Sunday Bulletin 31 May 2026

 FSSP Chaplaincy Bulletin

31 May-14 June 2026

Est. 19th July 2011

Served by the Priestly Fraternity of St Peter by appointment from the RC Diocese of Northampton

Residence: St Alban House, 18 Brett Drive, Bromham, Bedford MK43 8RF

Landline: 01234 954 316

  Worship across three churches:

Sunday 8:30am: All Saints, Church End, Kempston, Bedford MK43 8RH

Sunday 12noon: Our Lady of Perpetual Succour, Chesham Bois, 30 Amersham Road, HP6 5PE

Weekdays: Our Lady of Ransom, 307 Bedford Rd, Kempston, Bedford MK42 8QB: see below.

fssp.org.uk/bedford or fssp.org.uk/chesham     

facebook.com/bedfordlatinmass

facebook.com/fssp.england

Chaplain: Fr Armand de Malleray, FSSP:

malleray@fssp.org

Secretary: Mrs Theresa Madden: bedford@fssp.org

Safeguarding: If you have concerns about children or vulnerable adults, please contact the FSSP Northampton Safeguarding officer William Currie: Tel: 07825 089 336. Email: safeguardingfssp@pm.me. Reminder: NO child must be left unsupervised at any time.

Watch daily Mass by the FSSP on www.livemass.net/locations/warrington.html

Daily Holy Mass readings: www.divinumofficium.com/cgi-bin/missa/missa.pl

CONFESSIONS TIMES

With presently only one priest, occasional changes in Mass times and other activities may take place.

Our Lady of Ransom (for anyone): Sat 10:00am-11:15am, and 20mins before every weekday Mass. At All Saints: during Sunday Mass in the room behind the organ. Chesham Bois: after the Sunday 12noon Mass if not before.

Well done our many Chaplaincy parishioners who walked the annual pilgrimage from Paris to Chartres despite very hot weather, among 25,000 fellow pilgrims (of average age 20)! We prayed for you! Watch videos from the Pilgrimage on https://www.youtube.com/@NDdeCHRETIENTE.

CONSECRATION OF THE GREGORIAN CHAPLAINCY

TO THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS

WHAT: Every parishioner is wholeheartedly invited to pray to the Sacred Heart of Jesus for abundant graces to be bestowed upon the Chaplaincy, including a permanent place of worship, more families and individuals attending our activities, and the growth of associated initiatives such as our wonderful scouts & guides, and the deserving RCA.

HOW: Join us in a novena of preparation. On Thursday 4^th June, start reciting as a family or individually the LITANY of the SACRED HEART, (cf. Baronius missal p. 37) until Friday 12^th June included. On that day, the Feast of the Sacred Heart attend if you can holy Mass at 8:30am. To allow more people to unite with this consecration, on Sunday 14^th June we will celebrate the External Solemnity of the Sacred Heart.

NEW PRIEST: Congratulations to now Father Conan McGonagle, FSSP, who was ordained a priest in America on 28^th May. We are all the more delighted since he will be assigned permanently with us as from July. Fr McGonagle is from Northern Ireland and has done all his formation at the North American seminary of the FSSP in Nebraska. Many of our children remember him from the summer camps where he served as a seminarian, and our young adults met him at the Juventutem summer weekends. Among various skills, Fr McGonagle is a marathon runner, and former leader of the seminary schola. Our Chaplaincy parishioners recall him from last Holy Week. We look forward to his First Masses in Bedford and in Chesham Bois in July.

SAVE THE DATE for the Juventutem annual SUMMER WEEKEND on 31 Jul – 2 Aug, at Ampleforth Abbey. Theme: Marriage, from crush to covenant. With Fr de Malleray, FSSP, Fr Ian Verrier, FSSP, Deacon David Kahn, FSSP, and lay speakers.For single Catholics 18-35. Early bird discount via: lms.org.uk/juventutem2026 .

SAVE THE DATE: First holy Communions & Corpus Christi processions

on Sunday 7^th June both in Bedford and in Chesham Bois.

Dowry magazine is online & print, with articles on 46 FSSP deacons; Muslim converts; e-Catholics; Epstein update; God and science, and more: fssp.org.uk/dowry-no69-now-online.

Watch latest Chaplaincy homilies and more on the dedicated FSSP YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@FSSPLiveMass.

Monthly trek for 18-35 young adults with Fr de Malleray on Sat 13^th June: Pegsdon Hills.

Park by 10:45am on medium-size parking area along Barton Rd, B655 SG5 3BU.

(Please note the altered schedule at OLOR: 8:30am Confessions & 9:00am Mass; no adoration.)

Juventutem London: for young men and women 18+; one Friday evening every month, 6pm Confessions, 7pm Sung Mass with homily by Chaplain Fr de Malleray, 8pm social with Q&As. Next dates: 19^th Jun, 10^th Jul.

Parishioners plan to give thanks to God on Sat 4^th July for Fr de Malleray’s 25^th anniversary of ordination and the grace of the priesthood: after the usual Saturday devotions at OLOR, meet at Willington Peace Memorial Hall, MK44 3PY, from 12noon to 4pm for refreshments and a presentation by the chaplain on his vocation. Contact/info: please liaise with Chaplaincy secretary Theresa Madden bedford@fssp.org.

SUPPORT FSSP Bedford/Chesham Bois:
Lloyds Bank; Sort Code: 30-80-27 ; Account number: 44025960; Account name: FSSP Bedford

Pray for  the sick in our congregations: Stephen Moxham, Malgorzata Anna Pietrak, Maureen Readings, Daniel Jahansouz, Jean-Francois Moore, Maria Chidell, Monika Oledzka, Mrs Henn, Eliah Isaac, Baby Vincent Jones, Tom and Inma Jones, Baby Joseph Osborn. R.I.P. Wailim Fook (late mother of Cindy Tang), Roger Johnson, Patsy Crocker, Prima Nevard, Carl Roberts. Please email additions to this list.

