Sunday Bulletin 11 January 2026

 FSSP Chaplaincy Bulletin

11-25 January 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, HP6 5PE

Weekdays: Our Lady of Ransom, 307 Bedford Rd, Kempston, Bedford MK42 8QB: see below.

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

Secretary: Mrs Theresa Madden: 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

With presently only one priest, occasional changes in Mass times and other activities may take place.

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.

A thirty-day novena in preparation for the renewal of the Fraternity’s consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary is being organized this year. It will begin on Sunday, January 11, and end on February 11, the anniversary of the consecration, when the act of consecration will be publicly renewed. The preparatory thirty-day novena will consist of the daily recitation of a decade of the Rosary and the Memorare, ending with the meeting of FSSP superiors in Fatima. Members of our international prayer network, the Confraternity of St Peter, are requested to do the novena. Anyone else is warmly encouraged to do the same.

MEMORARE: Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known / that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, or sought thy intercession, was left unaided. / Inspired by this confidence I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother. / To thee do I come, before thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful. / O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in thy mercy hear and answer me. Amen.

Thank you to the parishioners who have sent us their story about discovering the Traditional Latin Mass. Find out more about this opportunity on: https://fssp.org.uk/why-we-come-to-the-traditional-latin-mass/. Or read below:

Why we come to the Traditional Latin Mass

An apostolic initiative from the FSSP Gregorian Chaplaincy in the Northampton Diocese, UK

But sanctify the Lord Christ in your hearts, being ready always to satisfy every one that asketh you a reason of that hope which is in you. (1 Pet 3:15)

Dear faithful, most members of our congregations are fairly or very new to the Traditional Latin Mass. Some come from no religion, some were Anglicans, some were lapsed Catholics, or perhaps attended Mass in the vernacular according to Paul VI’s new missal. It is fascinating and inspiring to hear your stories, your journeys, your motivations, the hindrances you overcame, and the inspiration you drew from your new chosen type of worship in our Gregorian Chaplaincy (cf. northamptondiocese.org/chaplaincy).

More people out there may feel just like you did perhaps one, two or ten years ago. Reading your story might be just what they need to look into the opportunity of the Traditional Latin Mass. Whether you are a family or a single person, email us your testimony. We will include it in a public presentation of our Gregorian Chaplaincy apostolate. It may also inspire benefactors far and wide to support our newly started Holy Family Project Ltd fundraising to acquire a place of worship in Bedfordshire. James Kelliher kindly accepted to coordinate the testimonies on behalf of the Gregorian Chaplaincy. Feel welcome to email him (kelliher@pm.me) between 100 and 500 words using the questions below. God bless you!

1. First name
2. How many live under your roof?
3. How many children you have (if any)?
4. For how long you have been attending the Traditional Latin Mass?
5. Do you attend Mass every Sunday (or more, or less)?
6. What drove you to the Latin Mass?
7. Do you come from no religion, or from a non-Christian faith, or from a Protestant denomination, or from a Catholic Mass in the vernacular, or other?
8. What was/has been the reaction of your wider family or friends to your shift of worship (if anything)?
9. If you don’t attend the Bedford or Chesham Bois Chaplaincy Masses, please specify if you attend the Traditional Latin Mass offered by a diocesan priest, or one of a traditional priestly community formerly known as “Ecclesia Dei” (FSSP, ICKSP, IBP; Marian Franciscans), or even perhaps one without manifest link with the local bishop.
10. How has the Latin Mass helped you grow in your Catholic faith, in the practice of virtue, in the love of God and the Church, and in your service to neighbours?
11. What do you wish for the Traditional Latin Mass movement in the future?
12. By emailing us, you permit us to make public use of your testimony (without your surname). If you wish us to alter your first name(s) for the sake of discretion, please let us know.

Click here to open and download this questionnaire as a two-page Word document.

☐ I agree to public use of the information above.

[Visit https://fssp.org.uk/bedford/ ; Version 27 December 2025]

Next TREK on Saturday 17 January, 11am, with Fr de Malleray: save the date. For unmarried men and women 18+. Meet at 10:45am at Woburn public car park on Park Street (X9QM+H8 Milton Keynes, or https://maps.app.goo.gl/NVHEd8GR7idH3RbaA). Email Dominic attendance, lift need, and lift offer (difalcodom@gmail.com). We were 23 at the last trek. Your friends from outside Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire are most welcome!

