Retirement flat next to Shrine

Another flat has become available on the ground floor at Charles Forbes Court.

https://housingcare.org/housing-care/facility-info-8855-charles-forbes-court-warrington-england

Please contact them directly if interested.

by Fr AM

Shrine Bulletin 26 March 2023

Click here for Special Easter Triduum times post.

St Mary’s Shrine Church Bulletin 26 March-9 April 2023 (fortnightly)

Smith Street, Warrington, Cheshire, WA1 2NS, England

Served by the Priestly Fraternity of St Peter by appointment from the RC Archdiocese of Liverpool

01925 635664 fssp.org.uk/warrington      facebook.com/fssp.england

Rector: Fr Armand de Malleray, FSSP malleray@fssp.org; Assistants: Fr Ian Verrier, FSSP (also Choir & Organ) iverrier@fssp.org; Fr Alex Stewart, FSSP (any Mass bookings) astewart@olgseminary.org; Fr Gerard Quirke, FSSP: frquirke@outlook.com; Visiting Priest: Fr Andrew Jolly; Shrine Administrator: Mrs Jane Wright: warrington@fssp.org; Secretarial Assistant: Mrs Kelly Williams:stmaryssecretary@fssp.org.

Receive this newsletter by email https://fssp.org.uk/manageprofile/index.php

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

Vespers: https://www.divinumofficium.com/cgi-bin/horas/officium.pl

OPENING TIMES

Sundays: 8:30am to 7:00pm 

3 Sunday Holy Masses 9:00am, 11:00am & 6:00pm.

Sung Vespers & Benediction 5:00pm; Confessions 8:30am-8:55am, 10:30am-10:55am & 5:30pm-5:55pm

Weekdays: 9:00am-6:20pm (Confessions 11:40am-12:05pm; Holy Mass 12:10pm)

Saturdays: 9:00am-6:20pm (Eucharistic Adoration 10:00am-12noon, with Confessions 10:05am-11:45am; Holy Mass 12:10pm); Sung Vespers 6:00pm

Confessions 30mins before every Mass every day

Holy Rosary Mon-Fri 11:30am; Sat 11am; Sun 4:30pm

Stations of the Cross Mon & Fri, 1:00pm

Mothers’ Prayer Group: Wed 1:00pm

Holy Souls Prayer Group: every Tuesday 1:00pm

Church & Priory Court car parks for Shrine visitors

Bookshop Unit 3 Open Sun 12:25pm-1:00pm.

Daily Holy Mass online with homily: on LiveMass.net > Warrington: Sun 11:00am; Mon-Sat 12:10pm, and the same on demand 24hrs after 3pm upload for weekday Masses, and over 7 days for latest Sunday Mass.

Eucharistic Adoration: Sun 5:30pm; Sat 10:00am-12noon; 1^st Fri 7:40pm-8:40pm; most Wed. afternoon after classes

Men’s group: Monthly 7:00pm Mass + Talk

St Mary’s Academy: Mon and Thu 8:30am-3:30pm

All must dress modestly in church out of reverence for God and of respect for fellow-worshippers. Kindly switch OFF your mobile phone before you enter the church. Thank you in advance.

Safeguarding: If you have concerns about children or vulnerable adults, please contact the Archdiocesan Safeguarding Department: m.robson@rcaol.org.uk or 0151 522 1013, or speak with Clare Fraser, St Mary’s Safeguarding Officer. Thank you for your awareness.

Please keep lights ON all day in Narthex and Porch, but doors SHUT from Nave to any other part of the church including WCs. Thank you.

Lenten effort: book for vigil and/or send alms to save babies via GoodCounselNetwork.com.

Dowry Mag Spring Issue online:

Click here to open the magazine.

In this issue:

Editorial: The Work of our Redemption

Fr de Malleray, FSSP addresses concerns about the future of the traditional Latin Mass. The prospects are bleak, but divine Providence will support us if we put our hearts into this liturgy as a means of sanctification for us and others.

Adolescents Make Rosary Beads

Romeo and Lucianna Robinson, a disabled young man and his sister, found that their usual beads did not last very long. They decided to make their own. Now they sell them as an apostolate.

God Tangled: Christ’s Crowning with Thorns

As a Lenten meditation, Fr Armand de Malleray, FSSP explains how the thorns of the crown of Our Lord prophetically ‘stem from’ the timber of the cross as prefigured in various episodes in the Old Testament.

Bl. Noël Pinot, a Shepherd for Times of Trial

Frs Franck Labbé and A. de Malleray tell the story of the exemplary pastor who, during the French Revolution, walked up to the guillotine wearing his priestly vestments and praying the very first words of Holy Mass, ‘Introibo ad altare Dei’.

Vendée War Heroes Inspire Young Catholics

Young Catholics in France learn about the courage of their forefathers, mostly country people and a few local gentry who stood up for their faith against formidable odds, whose bravery earned them the admiration even of Napoleon.

Priory Campaign Reopened

Times call for strong traditional Catholic centres, such as St Mary’s Warrington. Invest with us in a fully-fledged traditional Catholic hub with versatile conference hall sitting 218 guests.

First House in Ireland for our Fraternity

By Fr Patrick O’Donohue, FSSP describes the encouraging growth of our Irish apostolate. He trusts in the intercessions of saints and the assistance of the faithful to consolidate our first base on the Isle of Saints.

Forthcoming Events

Supporters of the traditional Latin Mass will be eager to book early for these various events, including children’s camps, youth summer weekend, pilgrimages, confirmations, and retreat for all.

Support our Apostolate    

Unlike long-established religious orders and dioceses endowed with valuable assets providing regular income, the FSSP in this country relies essentially on the generosity of its benefactors. Thank you for your support to help us do more for God and souls.

Easter duty: to be absolved from any grave sins in confession individually by a priest and receive Holy Communion at least every 12 months, preferably around Easter.

Please don’t wait until Easter for Confession, lest there be not enough time to hear every penitent. Please note that the priests will be very busy with the liturgies during the Triduum, so that there will not be a lot of time for Confessions then.

Passiontide from Sat 25^th evening until Easter Vigil: veil images and crucifixes in churches. Thank you to all who can give extra time to prepare the liturgies this Passiontide (singers, servers, cameramen), clean the church, arrange flowers and cook for clergy.

Pray for Fr Ian Verrier, FSSP unwell for a few months and presently recuperating in Reading. We hope to have him back with us by Holy Week.

Converts’ class Saturdays 5pm. Catholics willing to improve their faith are welcome as well. Contact Fr Quirke: frquirke@outlook.com.

Treat your soul this Lent with Fr de Malleray’s Meditations on the Stabat Mater, now a CTS bestseller. Special price £3.50 per copy or 2 copies for £6.00 at bookshop, or order on: www.ctsbooks.org/ product/meditations-on-the-stabat-mater/. Have it already? Then what about buying one for a friend this Lent?