Holy Mass Intentions:

by Fr AM

Sunday Bulletin 17 May 2026

 FSSP Chaplaincy Bulletin

17-31 May 2026

Est. 19th July 2011

Served by the Priestly Fraternity of St Peter by appointment from the RC Diocese of Northampton

Residence: St Alban House, 18 Brett Drive, Bromham, Bedford MK43 8RF

Landline: 01234 954 316

  Worship across three churches:

Sunday 8:30am: All Saints, Church End, Kempston, Bedford MK43 8RH

Sunday 12noon: Our Lady of Perpetual Succour, Chesham Bois, 30 Amersham Road, HP6 5PE

Weekdays: Our Lady of Ransom, 307 Bedford Rd, Kempston, Bedford MK42 8QB: see below.

fssp.org.uk/bedford or fssp.org.uk/chesham     

facebook.com/bedfordlatinmass

facebook.com/fssp.england

Chaplain: Fr Armand de Malleray, FSSP:

malleray@fssp.org

Secretary: Mrs Theresa Madden: bedford@fssp.org

Safeguarding: If you have concerns about children or vulnerable adults, please contact the FSSP Northampton Safeguarding officer William Currie: Tel: 07825 089 336. Email: safeguardingfssp@pm.me. Reminder: NO child must be left unsupervised at any time.

Watch daily Mass by the FSSP on www.livemass.net/locations/warrington.html

Daily Holy Mass readings: www.divinumofficium.com/cgi-bin/missa/missa.pl

CONFESSIONS TIMES

With presently only one priest, occasional changes in Mass times and other activities may take place.

Our Lady of Ransom [i.e. “OLOR“] (for anyone): Sat 10:00am-11:15am, and 20mins before every weekday Mass. At All Saints: during Sunday Mass in the room behind the organ. Chesham Bois: after the Sunday 12noon Mass if not before.

Holy Mass Intentions:

Well done young adults who took part in the monthly trek on 16^th May, with Deacon Niall Ó hAimheirgin, FSSP. Contact Dominic: 07960066743 to be added to WhatsApp group.

Pray for our many parishioners who will walk the annual pilgrimage from Paris to Chartres. Let us all meet at OLOR in Bedford for Eucharistic adoration and Mass on Sat 23^rd May 10am-11:30am ESPECIALLY to pray for our pilgrims, and for our chaplaincy on Pentecost weekend!

Thank you all who helped make our two Marian processions beautiful last 3^rd May.

Deacon Niall Ó hAimheirgin, FSSP will give a talk for all at Chesham Bois on Sat 30^th May, 7pm, on: Appreciating the spiritual fruit drawn from the traditional Roman liturgy.

Well done about 40 people who attended Fr de Malleray’s talk on Angels & Demons on 12^th May.

Dowry No69 now online

with articles on 46 FSSP deacons; Muslim converts; e-Catholics; Epstein update; God and science, and more:

    In this issue:

       Editorial: Forty-Six FSSP Deacons

Fr de Malleray reports on the splendid ordination ceremony in Bavaria this month of 12 new deacons, for a total of 46, which will decrease next month when 25 of them will ordained priests.

       The Epiphany as the Return of Ishmael’s Sons

Hasan, the lay coordinator of the St. Nicholas Tavelić Network in support of Muslim converts to Catholicism, explains how the propers of the Mass of the Epiphany bode well of the return of those distant children of Abaham.

       The Anthropology of e-Catholicism

Giulia Bocaniala shares the findings of her study on the role of the Internet in conversions to Catholicism among the younger generation, which cannot replace in-person involvement in sacramental life.

       All Quiet On the Epstein Front?

If paedophilia were made legal, would Jeffrey Epstein still be vilified as an arch-abuser, or hailed in retrospect as a prophet and martyr of the liberal age? – enquires Fr de Malleray, who concludes that legality is only worth its adequation to natural and divine law.

       God – the Science – the Evidence

This international best-seller (over 400,000 copies sold) is replete with objective arguments in favour of God’s existence, even though it endorses evolution: Anthony Nevard reviews the book.

       Knowing Latin Safeguards Historical Truth

Thomas Conlon PhD hints at George Orwell’s novel 1984 to illustrate the importance of Latin, even after the classical era, to preserve English history against its obfuscation, as exemplified in the 16^th-century wrecking at Ely Cathedral.

       Support & Events

Clergy retreat led by Fr de Malleray, FSSP at Stonyhurst on 5-9 October 2026; and Juventutem Young Adults’ summer weekend at Ampleforth on 31 Jul- 2 Aug.

SAVE THE DATE: First holy Communions & Corpus Christi processions on Sunday 7^th June both in Bedford and in Chesham Bois.

Watch latest Chaplaincy homilies and more on the dedicated FSSP YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@FSSPLiveMass.

Pray for our candidates, especially Deacon Conan McGonagle, FSSP, who spent Holy Week with us, and will be ordained a priest in America on 28^th May. We look forward to his First Mass in Bedford.

Mass of Ages, the celebrated series of three films on the traditional Latin Mass is now available on DVDs playable on European devices. Order your copy on https://www.latinmass.com/watch-the-trilogy.

Juventutem London: for young men and women 18+; one Friday evening every month, 6pm Confessions, 7pm Sung Mass with homily by Chaplain Fr de Malleray, 8pm social with Q&As. Next dates: 19 Jun, 10 Jul.

Join Fr Roger Gilbride FSSP on a pilgrimage to Lourdes, then Oviedo to Covadonga on 20-28 July 2026. Contact: fr.gilbride@gmail.com.

Parishioners plan to give thanks to God on Sat 4^th July for Fr de Malleray’s 25^th anniversary of ordination and the grace of the priesthood: after the usual Saturday devotions at OLOR, meet at Willington Peace Memorial Hall, MK44 3PY, from 12noon to 4pm for refreshments and a presentation by the chaplain on his vocation. Contact/info: please liaise with Chaplaincy secretary Theresa Madden bedford@fssp.org.

Congratulations to the Vooght and Lubbock families on the baptism of their children last week, and to Paulo and Maria Vetrano on the birth of their son Peter.

Some 21 RCA students and staff attended a full day of recollection at Buckden Towers, preached by the chaplain, Fr de Malleray, last 8^th May.

