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April 7, 2023

Christ’s Crowning with Thorns prefigured

As a Lenten meditation Fr Armand de Malleray, FSSP explains how the thorns of the crown prophetically stem from the timber of the cross. Or watch this meditation as a video here. Introduction: What crown? What is a crown? A crown is a circle of metal, normally precious, set around the head of a human ruler. As a piece of jewellery, the crown draws attention to the head of its bearer, and more specifically to his brow, under which his […]

April 6, 2023

What’s on this week: Adult Catechism, Easter Collection and FSSP Summer Camps

MASS INTENTIONSSunday 9th April 8.30 am: Paul & Pauline Vooght’s intentions12.30 pm Private intention No confession this Holy Saturday EASTER COLLECTION FOR THE BEDFORD APOSTOLATEBy Fr Nicholas’s kind agreement, the collection money from the Latin Masses at 8.30 am and 12.30 pm on Easter Sundaywill go to support the work of the FSSP Bedford Apostolate.  If you want to make a personal gift to the FSSPpriests, then please do so outside of the collections, making it clear that it is […]

March 31, 2023

What’s on this week: Local food, Church Cleaning, and Saturday Practice

MASS INTENTIONSSunday 2nd April 8.30 am Private intention12.30 pm Private intention CONFESSIONS Saturdays 3 pm—5 pmPlease note, no Confessions on Holy Saturday BE SMART, BUY LOCALWant to stock up the fridge or freezer? Jason and Sarah from Woodview Farm produce and source fresh local meat and produce, including free range eggs from their own flock and fresh fruit and veg. Can collect from their shop or deliver to Christ the King or in some cases your home. Contact details 07960575342 or […]

March 24, 2023

What’s on this week – Summer Camps, House Wanted, Baby Clothes, and Dancing!

MASS INTENTIONSSunday 26th March  8.30 am Keith Crocker RIP12.30 pm Private intention CONFESSIONS Saturdays 3 pm—5 pmPlease note, no Confessions on Holy Saturday SPRING DANCEFor all the family, Saturday 29th April, 1 pm—7 pm, St Leonard’s Church Hall near Tring. Ceilidh, food,children’s playground nearby. Tickets £35 per family, £15 adults, £10 concessions, profits to Aid to the Churchin Need. If anyone finds the cost prohibitive you may donate what you can afford. Tickets from GeorgeTyldesley, whose family attends the Chesham […]

March 22, 2023

Dowry Mag Spring Issue online

Click here to open the magazine. In this issue: Editorial: The Work of our Redemption Fr de Malleray, FSSP addresses concerns about the future of the traditional Latin Mass. The prospects are bleak, but divine Providence will support us if we put our hearts into this liturgy as a means of sanctification for us and others. Adolescents Make Rosary Beads Romeo and Lucianna Robinson, a disabled young man and his sister, found that their usual beads did not last very […]

March 17, 2023

What’s on this week – Laetare Sunday! Plus Dances, Raffles, and Houses

19th March 2023—4th Sunday of Lent (Laetare Sunday) MASS INTENTIONSSunday 19th March8.30 am Private intention12.30 pm Private intention CONFESSIONS Saturdays 3 pm—5 pm SPRING DANCEFor all the family, Saturday 29th April, 1 pm—7 pm, St Leonard’s Church Hall near Tring. Ceilidh, food,children’s playground nearby. Tickets £35 per family, £15 adults, £10 concessions, profits to Aid to the Churchin Need. If anyone finds the cost prohibitive you may donate what you can afford. Tickets from George, whose family attends the Chesham […]

March 11, 2023

What’s on this week – Adult Catechism *tonight*, House, and Easter Raffle

MASS INTENTIONSSunday 12th March  8.30 am Private intention12.30 pm Private intention CONFESSIONS Saturdays 3 pm—5 pm ADULTCATECHISM TONIGHTPatrick Donegan room at 7 pm. Talk by Fr Phipps in a series on the Seven CapitalVices.  LOOKING FOR A HOUSE NEAR BEDFORD?Matthew tells us that the 4-bedroom house nextdoor to him in Kimbolton (30 minutes north of Bedford) is coming up for sale/rent and would be ideal for a family. Do contact him if interested. RESERVED PARKING SPACES?We are trying to assess whether […]

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: […]