Missions

The Ordinariate in Oxford

Holy Rood
Folly Bridge
Abingdon Road, Oxford
OX1 4LD

Welcome to our mission in

Oxford

The Oxford Ordinariate Group meets for its principal Mass at 5pm on Saturday evenings, at Holy Rood Catholic Church, just below Folly Bridge on the Abingdon Road. Usually the Mass is the Vigil Mass of Sunday but occasionally the Mass of a Saturday feast or solemnity is celebrated, and in either case the Sunday mass obligation is fulfilled.

During the University Term, and at other times as advertised, the music of the Mass is sung by the Newman Consort, or by cantors drawn from the Consort, but there is plenty of congregational singing too. Mass is celebrated with full ceremonial and facing East, using Divine Worship, the Missal for the Ordinariate Use. Parts of the Ordinary, on solemn occasions, are sung in Latin, whether to plainsong or polyphony.

The Sacrament of Penance is usually offered from 4.30pm on Saturdays, and on demand at other times. Evensong and Benediction, as well as the other offices of the Church, are celebrated as advertised.

Mission leadership

Fr Daniel Lloyd

Group Pastor
Retired

Parish Priest
Retired

Fr Matthew Topham

Chancery
Governance
Finance
Governing Council
Retired

Fr Michael Ward

Chancery
Governance
Finance
Governing Council
Retired

Mass times

Sunday

11:15am

Wednesday

9am

Thursday

7:30pm Mass (Divine Worship), 8pm Adoration & Confessions and 9:40pm Compline & Benediction.

Friday

12:30pm (Latin)

Saturday

9am and 5pm (Sunday vigil Mass)

Our mission's history

Mission resources

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