Last 7^th May Fr de Malleray attended the quarterly deanery meeting hosted by Fr Richard Aladics at Christ the King Church: a dozen priests and deacons shared a Italian supper..

SAVE THE DATE for the Juventutem annual SUMMER WEEKEND on31 Jul – 2 Aug, at Ampleforth Abbey. Theme: Marriage, from crush to covenant. With Fr de Malleray, FSSP, Fr Ian Verrier, FSSP, Deacon David Kahn, FSSP, and lay speakers. For single Catholics 18-35. Early bird discount via: lms.org.uk/juventutem2026 .

SUPPORT FSSP Bedford/Chesham Bois:
Lloyds Bank; Sort Code: 30-80-27 ; Account number: 44025960; Account name: FSSP Bedford

Pray for  the sick in our congregations: Stephen Moxham, Malgorzata Anna Pietrak, Maureen Readings, Daniel Jahansouz, Jean-Francois Moore, Maria Chidell, Monika Oledzka, Mrs Henn, Eliah Isaac, Baby Vincent Jones, Tom and Inma Jones, Baby Joseph Osborn. R.I.P. Wailim Fook (late mother of Cindy Tang), Roger Johnson, Patsy Crocker, Prima Nevard, Carl Roberts. Please email additions to this list.

by Fr AM

Dowry No69 now online

    In this issue:

       Editorial: Forty-Six FSSP Deacons

Fr de Malleray reports on the splendid ordination ceremony in Bavaria this month of 12 new deacons, for a total of 46, which will decrease next month when 25 of them will ordained priests.

       The Epiphany as the Return of Ishmael’s Sons

Hasan, the lay coordinator of the St. Nicholas Tavelić Network in support of Muslim converts to Catholicism, explains how the propers of the Mass of the Epiphany bode well of the return of those distant children of Abaham.

       The Anthropology of e-Catholicism

Giulia Bocaniala shares the findings of her study on the role of the Internet in conversions to Catholicism among the younger generation, which cannot replace in-person involvement in sacramental life.

       All Quiet On the Epstein Front?

If paedophilia were made legal, would Jeffrey Epstein still be vilified as an arch-abuser, or hailed in retrospect as a prophet and martyr of the liberal age? – enquires Fr de Malleray, who concludes that legality is only worth its adequation to natural and divine law.

       God – the Science – the Evidence

This international best-seller (over 400,000 copies sold) is replete with objective arguments in favour of God’s existence, even though it endorses evolution: Anthony Nevard reviews the book.

       Knowing Latin Safeguards Historical Truth

Thomas Conlon PhD hints at George Orwell’s novel 1984 to illustrate the importance of Latin, even after the classical era, to preserve English history against its obfuscation, as exemplified in the 16^th-century wrecking at Ely Cathedral.

       Support & Events

Clergy retreat led by Fr de Malleray, FSSP at Stonyhurst on 5-9 October 2026; and Juventutem Young Adults’ summer weekend at Ampleforth on 31 Jul- 2 Aug.

by Fr AM

Sunday Bulletin 3 May 2026

 FSSP Chaplaincy Bulletin

3–17 May 2026

Est. 19th July 2011

Served by the Priestly Fraternity of St Peter by appointment from the RC Diocese of Northampton

Residence: St Alban House, 18 Brett Drive, Bromham, Bedford MK43 8RF

Landline: 01234 954 316

  Worship across three churches:

Sunday 8:30am: All Saints, Church End, Kempston, Bedford MK43 8RH

Sunday 12noon: Our Lady of Perpetual Succour, Chesham Bois, 30 Amersham Road, HP6 5PE

Weekdays: Our Lady of Ransom, 307 Bedford Rd, Kempston, Bedford MK42 8QB: see below.

fssp.org.uk/bedford or fssp.org.uk/chesham     

facebook.com/bedfordlatinmass

facebook.com/fssp.england

Chaplain: Fr Armand de Malleray, FSSP:

malleray@fssp.org

Secretary: Mrs Theresa Madden: bedford@fssp.org

Safeguarding: If you have concerns about children or vulnerable adults, please contact the FSSP Northampton Safeguarding officer William Currie: Tel: 07825 089 336. Email: safeguardingfssp@pm.me. Reminder: NO child must be left unsupervised at any time.

Watch daily Mass by the FSSP on www.livemass.net/locations/warrington.html

Pray for  the sick in our congregations: Stephen Moxham, Malgorzata Anna Pietrak, Maureen Readings, Daniel Jahansouz, Jean-Francois Moore, Maria Chidell, Monika Oledzka, Mrs Henn, Eliah Isaac, Baby Vincent Jones, Tom and Inma Jones, Baby Joseph Osborn. R.I.P. Wailim Fook (late mother of Cindy Tang), Roger Johnson, Patsy Crocker, Prima Nevard, Carl Roberts. Please email additions to this list.

Holy Mass Intentions:

Daily Holy Mass readings: www.divinumofficium.com/cgi-bin/missa/missa.pl

CONFESSIONS TIMES

With presently only one priest, occasional changes in Mass times and other activities may take place.

Our Lady of Ransom (for anyone): Sat 10:00am-11:15am, and 20mins before every weekday Mass. At All Saints: during Sunday Mass in the room behind the organ. Chesham Bois: after the Sunday 12noon Mass if not before.

Next trek for 18-35 single young adults on Saturday 16^th May along the Chess Valley Walk. Meet outside The Red Lion on Latimer Road, WD3 6ED by 11:00am;

followed by lunch at nearby pub with Q&As on the faith, with Deacon Niall Ó hAimheirgin, FSSP.

Contact Dominic: 07960066743.

Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord,

Thursday 14th May 2026.

Holy Masses will be offered in Bedford (OLOR) at 8:00am,

and in Chesham Bois at 7:00pm.

It being a holyday of obligation,

every able Catholic must attend holy Mass that day under penalty of grave sin.

One may seek dispensation from the Chaplain if they think they have a valid impediment.

Fr de Malleray, FSSP will give a talk for all on Angels & Demons on Ascension Thursday 12^th May at 8:00pm in the Parish hall of Chesham Bois after the 7:00pm holy Mass.