YOUR BOOKING IS URGENTLY NEEDED TO MEET DEPOSIT DEADLINE!!!

BOOK NOW for the great Juventutem Summer Weekend 21-23 July at Ampleforth Abbey! For any young Catholics 18-35. With Fr de Malleray, FSSP.

Book now at: bit.ly/juventutem2023 or: juventutemldn@gmail.com.

Pre-Advent Retreat Weekend in Stonyhurst with Fr de Malleray:

Men’s Group: 19 Apr, 17 May, 21 Jun, 12 July. Ladies’: 25 Mar, 22 Apr, 13 May, 17 Jun

Sacrament of CONFIRMATION by Archbishop McMahon on Sat 24^th June 2023 at 3:00pm.

St Mary’s playgroup: rebeccamarybowen@outlook.com or Carla Cilia – carlagcilia@gmail.com.

Shrine expenses grow quicker than income. This is not surprising since our parishioners are affected by the economic difficulties. However, if you are in a position to contribute personally or to alert benefactors on our needs, even though they don’t live in Warrington, please share our bank account details below with them.

Thank you for helping us through the Offertory collection and standing orders. Should any parishioner be in serious financial difficulty, let them contact the Shrine clergy confidentially.

Support St Mary’s Shrine: send your donation via our Donate page: https://fssp.co.uk/donate/. Ask us for a Gift Aid form to increase your donation by 25% at no extra cost to you. Gift Aid envelopes can be obtained from our Secretariat. Standing orders are easier and quicker for us to process than cash: Lloyds

Bank; Sort Code: 30-80-27; Account number: 30993368. Account name: FSSP Warrington

Chartres Pilgrimage 2023 Pentecost Weekend 26-30 May 2023: Register asap:m.halll@talk21.com.

Now 819 subscribers to St Mary’s YouTube channel: Homilies for Sundays and major feasts are uploaded regularly: youtube.com/@stmaryswarringtonyoutubech6943.

Pray for: Terry Drury, Michelle Brazier-Huelsman, James H., Bill Conder, Greta Doyle, Dorothea Wallace, M. Hawley; Theresa Reynard. RIP: Rita Hall; Hilda Creagan, Ana Mary Rozo, Ann Evans, Michael Whelan; John Marechal.

Masses are offered in private for: Ann Musleh RIP; Peter & Dorothy Clark; Patrick Connell; Benjamin Baranek; Mark Adam Craig RIP; Dorothy Clark RIP; Harold & Albert Wilde; Sandy and children; Derek Stanton RIP; Rita Hall RIP; Pat McDonald; St Mary’s Choir. Kindly ask Fr Stewart for details.

by Fr AM

Easter Triduum 2023 at St Mary’s Shrine

Tenebrae booklets online

To download the full liturgical texts for Tenebrae, three booklets are available by clicking on the link right under each image below. Or click here for all three booklets as one single pdf.

Please note, all these prayers, without the chant notation, are also available in the Baronius Hand Missal [for sale at St Mary’s Shrine] on pages 1778, 1811 & 1842 for the respective days of the Triduum.

Follow the choral singing of Tenebrae from St Mary’s Warrington via LiveMass.net.

by Fr AM

Dowry Mag Spring Issue online

Click here to open the magazine.

In this issue:

Editorial: The Work of our Redemption

Fr de Malleray, FSSP addresses concerns about the future of the traditional Latin Mass. The prospects are bleak, but divine Providence will support us if we put our hearts into this liturgy as a means of sanctification for us and others.

Adolescents Make Rosary Beads

Romeo and Lucianna Robinson, a disabled young man and his sister, found that their usual beads did not last very long. They decided to make their own. Now they sell them as an apostolate.

God Tangled: Christ’s Crowning with Thorns

As a Lenten meditation, Fr Armand de Malleray, FSSP explains how the thorns of the crown of Our Lord prophetically ‘stem from’ the timber of the cross as prefigured in various episodes in the Old Testament.

Bl. Noël Pinot, a Shepherd for Times of Trial

Frs Franck Labbé and A. de Malleray tell the story of the exemplary pastor who, during the French Revolution, walked up to the guillotine wearing his priestly vestments and praying the very first words of Holy Mass, ‘Introibo ad altare Dei’.

Vendée War Heroes Inspire Young Catholics

Young Catholics in France learn about the courage of their forefathers, mostly country people and a few local gentry who stood up for their faith against formidable odds, whose bravery earned them the admiration even of Napoleon.

Priory Campaign Reopened

Times call for strong traditional Catholic centres, such as St Mary’s Warrington. Invest with us in a fully-fledged traditional Catholic hub with versatile conference hall sitting 218 guests.

First House in Ireland for our Fraternity

By Fr Patrick O’Donohue, FSSP describes the encouraging growth of our Irish apostolate. He trusts in the intercessions of saints and the assistance of the faithful to consolidate our first base on the Isle of Saints.

Forthcoming Events

Supporters of the traditional Latin Mass will be eager to book early for these various events, including children’s camps, youth summer weekend, pilgrimages, confirmations, and retreat for all.

Support our Apostolate    

Unlike long-established religious orders and dioceses endowed with valuable assets providing regular income, the FSSP in this country relies essentially on the generosity of its benefactors. Thank you for your support to help us do more for God and souls.

by Fr AM

Sunday Bulletin 12 March 2023

St Mary’s Shrine Church Bulletin 12-26 March 2023 (fortnightly)

Smith Street, Warrington, Cheshire, WA1 2NS, England

Served by the Priestly Fraternity of St Peter by appointment from the RC Archdiocese of Liverpool

01925 635664 fssp.org.uk/warrington      facebook.com/fssp.england

Rector: Fr Armand de Malleray, FSSP malleray@fssp.org; Assistants: Fr Ian Verrier, FSSP (also Choir & Organ) iverrier@fssp.org; Fr Alex Stewart, FSSP (any Mass bookings) astewart@olgseminary.org; Fr Gerard Quirke, FSSP: frquirke@outlook.com; Visiting Priest: Fr Andrew Jolly; Shrine Administrator: Mrs Jane Wright: warrington@fssp.org; Secretarial Assistant: Mrs Kelly Williams:stmaryssecretary@fssp.org.

