Sunday Bulletin 13 October 2024
FSSP Chaplaincy Bulletin,
13 Oct – 2 Nov 2024 (a three-week edition)
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, HP6 5PE
Weekdays: Our Lady of Ransom, 307 Bedford Rd, Kempston, Bedford MK42 8QB: Mon 9:30am ; Tue 6:30am ; Wed 7:15pm ; Thu 9:30am ; Fri 11:30am ; Sat 11:30am (following Eucharistic Exposition, Confessions from 10:00am & Eucharistic Benediction ending by 11:20am)
fssp.org.uk/bedford or fssp.org.uk/chesham
facebook.com/bedfordlatinmass
facebook.com/fssp.england
Chaplain: Fr Armand de Malleray, FSSP:
malleray@fssp.org
Assistant: Fr Miguel Coelho, FSSP-Associate :
pe.miguelcoelho@protonmail.com
Secretary: Mrs Rita Carroll: bedford@fssp.org
Safeguarding: If you have concerns about children or vulnerable adults, please contact the FSSP Northampton Safeguarding officer William Currie: Tel: 07825 089 336. Email: safeguardingfssp@pm.me. Reminder: NO child must be left unsupervised at any time.
Watch daily Mass by the FSSP on www.livemass.net/locations/warrington.html
Daily Holy Mass readings: www.divinumofficium.com/cgi-bin/missa/missa.pl
CONFESSIONS TIMES
For the sake of confidentiality please whisper rather than speak. Our Lady of Ransom (for anyone): Sat 10:00am-11:15am, and 20mins before every weekday Mass. At All Saints: during Sunday Mass in the room behind the organ. Chesham Bois: after the Sunday 12noon Mass if not before.
Please remember that All Saints, on Friday 1st November, is a holyday of obligation, so that every able Catholic from First Communion age must attend holy Mass on that day under penalty of grave sin (check in advance with your priest if unsure).
MASS TIMES 13 OCTOBER – 2 NOVEMBER
Apostolic visitation of the Fraternity
A public statement has been published on https://www.fssp.org/en/apostolic-visitation-of-the-fraternity/
Tonsures: pray for the 33 seminarians receiving First Tonsure and donning the cassock, including our own Rafal from England.
– October 19: Tonsures in Lindau by His Exc. Mgr. Wolfgang Haas, Archbishop of Vaduz.
Please pray for the Tonsurandi: Riccardo, Baptist, Stefano, André, João Paulo, Louis-Marie, Urban, Rodrigo Moritz, Florian, Brieuc, Tugdual, Anselme, Baptiste, Grégoire, Xavier, Mayeul, Jango and Juri.
– October 19: Tonsures in Denton by H. Ex. James Conley, Bishop of Lincoln, Nebraska.
Please pray for the Tonsurandi: Anthony, Jack, Rafał, Juan, William, Anthony, Benjamin, Rainier, Paul, Petar, Robert, Clint, Danilo and Kolbe.
Make your prayer for Vocations more powerful through our 10,000-strong international prayer network, the Confraternity of St Peter.
Sunday, October 20th, 2024:
Confraternity of St. Peter
annual thanksgiving and blessing
For all members of the Confraternity of St. Peter on the Sunday following October 18 (the anniversary of the establishment of the FSSP as of pontifical right by the Holy See, in 1988). During this short ceremony, right at the end of holy Mass the new members who have joined since the past year will recite the prayer of the Confraternity kneeling at the communion rail; they will receive a blessing from the priest sprinkling them with holy water; and they will receive their certificate from the priest if available. Any other member of the Confraternity (i.e. including those not new) is also welcome to kneel to the Communion rail at the end of Mass to be blessed, or to join in from the pews.
Everyone in the congregation is invited to recite together aloud the Prayer of the Confraternity at the end of Mass:
V. Remember, O Lord, Thy congregation.
R. Which Thou hast possessed from the beginning.
Let us pray.
O Lord Jesus, born to give testimony to the Truth, Thou who lovest unto the end those whom Thou hast chosen, kindly hear our prayers for our pastors.
Thou who knowest all things, knowest that they love Thee and can do all things in Thee who strengthenest them.
Sanctify them in Truth. Pour into them, we beseech Thee, the Spirit whom Thou didst give to Thy apostles, who would make them, in all things, like unto Thee.
Receive the homage of love which they offer up to Thee, who hast graciously received the threefold confession of Peter.
And so that a pure oblation may everywhere be offered without ceasing unto the Most Holy Trinity, graciously enrich their number and keep them in Thy love, who art one with the Father and the Holy Ghost, to whom be glory and honour forever.
Amen.
Nihil obstat: Vic. Gen. FSSP, 05.II.2007
Imprimatur: Vic. Gen. Diœc. Laus. Gen. Frib., 28.II.2007
What is the Confraternity of Saint Peter?