SAVE THE DATE for the Juventutem annual SUMMER WEEKEND on

31 Jul – 2 Aug, at Ampleforth Abbey.

Theme: Marriage, from crush to covenant.

With Fr de Malleray, FSSP, Fr Ian Verrier, FSSP, Deacon David Kahn, FSSP, and lay speakers.

For single Catholics 18-35.

Early bird discount via: lms.org.uk/juventutem2026 .

Juventutem London: for young men and women 18+; one Friday evening every month, 6pm Confessions,7pm Sung Mass with homily by Chaplain Fr de Malleray, 8pm social with Q&As. Next dates: 15 May, 19 Jun, 10 Jul.

Watch latest Chaplaincy homilies and more on the dedicated FSSP YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@FSSPLiveMass.

Pray for English subdeacon David Kahn and his confreres ordained deacons on 2^nd May in Bavaria. Fr de Malleray was in attendance.

Thank you to all who raised £212.20 for the FSSP chaplaincy while enjoying a family Spring dance!

Gearing up for the Month of Mary: Ut Unum Sint is a new app to help pray the holy Rosary. It was designed by a traditional Catholic attending an FSSP Mass centre: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ut-unum-sint/id6756381376.

Mass of Ages, the celebrated series of three films on the traditional Latin Mass is now available on DVDs playable on European devices. Order your copy on https://www.latinmass.com/watch-the-trilogy.

Join Fr Roger Gilbride FSSP on a pilgrimage to Lourdes, then Oviedo to Covadonga on 20-28 July 2026. Contact: fr.gilbride@gmail.com.

Annual trad pilgrimage from Oxford to Evesham on 4-6 July 2026. Visit: olchristendom.co.uk.

Freshly printed copies of Painting Salvation, Fr de Malleray’s latest book on Catholic art, are available from the Chaplaincy for the special discounted price of £15.00 (handed cash only).

A short explanation of episcopal consecrations is available under the title A Study of the “Autonomous” Episcopate, on https://www.aroucapress.com/autonomous-episcopate.

Deacon Niall Ó hAimheirgin, FSSP will give a talk for all at Chesham Bois on Sat 30^th May, 7pm, on: Appreciating the spiritual fruit drawn from the traditional Roman liturgy.

Thank you to the parishioners who have sent us their story about discovering the Traditional Latin Mass. Find out more about this opportunity on: https://fssp.org.uk/why-we-come-to-the-traditional-latin-mass/. Send us yours now!

Thank you in the name of all to the benefactors who donated to date £37,630.00 to the Holy Family Project. There is still a long way to go as we aim for buying a church as our permanent home. Thank you for further donations, and for telling your contacts about this: a webpage is being designed, which should go live next month.

Bank Details: Account Name: Holy Family Ltd; Sort Code: 23-05-80 ; Account Number: 5629 3213

SUPPORT FSSP Bedford/Chesham Bois:
Lloyds Bank; Sort Code: 30-80-27 ; Account number: 44025960; Account name: FSSP Bedford

First Holy Communion Classes are given by the Chaplain at OLOR, 1pm-2pm. Next dates: 9, 16 May; 6 June (Confessions and recollection).

https://www.europeanfraternity.com/ccmp 
The CCMP – Christian Creative Minority Programme is a transformative five-day programme held in Rome, designed to unite committed Christians from across Europe while walking in the footsteps of the first Christians. Participants will be equipped and inspired to embody the European Fraternity’s mission: to act as a “Creative Minority” in their home countries and communities.​​ ​ The programme brings together a maximum of 60 highly engaged Christians aged 20-35 from across the continent and is tailored for aspiring and new members of the European Fraternity. It is a foundational experience, offered only once per person.
CCMP 2026 will be held from August 26 to 30
at the Domus Australia, Rome

https://www.europeanfraternity.com/ccmp

by Fr AM

FSSP Summer Camps 2026 – Bookings Closed

Bookings are now closed for the 2026 Summer Camps – we are fully subscribed.

Please note that some applications may be unsuccessful, due to unprecedented demand this year – you will be contacted and the deposit returned if this is the case.

Boys’ Camp: 3-8 August

Girls’ Camp: 10-15 August

The booking form can be found here: https://form.jotform.com/260963718209363

by Fr SP

Sunday Bulletin 19 April 2026

 FSSP Chaplaincy Bulletin

19 April – 3 May 2026

Est. 19th July 2011

Served by the Priestly Fraternity of St Peter by appointment from the RC Diocese of Northampton

Residence: St Alban House, 18 Brett Drive, Bromham, Bedford MK43 8RF

Landline: 01234 954 316

  Worship across three churches:

Sunday 8:30am: All Saints, Church End, Kempston, Bedford MK43 8RH

Sunday 12noon: Our Lady of Perpetual Succour, Chesham Bois, 30 Amersham Road, HP6 5PE

Weekdays: Our Lady of Ransom, 307 Bedford Rd, Kempston, Bedford MK42 8QB: see below.

fssp.org.uk/bedford or fssp.org.uk/chesham     

facebook.com/bedfordlatinmass

facebook.com/fssp.england

Chaplain: Fr Armand de Malleray, FSSP:

malleray@fssp.org

Secretary: Mrs Theresa Madden: bedford@fssp.org

Safeguarding: If you have concerns about children or vulnerable adults, please contact the FSSP Northampton Safeguarding officer William Currie: Tel: 07825 089 336. Email: safeguardingfssp@pm.me. Reminder: NO child must be left unsupervised at any time.

Watch daily Mass by the FSSP on www.livemass.net/locations/warrington.html

Daily Holy Mass readings: www.divinumofficium.com/cgi-bin/missa/missa.pl

Holy Mass Intentions:

CONFESSIONS TIMES

With presently only one priest, occasional changes in Mass times and other activities may take place.

Our Lady of Ransom (for anyone): Sat 10:00am-11:15am, and 20mins before every weekday Mass. At All Saints: during Sunday Mass in the room behind the organ. Chesham Bois: after the Sunday 12noon Mass if not before.

The Good Friday collection for Catholics in the Holy Land amounted to £501.57.

Thank you on their behalf for your generosity.

