The Oratorian approach, from the days of St Philip Neri, has offered a confident, attractive, and joyful invitation to engage with Christ that takes an individual’s personality into account. This is encapsulated by our founder’s motto, Heart speaks to Heart. This works at many levels: the Heart of God communicates his love to our hearts; our hearts respond to God and, as a consequence, our hearts respond to each other. We grow in lives of prayer and service, the two elements going hand in hand.

Mass is offered daily early in the morning in the old chapel for those who wish to attend. Throughout the week pupils engage with different acts of worship and on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation, Mass is celebrated in the main chapel with the whole school community present. The school choirs enrich our worship with music; sacristans, altar servers, readers, ushers and eucharistic ministers are pupils who engage in a ministry of service within the school community.

The Chapels, where the Blessed Sacrament is reserved, are open each day and are places of sanctuary and stillness in our busy school day. The Chaplain is always on hand to provide pastoral care and support, the Sacrament of Reconciliation is celebrated in the school Chapel on a Wednesday at 1.30pm. Regular courses of preparation are offered in school for pupils who wish to receive the sacarements of Baptism, Confirmation or First Holy Communion.

Our pupils come from many different backgrounds, Catholic families, families from other Christian denominations, families from other world faiths and families with no religious background. All are welcome as part of our school community as we take time to celebrate, support, affirm and walk with one another each day.