Receive this newsletter by email https://fssp.org.uk/manageprofile/index.php

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

Vespers: https://www.divinumofficium.com/cgi-bin/horas/officium.pl

OPENING TIMES

Sundays: 8:30am to 7:00pm 

3 Sunday Holy Masses 9:00am, 11:00am & 6:00pm.

Sung Vespers & Benediction 5:00pm; Confessions 8:30am-8:55am, 10:30am-10:55am & 5:30pm-5:55pm

Weekdays: 9:00am-6:20pm (Confessions 11:40am-12:05pm; Holy Mass 12:10pm)

Saturdays: 9:00am-6:20pm (Eucharistic Adoration 10:00am-12noon, with Confessions 10:05am-11:45am; Holy Mass 12:10pm); Sung Vespers 6:00pm

Confessions 30mins before every Mass every day

Holy Rosary Mon-Fri 11:30am; Sat 11am; Sun 4:30pm

Stations of the Cross Mon & Fri, 1:00pm

Mothers’ Prayer Group: Wed 1:00pm

Holy Souls Prayer Group: every Tuesday 1:00pm

Church & Priory Court car parks for Shrine visitors

Bookshop Unit 3 Open Sun 12:25pm-1:00pm.

Daily Holy Mass online with homily: on LiveMass.net > Warrington: Sun 11:00am; Mon-Sat 12:10pm, and the same on demand 24hrs after 3pm upload for weekday Masses, and over 7 days for latest Sunday Mass.

Eucharistic Adoration: Sun 5:30pm; Sat 10:00am-12noon; 1^st Fri 7:40pm-8:40pm; most Wed. afternoon after classes

Men’s group: Monthly 7:00pm Mass + Talk

St Mary’s Academy: Mon and Thu 8:30am-3:30pm

All must dress modestly in church out of reverence for God and of respect for fellow-worshippers. Kindly switch OFF your mobile phone before you enter the church. Thank you in advance.

Safeguarding: If you have concerns about children or vulnerable adults, please contact the Archdiocesan Safeguarding Department: m.robson@rcaol.org.uk or 0151 522 1013, or speak with Clare Fraser, St Mary’s Safeguarding Officer. Thank you for your awareness.

Please keep lights ON all day in Narthex and Porch,

but doors SHUT from Nave to any other part of the church including WCs. Thank you.

Lenten effort: book for vigil and/or send alms to save babies via GoodCounselNetwork.com.

THIS LENT: Clergy-led Stations of the Cross every Fri in Lent, 1pm. Topical homilies on Temptation (12 Mar), Conversion (19 Mar).

Bring your St Benedict medals (as single items but also if inserted in crucifixes, rosary beads etc) to be exorcised and blessed on his feast Tuesday 21^st March, after 12:10pm Mass.

Shrine Novena to Our Lady for Priory Court and St Mary’s Academy: Thur 16-Fri 24 March.

In preparation for the Annunciation on 25^th March, after daily main Mass, following one decade of the Holy Rosary: O God,  Who didst will that Thy Word should take flesh, at the message of an Angel, in the womb of the Blessed Virgin Mary, grant to Thy suppliant people, that we who believe her to be truly the Mother of God, may be helped by her intercession with Thee. Through the same Christ our Lord.

Pigeon update: a huge thank you to the anonymous benefactor or benefactress who donated the amount to cover the£4,200.00 cost cleaning, sanitising and securing the belfry, allowing again future access for roofers, bell engineers etc. Thank you to the other parishioner who volunteered to clear the pigeon waste on the patio outside the church.

PRIORY COURT HALL CONVERSION: plans and drawings available for your perusal plus the project team on hand to answer any questions, downstairs in Unit 1. The BOOKSHOP remains open after 11am Sun Mass.

Pray for Fr Ian Verrier, FSSP unwell for a few months and presently recuperating in Reading. We hope to have him back with us before Passiontide.

Well done to our Warrington seminarian David who was ordained a Porter and Lector among 32 others on 4^th March.

Converts’ class Saturdays 5pm. Catholics willing to improve their faith are welcome as well. Contact Fr Quirke: frquirke@outlook.com.

St Patrick’s Day, Fri 17^th March: bring and share light refreshments in Shrine hall after 12:10pm Mass. No meat!

Sold out! Shrine Pilgrimage to Walsingham 7-8 May. The 54 pilgrims from St Mary’s look forward to this great event at the National Shrine of Our Lady.

Treat your soul this Lent with Fr de Malleray’s Meditations on the Stabat Mater, now a CTS bestseller. Special price £3.50 per copy or 2 copies for £6.00 at bookshop, or order on: www.ctsbooks.org/ product/meditations-on-the-stabat-mater/. Have it already? Then what about buying one for a friend this Lent?

BOOK NOW for the great Juventutem Summer Weekend 21-23 July at Ampleforth Abbey! For any young Catholics 18-35. With Fr de Malleray, FSSP. Book now at: bit.ly/juventutem2023 or: juventutemldn@gmail.com.

Men’s Group: 22 Mar, 19 Apr, 17 May, 21 Jun, 12 July. Ladies’ : 25 Mar, 22 Apr, 13 May, 17 Jun

Sacrament of CONFIRMATION by Archbishop McMahon on Sat 24^th June 2023 at 3:00pm.

St Mary’s playgroup: rebeccamarybowen@outlook.com or Carla Cilia – carlagcilia@gmail.com.

Sacrament of CONFIRMATION by Archbishop McMahon on Sat 24^th June 2023 at 3:00pm.

Shrine expenses grow quicker than income. This is not surprising since our parishioners are affected by the economic difficulties. However, if you are in a position to contribute personally or to alert benefactors on our needs, even though they don’t live in Warrington, please share our bank account details below with them.

Thank you for helping us through the Offertory collection and standing orders. Should any parishioner be in serious financial difficulty, let them contact the Shrine clergy confidentially.

Support St Mary’s Shrine: send your donation via our Donate page: https://fssp.co.uk/donate/. Ask us for a Gift Aid form to increase your donation by 25% at no extra cost to you. Gift Aid envelopes can be obtained from our Secretariat. Standing orders are easier and quicker for us to process than cash: Lloyds

Bank; Sort Code: 30-80-27; Account number: 30993368. Account name: FSSP Warrington

Chartres Pilgrimage 2023 Pentecost Weekend 26-30 May 2023: Register asap:m.halll@talk21.com.

Now 809 subscribers to St Mary’s YouTube channel: Homilies for Sundays and major feasts are uploaded regularly: youtube.com/@stmaryswarringtonyoutubech6943.

Pray for: Terry Drury, Michelle Brazier-Huelsman,James H., Bill Conder, Greta Doyle, Dorothea Wallace, M. Hawley; Theresa Reynard. RIP: Hilda Creagan, Ana Mary Rozo, Ann Evans, Michael Whelan; John Marechal.

Masses are offered in private for: A. S. D’Souza; R. Parson RIP; F. Hawley; S. Grant; Chau S.; Chu E. RIP; Fr J. Wan RIP; Fr James Wan RIP; S. Sleigh; R. Amaya; C. Amaya; E. Pelaez; Patrick & Teresa; R. Hannah RIP; E. Hurley; B. Hannah; G. Hayhurst & C. Doherty; W & W. Kilduff RIP. Kindly ask Fr Stewart for details.

by Fr AM

Lenten Treat!