It is a society which gathers those who feel close to the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter and who wish to support its charism through prayers and sacrifices.
Thus the Confraternity contributes to the service of the Church, through supporting numerous vocations, the sanctification of priests and their pastoral endeavours.
Members commit themselves to
· every day:
1) pray one decade of the holy rosary for the sanctification of our priests and for our priestly vocations, 2) and recite the Prayer of the Confraternity;
· every year:
3) have the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass offered once for these intentions.
What spiritual benefit do members receive from the Confraternity?
Their commitments place the members among our most faithful benefactors, and as such, among the particular recipients of our priests’ and seminarians’ daily prayers.
The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass is offered each month for the members of the Confraternity in each area. Recollections and instructions in the faith are also foreseen.
How does one become a member?
1. Fill in the enrolment form (Non European resident | European resident) and send it back to us when filled out.
2. The Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter will send to you in return the certificate of membership. The commitments take effect with the reception of the certificate.
3. Members must be Catholics who are at least 14 years of age.
4. Membership is purely spiritual and does not confer any rights or duties other than the spiritual support in prayer and charity in accord with the commitments described above.
5. By themselves the commitments do not bind under penalty of sin.
6. Membership and the commitments which follow it are tacitly renewed each year on the feast of the Chair of Saint Peter (February 22), unless expressly determined otherwise.
How does one receive news about the Confraternity?
Our channels of information – bulletins and websites of the districts or of the houses – will provide news about the Confraternity.
English-speaking
https://fssp.com/confraternity-of-saint-peter/
French-speaking
http://www.confraternite.fr/
German-speaking
http://www.konfraternitaet.eu
Listen to presentation video here: https://youtu.be/whupp2qxeVU.
Confraternity of St Peter: Frequently Asked Questions
Can I still join the Confraternity of Saint Peter if…
1) If I can’t travel easily and I would not have the time to attend events with the Confraternity?
– Yes, you may join. Provided you say the daily decade and Prayer, and have the Mass offered once a year by any priest in good standing, you are not required to do anything more, even on the day of your enrolment.
2) If I do not intend to be part of the Priestly Fraternity of St Peter?
– Yes, you may join. The Confraternity of St Peter (CSP) is formally distinct from the Priestly Fraternity of St Peter (FSSP). Any Catholic can join the former; but only priests and future priests can join the latter. Confraternity members retain full liberty and can decide to leave at any time.
3) If I already have spiritual commitments?
– Yes, you may join. For instance, if you are already committed to praying one decade of the rosary daily, you can apply it to the Confraternity’s intentions, added to your other intentions. If those were meant to exclude any other, you simply say a further decade.
4) If I normally attend the Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite, not the Extraordinary Form.
– Yes, you may join. Your prayers for priestly vocations and ministry as a committed Catholic are always valued.
5) If I want to pray for vocations not exclusively to the Priestly Fraternity of St Peter?
– Yes, you may join. As a member of the Confraternity, you intend your prayer to benefit principally our seminarians and priests, but you may include others at your discretion.
6) If I am a seminarian / deacon / priest / bishop / religious / sister?
– Yes, you may join. The Confraternity is not for lay persons only. Any clerics and consecrated persons in good standing are welcome.
7) If I am not able to give any money?
– Yes, you may join. Your commitment is purely spiritual, and we do not expect you to contribute financially. Financial support to the formation of our seminarians and to the ministry of our priests is gratefully received, irrespective of Confraternity membership.
8) If I can’t conveniently recite the daily decade and Prayer in Latin, nor have the yearly Mass offered in the Extraordinary Form?
– Yes, you may join. You may say the decade in your preferred language and use any approved translation of the Prayer. While it is fitting to have the yearly Mass offered according to the Extraordinary Form of the Roman rite, any other rite authorised by the Catholic Church may be used as an alternative.
VOTIVE MASS FOR VOCATIONS: https://fssp.org.uk/votive-mass-to-ask-for-priestly-vocations/
Our annual vocation discernment weekend for young men will probably take place (like last winter) in February 2025 at Buckden Towers. To be confirmed shortly.
Saturday 26 October, 10am: any men, or boys (with parent’s approval), come for altar servers’ practice at Our Lady of Ransom, Kempston. The practice takes place in the parish hall while Eucharistic Adoration and Confessions take place in the church. Email any question to Francis Ibabu or to bedford@fssp.org.
Last week Fr de Malleray and Fr Coelho attended the quarterly Bedford deanery meeting, taking place this time at Christ the King Church. After a presentation in the Patrick Donegan Room, the priests were treated to a lovely lunch organised at a parishioner’s house across the street. Please pray for the repose of the soul of the late father of Fr Alexander Ibe, SMMM whose parish welcomed us for the Easter Triduum at Sts Philip and James Church. RIP.
