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July 30, 2023
A publisher, an editor, a novelist and an academic comment on a Catholic novel just released. Summary: He survived Hiroshima. He escaped East-Germany. Will he elude the Church? Deceased art expert Ken Kokura seemingly reappears in Japan, upsetting the plans of priestly diplomats. They fear, lest a ruthless schemer may have stolen his identity. How far will that possible super spy dare to go to subvert Church policy? The answer may be hidden in Vermeer’s celebrated paintings. Against a Cold […]
July 18, 2023
Today, 18 July 2023, is the 35th anniversary of the foundation of the Priestly Fraternity of St Peter by a dozen priests at the Abbey of Hauterive in Switzerland on 18 July 1988. Schedule at St Mary’s Shrine on Tuesday 18 July 2023: 35th anniversary of Foundation of FSSP in Switzerland; St. Camillus de Lellis, Confessor: Act of Foundation Published 18 July 1988 [Original: French] By this act the undersigned clerics found the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter as a clerical […]
July 7, 2023
Facebook page for this event here. Sat 29 July 2023: 10:00am-5:00pm. For single Catholic Ladies 18+ (under 18 welcome if accompanied by responsible adult family member), at St Mary’s Shrine Church, WA1 2NS, Warrington. Conferences on discernment, celibacy and prayer, with Sr Mari Caritas (then visiting from Minneapolis, erstwhile from St Mary’s Shrine) and Fr de Malleray, FSSP. Free. Bring your picnic. Bookings: stmaryssecretary@fssp.org. SCHEDULE:10am Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament10:15am First Conference11:30am Eucharistic Adoration, Holy Rosary and Confessions12:10pm Holy Mass1pm […]
June 28, 2023
In this issue: Editorial: Why June is Humility Month Fr de Malleray considers that the month of the Sacred Heart is also that of the Holy Eucharist with Corpus Christi. The example of St Francis of Assisi whose humility is universally acknowledged shows a little spoken-off connection between the saint and the Holy Eucharist. Prayerful Pro-Life Witness Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, the courageous young woman who was arrested for praying silently outside an abortuary, explains why bearing witness to life is part […]
June 13, 2023
Great Catholic holiday for Boys, and Girls, in the Peak District. Organised and staffed by our Fraternity, with the help of lay staff. Please tell your friends urgently as the deadline is looming ahead! Spread the word now! The cost is £200 for the first child of a family attending each camp, and then £100 for subsequent children from that family. No children to send? But can you sponsor a child? Your generosity will help us provide unforgettable holidays for […]
June 11, 2023
Sunday 11th June 2023—External Solemnity of Corpus Christi MASS INTENTIONSSunday 11th June 8.30 am Fr Seth Phipps12.30 pm Private intention CONFESSIONS Saturdays 3 pm—5 pm FIRST HOLY COMMUNIONPlease pray for the children who will be making their First Holy Communion today both here in Bedford and atChesham Bois. HOLYDAY OF OBLIGATIONThursday 29th June St Peter and St Paul—Mass 7.30 pmADULT CATECHISMNext Saturday 17th June at 7 pm in the Patrick Donegan room — a further talk by Fr Phipps on the SevenCapital […]
June 2, 2023
MASS INTENTIONSSunday 4th June 8.30 am Holy Souls12.30 pm Private intentionThursday 8th June 7.30 pm Helena Lovegrove CONFESSIONS Saturdays 3 pm—5 pm HOLYDAYS OF OBLIGATION IN JUNEThursday 8th June Corpus Christi—Mass 7.30 pmThursday 29th June St Peter and St Paul—Mass 7.30 pm FIRST HOLY COMMUNIONPlease pray for the children who will be making their First Holy Communion next Sunday 11th June (External Solemnity of Corpus Christi) both here in Bedford and at Chesham Bois. NEXT ADULT CATECHISMSaturday 17th June at 7 pm in […]
May 20, 2023
MASS INTENTIONSSunday 21st May 8.30 am Mary and Leslie Jones12.30 pm Private intention CONFESSIONS Saturdays 3 pm—5 pm ALTAR SERVER TRAININGNext Saturday 27th May from 1.30 pm—3 pm. Please contact Fr Phipps on sphipps AT fssp.org if you areplanning to come so that he has an idea of numbers. NEXT SUNG MASSSunday 4th June at 8.30 am with practice on Saturday 3rd June from 3 pm—5 pm. New singerswelcome—please contact Barbara Kay on mbky3 AT outlook.com if you have not […]
May 12, 2023
MASS INTENTIONS 8.30 am Violetta Baderko Birthday 12.30 pm Private intentionThursday 18th May 7.30 pm Priestly and Religious vocations CONFESSIONS Saturdays 3 pm—5 pm ADULT CATECHISM Tomorrow, Saturday 13th May, in the Patrick Donegan room at Christ the King at 7pm, with Fr. Phipps GOODBYE, FR NICHOLAS!Please keep in your prayers Fr Nicholas Nwanzi who moves to his new post as full–time prison chaplain at HMPGrendon tomorrow, and Fr Dariusz Bialowas who arrives on Tuesday to oversee the parish until […]