Catholic Life & Mission

At Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College everything we do is for “The Greater Glory of God”. We strive to help our students to become people of good character as outlined in our bespoke college virtues. These virtues permeate through every aspect of college life

College Prayer

God Our Father
You filled Blessed Edward Oldcorne with the strength and courage to be a witness to Christ,
and in doing so he became a marytr.
Grant us a share in that same strength, that we may daily take up our cross and follow you.
Amen

Blessed Edward Oldcorne was born in York in 1661. He left England to study in France and also went to college in Rome to train to be a priest.

In 1588 he risked his life by returning to England with a small group of other priests. They spent their first night hiding in a wood. Blessed Edward Oldcorne risked his life many times by venturing out of hiding places to speak to people and bring them back to the Catholic faith.

He was eventually caught. He was charged with treason and accused of being involved in the gunpower plot. He was executed at Red Hill on April 7th 1606. His feast day is January 27th.

Local Catholic Parishes

Students and staff are involved in the Catholic Life of the school in a number of ways:

• Youth SVP group
• Chaplaincy Team
• Pilgrimages to Lourdes
• Retreats to Soli House
• Charity work & outreach programmes
• Vocations Day
• Classroom Saints
• Restorative Justice
• Staff Retreat
• RSE Curriculum
• Staff CPD
• St John Bosco Rom
• Holocaust Beacon School

Catholic Life at Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College

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