Fr James Casey CSsR RIP Requiem 30iv2026...

The Requiem Mass for Fr James Casey CSsR RIP

was streamed yesterday and can seen at the link.

Homily 

Rev’d Fr James Casey CSsR RIP

I can’t believe that I am here preaching at this funeral. I know he was 92 years old and I could see him becoming frailer on each visit but somehow I thought we’d always have Fr Jim Casey CSsR always by our side. 

The news of his death has gone worldwide - I know his family are spread in various places around the World - but he was a former Secretary General who served for a long time in Rome. The news literally went world wide as confreres in our 82 countries learnt of Fr Jim’s departure from this life to the Father’s house. When we Redemptorists die, our name is written on a piece of paper called the Officilia and that is sent to every province in the world, a thing that Fr Jim did for hundreds of Redemptorists, but if you are a well known figure you get your picture and story on the internet. I am saying all of this on purpose as some of you may not know the grandness of the man we are celebrating today!

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Relic of St Gerard Majella CSsR - 300 years...

 

The relics of 

St Gerard Majella 

are moving around the 

Archdiocese of Westminster 

during the month of May 2026.

St Gerard Celebrations in Bishop Eton L16...

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Our Brothers CSsR from UK and Zimbabwe on Pilgrimage...

Br Phillip CSsR, Br David CSsR, Br Tendai CSsR, Br Michael CSsR, Br Kenneth CSsR, Br Tendai CSsR and in the front, Br Simbabrashe CSsR together in Materdomini, the shrine where the remains of St Gerard are housed.

Have you ever thought of your Vocation as being a Redemptorist Brother?

Redemptorist Brothers at the tomb of St Gerard in Materdomini...

The International Meeting of Redemptorist Brothers continues – Rome, 2026

The day after the international meeting of the Redemptorist Brothers, the participants went on a pilgrimage to the Shrine of St Gerard in Materdomini. After a four-hour coach journey, the Brothers arrived at the sanctuary’s forecourt — that place which the Father General would later describe, in his homily, as a holy place, marked by the life and holiness of St Gerard: here he lived, worked, suffered and offered his life to God.

The visit to the museum and the Saint’s cell

With interest, but also with evident emotion, the brothers viewed the relics of St Gerard on display in the museum. Among these, the Saint’s room holds a special place, where he spent the final months of his life. Preserved there are the objects that belonged to the holy brother: the bed, a simple table, a large cross on the wall. And above the door, an inscription that sums up his entire spirituality: “Here God’s will is being done, as God wills and for as long as God pleases.”

The brothers also visited the “Hall of the Ribbons” and the exhibition of nativity scenes, significant stops on this rich spiritual journey.

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CSsR Vocations 2026...

St George's Day 2026...

On this Solemnity of St George,

we the Redemptorists of the London Province,

pray for England and all her inhabitants,

here and those further afield,

that St George will continue to protect this land and all her people.

St George - Pray for us!

CSsR & OSsR - Redemptorist Family Vocations...

“The youngest Cardinal in the Catholic Church is a Redemptorist.

Could you be as well?”

This is the line on one of our recent Vocations adverts, see below; it is true, however the question that is directed to you is vitally important.

The Church needs men and women who are willing to serve the Lord in a consecrated way, as a Father, Sister, Brother, Nun or Monk.

The question about Vocation is an enormous area, one that needs our attention, our prayer and our consideration.

If you have a question about your own vocation, come and speak to one of us in the monastery and we will make sure you are put on the right path.

If you think God could be calling you to serve as a Redemptorist Priest, Brother, Nun or Sister, Lay Associate come and we must talk more! 

www.redemptorists.co.uk 

Peace,

Fr Richard Reid CSsR., Provincial Superior

Our Indian confreres have produced an excellent Vocations Video...

Is the Lord calling you in the silence?

Contact our UK Vocations Director

Funeral Arrangements Rev'd Fr James Casey CSsR...

Requiescat in pace.

Vivat in aeternum!