Treat your soul this Lent with Fr de Malleray’s Meditations on the Stabat Mater, from the CTS BESTSELLERS category.

Click to open CTS page: https://www.ctsbooks.org/product/meditations-on-the-stabat-mater/.

by Fr AM

St Mary’s Shrine Bulletin 26 Feb 2023

St Mary’s Shrine Church Bulletin 26 Feb-12 March 2023 (fortnightly)

Smith Street, Warrington, Cheshire, WA1 2NS, England

Served by the Priestly Fraternity of St Peter by appointment from the RC Archdiocese of Liverpool

01925 635664 fssp.org.uk/warrington      facebook.com/fssp.england

Rector: Fr Armand de Malleray, FSSP malleray@fssp.org; Assistants: Fr Ian Verrier, FSSP (also Choir & Organ) iverrier@fssp.org; Fr Alex Stewart, FSSP (any Mass bookings) astewart@olgseminary.org; Fr Gerard Quirke, FSSP: frquirke@outlook.com; Visiting Priest: Fr Andrew Jolly; Shrine Administrator: Mrs Jane Wright: warrington@fssp.org; Secretarial Assistant: Mrs Kelly Williams:stmaryssecretary@fssp.org.

Receive this newsletter by email https://fssp.org.uk/manageprofile/index.php

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

Vespers: https://www.divinumofficium.com/cgi-bin/horas/officium.pl

OPENING TIMES

Sundays: 8:30am to 7:00pm 

3 Sunday Holy Masses 9:00am, 11:00am & 6:00pm.

Sung Vespers & Benediction 5:00pm; Confessions 8:30am-8:55am, 10:30am-10:55am & 5:30pm-5:55pm

Weekdays: 9:00am-6:20pm (Confessions 11:40am-12:05pm; Holy Mass 12:10pm)

Saturdays: 9:00am-6:20pm (Eucharistic Adoration 10:00am-12noon, with Confessions 10:05am-11:45am; Holy Mass 12:10pm); Sung Vespers 6:00pm

Confessions 30mins before every Mass every day

Holy Rosary Mon-Fri 11:30am; Sat 11am; Sun 4:30pm

Stations of the Cross Mon & Fri, 1:00pm

Mothers’ Prayer Group: Wed 1:00pm

Holy Souls Prayer Group: every Tuesday 1:00pm

Church & Priory Court car parks for Shrine visitors

Bookshop Unit 3 Open Sun 12:25pm-1:00pm.

Daily Holy Mass online with homily: on LiveMass.net > Warrington: Sun 11:00am; Mon-Sat 12:10pm, and the same on demand 24hrs after 3pm upload for weekday Masses, and over 7 days for latest Sunday Mass.

Eucharistic Adoration: Sun 5:30pm; Sat 10:00am-12noon; 1^st Fri 7:40pm-8:40pm; most Wed. afternoon after classes

Men’s group: Monthly 7:00pm Mass + Talk

St Mary’s Academy: Mon and Thu 8:30am-3:30pm

All must dress modestly in church out of reverence for God and of respect for fellow-worshippers. Kindly switch OFF your mobile phone before you enter the church. Thank you in advance.

Safeguarding: If you have concerns about children or vulnerable adults, please contact the Archdiocesan Safeguarding Department: m.robson@rcaol.org.uk or 0151 522 1013, or speak with Clare Fraser, St Mary’s Safeguarding Officer. Thank you for your awareness.

Please keep lights ON all day in Narthex and Porch,

but doors SHUT from Nave to any other part of the church including WCs. Thank you.

Congratulations to Fr Gerard Quirke, FSSP who was temporarily admitted into the Priestly Fraternity of St Peter following his year as a postulant. In four more years, Father could be incorporated into the FSSP definitively. We assure him of our prayer.

THIS LENT:

• Clergy-led Stations of the Cross every Fri in Lent, 1pm.
• Topical homilies on The Devil (26 Feb), Sufferings of Christ (5 Mar), Temptation (12 Mar), Conversion (19 Mar).

Men’s Group (no Mass or devotions): Talk on the Philosophy of the Soul by Dominic Jones, Wed 1^st March, 7:00pm.

Pigeons in our belfry! They had made it their home.

At long last, a firm was commissioned to clean, sanitise and secure the space, allowing again future access for roofers, bells engineers etc. It cost £4,200.00. Donations to cover this expense are welcome. Alternatively, could you bring a jet wash to clean the patio outside the church, now selected by the pigeons as a waste protest after their eviction from the tower? Thank you for contacting the Shrine.

PRIORY COURT HALL CONVERSION: plans and drawings available for your perusal plus the project team on hand to answer any questions, downstairs in Unit 1. The BOOKSHOP remains open after 11am Sun Mass.

The Sacrament of CONFIRMATION will be administered by His Grace Archbishop McMahon OP of Liverpool on Saturday 24^th June 2023 at 3:00pm. Candidates must register by 15^th February with stmaryssecretary@fssp.org. Also for First Communion.

Congratulations to Jack and Chelsey Rigby on the Baptism of their first child, baby Evie, last 19th February.

St Mary’s playgroup – toys, crafts, games, singing and prayers – for 0-4 year olds. Every Monday and Wednesday 9:30 till 11:30 during term time.

Please contact for details Rebecca Bowen – rebeccamarybowen@outlook.com or Carla Cilia – carlagcilia@gmail.com.

Fr Roger Gilbride, FSSP visits. Then-Deacon Gilbride spent 6 months on pastoral stage at St Mary’s before the Covid lockdown. He caught the last flight back home to New-Zealand before his country shut its borders. Covid disrupted the plans for his priestly ordination, which eventually took place on 3^rd Oct 2020. Father serves at our Sydney apostolate. He is glad to be the celebrant at our main Sunday Mass today as a belated “First Mass.” Greet him after the 11am Mass if you can. We assure him of our prayer for his ministry. Discover the FSSP in the Southern hemisphere: www.fssp.net.

(Fr Gilbride sits 3rd from left below)

Thank you for your prayers for the 19 FSSP seminarians who will be ordained Subdeacons on Sat 11 Feb, feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, including our seminarian from the UK Miklos. Fr de Malleray represented St Mary’s Shrine. On that date, all FSSP members worldwide renewed their consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

See all pictures of Miklos’ ordination here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/C2GxiBhwDERsFiLr8.

Miklos kneels first from right.

Converts’ class Saturdays 5pm. Catholics willing to improve their faith are welcome as well. Contact Fr Quirke: frquirke@outlook.com.

5^th March is the DEADLINE to PAY your £30.00 DEPOSIT for our Shrine Pilgrimage toWALSINGHAM: Sun 7th-Mon 8^th May 2023. Only a few spaces left out of 50! Minimum cost per person: £83 (includes return bus trip + shared room + breakfast). Ask clergy for sponsorship. Please book TODAY with Kelly Williams stmaryssecretary@fssp.org.

