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Sunday Worship: Firmly I believe and truly

Firmly I believe and truly

BBC Radio 4 - Sunday Worship, Firmly I believe and truly

A celebration of the Canonisation of Cardinal John Henry Newman at the Birmingham Oratory.

On the day of the Canonisation of Cardinal John Henry Newman in Rome, Sunday Worship comes from the Birmingham Oratory he founded.

As people gather from around the world in St Peter's Square Rome to celebrate the Canonisation of Cardinal John Henry Newman, Sunday Worship explores the life and legacy of the man soon to be made saint. The 19th century English theologian and poet is renowned for his conversion to Catholicism at a time when he was already a high profile Anglican priest and leader of the Oxford Movement (which wished to return many Catholic beliefs and rituals to the Church of England). After his conversion he was sent to Rome and discovered the model of community life pursued by the Oratorian sons of St. Philip Neri. St. Philip. He was soon was ordained into the Catholic Church and on returning to Birmingham and set up the first Oratory in the UK in 1848 and later the London Oratory and was the founding rector at the first Catholic University of Ireland. He continued to be a prolific writer and educator and dedicated much of his time to helping the local community, and was made a cardinal in 1879.
Recorded in the Birmingham Oratory, the service is led by Father Dominic Edwards and the homily is preached by the Provost, Father Ignatius Harrison. The Director of Music is Myriam Toumi, and the music will include three hymns based on Newman's poetry, Firmly I Believe and Truly, Lead Kindly Light, and Praise to the Holiest. The producer is Miriam Williamson.

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