Chesham Bois
October 25, 2018
Official Campaign page here.
We are so DEEPLY GRATEFUL to all of you from all over the UK and abroad for the £541,256.36 raised since 18 July.
In addition, there is about £50,000.00 of Gift Aid: but this money will be sent to us by HM Revenue too late for purchase: it can only be used for conversion work later on. Put simply then, we are still short of £208,743.64 to buy even only ONE of the two buildings.
Please pray that the vendor will let us buy even part of one building for a just price. We hope to reach an agreement this week, please God.
Should you know of anyone willing to purchase space in the adjacent buildings via the FSSP, please put them in touch with us: malleray@fssp.org. The condition is to be able to transfer at least £83,300.00 to a designated bank account with the intention of becoming owner of at least one floor of the building (i.e. for 79.31 square meters, or 853 square feet, plus parking space), which could either remain an office, or later be turned into a flat, as the new owner preferred.
What happen if – worst case scenario – we are prevented from buying the building(s) soon? Then we will use your donation to extend and improve significantly our current presbytery for pastoral use and priests’ living quarters. Thank you wholeheartedly for your generosity!
You may now send your donations, making the cheque or bank transfer payable to ‘FSSP ENGLAND’ (writing ‘Priory Campaign’ on the back of your cheque or in the bank transfer reference).
Account Name: FSSP England • Account number: 02027225 • Sort code 30-93-04 • Lloyds Bank, Palmerston Road Branch • Gift Aid number on request.
Alternatively: use our PayPal button here https://fssp.co.uk/donate/, typing ‘Priory Campaign’ as reference.
Contact malleray[at]fssp.org for any inquiries.
by Fr AM
October 24, 2018
Drawing on the charisma of St. Therese of Lisieux, Fr. de Malleray, FSSP offers a concise explanation of the purpose of Catholic missionaries.
by Fr AM
October 23, 2018
This coming Sunday is the Feast of Christ the King. There will be a Sung Mass at 8am.
We also hope to have Sung Masses for the Feast of All Saints (November 1) and Remembrance Sunday (November 11).
by Fr SP
October 22, 2018
Is God calling ME?
Matrimony, celibacy, monastery, seminary, Fraternity?
If you are a single Catholic man aged between 18 and 29 years of age, come and discern with us at St Mary’s Priory & Church, Smith St, Warrington WA1 2NS, England.
Shrine Rector Fr de Malleray, FSSP will lead the Weekend, assisted by Fr Konrad Loewenstein, FSSP and Fr Ian Verrier, FSSP.
There will be talks, prayers (Divine Office in our beautiful church), Holy Mass and informal chatting with fellow guests. Possibility of private meetings with a priest, and of confession.
[No sign up sheet for the FSSP at the end of the Weekend!]
Feel welcome confidentially to call, email or write for any questions.
Residential, at St Mary’s Priory: 2 nights and 2 days. FREE for unwaged and students. Others: £60 per person in total.
COME & SEE.
Please share the information with your friends!
BOOKINGS & CONTACT: [not via Facebook] malleray[at]fssp.org (read by Fr de Malleray only); 01925 635664 (Priory’s Landline).
VOCATION RESOURCES:
General page: https://fssp.co.uk/vocations-to-the-priesthood/
Audio conferences on the priest 1) and Our Lady; 2) and Martyrdom : http://www.radioimmaculata.org/audio-on-demands/various-audio-on-demand/various-homilies/father-armand-de-malleray
New book on the holy Eucharist here: https://www.lumenfidei.ie/product/ego-eimi-it-is-i/
Seminary blog: http://fsspwigratzbad.blogspot.com/
Know us better through browsing online our quarterly magazine Dowry here: https://fssp.co.uk/category/dowry/
International Vocation Prayer Network: www.fssp.org/en/help-us/confraternity-of-saint-peter/
Videos of Warrington ordinations in 2018; in 2017.
Pictures of Warrington ordinations in 2018; in 2017.
VOCATION NEWS: 11 FSSP UK PRIESTS IN 16 YEARS
We have currently six young men from England & Wales in formation at our two international seminaries. Three of our deacons from England were ordained priests at St Mary’s Warrington in the past two years by Archbishop McMahon, OP of Liverpool. Those were the first EF priestly ordinations by a diocesan bishop in England in fifty years.
Please pray for Samuel and Miklos, our two UK vocations beginning their Second Year at our two seminaries. They have completed their First Year and were incorporated into our Fraternity on Saturday 20th October 2018. Please pray for John, from the South of England, who begun formation in Denton last September (2018).
Please pray for them (www.fssp.org/en/help-us/confraternity-of-saint-peter/) and for many more to enter the lists!
In total, 39 young men were admitted into our two seminaries this autumn. More applied but were not accepted.
24 First Year seminarians entered Wigratzbad this month, our European seminary in Bavaria, including: 9 French, 4 Portuguese, 3 Canadians and 1 Colombian in the French-speaking Section; and 2 Germans, 1 Austrian, 1 Hungarian, 1 Icelander, 1 Pole and 1 Swiss in the German-speaking Section.
There are presently 76 seminarians in Wigratzbad, of 19 nationalities.
Our American seminary in Nebraska, Our Lady of Guadalupe, admitted 15 First Year seminarians, including 12 Americans, 2 Canadians and 1 English. In Years 6 to 7 at OLGS, in addition to many Americans and Canadians, we also have seminarians from New Zealand, 2 from India (Goa), 1 from The Phillipines, 1 from Singapore, some from Mexico and from Venezuela.
Lastly, please pray for our more senior UK seminarians Gwilym, Emmanuel and Matthew. With Samuel, Miklos and John, we currently have 6 UK vocations in formation.