Pray for our young adults at the SPUC weekend, with Fr Quirke. We need the young generation to commit to defend actively the sanctity of human lives.

Well done all who prayed during our Pre-Lent all-night vigil of Eucharistic adoration for unborn children at St Mary’s 8pm-7am. There were up to 17 at a time.

Rachel Schrader’s new article featuring St Mary’s pro-life commitments: www.goodcatholic.com/never-give-in-fighting-the-new-battle-of-britain/.

Great Juventutem summer weekend 21-23 July at Ampleforth Abbey! For any young Catholics 18-35. With Fr de Malleray, FSSP.

Book now at: bit.ly/juventutem2023 or: juventutemldn@gmail.com.

Sign up before April 17th for 20% off!

Men’s Group: 22 Mar, 19 Apr, 17 May, 21 Jun, 12 July. Ladies’ : 25 Mar, 22 Apr, 13 May, 17 Jun

Shrine expenses grow quicker than income. This is not surprising since our parishioners are affected by the economic difficulties. However, if you are in a position to contribute personally or to alert benefactors on our needs, even though they don’t live in Warrington, please share our bank account details below with them.

Thank you for helping us through the Offertory collection and standing orders. Should any parishioner be in serious financial difficulty, let them contact the Shrine clergy confidentially.

Support St Mary’s Shrine: send your donation via our Donate page: https://fssp.co.uk/donate/. Ask us for a Gift Aid form to increase your donation by 25% at no extra cost to you. Gift Aid envelopes can be obtained from our Secretariat. Standing orders are easier and quicker for us to process than cash: Lloyds

Bank; Sort Code: 30-80-27; Account number: 30993368. Account name: FSSP Warrington

Chartres Pilgrimage 2023 Pentecost Weekend 26-30 May 2023: Register asap:m.halll@talk21.com.

Vestments made near Withermarsh Green: Fr Henry Whisenant recommends: HOME | Ancilla Vestments

Ancilla Vestments fashions bespoke liturgical pieces for use in the Roman Catholic liturgy and devotional life. www.ancillavestments.com

Now 803 subscribers to St Mary’s YouTube channel: Homilies for Sundays and major feasts are uploaded regularly. Sexagesima homily by Fr Stewart: www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8OYR05gFVc.

Pray for: Michelle Brazier-Huelsman, Anne Drury, Deryck Sankey, Ray Cilia, James H., Michael Leacy, Wendy Moss, Bill Conder, Greta Doyle, Dorothea Wallace, M. Hawley; Theresa Reynard. RIP: Hilda Creagan, Ana Mary Rozo, Ann Evans, Michael Whelan, John Marechal.

More intentions are used at private Masses. Kindly ask Fr Stewart for details.

by Fr AM

Sunday Bulletin 12 Feb 2023

St Mary’s Shrine Church Bulletin 12-26 Feb 2023 (fortnightly)

Smith Street, Warrington, Cheshire, WA1 2NS, England

Served by the Priestly Fraternity of St Peter by appointment from the RC Archdiocese of Liverpool

01925 635664 fssp.org.uk/warrington      facebook.com/fssp.england

Rector: Fr Armand de Malleray, FSSP malleray@fssp.org; Assistants: Fr Ian Verrier, FSSP (also Choir & Organ) iverrier@fssp.org; Fr Alex Stewart, FSSP (any Mass bookings) astewart@olgseminary.org; Fr Gerard Quirke: frquirke@outlook.com; Visiting Priest: Fr Andrew Jolly; Shrine Administrator: Mrs Jane Wright: warrington@fssp.org; Secretarial Assistant: Mrs Kelly Williams:stmaryssecretary@fssp.org.

Receive this newsletter by email https://fssp.org.uk/manageprofile/index.php

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

Vespers: https://www.divinumofficium.com/cgi-bin/horas/officium.pl

OPENING TIMES

Sundays: 8:30am to 7:00pm 

3 Sunday Holy Masses 9:00am, 11:00am & 6:00pm.

Sung Vespers & Benediction 5:00pm; Confessions 8:30am-8:55am, 10:30am-10:55am & 5:30pm-5:55pm

Weekdays: 9:00am-6:20pm (Confessions 11:40am-12:05pm; Holy Mass 12:10pm)

Saturdays: 9:00am-6:20pm (Eucharistic Adoration 10:00am-12noon, with Confessions 10:05am-11:45am; Holy Mass 12:10pm); Sung Vespers 6:00pm

Confessions 30mins before every Mass every day

Holy Rosary Mon-Fri 11:30am; Sat 11am; Sun 4:30pm

Stations of the Cross Mon & Fri, 1:00pm

Mothers’ Prayer Group: Wed 1:00pm

Holy Souls Prayer Group: every Tuesday 1:00pm

Church & Priory Court car parks for Shrine visitors

Bookshop Unit 3 Open Sun 12:25pm-1:00pm.

Daily Holy Mass online with homily: on LiveMass.net > Warrington: Sun 11:00am; Mon-Sat 12:10pm, and the same on demand 24hrs after 3pm upload for weekday Masses, and over 7 days for latest Sunday Mass.

Eucharistic Adoration: Sun 5:30pm; Sat 10:00am-12noon; 1^st Fri 7:40pm-8:40pm; most Wed. afternoon after classes

Men’s group: Monthly 7:00pm Mass + Talk

St Mary’s Academy: Mon and Thu 8:30am-3:30pm

All must dress modestly in church out of reverence for God and of respect for fellow-worshippers. Kindly switch OFF your mobile phone before you enter the church. Thank you in advance.

Safeguarding: If you have concerns about children or vulnerable adults, please contact the Archdiocesan Safeguarding Department: m.robson@rcaol.org.uk or 0151 522 1013, or speak with Clare Fraser, St Mary’s Safeguarding Officer. Thank you for your awareness.

Please keep lights ON all day in Narthex and Porch,

but doors SHUT from Nave into any other part of the church including WCs. Thank you.

A big thank you to the volunteers who generously gave their time to dismantle the crib and take down the several Christmas trees from crib and altar. Thank you as well to our dedicated church cleaners. Have an hour to give to keep the House of God tidy? Contact us.

PRIORY COURT HALL CONVERSION:

OPEN SESSION Sun 12^th Feb 12.30 – 1.30pm

with plans and drawings available for your perusal plus the project team on hand to answer any questions, downstairs in Unit 1.

The plans will also be on display in the narthex at other times so please come and see what the new hall will look like. Further updates will be announced and published on the website so do keep a check for any changes. Thank you for your cooperation. There remains a deficit to bridge and further donations are very welcome.

Parking has been significantly reduced so please consider alternatives such as the church carpark or the Cockhedge Centre (2 hours free) especially on weekdays.

