In the brand new retreat centre in historic Jesuit college in Lancashire. Make use of the Theodore House Oratory or St Peter’s church for private prayer. Enjoy the beautiful surrounding countryside with its network of footpaths. Comfortable en-suite accommodation make Theodore House a fantastic retreat setting!
• Clergy Retreat 27 April – 1st May 2020 • Arrival by 3pm on Monday 27th April 2020 • Departure 3pm on Friday 1st May 2020 • Theme: The priests and Holy Church: her sons and defenders. • Preached by : Fr Armand de Malleray, FSSP • For: Any diocesan and religious clerics, including deacons and seminarians • Daily Mass (missal of your choice), Holy Hour and Latin Compline
Scope: Holy Church is under attack and her priests are undermined. Can we still profess the Church as holy and the priesthood as sacred? The traditional ecclesiology, spirituality and liturgy explain why the sins of her sons wound the Bride of Christ and yet do not mar her purity, neither invalidate their calling. After the example of the Sovereign High Priest Jesus Christ, today as ever, priestly sanctity is essential to the welfare of Holy Church.
Cost £320 in total (4 days full board single room with ensuite). BOOKINGS: send your £50 and/or full payment to:
About the preacher: For fifteen years Fr de Malleray has been giving clergy retreats at various venues in England and abroad. Based in the Liverpool Archdiocese, he is the author of ‘Ego Eimi – It is I: Falling in Eucharistic Love‘ [https://www.lumenfidei.ie/product/ego-eimi-it-is-i/]. His forthcoming book is on the sacred priesthood. He is the editor of the quarterly magazine Dowry, and general chaplain of the youth movement Juventutem and of the Confraternity of St Peter, an international prayer network for priestly vocations and ministry.
———————– In response to a priest’s enquiry: the retreat is not aimed at promoting the Extraordinary Liturgy in Latin. Fr de Malleray gives retreats to clergy every year. Their purpose is spiritual input for fellow priests, regardless of what form of the Mass they offer. In fact, most participants are diocesan clergy who say only or mostly the Ordinary Form of the Mass.
The themes are diverse: Year of Mercy, Year for Priests, The Priest and Our Lady, The Priest and Martyrdom, The Priest and the Eucharist.
ADVENT RECOLLECTION for the laity at Douai Abbey, Berks.: 20-22 December 2019 ——————————— Starts Friday 20 December 2019 with EF Holy Mass at 6PM, followed by 7PM Supper (arrival from 4PM). Ends Sunday 22 December 2019 at 3PM after lunch and last conference. ——————————— Led by Frs Armand de Malleray, FSSP & Patrick O’Donohue, FSSP on the theme: “Our Holy Mother the Church”.
——————————— Costs: £141.60 for single room with en-suite full board; £108.00 for shared room.
The price above is integrally to meet the costs of Douai Abbey on whose behalf we coordinate the bookings. Please budget an added £10 per person (suggested) to hand to us while at the Abbey for the costs incurred by our Fraternity to organise and give the retreat. ——————————— Location: Douai Abbey, Upper Woolhampton, Reading RG7 5TQ, Berkshire, England. ——————————— Booking: ATTENTION: Please DO NOT book directly with Douai Abbey. Instead, please send any booking correspondence and fees to us at: ‘Advent Retreat 2019, St John Fisher House, 17 Eastern Avenue, Reading RG1 2NS, Berkshire, England’. Preferably pay by direct bank transfer to our FSSP England bank account: Bank Name: Lloyds Bank Sort Code: 30-93-04 Account number: 02027225 Account name: FSSP England
Alternatively, include in your booking form a cheque in British Pounds payable to ‘FSSP England’ for either the full amount, or for a non refundable £30.00 deposit per person.
Please pray for the students and staff of Regina Caeli UK, which starts its first semester on Monday next. The photo is from Thursday’s ‘settling in’ morning!
The Academy is a centre for home educators operating in the Catholic tradition, with pastoral support from the FSSP.
Our regular monthly activities in St John Fisher Parish resume this week:
Thursday 5 September: St Bruno Men’s Group
6:30pm, Holy Mass at St John Fisher House (optional)
7:15pm, time of prayer before the Blessed Sacrament, with opportunity for Confession; followed by rosary, short spiritual talk, and refreshments.
8:45pm, finish
Friday 6 September: First Friday Devotions
7pm, Holy Mass at St William of York Church
Followed by Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, with Litany of the Sacred Heart, and opportunity for Confession. Concludes with Benediction.
Saturday 7 September: First Saturday Pro-Life Witness and St Margaret Clitherow Ladies’ Group
8am, Holy Mass at St William of York Church
Followed by Rosary outside BPAS, London St, Reading
10am, St Margaret Clitherow Ladies’ Group
10am, Holy Mass at St John Fisher House
Followed by breakfast, and a spiritual talk; opportunity for Confession.
12:15, finish.
Looking ahead:
St Dominic Savio Youth Group, Saturday 14 September (13-18 year olds, meets every second Saturday, usually at St John Fisher House – please contact Fr Phipps if interested)
Saturday 21 September – Parish trip to Stonor House *fully booked*.
Altar servers’ practice – date and time to be confirmed, usually meets every 3rd Saturday, 2-4pm at St William of York Church.
Photos available 