Well done 14 young adults + 2 clerics who walked across fields of bluebells in Heartwood Forest, Sandridge last 11^th April, followed by lunch at nearby pub with Q&As on the faith.

Our next trek will be on 9^th or 16^th May, TBC. Contact Dominic: 07960066743.

Thank you to the parishioners who have sent us their story about discovering the Traditional Latin Mass. Find out more about this opportunity on: https://fssp.org.uk/why-we-come-to-the-traditional-latin-mass/. Send us yours now!

SAVE THE DATE for the Juventutem annual SUMMER WEEKEND on 31 Jul – 2 Aug,

at Ampleforth Abbey.

Theme: Marriage, from crush to covenant.

With Fr de Malleray, FSSP, Deacon David Kahn, FSSP, and other clergy and lay speakers.

For single Catholics 18-35.

Juventutem London: for young men and women 18+ at St Mary Magdalen’s Wandsworth, SW18 2QU

• one Friday evening every month,
• 6pm Confessions,
• 7pm Sung Mass with homily by Chaplain Fr de Malleray,
• 8pm social with Q&As.
• Next dates: 15 May, 19 Jun, 10 Jul.

Watch latest Chaplaincy homilies and more on the dedicated FSSP YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@FSSPLiveMass.

Well done all who took part in the Catholic Community Spring Dance on Sat 18^th April, and thank you to the organisers.

Join the British pilgrims on the annual Pilgrimage of Christendom from Paris to Chartres on 7-9 May. Contact Dominic: 07960066743, or visit https://chartresuk.blogspot.com/.

Gearing up for the Month of Mary: Ut Unum Sint is a new app to help pray the holy Rosary. It was designed by a traditional Catholic attending an FSSP Mass centre: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ut-unum-sint/id6756381376.

Mass of Ages, the celebrated series of three films on the traditional Latin Mass is now available on DVDs playable on European devices. Order your copy on https://www.latinmass.com/watch-the-trilogy.

“I’ll sing a hymn to Mary the Mother of my God!”

Marian processions will take place on Sunday 3^rd May both in Kempston and in Chesham, led by Fr Seth Phipps, FSSP covering for Fr de Malleray away for the diaconal ordination of our senior seminarian David Kahn, FSSP in Wigratzbad. Please bring flowers and speak with two choir masters for Marian hymns. Bearers of the light bier supporting the statue of Our Lady are invited to come forward.

Freshly printed copies of Painting Salvation, Fr de Malleray’s latest book on Catholic art, are available from the Chaplaincy for the special discounted price of £15.00 (handed cash only).

Read the latest review of the book released on rorate-caeli.blogspot.com.

Fr de Malleray, FSSP will give a talk for all on Angels & Demons on Ascension Thursday 12^th May at 8:00pm in the Parish hall of Chesham Bois after the 7:00pm holy Mass.

Ascension Thursday being a holyday of obligation, every able Catholic must attend holy Mass that day under penalty of grave sin. One may seek dispensation from the Chaplain if they think they have a valid impediment.

Holy Masses will be offered in Bedford (OLOR) at 8:00am, and in Chesham Bois at 7:00pm.

We heartily recommend reading this short explanation of episcopal consecrations, available under the title A Study of the “Autonomous” Episcopate, on https://www.aroucapress.com/autonomous-episcopate.

Deacon Niall Ó hAimheirgin, FSSP will give a talk for all at Chesham Bois on Sat 30^th may, 7pm, on: Appreciating the spiritual fruit drawn from the traditional Roman liturgy.

Thank you in the name of all to the benefactors who donated to date £37,630.00 to the Holy Family Project. There is still a long way to go as we aim for buying a church as our permanent home. Thank you for further donations, and for telling your contacts about this: a webpage is being designed, which should go live next month.

Bank Details: Account Name: Holy Family Ltd; Sort Code: 23-05-80 ; Account Number: 5629 3213

SUPPORT FSSP Bedford/Chesham Bois:
Lloyds Bank; Sort Code: 30-80-27 ; Account number: 44025960; Account name: FSSP Bedford

First Holy Communion Classes are given by the Chaplain at OLOR, 1pm-2pm. Next dates: 25 April; 9, 16 May; 6 June (Confessions and recollection).

Advert by the Christian Heritage Centre at Stonyhurst:

Forming Catholic Student Leaders

Two summer courses exploring faith, ethics and leadership for sixth form students, offered by the Christian Heritage Centre at Stonyhurst.

Join us for 6 days in the beautiful Ribble Valley to explore themes linked to The Common Good (Year 12, 10-15 August) and to The Human Ecology (Year 13, 5-10 July). Meet new friends, discuss and share with peers, tutors and academics, learn new skills, develop your relationship with Christ, build your character.

www.christianleadershipformation.com 

Download the JPG flier here

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Called to Love,  2 – 3 May 2026

A retreat for singles, dating and engaged young adults who want to think more deeply about relationships and the call to marriage. A relaxed weekend with input, prayer, discussion and social, as well as the opportunity to meet like-minded others! This year’s retreat will have as its theme masculinity and femininity. Runs from Saturday 2nd to Sunday 3rd May, with the option of staying Friday night.

Download the JPG flier here

Pray for  the sick in our congregations: Stephen Moxham, Baby Pio Yardley, Malgorzata Anna Pietrak, Maureen Readings, Daniel Jahansouz, Jean-Francois Moore, Maria Chidell, Monika Oledzka, Mrs Henn, Eliah Isaac, Baby Vincent Jones, Tom and Inma Jones, Baby Joseph Osborn. R.I.P. Roger Johnson, Patsy Crocker, Prima Nevard, Carl Roberts.Please email additions to this list.

by Fr AM

Sunday Bulletin 5th April 2026

 FSSP Chaplaincy Bulletin

5-19 April 2026

Est. 19th July 2011

Served by the Priestly Fraternity of St Peter by appointment from the RC Diocese of Northampton

Residence: St Alban House, 18 Brett Drive, Bromham, Bedford MK43 8RF

Landline: 01234 954 316

  Worship across three churches:

Sunday 8:30am: All Saints, Church End, Kempston, Bedford MK43 8RH

Sunday 12noon: Our Lady of Perpetual Succour, Chesham Bois, 30 Amersham Road, HP6 5PE

Weekdays: Our Lady of Ransom, 307 Bedford Rd, Kempston, Bedford MK42 8QB: see below.

fssp.org.uk/bedford or fssp.org.uk/chesham     

facebook.com/bedfordlatinmass

facebook.com/fssp.england

Chaplain: Fr Armand de Malleray, FSSP:

malleray@fssp.org

Secretary: Mrs Theresa Madden: bedford@fssp.org

Safeguarding: If you have concerns about children or vulnerable adults, please contact the FSSP Northampton Safeguarding officer William Currie: Tel: 07825 089 336. Email: safeguardingfssp@pm.me. Reminder: NO child must be left unsupervised at any time.

