Bl John Henry Newman's Feast Day...

...is today, October 9th, the day that he was received into the communion of the Catholic Church. This happened at the village of  Littlemore, just outside Oxford, and every year there is a Night Walk from Oxford to Littlemore to mark the event. We walk through the city, stopping at places associated with Newman, and praying the 20 decades of the Rosary. At each stopping place, we are told about the link with Newman - it was especially touching to learn about the house where he lived with his mother and sisters - and then a short reading from one of his letters or similar, describing the place in his own words. This year, the first part at each stop was done by Fr Christopher Pearson of the Ordinariate, and the reader from Newman's works was Dr Andrew Nash. The last part of the Walk is by candlelight, and we sing "Lead kindly light". You can find out more about Newman and Littlemore etc here...