This is the website of the Xaverian Mission Spirituality Centre in Preston. If you were looking to find out about the Xaverian presence in the UK then you can find the Provincial website for the Xaverians here.
The Xaverian dream is that of making the world a single family.
Inspired by St. Guido Conforti and St. Francis Xavier, we, Xaverian Missionaries, serve to keep the local Church aware of, engaged with and connected to the missionary mandate of the universal Church, principally by witnessing Jesus to those who have yet to know Him.
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The Xaverian dream is that of making the world a single family.
Recent News
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- Covid-19 and your Smartphone 30/5/2020 : - Please consider helping reduce the risk as we emerge from lockdown,
- Lectio Divina: News 29/5/2020 : - Our faithful and growing, Lectio Group met on-line on Friday and considered the Gospel for Pentecost. You can read their thought here.
- If you want to make God laugh… Tell God what your plans are for tomorrow! 28/5/2020 : - There is the story of the avid golfer who goes to the fortune teller desperate and curious to know if there are golf courses in Heaven. So, Rosie Lee gazes into her crystal ball and announces: “I have good news and bad news!”...
- Poetry and Book Club 25/5/2020 : - The group has shared some poems. They will savour these and more at their next meeting.
- Lectio Divina: News 22/5/2020 : - Once again our lectio group has offered some reflections on the gospel for the 7th Sunday in Easter Year A John 17:1-11 'Father glorify your Son.'
Recent Reflections on the Gospel
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- Reflection on Pentecost Sunday: 31st May 2020 - There are times when our life situation is so overwhelming that we wonder if we will ever experience the peace of Christ which is already within us. Jesus shows us how this is possible...
- Reflection on 7th Sunday of Easter: 24th May 2020 - Has there ever been such a global experience of oneness which COVID-19 has thrust on us?
- Reflection on 6th Sunday of Easter: 17th May 2020 - Today’s gospel passage is part of a larger text known as the Farewell Discourse, (John Ch14-16), and it is Jesus’ goodbye speech to his disciples.