Watch daily Mass by the FSSP on www.livemass.net/locations/warrington.html

Daily Holy Mass readings: www.divinumofficium.com/cgi-bin/missa/missa.pl

CONFESSIONS TIMES

With presently only one priest, occasional changes in Mass times and other activities may take place.

Our Lady of Ransom (for anyone): Sat 10:00am-11:15am, and 20mins before every weekday Mass. At All Saints: during Sunday Mass in the room behind the organ. Chesham Bois: after the Sunday 12noon Mass if not before.

Holy Mass Intentions:

CHRIST IS RISEN! HAPPY EASTER TO ALL

Thank you to all who helped make our Easter Triduum prayerful and beautiful: singers, organist, altar servers and MC Matt Lukacs, cleaners, flower arrangers, fire lighters, safeguarding officers, refreshments preparers, and visiting clergy Fr Thomas Crean OP and Deacon Conan McGonagle, FSSP, for whose priestly ordination on 28^th May we will pray, looking forward to his First Mass back in Bedfordshire. People drove from far and wide to attend our Easter ceremonies, possibly the only TLM ones permitted in a pre-Reformation church in this country.

Next trek for single young adults 18-35 with Fr de Malleray: meet on Easter Saturday 11^th April by 11:00am at Heartwood Forest, Sandridge, St Albans AL4 9DQ. Lunch at nearby pub after (easy) walk. Contact Dominic: 07960066743.

Thank you to the parishioners who have sent us their story about discovering the Traditional Latin Mass. Find out more about this opportunity on: https://fssp.org.uk/why-we-come-to-the-traditional-latin-mass/. Send us yours now!

Juventutem London: for young men and women 18+; one Friday evening every month, 6pm Confessions,7pm Sung Mass with homily by Chaplain Fr de Malleray, 8pm social with Q&As. Next dates: 17 Apr, 15 May, 19 Jun, 10 Jul.

Residential Latin Course 13–17 April 2026 near Oxford. Bookings close Easter Monday, 6th April: https://lms.org.uk/civicrm/event/info.The summer Latin Course dates are 29^th June to 4^th July.

Catholic Community Spring Dance, Sat 18^th April, 1pm: HP23 6NW: georgetyldesley@hotmail.co.uk

Congratulations Louis and Francesca Grimer on the Holy Baptism of their son Leo last 28^th March. Please pray for the mothers in our congregations expecting a child.

Watch and share the lovely video to help promote  Regina Caeli Academy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVcm2_-Q2dM&t=54s.

MARRIAGE SUPPORT: If you are just in a rut or for more serious issues – Retrouvaille could be the solution: www.retrouvaille.org.uk, or call +44 797 338 0443.

Well done Chesham Bois Chaplaincy parishioners who contributed £2,000.00 to the cost of the £15,000.00 new organ purchased by the parish. Fr Roy, PP expressed his gratitude on behalf of the wider parish. Our own organists are very pleased with the prospect of enhanced liturgical music.

Marian processions will take place on Sunday 3^rd May both in Kempston and in Chesham, led by Fr Seth Phipps, FSSP covering for Fr de Malleray away for the diaconal ordination of our senior seminarian David Kahn, FSSP in Wigratzbad.

Deacon Niall Ó hAimheirgin, FSSP will give a talk for all at Chesham Bois on Sat 30^th may, 7pm, on: Appreciating the spiritual fruit drawn from the traditional Roman liturgy.

Thank you in the name of all to the benefactors who donated to date £37,630.00 to the Holy Family Project. There is still a long way to go as we aim for buying a church as our permanent home. Thank you for further donations, and for telling your contacts about this: a webpage is being designed, which should go live next month.

Bank Details: Account Name: Holy Family Ltd; Sort Code: 23-05-80 ; Account Number: 5629 3213

SUPPORT FSSP Bedford/Chesham Bois:
Lloyds Bank; Sort Code: 30-80-27 ; Account number: 44025960; Account name: FSSP Bedford

First Holy Communion Classes are given by the Chaplain at OLOR, 1pm-2pm. Next dates: 18, 25 April; 9, 16 May; 6 June (Confessions and recollection).

New family chapter for the UK Scouts of Europe at the Chartres Pilgrimage. Leader: Dr Simon Lubbock simon.lubbock@gseuk.org.

Freshly printed copies of Painting Salvation, Fr de Malleray’s latest book on Catholic art, are available from the Chaplaincy for the special discounted price of £15.00 (handed cash only).

Pray for  the sick in our congregations: Stephen Moxham, Roger Johnson, Baby Pio Yardley, Malgorzata Anna Pietrak, Maureen Readings, Daniel Jahansouz, Jean-Francois Moore, Lottie Newman-Craig, Maria Chidell, Monika Oledzka, Mrs Henn, Eliah Isaac, Baby Vincent Jones, Tom and Inma Jones, Baby Joseph Osborn. R.I.P. Patsy Crocker, Prima Nevard, Carl Roberts. Please email additions to this list.

by Fr AM

Solemn Easter Triduum Bedford

FULL SOLEMN TRADITIONAL LATIN EASTER TRIDUUM

at All Saints, Church End, Kempston, Bedford MK43 8RH

With Fr Armand de Malleray, FSSP, Fr Thomas Crean OP, and Deacon Conan McGonagle, FSSP

BEDFORD IS ONE OF THE VERY FEW PLACES ACROSS THE UK WHERE

• A FULL SOLEMN ROMAN TRADITIONAL EASTER TRIDUUM WILL BE OFFERED
• WITH OFFICIAL PERMISSION FROM THE LOCAL ORDINARY
• BY EXPERTLY TRAINED MINISTERS,
• AND IN A CHURCH BUILT IN 1099 FOR THAT VERY SAME LITURGY.
• PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD
• AND MAKE SURE TO AVAIL YOURSELVES OF ALL THOSE BEAUTIFUL LITURGIES.

