13th July 2023 – Centenary Thanksgiving Mass & Reception

Mass said by the Cardinal

In thanksgiving for our very successful Centenary Year 2022, Cardinal Vincent Nichols celebrated Mass for the Society at the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Farm Street, London, by kind permission of Fr Dominic Robinson SJ, the Parish Priest.  Fr Dominic and our Chaplain, Fr Peter Harris, concelebrated.  The Cardinal, in his homily, reminded us of St Augustine of Canterbury bringing Christianity to Britain and the Society’s role over the last hundred years, following his example in promoting the Faith.

After Mass, the Cardinal joined members of the Society and their guests in the parish Arrupe Hall for a very enjoyable buffet lunch.  Several members, who have difficulty in negotiating the stairs at Archbishop’s House attended this event. It was a happy occasion to mark the close of the Centenary year.