A fresh and flourishing community of young adults was born last week

^{Source: Diocese of Nottingham}

More than forty young people from across the Diocese of Nottingham, gathered for an evening of prayer and fellowship.

The Dominican Friars at Holy Cross Church in Leicester, members of Jesus Youth Ministry, Leicester Universities’ Catholic Societies and other young adults from the diocese, joined together on Wednesday January 28^th, beginning with Mass at the parish of the Holy Cross.

Mass was followed by Eucharistic Adoration, Confession and Benediction, with Benediction beginning later than planned, due to the long line for Confessions.

Refreshments were then served in the parish’s new Frassati Centre, which is named after the recently canonised Pier Giorgio Frassati, who was a lay Dominican.

As it was also the Feast Day of the Dominican priest, St Thomas Aquinas, Fr John Church and Fr Benedict Jonak, delivered a talk on the great saint, sharing his philosophy on how to find the sacred and how to really learn, through undivided attention for ones subject. Fr John commented on the day: “The evening was immensely blessed, and we give thanks for the intercession of St Thomas Aquinas who brought so many young people together on his feast day!” After some group discussion about Aquinas, the evening concluded with Compline.

“It was a joy to see the birth of a small new community,” said Charles Archer who leads the Young Adult Ministry in the Diocese of Nottingham. “Jesus Youth and the students from across the Leicester area, had already been meeting on the last Wednesday of every month at Holy Cross. The Diocesan Young Adult group usually meet every Thursday but trying this new arrangement has birthed a new network of people who are all passionate about their faith. We look forward to meeting like this again, next month.”

The timetable for young adult events for February is as follows:

- 5th at the Cathedral

- 12th at Saint Hugh of Lincoln, Lincoln

- 19th at Saint Joseph's, Derby

- 25th at Holy Cross Leicester

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