Please ensure children are supervised and escorted at all times when crossing the car park from Priory Court to the church. Whilst deliveries will be kept outside busy periods, vans manoeuvring do not have the same visibility making pedestrian conflict more of a risk.  Adults too should be vigilant of course.

All activities are now restricted to using Unit 1 with most having to re-locate to the top floor for the duration of the build. A smaller area will be kept operational on the ground floor for those unable to access the upper floor.

The BOOKSHOP remains open after 11am Sun Mass.

Lent reading: Stabat Mater booklets. Bring £3.50 in cash to bookshop in Unit 3 and receive your copy after 11am Sunday Mass. Also: Baronius hand missals and Holy Bibles.

The Sacrament of CONFIRMATION will be administered by His Grace Archbishop McMahon OP of Liverpool on Saturday 24^th June 2023 at 3:00pm. Candidates must register by 15^th February with stmaryssecretary@fssp.org for preparation. Also for First Communion.

Link to Facebook page for this event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/945717113469892.

St Mary’s clergy were honoured and glad to have Archbishop McMahon visit them for an informal supper last week. It was a good occasion to catch up and to introduce Fr Quirke to him face to face.

If the conversion work at Priory Court is completed according to plan, His Grace may even be able to bless the new building on his visit here on 24th June. Let us pray!

BRING last Palm Sunday’s PALMS by Tuesday 21st February to be burnt for ashes for Ash Wednesday.

Penance Reminder:

Catholics 14+ must abstain from meat every Friday;

Catholics 18-59 must fast (and abstain from meat) on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. 

Fast currently means: one full meal a day plus up to two snacks which altogether do not amount to another full meal.

Every Catholic must receive Holy Communion at least once a year, preferably at Easter; following Sacramental absolution.

St Mary’s playgroup – toys, crafts, games, singing and prayers – for 0-4 year olds. Every Monday and Wednesday 9:30 till 11:30 during term time.

Please contact for details Rebecca Bowen – rebeccamarybowen@outlook.com or Carla Cilia – carlagcilia@gmail.com.

Congratulations to Jack and Chelsey Rigby on the Baptism of their first child Evie planned on Sunday 19th February after the 11am Mass (circa 12:30pm). The young parents became Catholic on 22 Dec last at St Mary’s. We assure them of our prayer for them and their baby girl.

Pray for 19 FSSP seminarians who will be ordained Subdeacons on Sat 11 Feb, feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, including our seminarian from the UK Miklos. Fr de Malleray will represent St Mary’s Shrine.

The same day, all FSSP members worldwide will renew their consecration  to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. You are heartily invited to do this with us after the 1pm Mass that day. More than ever, we need Our Lady’s protection. Click here to open the text of the Consecration.

Converts’ class Saturdays 5pm. Catholics willing to improve their faith are welcome as well. Contact Fr Quirke: frquirke@outlook.com.

SHRINE PILGRIMAGE TO WALSINGHAM: Sun 7th-Mon 8^th May 2023. Already 30 have booked out of 50 spaces. Minimum cost per person: £83 (includes return bus trip + shared room + breakfast). Final cost will depend on number of pilgrims. Please book now with Kelly Williams stmaryssecretary@fssp.org.

Men’s Group: 15 Feb, 22 Mar, 19 Apr, 17 May, 21 Jun, 12 July. Ladies’ Group: 18 Feb, 25 Mar, 22 Apr, 13 May, 17 Jun

Shrine expenses grow quicker than income. This is not surprising since our parishioners are affected by the economic difficulties. However, if you are in a position to contribute personally or to alert benefactors on our needs, even though they don’t live in Warrington, please share our bank account details below with them.

Thank you for helping us through the Offertory collection and standing orders. Should any parishioner be in serious financial difficulty, let them contact the Shrine clergy confidentially.

Support St Mary’s Shrine: send your donation via our Donate page: https://fssp.co.uk/donate/. Ask us for a Gift Aid form to increase your donation by 25% at no extra cost to you. Gift Aid envelopes can be obtained from our Secretariat. Standing orders are easier and quicker for us to process than cash: Lloyds

Bank; Sort Code: 30-80-27; Account number: 30993368. Account name: FSSP Warrington

New interview: Fr de Malleray discusses liturgy, faith and Catholic fiction with the good publisher Arouca Press: https://youtu.be/ooqUFRS7vmU.

“Old Warringtonian”: We welcome Fr Roger Gilbride, FSSP, ordained in 2020 after spending his diaconal stage with us at St Mary’s. Based in Sydney, Australia, Father will be the celebrant at the 11am Sunday Mass on 26th Feb.

Now 794 subscribers to St Mary’s YouTube channel: Homilies for Sundays and major feasts are uploaded regularly. Septuagesima homily by Fr Quirke: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pn8C63WL3M

Chartres Pilgrimage 2023 Pentecost Weekend 26-30 May 2023

Now in its 41^st year, the 2023 pilgrimage of Tradition from Paris to Chartres will take place over Pentecost Weekend, coinciding this year with the Spring Bank Holiday weekend in the UK.

Pilgrims from across the globe trek the 60 miles  from Paris to Chartres through the French countryside, over a joyous 3 days of penance, prayer and song.  It is truly an uplifting  and moving experience to see many thousands of  young (and some not so young ) Catholics  publicly witness the Faith.  But more importantly, it is invigorating source of renewal for one’s personal spiritual life.  Chaplains from the UK will be on hand to offer confession and spiritual direction.  Families can join  a special chapter with additional  transport provided along the route for those with children.

Also note the pilgrimage is not just for Traditionalists.  Please consider invite Catholic and  non-Catholic friends for an enjoyable and uplifting weekend. More info and pictures can be seen here https://www.nd-chretiente.com/index-eng.php

COST The cost of the pilgrimage is £310, including transport by coach from London to Paris and back from Chartres, plus overnight hotel accommodation on Friday 26th and Monday 29th  May (including dinner). 

The  UK chapter is ready to accept applications registrations via completion of an online form at: https://forms.gle/virwWG1u72uLEZxy6

For additional information about the UK chapter and travel arrangements please email Chartres@duc-in-altum.co.uk or  visit http://chartresuk.blogspot.com/

Northern pilgrims: Depending on  interest, additional arrangements can also  be made for transport from the North departing  from Warrington and Preston.  (approx. additional  cost £50).  Please contact the Michael  Hall: m.hall@talk21.com as soon as possible to register your interest.

Pray for: Michelle Brazier-Huelsman, Anne Drury, Deryck Sankey, Ray Cilia, James H., Tim Wright, Michael Leacy, Wendy Moss, Bill Conder, Greta Doyle, Dorothea Wallace, M. Hawley; Theresa Reynard, Hilda Creagan. RIP: Ana Mary Rozo, Peter Wright, Fr John Gildea; Ann Evans; Michael Whelan; John Marechal.

