St Mary’s Shrine Bulletin, 15-28 November 2026

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Sunday Bulletin 15th November 2026

Update for Sat 14th Nov:  Mass at 9:00am, no Adoration. Confessions 8:30am-8:55am FSSP Chaplaincy Bulletin 15-29 November 2026 Est. 19th July 2011 Served by the Priestly Fraternity of St Peter by appointment from the RC Diocese of Northampton Residence: St Alban House, 18 Brett Drive, Bromham, Bedford MK43 8RF Landline: 01234 954 316   Worship across three churches: Sunday 8:30am: All Saints, Church End, Kempston, Bedford MK43 8RH Sunday 12noon: Our Lady of Perpetual Succour, Chesham Bois, 30 Amersham Road, […]

FSSP Stats Released

Article by Michael Haynes The Fraternity of Saint Peter saw 25 ordinations in 2026, as growth of the Latin Mass order continued apace despite restrictions on the old rite more generally The Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter has recorded a record year of ordinations, along with now counting over 600 members for the Latin Mass order.  As with every November 1, All Saints day marked the annual release of statistics for the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter (FSSP), the priestly […]

How to have a holy Mass offered to any of your intentions?

Did you know that… Having a holy Mass offered for one’s own intentions, the intentions of relative or a friend, or for a deceased person, used to be the backbone a Catholic devotion from medieval times? Up to the Tudor reformation, there used to be in every main church some side chapels called chantry chapels, dedicated to such Masses for the dead. Therefore, every Catholic should become familiar again with this somewhat lost tradition, to the greater glory for God, […]

Autumn Ceilidh 21 Nov, 4pm

All Souls Mass times

On Mon 2 Nov 2026: All Souls Day, Six holy Masses of Requiem will be offered by Chaplaincy clergy: Chesham Bois: 6:30am; 10:00am; 10:30am OLOR (Kempston): 5:00pm; 5:30pm; 6:00pm [not 6:30pm] Please help EIGHT holy souls out of Purgatory into heaven this week: On all the days from Nov 1st through Nov 8th inclusive, a plenary indulgence, applicable only to the Poor Souls in Purgatory, is granted to those who visit a cemetery and pray even if only mentally for […]