Three seminarians attended our Mass in Chesham Bois on Sunday 28^th Dec. Two of our Wigratzbad seminarians, Peter from Kent and Benjamin from Leeds, visited Bedford last week, met with families after a weekday Mass, prayed Sext at the chapel of St Alban’s House, and shared lunch with Fr de Malleray before heading back to seminary. There are currently seven FSSP priestly candidates from the UK & Ireland. Please pray for these young men on their way to the sacred priesthood, and kindly let others know of our Vocation Discernment weekend below.

Bookings are coming in for our annual Men’s Vocation Weekend 13-15 March 2026, at Buckden Towers PE19 5TA. £99.00 per person in total (bed + full board). FREE for unwaged. For 18+ single Catholic men. Contact malleray@fssp.org. Find out more on our website: fssp.org.uk/mens-discernment-weekend-13-15-march-2026/ or read below:

Starts Fri 13th March 5:00pm; ends Sun 15th March 2:00pm

Is God calling ME?
Matrimony, celibacy, monastery, seminary, Fraternity?

COME & SEE
If you are a single Catholic man between 18 and 35 years of age, come and discern with us near Bedford.
Fr Armand de Malleray, FSSP will lead the weekend. There will be talks, Eucharistic adoration, Compline, Holy Mass and informal chatting with fellow-guests. Possibility of private meetings with a priest, and of confession. Feel welcome confidentially to call, email or write for any questions. Holy Mass each of the three days.

COST: £99.00 per person in total (bed + full board). FREE for unwaged and students – give whatever amount you can.

BOOKINGS & CONTACT: [not via Facebook] malleray@fssp.org (read by Fr de Malleray only).

ACCESS: Direct train from London St Pancras to St Neots, every half hour, duration 56 minutes.

The nearest towns are Huntingdon (5 miles NNE of Buckden) and St Neots (5 miles South of Buckden). Both Huntingdon and St Neots are served by the West Anglian Great Northern Railway line from King’s Cross London to Peterborough. Let us know if you would need a lift from the railway station. There also are bus and coach links to both Huntingdon and St Neots from many parts of the country.

SHARE NEWS: forward this page or the Facebook event: https://fb.me/e/6BEXofhud

VOCATION RESOURCES:

• General page: https://fssp.org.uk/vocations-to-the-priesthood/
• Book on the sacred Priesthood: https://aroucapress.com/x-ray-of-the-priest
• Stories about priestly ministry: http://aroucapress.com/near-missed-masses
• Audio conferences on the priest 1) and Our Lady; 2) and Martyrdom : https://www.radioimmaculata.org/various-podcast/fssp-conferences
• Book on the holy Eucharist here: https://sophiainstitute.com/product/ego-eimi-it-is-i/
• Book on the traditional liturgy: https://www.aroucapress.com/sacred-liturgy-garden
• European seminary : http://fsspwigratzbad.blogspot.com/
• North-American seminary: https://fsspolgs.org/
• Know us better through browsing online our quarterly magazine Dowry here: https://fssp.org.uk/category/dowry/
• International Vocation Prayer Network: www.fssp.org/en/help-us/confraternity-of-saint-peter/
• Great pictures about our ministry here https://www.flickr.com/photos/138056205@N08/albums

VOCATION NEWS: 15 new FSSP priests in 24 years

We have currently seven young men from the UK & Ireland in formation at our two international seminaries. Two of them, James from Hemel Hampstead and Peter from London received First Tonsure and donned cassock and surplice on our 37th anniversary, last 18th October 2025. Three of our deacons from England were ordained priests at St Mary’s Warrington by Archbishop McMahon, OP of Liverpool. Those were the first EF priestly ordinations by a diocesan bishop in England in fifty years. Please pray for them (www.fssp.org/en/help-us/confraternity-of-saint-peter/) and for many more to enter the lists!

We give thanks for 15 priests ordained from or to the UK over the past 24 years: Fr Armand de Malleray in 2001; Fr Konrad Loewenstein in 2002; Fr Brendan Gerard in 2006; Frs Matthew Goddard and William Barker in 2009; Fr Simon Harkins in 2010; Fr Matthew McCarthy in 2011; Fr Ian Verrier in 2015; Fr James Mawdsley in 2016; Frs Alex Stewart and Krzysztof Sanetra in 2017; Fr Seth Phipps in 2018; Fr Gwilym Evans in 2022; Fr Miklos Homolya in 2024 – plus Fr Patrick O’Donohue (incardinated in 2023), Deacon Conan McGonagle (whose priestly ordination is scheduled for 26th May 2026), and Deacon Niall Ó hAimheirgin who joined us last year. [Not all of those currently serve with the FSSP, or in the UK.]

