The Order’s annual Day of Recollection at the famed recusant house, Harvington Hall (Kidderminster, Worcester, DY10 4LR ) will take place on Friday 15 November 2024.
Harvington Hall was built in the 1580s by Humphrey Pakington and passed to the Throckmorton family in 1696. The Hall is renowned for the number and diversity of its priest’s hiding places, most likely by St. Nicholas Owen. It has fascinating early wall paintings, and more renovation has taken place since we were last there. There will be ample opportunity to explore the house during the day.
The day will be led by our confrère, Fr Richard Duffield, Provost of the York Oratory.
Horarium (choir dress will be worn for those parts marked with an *):
10.30am - Coffee in the Great Chamber
11.00am - First Spiritual Conference
11.45 noon - Confessions and silent prayer
12:15pm - *Holy Mass in St Mary’s Church
1.00pm - Lunch
2:15pm - Second Spiritual Conference
3pm - Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
Lunch: There is no in-house catering so please bring a packed lunch: coffee and tea will be provided. Alternatively, lunch will be available at the Dog, which is half a mile away. In order to fit in with what is for them a fairly tight timescale, a sandwich menu will be circulated for pre-orders a fortnight in advance.
A donation of £20 per head is requested to defray the costs of the day which can be made on the day by cash or cheque (but cash preferred), or in advance by bank transfer.
If you wish to come please contact us in advance by 1st November.