A reminder that the first of our Family Catechism Days with Fatima Devotions takes place this Saturday 3 February at Christ the King, starting with Rosary at 10 am and Mass at 11 am. Fr James Mawdsley, FSSP, will say the Mass and lead catechism sessions for children, teenagers and adults in the afternoon. All you need to bring is a packed lunch; tea and coffee will be provided. Then on Sunday 4 February, the 8.30 am Mass will be […]
This Sunday the 8:30am Mass at Christ the King Church in Bedford will be a Sung Mass. A beautiful recording of the chanted Introit can be heard here.
Videos to help you practice singing the Kyrie and Creed are posted below.
Fr James Mawdsley, who is one of our regular FSSP priests from Reading, came to say Mass at Bedford for the first time on 31 December 2017. He has a fascinating and moving story to tell, which is recorded in an interview he gave while he was at Warrington. Fr Ray Blake has written a useful introduction to the interview. Here is the link: http://marymagdalen.blogspot.co.uk/
The theme for this year’s Summer Camps will be True Devotion to Our Lady according to St Louis Marie de Montfort. Children on the camps will learn how simple it is to devote oneself to Jesus through Mary, and how incomparably beneficial for both this life and the next.
The theme for the 2017 camps was “The Reformation” and for 2016 was “Fatima”.
“Tribus miráculis ornatum diem sanctum cólimus:
hódie stella Magos duxit ad præsépium:
hódie vinum ex aqua factum est ad núptias:
hódie in Iordáne a Ioánne Christus baptizári vóluit,
ut salváret nos, allelúia.”
May God bless our new website!
13 January 2018, Commemoration of the Baptism of Our Lord
We are delighted to announce the following exciting new initiative at Christ the King, Bedford: FAMILY CATECHISM DAYS WITH FATIMA DEVOTIONS Led by the Priestly Fraternity of St Peter (FSSP) Christ the King Roman Catholic Church, Harrowden Road, Bedford MK42 OSP First Saturdays: 3 February, 3 March, 7 April, 5 May, 2 June 2018 All welcome PROGRAMME (timings may vary): 10 am Fatima Devotions (Rosary & meditation, Confessions) 11 am Holy Mass 12 noon Lunch (bring packed lunch) 12.30 pm […]
Due to interest from local families, founders of the Regina Caeli academy will be coming to give a talk on 21st April in Bedford, with a view to opening a satellite programme in one or more UK locations, if there is sufficient demand. Regina Caeli is a private, independent tutoring centre operating in the Catholic tradition. They offer classes that meet twice a week to boys and girls aged 4-18, and have grown rapidly since their launch in 2003, now operating in […]
Ladies – come and learn more about the Miraculous Relic Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe, this country’s replica of which lives in the Shrine in Bedford. A talk about Our Lady, which had been scheduled for 12 December last year, unfortunately had to be postponed. It has now been rearranged for Tuesday 16 January, the next meeting of the Ladies’ Group which has arisen from the Latin Mass at Christ the King. This meeting is open to all ladies […]
Epiphanytide House Blessing was a new experience for us and we were not quite sure what to expect. Fr Mawdsley arrived with a crate containing a thurible, charcoal, incense, a lighter, a bottle of holy water, a sprinkler and blessed chalk. He gave us a sheet containing the words of the blessing so we could follow and join in where appropriate. Most of this was in Latin. Having vested in surplice and stole and after an antiphon and the […]