Sunday Bulletin 28 Feb 21

St Mary’s Shrine Church Bulletin

28 Feb 21 (fortnightly)

Smith Street, Warrington, Cheshire, WA1 2NS, England

Served by the Priestly Fraternity of St Peter by appointment from the RC Archdiocese of Liverpool.

01925 635664

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Rector: Fr Armand de Malleray, FSSP           malleray@fssp.org

Assistant: Fr Ian Verrier, FSSP (also Choir & Organ) iverrier@fssp.org

Assistant: Fr Alex Stewart, FSSP (any Mass bookings) astewart@olgseminary.org

Visiting Priest: Fr Andrew Jolly

Shrine Secretary: Mrs Jane Wright:    warrington@fssp.org

Opening Times:

Sundays: 10:00am-1:00pm & 5:00pm-7:00pm (Holy Masses 11:00am & 6:00pm; Sung Vespers 5:00pm; Confessions 10:30am-11:00am & 5:30pm-6:00pm)

Weekdays: 11:00am-1:30pm (Confessions 11:40am-12:05pm; Holy Mass 12:10pm)

Saturdays: 10:00am-1:30pm (Eucharistic Adoration 10:00am-12noon, with ongoing Confessions; Holy Mass 12:10pm)

Daily Holy Mass online with homily: on LiveMass.net > Warrington: Sun 11:00am; Mon-Sat 12:10pm, and the same on demand 24hrs after 3pm upload for weekday Masses, and over 7days for Sunday Mass.

To receive Holy Communion: one must be a Catholic, in state of grace, one-hour fasting at least. In the EF liturgy, Holy Communion is received kneeling (unless unable to) and always on the tongue. Thank you in advance.

All must dress modestly in church out of reverence for God and of respect for fellow-worshippers. Chest and limbs must be covered down to elbows and knees at least. No sportswear. Sunday best should be worn by all on Sundays and feasts: suit and tie for men and boys, dresses for women and girls. Men keep their heads uncovered within church; women are encouraged to wear a scarf, hat or mantilla. Thank you.

Switch OFF your mobile phone before you enter our church. Letting it ring inside the church gravely disturbs the quiet of the sacred place. Thank you for your consideration.

Safeguarding: If you have concerns about children or vulnerable adults, please contact the Archdiocesan Safeguarding Department on 0151 522 1043 or e-mail safeguarding@rcaol.co.uk, or speak with Clare Fraser, St Mary’s Safeguarding Officer. Thank you for your awareness.

EXTRA 9:00am Sunday Mass: we are adding a third Sunday Mass starting this Sunday:

8:30am Confessions

►►► 9:00am Low Mass ◄◄◄

10:30am Confessions

11:00am Solemn high Mass

5:00pm Sung Vespers

5:30pm Benediction of the Bl. Sacr. & Confessions

6:00pm Low Mass

Year and month of St Joseph: March is dedicated to the foster father of Our Lord Jesus, with his feast on Friday 19^th.

But this extends to the entire year, as the Holy Father Pope Francis has announced a Year of St Joseph, Patron of the Universal Church, beginning this past December 8. Read the Apostolic Letter, Patris Corde. Let’s all make it a priority for 2021 to come to a deeper appreciation and devotion to St Joseph. There are many indulgences available throughout the year. We commend to you this prayer composed by one of our own parishioners, which has received an Imprimatur from the Bishop of Portsmouth:

            Royal St Joseph, chosen by God the Father to be His Son’s earthly Father. Look down upon England, Mary’s Dowry. See the House of Nazareth is broken.
Do not look upon this poor sinner and turn away, but through your most powerful intercession, take your heavenly tools and rebuild your Spouse’s House and give it back to Her more resplendent than it was before.
Restore to the Mother of God what is rightfully Hers, so England may once again be a light to the Nations, where Christ the King reigns over us, and His Mother is seated at His right Hand as Our Immaculate Queen.
Glory Be. O Christ the King, reign over us.
Glory Be. O Mary, Immaculate Queen, intercede for us.
Glory Be. O Royal St Joseph, hear us through our Guardian Angel. Amen.

