Around 600 people across Nottingham Diocese gathered for Mass to celebrate the Jubilee of Young People and Universities

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Hundreds of young people across Nottingham Diocese, gathered for Mass to celebrate the Jubilee of Young People and Universities on the Solemnity of Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, at St Barnabas Cathedral, Nottingham.

Mass was celebrated by Bishop Patrick McKinney at 6pm on Sunday November 23rd.

Among them were representatives from the Diocesan Youth Service, and the chaplaincies of Nottingham Trent University, the University of Nottingham, Loughborough University and Lincoln University.

As well as being the Feast of Christ the King, Sunday was also World Youth Sunday and so readings, bidding prayers, the offertory, music and Eucharistic ministry were all facilitated by university students.

During his homily, Bishop McKinney preached about the life of St John Henry Newman, who was declared a Doctor of the Church on November 1st by Pope Leo XIV.

Bishop McKinney reflected on the saint’s reminder that we are all called to some “definite service” and encouraged those present to consider how they are called to serve God.

During the Mass, prayer cards were handed out featuring a recent portrait of Saint John Henry Newman which was gifted to Cardinal Vincent Nichols, on his 80th birthday.

The prayer card featured the following quote from the saint: “God has created me to do some definite service; he has committed some work to me which He has not committed to another. I have my mission- I may never know it in this life, but I shall be told it in the next.”

The prayer card then concluded with the following questions: What is God asking of me today? What graces do I need to pray for God’s work? What fears are stopping me from doing what God asks of me?

Following the Mass refreshments were organised and served by young people in the cathedral hall, in honour of the Jubilee.