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March 8, 2023

Lenten Treat!

Treat your soul this Lent with Fr de Malleray’s Meditations on the Stabat Mater, from the CTS BESTSELLERS category. Click to open CTS page: https://www.ctsbooks.org/product/meditations-on-the-stabat-mater/.

March 3, 2023

What’s on this week – Adult Catechism, Singing, and Raffle!

MASS INTENTIONSSunday 5th March  8.30 am Sebastian di Falco RIP12.30 pm Private intention CONFESSIONS Saturdays 3 pm—5 pm SUNG MASS Sung Mass at 8.30 am, practice tomorrow 4th March 3 pm—5 pm. New singers welcome.Please contact Fr Evans for more information: evans@fssp.org. ADULT CATECHISMSaturday 11th March in the Patrick Donegan room at 7 pm. Talk by Fr Phipps in a series on the Seven CapitalVices. Please let him know if you are planning to come so that we can cater accordingly: […]

February 25, 2023

What’s on this week – Lenten Tips, Almsgiving, and Singing Practice

MASS INTENTIONSSunday 26th February 8.30 am Conversion of Dyson & Jones Families 12.30 pm Private intentionCONFESSIONS Saturdays 3 pm—5 pm HINTS FOR LENTIf you haven’t yet picked them up, there are some hints for keeping a good Lent available on the table as youleave. They are also available at our website, https://fssp.org.uk/bedford/. SUNG MASS NEXT SUNDAY 5TH MARCHSung Mass next Sunday at 8.30 am, practice next Saturday 4th March 3 pm—5 pm. New singers welcome.Please contact Fr Evans for more information: evans@fssp.org. FINANCIAL […]

February 18, 2023

What’s on this week – Ash Wednesday, FSSP Fundraising, and Lenten Tips

19th February 2023—Quinquagesima MASS INTENTIONSSunday 19th February  8.30 am Stephen Carroll RIP12.30 pm Private intention CONFESSIONS Saturdays 3 pm—5 pm ASH WEDNESDAY AND LENTLow Mass and Imposition of Ashes on Wednesday 22nd February at 7.30 pm. There are some hints forkeeping a good Lent below. FEAST OF THE CHAIR OF ST PETER AND CONFRATERNITYOur prayers are with all our FSSP priests and seminarians on Thursday 23rd February, the transferred Feast ofthe Chair of St Peter, which is celebrated as a […]

February 10, 2023

What’s On This Week: Adult Catechism, Ash Wednesday, and Mass of Ages

MASS INTENTIONSSunday 12th February 8.30 am For conversion of husband and daughter12.30 pm Private intention CONFESSIONS Saturdays 3 pm—5 pm This Sunday is Sexagesima Sunday, where we continue to prepare for Lent. It is a good time to start thinking aboutwhat Lenten practices we will adopt, and coming up with a realistic, sustainable, and fruitful plan.  Remember,the three elements of a good Lent should be prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. There will be some practical ideasto help with this on the […]

January 21, 2023

What’s on this week – Sung Mass 5 Feb, Ash Wednesday, and FHC prayer partners

22nd January 2023—3rd Sunday after EpiphanyMASS INTENTIONS 8.30 am Ignacio Abad RIP12.30 pm Private intention SPUC WHITE FLOWER APPEAL 2023The parish appeal last weekend raised a total of £494.84. Many thanks to all who contributed. PARISH QUIZ NIGHT AND FISH AND CHIP SUPPERSaturday 28th January at 7.30 pm in the hall. £10 per person including fish and chips.Tickets from Rachel Kirkham, 01234 314093 NEXT SUNG MASSSunday 5th February at 8.30 am. Please come to the practice with Fr Gwilym Evans […]

January 16, 2023

Dowry Mag Winter edition

Click on picture to open pdf In this issue: Editorial: Pope Benedict XVI, R.I.P. Homily at the Solemn Mass of Requiem for Pope Benedict XVI on 7 January 2023 in Warrington. Fr de Malleray expresses gratitude for the fruitful ministry of Pope Benedict XVI. He recalls his involvement in the founding of the FSSP as Cardinal Ratzinger; during the papal interregnum, his uncompromising diagnosis of the woes of the Church; his unexpected election to the sovereign pontificate; his support of […]

January 14, 2023

What’s on this week – White Flower appeal, Teas after Mass, RCA Open Day

MASS INTENTIONS – Second Sunday after EpiphanySunday 15th January  8.30 pm Barrett family intentions12.30 pm Private intention CONFESSIONS Saturdays 3 pm—5 pm WHITE FLOWER APPEAL 2023The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) is holding its annualappeal this weekend. SPUC wants a world where abortion is unthinkable, and is raising awareness of thewidespread problem of abortion coercion through “pills by post”. Please be as generous as you can to helpSPUC defend unborn babies and their mothers. A collection basket […]

January 6, 2023

What’s on this week – Mass three days in a row, Adult Catechism talk tomorrow evening, White Flower Appeal

Happy Epiphany! Here is some TS Eliot.  MASS INTENTIONS  Today – Holyday of Obligation 7.30 pm Holy Souls Tomorrow 8.00 am Private intention – First Saturday Mass Sunday 8.30 am Fr Bradley Pierce RIP12.30 pm Private intention CONFESSIONS Saturdays 3 pm—5 pm AND before and after tomorrow’s Mass EXTRA MASS Please note that there will be an Mass tomorrow, 7th January at 8 am.  ADULT CATECHISM TALKSFr Phipps proposes to start monthly adult catechism talks in Bedford. The first of these is […]