See the beautiful pictures of last year’s Triduum here.

• Maundy Thursday (2 April): 8:00pm Holy Mass, followed by adoration until midnight & confessions.
• Good Friday (3 April): 3:30pm Solemn Liturgy (ends by 5:30pm).
• Holy Saturday (4 April): 9:00pm Easter Vigil (service ends by midnight).
• Easter Sunday (5 April): 8:30am Sung Mass

ALSO: Easter Sunday Sung Mass at 12noon, at Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Church, 30 Amersham Road, Chesham Bois HP6 5PE

by Fr AM

Sunday Bulletin 22 March 2026

 FSSP Chaplaincy Bulletin

22 March – 5 April 2026

Est. 19th July 2011

Served by the Priestly Fraternity of St Peter by appointment from the RC Diocese of Northampton

Residence: St Alban House, 18 Brett Drive, Bromham, Bedford MK43 8RF

Landline: 01234 954 316

  Worship across three churches:

• Sunday 8:30am: All Saints, Church End, Kempston, Bedford MK43 8RH
• Sunday 12noon: Our Lady of Perpetual Succour, Chesham Bois, 30 Amersham Road, HP6 5PE
• Weekdays: Our Lady of Ransom, 307 Bedford Rd, Kempston, Bedford MK42 8QB: see below.

fssp.org.uk/bedford or fssp.org.uk/chesham     facebook.com/bedfordlatinmass

facebook.com/fssp.england

Chaplain: Fr Armand de Malleray, FSSP: malleray@fssp.org

Secretary: Mrs Theresa Madden: bedford@fssp.org

Safeguarding: If you have concerns about children or vulnerable adults, please contact the FSSP Northampton Safeguarding officer William Currie: Tel: 07825 089 336. Email: safeguardingfssp@pm.me. Reminder: NO child must be left unsupervised at any time.

Watch daily Mass by the FSSP on www.livemass.net/locations/warrington.html

Daily Holy Mass readings: www.divinumofficium.com/cgi-bin/missa/missa.pl

CONFESSIONS TIMES

With presently only one priest, occasional changes in Mass times and other activities may take place.

Our Lady of Ransom (for anyone): Sat 10:00am-11:15am, and 20mins before every weekday Mass. At All Saints: during Sunday Mass in the room behind the organ. Chesham Bois: after the Sunday 12noon Mass if not before.

Holy Mass Intentions:

Well done Chesham Bois Chaplaincy parishioners who contributed £2,000.00 to the cost of the £15,000.00 new organ purchased by the parish. Fr Roy, PP expressed his gratitude on behalf of the wider parish. Our own organists are very pleased with the prospect of enhanced liturgical music.

Thank you to the parishioners who have sent us their story about discovering the Traditional Latin Mass. Find out more about this opportunity on: https://fssp.org.uk/why-we-come-to-the-traditional-latin-mass/. Send us yours now!

Juventutem London: for young men and women 18+; one Friday evening every month, 6pm Confessions,7pm Sung Mass with homily by Chaplain Fr de Malleray, 8pm social with Q&As. Next dates: 17 Apr, 15 May, 19 Jun, 10 Jul.

Thank you for your prayers for spiritual fruit for our annual Men’s Vocation Weekend last 13-15 March 2026 at Buckden Towers. Happily 23 men attended (an additional four had cancelled the week before), plus Frs de Malleray and Homolya. God knows how deeply grateful we are to a family of our congregation who took care of all the meals.

Thank you to all who contributed to the lovely Mother’s Day Tea Party last Sunday!

MAJOR MARIAN FEAST OF THE ANNUNCATION, this Wednesday 25th March.

Come and give thanks to God for his Incarnation from our heavenly Mother – a prerequisite to the redeeming Passion of Jesus next week.

HOLY MASS FOR ALL at OLOR at 7:15PM after Confessions.

Main secular French television channel CNews celebrated International Women’s Day last 8^th March with a special broadcast on… the Blessed Virgin Mary as the Perfect Woman. Radio Maria England and our own English national shrine of Walsingham featured prominently: https://dai.ly/xa1ieg8.

Fr de Malleray attended the quarterly deanery meeting last month, hosted at Biggleswade by the new dean, Fr Prasad Kasireddy. Please pray for Fr Alex Ibe of Sts Philip and James in Bedford who was assaulted outside his presbytery and had his car stolen from him. Fr de Malleray and Deacon McGonagle will attend the Chrism Mass on 1^st April at noon, and meet up with fellow clergy for refreshments at Bishop’s House afterward.

4 babies baptised: Congratulations to Josh and Kym Knight on the Holy Baptism of their son Hugo last 18^th March; to Brandon and Isabella Bakowski on the Holy Baptism of their twins Ernest and Anastasia; as well as to Louis and Francesca Grimer on the Holy Baptism of their son Leo – all three on 22^nd March. Please pray for the mothers in our congregations expecting a child.

Thank you in the name of all to the benefactors who donated to date £37,630.00 to the Holy Family Project. There is still a long way to go as we aim for buying a church as our permanent home. Thank you for further donations, and for telling your contacts about this: a webpage is being designed, which should go live next month.

