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.
Covid-19 Essential Reading
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The Xaverian dream is that of making the world a single family.
Recent News
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- Lectio Divina: News 28/3/2020 : - News from our Lectio Group's Friday meeting. If you want to take part then contact us.
- Pope Francis’ address: Urbi et Orbi 28/3/2020 : - Pope Francis’ message Urbi et Orbi address is beautiful and poignant.
- Book Club has gone Virtual 27/3/2020 : - Book Club has gone virtual. They are using a private WhatsApp group administered by Mike O'Callaghan. If you want to join in then contact us and we will put you in touch with Mike.
- And the people stayed home 27/3/2020 : - Here is another poem for these times.
- Lockdown 22/3/2020 : - A poem for our times.
Recent Reflections on the Gospel
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- Reflection on 5th Sunday in Lent: 29th March 2020 - Our lives are filled with unanswered questions. The unanswered questions of life leave us confused and disappointed. Jesus does not offer answers or explanations. Instead, he uses our confusion as “an agency for transformation”.
- Reflection on 4th Sunday in Lent: 22nd March 2020 - How do we see the reality of our living with the coronavirus in our midst? Can we say with the blind man in today’s gospel: “I was blind but now I see.”
- Reflection on 3rd Sunday of Lent: 15th March 2020 - The work of mature religion is to lead us beyond what we think we want, to what we really need.