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March 18, 2018
(Mass times for Bedford/Reading here) The Latin Mass Society will be celebrating the Sacred Triduum in St Mary Moorfields Church, Eldon Street, London EC2M 7LS, by kind invitation of Fr Christopher Vipers, the Parish Priest. Music will be supplied by Cantus Magnus, directed by Matthew Schellhorn. WEDNESDAY 28 MARCH – Spy Wednesday 21:00 Tenebrae Hieremiæ prophetæ lamentationes a 5, Lassus Responsoria pro Triduo Sacro in Nocturno II et III a 4, Lassus THURSDAY 29 MARCH – Maundy Thursday 18:00 High […]
March 14, 2018
FSSP Servers’ Training a Great Success See article in The Universe below. By Józef Łopuszyński A very successful Altar Servers Training Weekend was held at St Mary’s Shrine Church, Warrington from March 2nd to March 4th. The course was attended by people from across the country wishing to learn to serve the Traditional Roman Mass, especially the Low Mass. The weekend was packed with information as students worked hard practising how to assist the Priest at the Altar during Holy […]
After the Latin Mass at Christ the King on the snowy morning of Sunday 4 March 2018, it was with sadness that we said goodbye to Alex Kovacsics, his wife Maria and his children Emilia, Alexander, Adam and Albert. It was their last Sunday with us, as they are moving back to their native Croatia. Alex has been running a very popular and successful restaurant in Bedford town centre, but is swapping this for the more family-friendly life of setting […]
March 10, 2018
Catholic young adults, aged 18 – 35, are invited to a social evening this Saturday 17 March in Bedford. Please arrive for 5pm at the parish room at the eastern end of Christ the King Church, Harrowden Road, Bedford, MK42 0SP. There is parking available in the church car park. After introductions, we will likely go to a nearby place to eat in Bedford town centre. This is the FSSP’s second such social evening in Bedford. Do contact Fr Mawdsley […]
Want to re-build the walls of Jerusalem? If you would like to learn to serve the traditional Mass, or to join our team at Christ the King Church, please contact Fr Mawdsley to ask about attending the altar server training from 2:30 – 4:30pm on Saturday 17 March at the church.
March 8, 2018
Plans are afoot for a delegation from the FSSP communities in Reading and Warrington to participate in the Chartres pilgrimage on Pentecost weekend. The theme of this year’s pilgrimage is “St Joseph, Pilgrim and Servant”. We will be going with the Latin Mass Society. Departure is from London on Friday, 18 May 2018 at 7:30am. Arrival back in London about 8pm on the following Tuesday, 22 May 2018. The pilgrimage consists of a walk from Notre-Dame Cathedral, Paris, to Notre-Dame […]
March 7, 2018
Unfortunately due to the adverse weather conditions, Bishop Peter Doyle was unable to visit Christ the King, Bedford on the weekend of 3/4 March. The visit has now been rescheduled for 12/13 May. We are hoping that the sun will be out that weekend to welcome the Bishop, as well as a good congregation at the Latin Mass, at which he will preach.
March 2, 2018
UPDATE Saturday 3 March: Sadly Bishop Doyle will not be able to come to Bedford tomorrow morning for the Sunday Masses. God willing he will be with us on 12-13 May.
Bishop Peter Doyle will give the homily at the 8:30am Sung Mass this Sunday 4th March here at Christ the King Church.
This will follow the Family Catechism Day with Fatima devotions on Saturday 3rd March on the theme of the Incarnation. The programme can be found here.
Dowry 37 now online! Click here to open the 24-page pdf, or on the picture below. (Dowry is the quarterly magazine of the FSSP in the UK & Ireland) Forward the link to your acquaintances and post it on your own media. This is a simple way to help us spread the Good News! In this issue: Editorial: Overlooked Migrants Let This Not Be Your Last Dowry! Should Priests Marry To Be Merry? Thirsting for Truth The Veil of Saint […]
