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News, events, resources and much more for young Catholics in London and Hertfordshire. We are the youth service of the Diocese of Westminster. Helping young people pursue the true, the good and the beautiful, because each of us is made for greatness.
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By Charles Ramos
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By Rebecca de Souza
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by Zuzanna Tatarczyk
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By James Boohan
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By Stefan Aimet
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By Maria Candelaria
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Diocese of Westminster Youth Ministry
2y ago
A woman lighting a candle at Lourdes (Photo: WYM)Origins of candles in liturgical worship
Fire and light have always been an important feature of worship in the Christian and Jewish religions. As far back as the time of Exodus we hear how the people were instructed to “keep a flame burning perpetually” (Exodus 27:19-20), as “perpetual incense before the Lord from generation to generation” (Exodus 30:7-8) and as a “lamp stand in the Tent of Meeting… set up before the Lord as He has commanded Moses” (Exodus 40:24-25).
We see here that the ancient Jewish people used a perpetual fire to be two maj ..read more
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Catholics don’t worship Mary
Admittedly, this is an understandable misconception due to the profound amount of Catholic art dedicated to the blessed virgin. But there’s one thing this article needs to make clear:
CATHOLICS. DO. NOT. WORSHIP. MARY.
Instead, Mary is honoured in our faith as the mother of our saviour. She is not worshipped as this is a respect reserved for God alone, as laid out in the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:3).
Why do we even need Mary?
In a similar way to Jesus being the one true mediator between God and humanity, Mary intercedes on the behalf of us to Jesus. One objection ..read more
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2y ago
Since I first studied other religions in year 3 at school, I have always been fascinated by the different faith systems. This has led me to study in-depth both classical and modern religions from around the world and, while I’m no professor, I like to think I have a reasonably solid understanding of most major faith systems, excluding Jainism and Shintoism.
It was with some confusion, therefore, that I first learned that many people believe that Jesus is just the latest in a string of ‘copycat’ saviours who are all replicas of one another.
Here we look at the claim that Jesus is just a copyca ..read more
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2y ago
At the Sanctuary Basilica of Maria Goretti, in Nettuno (Photo: WYM)
Mass at the English College
We had another lovely day in Rome, where we set off for the English College for morning Mass. Inside the college, one is struck by the beauty of the chapel, with its tasteful decoration and inspiring artwork.
The Mass itself was beautifully led, by both the clergy and the musicians. It must be said that the quality of the music can often determine how one experiences the Mass, and at the English College they did a great job in amplifying the reverential and transcendent nature of the Mass.
Afterward ..read more