More intentions are used at private Masses. Kindly ask Fr Stewart for details.

by Fr AM

St Mary’s Shrine Bulletin 29 Jan 23

St Mary’s Shrine Church Bulletin 29 Jan-12 Feb 2023 (fortnightly)

Smith Street, Warrington, Cheshire, WA1 2NS, England

Served by the Priestly Fraternity of St Peter by appointment from the RC Archdiocese of Liverpool

01925 635664 fssp.org.uk/warrington      facebook.com/fssp.england

Rector: Fr Armand de Malleray, FSSP malleray@fssp.org; Assistants: Fr Ian Verrier, FSSP (also Choir & Organ) iverrier@fssp.org; Fr Alex Stewart, FSSP (any Mass bookings) astewart@olgseminary.org; Fr Gerard Quirke: frquirke@outlook.com; Visiting Priest: Fr Andrew Jolly; Shrine Administrator: Mrs Jane Wright: warrington@fssp.org; Secretarial Assistant: Mrs Kelly Williams:stmaryssecretary@fssp.org.

Receive this newsletter by email https://fssp.org.uk/manageprofile/index.php

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

Vespers: https://www.divinumofficium.com/cgi-bin/horas/officium.pl

OPENING TIMES

Sundays: 8:30am to 7:00pm 

3 Sunday Holy Masses 9:00am, 11:00am & 6:00pm.

Sung Vespers & Benediction 5:00pm; Confessions 8:30am-8:55am, 10:30am-10:55am & 5:30pm-5:55pm

Weekdays: 9:00am-6:20pm (Confessions 11:40am-12:05pm; Holy Mass 12:10pm)

Saturdays: 9:00am-6:20pm (Eucharistic Adoration 10:00am-12noon, with Confessions 10:05am-11:45am; Holy Mass 12:10pm); Sung Vespers 6:00pm

Confessions 30mins before every Mass every day

Holy Rosary Mon-Fri 11:30am; Sat 11am; Sun 4:30pm

Stations of the Cross Mon & Fri, 1:00pm

Mothers’ Prayer Group: Wed 1:00pm

Holy Souls Prayer Group: every Tuesday 1:00pm

Church & Priory Court car parks for Shrine visitors

Bookshop Unit 3 Open Sun 12:25pm-1:00pm.

Daily Holy Mass online with homily: on LiveMass.net > Warrington: Sun 11:00am; Mon-Sat 12:10pm, and the same on demand 24hrs after 3pm upload for weekday Masses, and over 7 days for latest Sunday Mass.

Eucharistic Adoration: Sun 5:30pm; Sat 10:00am-12noon; 1^st Fri 7:40pm-8:40pm; most Wed. afternoon after classes

Men’s group: Monthly 7:00pm Mass + Talk

St Mary’s Academy: Mon and Thu 8:30am-3:30pm

All must dress modestly in church out of reverence for God and of respect for fellow-worshippers. Kindly switch OFF your mobile phone before you enter the church. Thank you in advance.

Safeguarding: If you have concerns about children or vulnerable adults, please contact the Archdiocesan Safeguarding Department: m.robson@rcaol.org.uk or 0151 522 1013, or speak with Clare Fraser, St Mary’s Safeguarding Officer. Thank you for your awareness.

PRIORY COURT CONVERSION: GEARING UP!

Further to the news that we have given the go ahead for the first phase of conversion work on Priory Court, you may have noticed the contractors are now on site. Whilst we aim to keep disruption to a minimum, some temporary changes are of course necessary and will affect the activities and groups currently using the building and safety across the site. An immediate impact is that parking has been significantly reduced so please consider alternatives such as the church carpark or the Cockhedge Centre (2 hours free) especially on weekdays when the neighbouring offices are also using the site.

Please ensure children are supervised and escorted at all times when crossing the car park from Priory Court to the church. Whilst deliveries will be kept outside busy periods, vans manoeuvring do not have the same visibility making pedestrian conflict more of a risk.  Adults too should be vigilant of course.

All activities are now restricted to using Unit 1 with most having to re-locate to the top floor for the duration of the build. A smaller area will be kept operational on the ground floor for those unable to access the upper floor.

We are arranging TWO OPEN SESSIONS with plans and drawings available for your perusal plus the project team on hand to answer any questions. These will be held on:

• Wednesday 8^th Feb between 1-3pm downstairs in Unit 1, and
• after the 11am Mass on Sunday 12^th Feb, between 12.30 – 1.30pm.

The plans will also be on display in the narthex at other times so please come and see what the new hall will look like.

Further updates will be announced and published on the website so do keep a check for any changes. Thank you for your cooperation. As explained in the original announcement, there remains a funding deficit and whilst the focus of these events is to provide information and get feedback on the project, any suggestions for ongoing fundraising and further donations are equally welcome.

Thank you on behalf of SPUC for your generous support last Sunday for the White Flower appeal. You donated £344.66 to protect unborn children!

The Sacrament of CONFIRMATION will be administered by His Grace Archbishop McMahon OP of Liverpool on Saturday 24^th June 2023 at 3:00pm. Candidates must register by 15^th February with stmaryssecretary@fssp.org.

Also for First Communion: register now.

St Mary’s playgroup – toys, crafts, games, singing and prayers – for 0-4 year olds. Every Monday and Wednesday 9:30 till 11:30 during term time.

Please contact for details Rebecca Bowen – rebeccamarybowen@outlook.com or Carla Cilia – carlagcilia@gmail.com.

Pray for our seminarian from the UK Miklos, who will be ordained a Subdeacon in Germany on 11^th Feb. Fr de Malleray will represent St Mary’s Shrine.  

Converts’ class Saturdays 5pm. Catholics willing to improve their faith are welcome as well. Contact Fr Quirke: frquirke@outlook.com.

SHRINE PILGRIMAGE TO WALSINGHAM:

Sun 7th-Mon 8^th May 2023.

Minimum cost per person: £83 (includes return bus trip + shared room + breakfast). Based on at least one bus with 50 pilgrims. Final cost will depend on number of pilgrims. Please book now with Kelly Williams stmaryssecretary@fssp.org. Mon 8th May is a bank holiday. There will be Holy Mass each day of the pilgrimage, devotions, confessions, talks, meals and walks.

Ask the Ven. Elizabeth Prout for miracles!

She founded the female branch of the Passionists, who ran St Mary’s school for decades. In agreement with Archbishop McMahon her order wrote to us to promote her cause for beatification inviting us to request miracles:

• 1) through her exclusive intercession;
• 2) proven;
• 2) scientifically inexplicable;
• 4) cure instantaneous, perfect and lasting.

Address report to Sr Dominic Savio, Cross & Passion Convent, Convent Lodge, 19 East Beach, Lytham, FY8 5EU.

