The Weymouth Mission (continuing ...)

Much has been achieved by the Catholic Community in Weymouth since the first Weymouth Mission in 1820 – one hundred and eighty-seven years ago.

This history shows that there have been ups and downs, successes and set-backs.

Christian Romano-Britons who gave witness to Christ in Dorset 1,700 years ago had to contend with the Anglo-Saxon invaders who became staunch defenders of the Faith against the onslaught of the Danes, who eventually became Christians themselves.

While Alfred, our Greatest King, made England the Dowry of Our Lady, Henry VIII destroyed it for his own ends. Statues in Dorchester commemorate today St John Cornelius and his companions, martyred for the Faith during the time of the first Elizabeth.

From new beginnings in 1820, through years of suspicion and hostility, today, there is a thriving Catholic community, with excellent relationships with other faith groups in Dorset, working together as a Christian witness against modern threats of indifference and secularism.

Christus vincit  .... Christus regnat .... Christus imperat!