On the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, 11 February 2022, Pope Francis signed a decree confirming the liturgical charism of the Priestly Fraternity of St Peter.

Please pray for us. We assure you of our prayer.

O Lord, grant us many holy priests!

SPUC White Flower Appeal retiring collection at All Saints and Chesham Bois on Sunday 18th January.

Congratulations to Liam and Maria Chapman on the holy Baptism of their newborn son Judah on Sun 11 January, 1pm in Chesham Bois.

Congratulations to our children who will make their scout promise on 11 Jan, after receiving the chaplain’s blessing after our 8:30am Mass.

Altar servers: boys, young – and adult – men are encouraged to learn how to serve holy Mass. This will bring many graces to them and their families, as well as enhancing the celebration of the holy sacrifice. One boy and his dad, as well as some young men, attended a servers’ workshop led in Chesham Bois by Fr de Malleray last 13^th December. Contact our new servers’ coordinator Francis Hector for our next training session on Sat 7 Feb afternoon at Willington Hall: servertraining@proton.me.

Finance update: £1,163.00 needed every Sunday. Dear friends, our Chaplaincy has no other income than what you are able to give. Thank you for your generous support! Share our news with friends and contacts who may wish to give on occasion.  

Thank you to the benefactors who started donating to the Holy Family Project, the new legal entity formed to raise funds to acquire a place of worship for our Chaplaincy. Contact any of the members of our team: Alex Windo, Jon Moxham or James Paul.

Bank Details: Account Name: Holy Family Ltd; Sort Code: 23-05-80 ; Account Number: 5629 3213

Juventutem London: for young men and women 18+; one Friday evening every month, 6pm Confessions,7pm Sung Mass with homily by Chaplain Fr de Malleray, 8pm social with Q&As. Next dates: 16 Jan, 20 Feb, 20 Mar, 17 Apr, 15 May, 19 Jun, 10 Jul.

First Holy Communion Classes will be given by the Chaplain at OLOR, 1pm-2pm on the following Saturdays: 24, 31 Jan; 14, 21, 28 Feb; 21 March; 18, 25 April; 9, 16 May; 6 June (Confessions and recollection). Thank you to the parents supporting their little ones in this essential leg of their faith journey.

SUPPORT FSSP Bedford/Chesham Bois:
Lloyds Bank; Sort Code: 30-80-27 ; Account number: 44025960; Account name: FSSP Bedford

Pray for  the sick in our congregations: Maureen Readings, Daniel Jahansouz, Jean-Francois Moore, Lottie Newman-Craig, Maria Chidell, Monika Oledzka, Mrs Henn, Eliah Isaac, Baby Vincent Jones, Tom and Inma Jones, Patsy Crocker, Baby Joseph Osborn. R.I.P. Prima Nevard, Carl Roberts. Please email additions to this list.

Next First Saturday devotions and activities on 7th February:

• 10:00am Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and Confessions, and holy Rosary at OLOR
• 11:10am: Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
• 11:30am holy Mass
• 12:30pm Shared lunch at Willington Hall
• 1:30pm Servers’ training session
• 2:00pm Talk by Fr de Malleray on The Theory of Evolution and the Dogma of Creation

We have read this book and heartily recommend it. Meet the authors on 12 Jan at the London Oratory:

PARISH TALK: SCIENCE – GOD’S NEW ALLY

On Monday 12th January 2026 at 7pm, there will be a talk in St Wilfrid’s Hall entitled Science: God’s New Ally. For more than four centuries, advances in science gave rise to the view that the Universe could be explained without reference to a Creator. By the early twenty century, materialism had become the predominant theory. But with unexpected and astonishing force, the pendulum of science has swung back the other way over the past 100 years, owing to new discoveries in physics, cosmology, biology and more. Join Michel-Yves Bolloré and Olivier Bonnassies as they trace the history of these scientific breakthroughs, all detailed in their book God: The Science, The Evidence, The Dawn of a Revolution, which has sold over 400,000 copies worldwide,and is newly released in English. The speakers will discuss the book and the discoveries which converge in making science God’s new ally. After the talk, copies of the book will be on sale for the special price of £10 (RRP £22) – card payments preferred. The talk is open to all, with a suggested donation of £5 per person. For more information and to sign up, please visit the Registration page. We expect this event to be popular, so please register if you intend to come.

by Fr AM