We had 19 new priests ordained worldwide in 2018, and 18 ordained in 2017.
We give thanks for 1 new priest from the UK ordained every year over the past 4 years, and more generally for 11 of them ordained over the past 16 years: Fr Konrad Loewenstein in 2002; Fr Brendan Gerard in 2006; Frs Matthew Goddard and William Barker in 2009; Fr Simon Harkins in 2010; Fr Matthew McCarthy in 2011; Fr Ian Verrier in 2015; Fr James Mawdsley in 2016; Frs Alex Stewart and Krzysztof Sanetra in 2017; Fr Seth Phipps last 9th June.
Please pray for us. We assure you of our prayer.
O Lord, grant us many holy priests!
by Fr AM
October 19, 2018
Please pray for Samuel and Miklos, our two UK vocations beginning their Second Year at our two seminaries. They have completed their First Year and will be incorporated into our Fraternity tomorrow, Saturday 20th October.
Please also pray for Ciall, another Irish-English vocation, who would have been with them but had to leave seminary for health reasons last June after a successful First Year.
Tomorrow, 25 young men altogether will receive First Tonsure and the cassock from the bishops, both in Wigratzbad, Bavaria, and in Denton, Nebraska.
Please pray for them (www.fssp.org/en/help-us/confraternity-of-saint-peter/) and for many more to enter the lists!
In total, 39 young men were admitted into our two seminaries this autumn. Many more applied but were not accepted.
24 First Year seminarians entered Wigratzbad this month, including: 9 French, 4 Portuguese, 3 Canadians and 1 Colombian in the French-speaking Section; and 2 Germans, 1 Austrian, 1 Hungarian, 1 Icelander, 1 Pole and 1 Swiss in the German-speaking Section.
There are presently 76 seminarians in Wigratzbad, of 19 nationalities.
Our American seminary in Nebraska, Our Lady of Guadalupe, admitted 15 First Year seminarians, including 12 Americans, 2 Canadians and 1 English. In Years 6 to 7 at OLGS, in addition to many Americans and Canadians, we also have seminarians from New Zealand, 2 from India (Goa), 1 from The Phillipines, 1 from Singapore, some from Mexico and from Venezuela.
Lastly, please pray for our more senior UK seminarians Gwilym, Emmanuel and Matthew. With Samuel, Miklos and John, we currently have 6 UK vocations in formation.
We will soon announce our next Vocation Discernment Weekend in Warrington.
We had 19 new priests ordained worldwide in 2018, and 18 ordained in 2017.
We give thanks for 1 new priest from the UK ordained every year over the past 4 years, and more generally for 11 of them ordained over the past 16 years: Fr Konrad Loewenstein in 2002; Fr Brendan Gerard in 2006; Frs Matthew Goddard and William Barker in 2009; Fr Simon Harkins in 2010; Fr Matthew McCarthy in 2011; Fr Ian Verrier in 2015; Fr James Mawdsley in 2016; Frs Alex Stewart and Krzysztof Sanetra in 2017; Fr Seth Phipps last 9th June.
Please pray for us. We assure you of our prayer.
O Lord, grant us many holy priests!
by Fr AM
October 16, 2018
Priory Campaign: last 2 days – please pray for success!
THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW…
Dear Friends,
We raised (or were pledged) £526,540.00 since 18 July, but…
we are still short of £223,460.00 to buy even only one of the two buildings – in 2 days…
Please pray the rosary, offer up prayers and sacrifices, attend Holy Mass, that if it God’s Holy Will and Our Lady’s, they may inspire all those involved in this undertaking to bring it to fruition:
vendor, lawyers, trustees, potential benefactors, souls of the living as well as holy souls of the deceased from Warrington and nationwide to be helped by our ministry through the new buildings.
Join our NOVENA of HOLY MASSES, started last Tuesday, ending tomorrow, Wed. 17 October.
Please do forward the link to the Campaign webpage to your friends and acquaintances: https://fssp.co.uk/warri…/priory-campaign-18-july-18-oct-18/.
Thank you very much for your interest and support.
FSSP England
by Fr AM
Next Thursday, 18th October at 7:15pm
in St John Fisher House, 17 Eastern Avenue, Reading, RG1 5RU
– (preceded by optional Mass at 6:30pm)
– Time for prayer before the Blessed Sacrament
– Rosary & opportunity for Confession
– Short spiritual talk
– Refreshments and close at 8:45pm
by Fr PD
October 8, 2018
The Catechism Days continue… we will meet again on Saturday October 27.
The provisional schedule is as follows:
2pm – Altar serving practice
3pm – Post-Confirmation catechism
3.20pm – Post-First Holy Communion catechism
3.40pm – Pre-First Holy Communion catechism
4pm – Rosary and Benediction
The next catechism day after this will be 24 November.
by Fr SP
September 29, 2018
VIDEO on the Priory Campaign!
Click HERE or on the picture below to see what we have to say about Catholic education, ordinations, liturgical beauty, assistance to families and more!
A great thank you to Stefano Mazzeo who made the video!
Please forward the link to your friends and acquaintances: we have less than 3 weeks left to raise the remaining GBP1.2m…
by Fr AM
September 25, 2018
Thursday 27th September at 7pm
in St John Fisher House, 17 Eastern Avenue, Reading, RG1 5RU
Starting with Holy Mass, followed by pizza and brief spiritual talk.
Juventutem is an international movement of young Catholics (ages 18 to 36) who are devoted to the Extraordinary Form of the Mass. Its aim is to foster and strengthen relationships between young people at a national and international level, and to encourage and assist them in developing their faith.
by Fr PD