Sunday 27th October, feast of Christ the King: first anniversary of the beginning of full-time ministry by the FSSP across the Northampton Diocese. Come and give thanks to God, and plan for increase!
On All Souls’ Day (Saturday Nov. 2nd ) a plenary indulgence, applicable only to the Poor Souls in Purgatory, is granted to those who visit a Catholic church and there recite one Our Father and one Creed.
On all the days from November 1st through November 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 the departed, and for the traditional intentions of the Holy Father. There must be one visit for each day one seeks to gain the indulgence; one visit will not apply for several days. Any public cemetery with Christian tombs will do. Kempston Cemetery is located 2 Green End Rd, Kempston, Bedford MK43 8RJ.
Conditions for both indulgences:
1. Only one plenary indulgence can be granted per day.
2. It is necessary to be in the state of grace, at least by completion of the work.
3. Freedom from attachment to sin, even venial sin, is necessary; otherwise the indulgence is only partial. (By this is meant attachment to a particular sin, not sin in general.)
4. Holy Communion must be received each time the indulgence is sought.
5. Prayers must be recited for the traditional intentions of the Holy Father on each day the indulgence is sought. No particular prayers are prescribed. One Our Father and one Hail Mary suffice, or other suitable prayers.
6. One must be absolved in confession the fortnight before or following.
Want to know more about the holy souls? Read the fascinating (and short) revelation granted to St Catherine of Genoa.
Not available for Halloween?
Then join our All Saints Party on Friday 1st Nov, 12noon at All Saint’s Church hall, Kempston Rural,
(after the 11:00am Mass at All Saints Church next door):
Children’s party dressed up as their favourite saints!
Bring shared lunch.
Monthly talk for all on: “How we can help holy souls out of Purgatory”, at Chesham Bois Parish hall, after 12noon shared lunch on Saturday 2nd Nov, All Souls Day.
Well done the 40 adults who attended the October monthly talk in Chesham Bois on “Interpreting ‘No salvation outside the Church'”.
MONTHLY ADULTS GROUPS:
Wednesday Men’s group Bedford 8:00pm, Our Lady of Kempston Church hall, after the 7:15pm holy Mass & 6:55pm Confessions. Bring beers and snacks! Dates: 23 October; 13 November; 11 December
Saturday Ladies’ Group Bedford 1:00pm, Our Lady of Kempston Church hall, after the 11:30am holy Mass. Bring shared lunch by 12:15pm. Arrive from 10:00am for Eucharistic Adoration & Confessions. Dates: 26 October; 16 November; 14 December
Talk for All in Chesham Bois: Sat 2nd November 12:30pm
Christmas Dinner Chesham Bois: Sat 7 December, 7:00pm
HELP US EXPAND: Please email bedford@fssp.org if you become aware of a redundant church building, a school, a warehouse, a garage, or other with parking for sale…
Bishop David Oakley will confer the sacrament of Confirmation again to our Chaplaincy candidates on
Saturday 4th October 2025.
You can start registering interest.
Email us as soon as possible the names of candidates for First Holy Communion to take place on Corpus Christi Sunday, 22 June 2025.
Join the chaplaincy children (scouts and guides) and Fr de Malleray at the ROSARY CRUSADE in LONDON on Sat 12th Oct (starts 1:45pm, outside Westminster Cathedral.) This is the largest Marian event in London every year. Come and pray the holy Rosary in public, walking leisurely from Westminster Cathedral to the Brompton Oratory for the reparation of sins committed against the Immaculate Heart of Mary. The roads are shut to allow the procession through and we walk behind a beautiful statue of Our Lady of Fatima whilst praying the rosary and singing hymns. It is a great opportunity for public witness to the faith and is a joyful event.
The evening before, if you are 18-35, come on Friday 11th Oct to the monthly Juventutem 7pm sung holy Mass with homily by chaplain Fr de Malleray, FSSP (6pm confessions; 8pm social) at St Mary Magdalene, 96 North Side Wandsworth Common SW18 2QU London (12 mins walk from Clapham Junction). Meet the about 70 young adults coming from far and wide for that event.
Starting a group for young adults in Bedford? There is interest for activities for young single men and women age 18+.
We could start in November with a walk and lunch in a country pub, e.g. across Woburn Abbey deer park , followed by lunch at the Woburn Arms with informal chat, with clergy in attendance (chatting, not cooking though).
Please email interest (malleray@fssp.org)! Your friends from outside Bedfordshire are welcome.
Dowry Mag No63, Autumn Issue, now online
[Click on the picture above or here to open the magazine]
In this issue:
Editorial: Woodcarving As Worship
Reflecting on the importance of sacred architecture as a medium of evangelisation that touches even non-believers (as the fire of Notre-Dame showed), Fr de Malleray rejoices at the new altarpiece commissioned by a traditional Dominican community in France.
