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November 10, 2017
This looks a wonderful event. More details below and here Preached by Fr Armand de Malleray, FSSP on the theme: THE GLORIOUS SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY Regardless of your marital status, come to learn about this beautiful sacrament, so misunderstood in modern society. Even though you may have been married for decades, or may not wish to get married, this retreat could help you deepen your appreciation of matrimony and support through your advice and prayer families, couples in difficulty or […]
November 3, 2017
We celebrated Mass in the Extraordinary Form on the evening of All Saints with a congregation of some 60 people. In his homily Fr Goddard said that the Saints listened to God and obeyed Him, and we must do the same, even though it may bring trials to us as it did to them. The Gospel was part of the Beatitudes in St Matthew’s Gospel and we were told that Jesus Himself perfectly fulfilled the ‘Blessed’ statements that He made […]
November 2, 2017
You may already know this (announced at Mass last Sunday, 29th Nov) , but just in case you don’t, here is the info on indulgences you can obtain for the Poor Souls in Purgatory (each day this week) and also for yourself (today)! Courtesy of Bridegroom Press: (and re-posted from One Peter Five) (here) Grant #29.1.1 For the Souls in Purgatory Plenary Indulgence A plenary indulgence, applicable only to the souls in purgatory, is granted each and every day from […]
October 30, 2017
Mass in the Extraordinary Form will be celebrated at Christ the King, Bedford as follows: All Saints, Wednesday 1 November – Low Mass 7.30 pm (Holy Day of Obligation) All Souls, Thursday 2 November – Low Mass 10 am Our celebrant for both these Masses will be Fr Matthew Goddard FSSP, who will also be our celebrant next Sunday, 5 November, 22nd Sunday after Pentecost. We look forward to seeing you again, or perhaps for the first time, in our […]
October 29, 2017
“Be Thou our King, O Lord, not only of the faithful who have never forsaken Thee, but also of the prodigal children who have abandoned Thee; grant that they may quickly return to their Father’s house, lest they die of wretchedness and hunger” Today in the General Roman Calendar of 1960 is the Feast of the Kingship of Our Lord Jesus Christ. This Feast was instituted by Pope Pius XI relatively recently in his encyclical letter, Quas Primas, in 1925. Our […]
October 8, 2017
Fr. Goddard said the first Mass of the new FSSP apostolate in Bedford this morning, with almost 60 people there. He delivered a wonderful sermon on confession and how to improve on our faults, and spent a long time chatting to parishioners in the hall afterwards and hearing what they wanted – a monthly Sung Mass was mooted, if we can get a choir. A great start to the new apostolate! Fr Verrier will be saying Mass next week; he […]
September 26, 2017
She has already crushed the head of the serpent
September 8, 2017
On Our Lady’s birthday the Church celebrates the first dawning of redemption with the appearance in the world of the Saviour’s mother, Mary. The Blessed Virgin occupies a unique place in the history of salvation, and she has the highest mission ever commended to any creature. We rejoice that the Mother of God is our Mother, too. Let us often call upon the Blessed Virgin as “Cause of our joy”, one of the most beautiful titles in her litany. “Impart […]
September 7, 2017
Vouchsafe that I may praise thee, O sacred Virgin; give me strength against thine enemies, and against the enemy of the whole human race. Give me strength humbly to pray to thee. Give me strength to praise thee in prayer with all my powers, through the merits of thy most sacred nativity, which for the entire Christian world was a birth of joy, the hope and solace of its life. When thou wast born, O most holy Virgin, then was […]