BARN DANCE in Christ the King Parish Hall, Bedford!
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CSP Pilgrimage Italy Oct. 23 – Nov. 1, 2019
This pilgrimage is organised primarily for members of the Confraternity of St Peter, the 6,600-strong international prayer network for vocations linked with the Priestly Fraternity of St Peter. But anyone supportive of Catholic priestly vocations is welcome to join. Chaplain: Fr de Malleray, FSSP – General Chaplain to the Confraternity of St Peter. Included: Eighth annual Summorum Pontificum Int’l. Pilgrimage in Rome. Pilgrims from the UK & Ireland are welcome to join this pilgrimage for the following rate:1995 GBP for land […]
Family Catechism on Sunday
Don’t forget that it’s the first Sunday of the month next weekend and so we have Family Catechism at Christ the King at our usual times of 10.30 for under 8s, 11.00 for under 16s and 11.30 for adults. There’s tea, coffee and biscuits in the hall while you’re waiting and a chance for a chat.
Photos from the Sacred Triduum in Reading
A selection of photos from the Easter Ceremonies!
Family Life Conference London 4th May
WHY BE A CATHOLIC: TO BE A TRUE DISCIPLE OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST 4th May 2019 CONFERENCE @ ST GEORGE’S CATHEDRAL Webpage & booking: http://www.familyandlife.co.uk/conference Facebook Event Page: https://business.facebook.com/events/277152076495721/ Basing itself on scripture and tradition, Vatican II teaches that the Church is necessary for salvation since Christ, the one mediator and way of salvation, is present to us in his body which is the Church. He himself explicitly asserted the necessity of faith and baptism (cf. Mk. 16:16; Jn. 3:5), and […]
Who where the Emmaus pilgrims?
Easter Monday Gospel as illustrated by Caravaggio. CARAVAGGIO’S SUPPER AT EMMAUS Caravaggio gave two renditions of the Supper at Emmaus: the earlier one (1601, first picture left below) is in England at the London National Gallery; the later one (1606, second picture right below) is in Italy at the Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan. This commentary by Fr Armand de Malleray, FSSP is about the latter painting. Click on this link to open best definition picture: https://pinacotecabrera.org/en/collezione-online/opere/supper-at-emmaus/. KNOWLEDGE “Then […]
From the news sheet 14th April
EASTER MASS AND COLLECTION The Latin Mass at Christ the King will take place as usual at 8.30 am on Easter Sunday. It will be sung by Director of Music Matthew Schellhorn. Do join us for an inspiring and uplifting celebration of the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ. By the kind agreement of Fr Patrick Hutton, Parish Priest of Christ the King, the collection money from the Latin Mass on Easter Sunday will go to support the work of […]
Notre-Dame in flames, mirror of our times.
Notre-Dame collapses in fire at the beginning of Holy Week. Although the fire may be accidental, this looks like a symbol of our times of Catholic apostasy and Christian persecution. The flames destroying this Gothic jewel figure the culpable ‘amnesia’ of our Western elites, sabotaging the Christian legacy of Europe and further afield. Let us pray that all may realise what the civilised world owes to the centuries of Christendom past. Let all tourists fall on their knees and become […]
Sacred Art at the Home Ed Guild
Earlier this month the Guild of Catholic Home Educators in Reading welcomed Brother Vincent (from the Fraternity of Saint Vincent Ferrer’s monastery in France) who gave two classes to the children on sacred art.