The celebrant was Fr. Richard Duffield, the provost of the Birmingham Oratory, and as you shall see, a number of the bishops of the United Kingdom were present.
The Vespers were celebrated in accordance with the 1962 Breviarium Romanum.
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Bishops in attendance
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The Chanting of the Psalms and Antiphons
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Fathers of the Oratory
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Incensation of the Altar at the Magnificat
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Fr. Richard Duffield, Provost. Note the cope which bears the prelatial arms of Cardinal Newman.
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Veneration of a Relic of Blessed John Henry Newman
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Veneration of a Relic of Blessed John Henry Newman
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Veneration of a Relic of Blessed John Henry Newman
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Recessional
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The new altar and shrine to Bl. John Henry Newman in the Birmingham Oratory
All photographs by James Bradley