Our Lady of the Rosary, Peterlee and Our Lady Star of the Sea, Horden

16/06/2026

As Refugee Week begins, we celebrate the strength, resilience and contributions of refugees and people seeking asylum.

Across England and Wales, we support people in our community centres through friendship, practical help, advice and a welcoming space to belong.

Our members walk alongside individuals and families as they rebuild their lives, offering hope, dignity and human connection.

We also work to create lasting change by speaking up for policies that protect the rights and well-being of refugees and people seeking asylum.

Together we can build communities where everyone is welcomed and valued.

16/06/2026

16/06/2026

Gospel of the Day (Matthew 5,43-48)

Jesus said to his disciples: "You have heard that it was said, You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy. But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your heavenly Father, for he makes his sun rise on the bad and the good, and causes rain to fall on the just and the unjust.

For if you love those who love you, what recompense will you have? Do not the tax collectors do the same? And if you greet your brothers only, what is unusual about that? Do not the pagans do the same? So be perfect, just as your heavenly Father is perfect."

https://www.vaticannews.va/en/word-of-the-day/2026/06/16.html

16/06/2026

Today's Feast day

Lord God, who bestowed on the Bishop Saint Richard
of Chichester
a love of learning, a zeal for souls and a devotion to the poor,
in your kindness grant to us, we pray,
the assistance of his intercession
that we may be led to deeper knowledge
and love of your Only Begotten Son
so that we may follow him more closely.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever.

16/06/2026

14/06/2026

Good morning

14/06/2026

Happy Memorial of the Immaculate Heart of Mary!

14/06/2026

On June 13, Catholics honor the memory of the Franciscan priest St. Anthony of Padua. Although he is popularly invoked today by those who have trouble finding lost objects, he was known in his own day as the “Hammer of Heretics” due to the powerful witness of his life and preaching.

St. Anthony's well-established holiness, combined with the many miracles he had worked during his lifetime, moved Pope Gregory IX – who knew the saint personally – to canonize him one year after his death.

“St. Anthony, residing now in heaven, is honored on earth by many miracles daily seen at his tomb, of which we are certified by authentic writings,” proclaimed the 13th-century Pope.

Read more: https://ewtnvatican.com/articles/st-anthony-of-padua-pray-for-us-5661