Bank Details: Account Name: Holy Family Ltd; Sort Code: 23-05-80 ; Account Number: 5629 3213

To inspire us, see what our Fraternity did in rural Nigeria where we needed a church : https://fsspnigeria.com/2024/12/04/construction-of-a-traditional-church/

FULL SOLEMN TRADITIONAL LATIN EASTER TRIDUUM

at All Saints, Church End, Kempston, Bedford MK43 8RH

With Fr Armand de Malleray, FSSP, Fr Thomas Crean OP, and Deacon Conan McGonagle, FSSP

BEDFORD IS ONE OF THE VERY, VERY FEW PLACES ACROSS THE UK WHERE

• A FULL SOLEMN ROMAN TRADITIONAL EASTER TRIDUUM WILL BE OFFERED
• WITH OFFICIAL PERMISSION FROM THE LOCAL ORDINARY
• BY EXPERTLY TRAINED MINISTERS,
• AND IN A CHURCH BUILT IN 1099 FOR THAT VERY SAME LITURGY.
• PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD
• AND MAKE SURE TO AVAIL YOURSELVES OF ALL THOSE BEAUTIFUL LITURGIES.

See the beautiful pictures of last year’s Triduum here.

• Maundy Thursday (2 April): 8:00pm Holy Mass, followed by adoration until midnight & confessions.
• Good Friday (3 April): 3:30pm Solemn Liturgy (ends by 5:30pm).
• Holy Saturday (4 April): 9:00pm Easter Vigil (service ends by midnight).
• Easter Sunday (5 April): 8:30am Sung Mass

ALSO: Easter Sunday Sung Mass at 12noon, at Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Church, 30 Amersham Road, Chesham Bois HP6 5PE

SUPPORT FSSP Bedford/Chesham Bois:
Lloyds Bank; Sort Code: 30-80-27 ; Account number: 44025960; Account name: FSSP Bedford

Books for Lent – and Easter

Baronius hand missal

Gregorian Chaplaincy price £49.99. Please pay in cash at our Mass centres (no shipping, no online payment). Public price £63.95

Meditations on the Stabat Mater:

Gregorian Chaplaincy price £3.99. Please pay in cash at our Mass centres (no shipping, no online payment). Public price £4.50.

Painting Salvation: A fresh look at twelve classical paintings – by Fr Armand de Malleray, FSSP

Like sails, paintings consist of canvas stretched across perpendicular frames to reach some destination yet unseen. This book is like a sailing boat, then. Each of the twelve paintings commented upon could be seen as one of its sails. They display before our minds some limited aspect of God’s revelation: his Incarnation, his childhood, the calling of his apostles, his sacrifice, his Resurrection, and the witness of his saints. Our commentaries offer a time of contemplation, an aesthetic emotion. They seek to reveal the beating heart of famous images. If any artist is expected to help us decipher the world, even more should the Christian artist describe faithfully the Design revealed to men by God. A feast for the mind even of the unbeliever, our approach will set in motion these ingenious paintings as powerful systems of signification. These pictures move―like sails catching the wind. Land ahoy, or heaven ahead, rather, if our crossing proves to be a safe and happy one. So many images are stored in our memory, which we wish were not. Some violent, some impure; some having occurred by accident, some culpably; some naturally, some as products of technique such as cinema, videos, computer games or advertising. A good way to heal our sight is to furnish our faculties with beautiful images designed as vehicles of truth. Our memory, our imagination, our emotions subsequently use such images as safe material to cleanse and refine our outlook on the world, on people and, fundamentally, on God and eternity.

First Holy Communion Classes are given by the Chaplain at OLOR, 1pm-2pm. Next dates: 18, 25 April; 9, 16 May; 6 June (Confessions and recollection).

New family chapter for the UK Scouts of Europe at the Chartres Pilgrimage. Leader: Dr Simon Lubbock simon.lubbock@gseuk.org ; with Mr Matthew Blissett and Mrs Sophie Hector as deputies.

Catholic Community Spring Dance, Sat 18^th April, 1pm: HP23 6NW: georgetyldesley@hotmail.co.uk

New Regina Caeli Academy UK video on RCA UK Youtube, also facebook and Instagram!

THE EPSTEIN SYNDROM

Watch more recent homilies: on https://www.youtube.com/user/LiveMassChannel .

Adult Catechism in Chesham Bois, on some Wednesday evenings. Thank you to our lay catechists who generously give of their time at the Chaplain’s request to help train several adult converts. Catholic adults are welcome to attend as well. Contact the Chaplain for details : malleray@fssp.org.

Pray for  the sick in our congregations: Stephen Moxham, Roger Johnson, Baby Pio Yardley, Malgorzata Anna Pietrak, Maureen Readings, Daniel Jahansouz, Jean-Francois Moore, Lottie Newman-Craig, Maria Chidell, Monika Oledzka, Mrs Henn, Eliah Isaac, Baby Vincent Jones, Tom and Inma Jones, Baby Joseph Osborn. R.I.P. Patsy Crocker, Prima Nevard, Carl Roberts. Please email additions to this list.

by Fr AM

Become a SCOUTS of EUROPE leader!

Aged 18-25? Catholic? Motivated to help the formation of Catholic children through games, songs, and outdoor activities?

Become a SCOUTS OF EUROPE leader!

The Scouts of Europe (FSE) is an international Catholic organisation that seeks to form children in virtue, skill, and independence, through camping, outdoors skills, and games.

The organisation seeks to rebuild Christendom through traditional Catholic Scouting, forming a network of units across Europe and the world.

Our group in Bedfordshire is recruiting for female leaders to help run our groups: Wolvets (aged 8-12) and Guides (aged 12-17).

No prior experience is required; we will provide all the training.

This is a voluntary position but training & travel expenses will be covered; opportunity for international travel.

The ideal profile is a devout, well-catechised Catholic, who enjoys working with children and is keen to organise games, songs and camps in the great outdoors!

A spoken foreign language, eg French/Italian/Polish, is a plus.

Our group is affiliated with the Traditional Latin Mass (FSSP).

Commitment:

-Weekend sessions every 2-3 weeks, eg Sunday 10:30am – 12:30pm; sometimes camping from Saturday 12pm – Sunday 12pm.

-2-3 longer camps per year (Easter, Summer)

-Planning meetings (on Zoom)

-DBS/safeguarding checks

Benefits:

-Serve the Lord through helping to grow this wonderful movement

-Gain valuable experience 

-Have loads of fun!

-Opportunities for expenses-paid travel abroad, eg for training & international camps

For further information, please contact 1^st & 2^nd Bedford FSE Group leader Simon Lubbock: simon_lubbock@hotmail.com

by Fr AM