Confirmations: our Archbishop Malcolm McMahon OP of Liverpool kindly agreed to confer the Sacrament of Confirmation at St Mary’s on Saturday 10^th July 2021, 3:00pm. Candidates should contact Fr Stewart astewart@olgseminary.org. Preparation will begin soon after Easter. We are very grateful to His Grace.

Venerable Ignatius Spencer

Archbishop Malcolm McMahon OP of Liverpool has requested that the following message be sent out:

The Venerable Ignatius Spencer CP

It was with great happiness that I heard the news on 20 February 2021 that Fr Ignatius Spencer CP was declared by the catholic Church as having lived a life of heroic virtue and may now be called ‘venerable’. To get this news so soon after the very recent declaration of Sr Elizabeth Prout CP as ‘venerable’ is a remarkable grace to the Passionist Order and to the archdiocese.  These two Victorian Catholics are as relevant to the mission of the church today as they were in their lifetimes. They show us how to reach out beyond ourselves and respond to suffering due to poverty and deprivation.  My prayer is that the shrine at St. Anne’s, Sutton [NB: 18 minutes from St Mary’s Warrington] which harbours the mortal remains of three great Passionists, Blessed Dominic Barberi, Venerable Elizabeth Prout and the now Venerable Ignatius Spencer, will increase as a centre of devotion and prayer in the archdiocese.  All three of these great disciples loved the poor and worked tirelessly for their bodily and spiritual wellbeing. 
 
Venerable Ignatius, who had left behind a life of privilege, devoted himself tirelessly to visiting the poor, giving food and all his personal possessions to those in need.  His preaching and writings showed him to be a true disciple of Jesus and in his daily life he lived out the passion of our Lord in heroic fashion.  His life of service is a true example to his living relatives, Prince William and Prince Harry, and is to be emulated by us all. 

Malcolm McMahon OP
Archbishop of Liverpool

Educational Project St Mary’s: Thank you for your interest in upgrading our educational offer at St Mary’s. Please email malleray@fssp.org. Despite the many restrictions, now is the time to communicate, anticipate and set up a more permanent framework to educate our children as saints. Please tell your friends. Please also visit www.rcahybrid.org.uk/.

Moving near St Mary’s? Interest was recently expressed to us again by families considering moving to Warrington. We can advise you on preferred locations and local housing market.

Support St Mary’s Shrine: send your donation via our Donate page: https://fssp.co.uk/donate/. Ask us for a Gift Aid form to increase your donation by 20% at no extra cost to you. Gift Aid envelopes can be obtained from our Secretariat. Standing orders are easier and quicker for us to process than cash: Lloyds Bank ; Sort Code: 30-80-27 ; Account number: 30993368 ; Account name: FSSP Warrington

COVID: Please observe social distancing, sanitizing and one-way system as signed, and kindly cover your face with a mantilla, scarf or mask unless exempt. We thank our stewards who generously give their time to secure a safe environment for all visitors to St Mary’s. Please make sure to follow their instructions and abide by the regulations (unless exempt from some), including social distancing and one-way system.

On Priory Court Car Park, please park on any spaces to the FRONT & RIGHT of the pedestrian wooden gate into the Presbytery garden and church, as the spaces on the LEFT of that gate are for office users.

New Baronius hand missals and Holy Bibles for sale. Public price $ 64.95/copy. St Mary’s hugely discounted price: £35.00/copy! Pay by cash only (better on Sundays), and have your item handed to you by us immediately.

New St Mary’s YouTube channel: to make LiveMass recordings available permanently, visit https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_NVY7jpDIhANiwjng1gN0w. Homilies for Sundays and major feasts will be uploaded regularly. Thank you to our LiveMass/YouTube operators.

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Pray for our Sick: John Sunderland, Michael Meadows, M. Hawley, Theresa Reynard, Hilda Creagan.

HOLY MASS INTENTIONS

More Holy Mass intentions requested by you are applied at private Masses. Please ask Fr Alex Stewart, FSSP (astewart@olgseminary.org) about any matter connected with Holy Mass intentions.

by Fr AM