A Queen For All Seasons
Aidan Harvey-Craig praises Queen Catherine of Aragon’s courageous witness to the inviolability of marriage and to the Catholic faith as a timely example for our times of matrimonial breakdown and religious relativism. Could she be declared a heavenly intercessor?
Coercion and Belief: Compelle Intrare
Fr Brendan Gerard, FSSP (who holds a licence in Sacred Scripture from the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome) examines whether the use of coercion to bring people into the Church is authorised by Christ’s mandate to “make disciples of all nations.”
Tintin and the Secret of the Elusive Priests
Despite being a cradle Catholic, world-famous author Hergé included almost no priest characters in his numerous comic strips; and yet, multiple priestly influences have inspired or guided the creator of Tintin―finds Fr de Malleray (Head of Tintinology at St Alban House in Bedford).
Why the Film Nefarious Is Atheists’ Nightmare
Avoiding any gory or horrible display, the supernatural thriller Nefarious cleverly depicts an atheistic doctor trying to persuade a possessed inmate that God and Satan are not real. Fr de Malleray praises this battle of wits that can prompt non-believers to ask salutary questions.
Spoiler Alert: Life Wins In The End
Young adult Sophia Rumpus took part in the joyful and peaceful March for Life, the largest event in the UK every year to celebrate the sacredness of human life, particularly in its unborn stage: an initiative worthy of support as the “legal” termination of the elderly and sick looms ahead.
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Share with friends the beautiful pictures of our sung Mass on the feast of St Michael: flickr.com/photos/138056205@N08/albums/. Thank you to our choir who envisages singing the Mass every Sunday.
Finance Update: £1,401.00/week (based on £5,604.00/month). Such is the ongoing cost to be met by the Bedford & Chesham Bois FSSP Chaplaincy, consisting chiefly of the rents for four buildings (St Alban House and the three churches where we serve weekly). Since Sunday 28th July 2024 when we started in the new Bedford location at All Saints, absolutely every penny you put in the Offertory collection basket goes to us, the FSSP Chaplaincy.
Thank you in advance for your generosity. Sort code: 30-80-27 Account number: 44025960.
The Harvey-Craig family will host the statue of Our Lady of Walsingham this Sunday. We thank them for praying the litany of Loreto in front of the statue to the intentions of their household and of our two congregations.
DO YOU HAVE A SPARE ROOM to give him a start? Young English Catholic man seeks room in Bedford, moving back from FSSP Vancouver 1st December-1st January. Best with local Catholic family or fellow Catholic men in a faith-filled environment, including attending daily Mass: Paul Capon ; paulcapon11@gmail.com ;+1 416 645 8018 (WhatsApp/Telegram).
Sunday Bedford practicalities:
NO PARKING anywhere between parish hall, school and cottages. That entire space is needed by the village inhabitants and by the worshippers coming to the service after our Mass. Please park in the church car park on the road before the church (go through yellow gate on your left), or on the smaller car park to the right side of the parish hall if you have a van too high to pass under the yellow barrier of the main car park. Thank you.
Use every space in all pews along the central aisle to allow best sight of the sanctuary during Sunday Mass at All Saints Church. You will see even better on weekday Masses at Our Lady’s Church.
Host count at All Saints: BEFORE MASS please could each communicant put one host in the container by the church entrance door when walking into the church. Thank you.
Thank you to volunteers for setting up chairs in church by 8:15am before Sunday Mass, and for setting up and cleaning the hall after Mass.
Children safety: Because of no fence along the steep riverbank, children are strictly forbidden from being in the churchyard or hall yard unsupervised. The same applies of course for access during holy Mass to the lavatories situated in the parish hall.
Collection of food items for the Bedford Food Bank on Sunday 13th Oct. You may bring dried food or tinned items if you wish to donate.
Please pray for the priests on retreat in Stonyhurst, Lancashire, with Fr de Malleray.
Father de Malleray will later be in France for a fortnight to attend the annual FSSP clergy gathering, and on annual private retreat.
Solemn high Mass in Bedford of newly ordained Fr Miklos Homolya, FSSP on Sunday 17 November, 8:30am, followed by First Blessings and refreshments in church hall. Please come to give thanks to God for the gift of the priesthood. Fr Homolya is Hungarian by origin, but was living in London (doing his PhD in IT) when he heard the call, and later spent his diaconal stage in Warrington. He also served several years on our summer camps in the Peak District. He started his ministry in Warrington in August.
Pray for the sick in our congregations: four-year-old Eliah Isaac, Baby Vincent Jones, Tom and Inma Jones, Patsy Crocker, Baby Joseph Osborn. R.I.P. Carl Roberts. Please email to sick list.
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