acomb, York.
Edinburgh: Sunday March 22nd at 6pm at the Lauriston Centre, Sacred Heart Church.
Glasgow: Monday March 23rd at 7pm at St Aloysius College, preceded by Mass at 6.30pm
Norwich: Tuesday March 24th at 7.45pm in the Narthex of Norwich Cathedral.
Oxford: Wednesday March 25th at 5pm at the Las Casas Institute, Blackfriars, Oxford.

Southwark: Study Day for Religious

Friday 27th March. A study day on Archbishop Romero led by Fr Brian Pierce OP has been organised by CAFOD in conjunction with the Conference of Religious (CoR) and the Trust. It will run from 10am to 4pm at Amigo Hall, by Southwark Cathedral – and includes celebration of Mass. Full details regarding bookings from Susy Brouard at CAFOD. reflection@cafod.org.uk .