Dowry Mag Winter edition

Click on picture to open pdf

In this issue:

Editorial: Pope Benedict XVI, R.I.P.

Homily at the Solemn Mass of Requiem for Pope Benedict XVI on 7 January 2023 in Warrington. Fr de Malleray expresses gratitude for the fruitful ministry of Pope Benedict XVI. He recalls his involvement in the founding of the FSSP as Cardinal Ratzinger; during the papal interregnum, his uncompromising diagnosis of the woes of the Church; his unexpected election to the sovereign pontificate; his support of the traditional Roman liturgy; and his successful visit in Great Britain in 2010. R.I.P.

Adrian IV, The English Pope – Part 2

In this second instalment (continued from Dowry N°54, Summer 2022), young convert and historian Adam Mercer describes the life of the only English Pope so far, from his election onward. A courageous evangeliser in Scandinavia, Pope Adrian IV (Nicholas Breakspear) was caught into the never-ending political turmoil of the Middle-Ages, hindering his more fruitful theological activity.

Watching The Chosen?

Fr Armand de Malleray, FSSP discusses the flaws and merits of a successful series on the life of the Lord Jesus. How to bring the Good News of salvation to young people, most of whom spend several hours online every day on social media and watching series? Despite some defects, the highly successful series The Chosen can be an opportunity for evangelisation. May it spur solid Catholics to become involved in making many more good faith films.

Refugees Find A Home In Catholic Tradition

Whereas Catholicism used to prosper in Hong Kong, it is now under threat as part of the alleged “Western” influence targeted by Communist China. Like many families of late leaving Hong Kong, this father-of-two describes his journey to faraway but freer England, and his providential discovery of the traditional liturgy.

Young Catholics Mourn Cardinal George Pell

The late Cardinal Pell supported the young adults of the traditional youth movement Juventutem from the beginning. Whereas Catholics honour the memory of the courageous prelate for numerous reasons, his paternal encouragements to young people attached to the liturgy of our fathers are treasured by the Juventutem International Federation, and by all those who see these traditions as a vital enrichment for the Church universal.

Art: Claude Lorrain’s Seaport by Sunset

Fr Armand de Malleray, FSSP comments on a painting by Claude Lorrain, 1639, from Le Louvre, Paris. Claude painted various harbours, delighting in exquisite renderings of sunset and sunrise over the waters, ships and shores. Despite the absence of explicit religious elements however, Claude’s picture offers a meditation on the passing of time that spurs beholders to aspire to everlasting shores.

Men’s Group: 15 Feb, 22 Mar, 19 Apr, 17 May, 21 Jun, 12 July. Ladies’ Group: 28 Jan, 18 Feb, 25 Mar, 22 Apr, 13 May, 17 Jun

Shrine expenses grow quicker than income. This is not surprising since our parishioners are affected by the economic difficulties. However, if you are in a position to contribute personally or to alert benefactors on our needs, even though they don’t live in Warrington, please share our bank account details below with them.

Thank you for helping us through the Offertory collection and standing orders. Should any parishioner be in serious financial difficulty, let them contact the Shrine clergy confidentially.

Support St Mary’s Shrine: send your donation via our Donate page: https://fssp.co.uk/donate/. Ask us for a Gift Aid form to increase your donation by 25% at no extra cost to you. Gift Aid envelopes can be obtained from our Secretariat. Standing orders are easier and quicker for us to process than cash: Lloyds

Bank; Sort Code: 30-80-27; Account number: 30993368. Account name: FSSP Warrington

French Cath trad exchanges: 16-year-old boy 18 Feb-6 March. 17-year-old girl second half of July

Now 779 subscribers to St Mary’s YouTube channel: Homilies for Sundays and major feasts are uploaded regularly. Visit www.youtube.com/channel/UC_NVY7jpDIhANiwjng1gN0w

Pray for: Michelle Brazier-Huelsman, Anne Drury,Deryck Sankey, Ray Cilia, James H., Tim Wright, Michael Leacy, Wendy Moss, Bill Conder, Greta Doyle, Dorothea Wallace, M. Hawley; Theresa Reynard, Hilda Creagan. RIP: Ana Mary Rozo, Peter Wright, Fr John Gildea; Ann Evans; Michael Whelan; John Marechal.

More intentions are used at private Masses. Kindly ask Fr Stewart for details.

by Fr AM

Dowry Mag Winter edition

Click on picture to open pdf

In this issue:

Editorial: Pope Benedict XVI, R.I.P.

Homily at the Solemn Mass of Requiem for Pope Benedict XVI on 7 January 2023 in Warrington. Fr de Malleray expresses gratitude for the fruitful ministry of Pope Benedict XVI. He recalls his involvement in the founding of the FSSP as Cardinal Ratzinger; during the papal interregnum, his uncompromising diagnosis of the woes of the Church; his unexpected election to the sovereign pontificate; his support of the traditional Roman liturgy; and his successful visit in Great Britain in 2010. R.I.P.

Adrian IV, The English Pope – Part 2

In this second instalment (continued from Dowry N°54, Summer 2022), young convert and historian Adam Mercer describes the life of the only English Pope so far, from his election onward. A courageous evangeliser in Scandinavia, Pope Adrian IV (Nicholas Breakspear) was caught into the never-ending political turmoil of the Middle-Ages, hindering his more fruitful theological activity.

Watching The Chosen?

Fr Armand de Malleray, FSSP discusses the flaws and merits of a successful series on the life of the Lord Jesus. How to bring the Good News of salvation to young people, most of whom spend several hours online every day on social media and watching series? Despite some defects, the highly successful series The Chosen can be an opportunity for evangelisation. May it spur solid Catholics to become involved in making many more good faith films.

Refugees Find A Home In Catholic Tradition

Whereas Catholicism used to prosper in Hong Kong, it is now under threat as part of the alleged “Western” influence targeted by Communist China. Like many families of late leaving Hong Kong, this father-of-two describes his journey to faraway but freer England, and his providential discovery of the traditional liturgy.

Young Catholics Mourn Cardinal George Pell

The late Cardinal Pell supported the young adults of the traditional youth movement Juventutem from the beginning. Whereas Catholics honour the memory of the courageous prelate for numerous reasons, his paternal encouragements to young people attached to the liturgy of our fathers are treasured by the Juventutem International Federation, and by all those who see these traditions as a vital enrichment for the Church universal.

Art: Claude Lorrain’s Seaport by Sunset

Fr Armand de Malleray, FSSP comments on a painting by Claude Lorrain, 1639, from Le Louvre, Paris. Claude painted various harbours, delighting in exquisite renderings of sunset and sunrise over the waters, ships and shores. Despite the absence of explicit religious elements however, Claude’s picture offers a meditation on the passing of time that spurs beholders to aspire to everlasting shores.

by Fr AM