Thank you for your Spiritual bouquet for young nun: a former member of our congregation at St Mary’s Shrine will make her first Temporary Profession as a religious sister on 11th October in America as ‘Sister Mari Caritas’ (Welsh spelling). Let us pray for her, her community and her family on that important day.
(fortnightly)
Smith Street, Warrington, Cheshire, WA1 2NS, England
Served by the Priestly Fraternity of St Peter by appointment from the RC Archdiocese of Liverpool.
Weekdays: 9:00am-7:00pm (Confessions 11:40am-12:05pm; Holy Mass 12:10pm)
Saturdays: 9:00am-7pm (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 carparks 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 7days for latest Sunday Mass.
Eucharistic Adoration: Sun 5:30pm; Sat 10:00am-12noon; 1st 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
Home Education Group: Most Wednesdays 1pm-3:30pm. Contact Alison Kahn 01925 727759.
Choir: Every Thu & Sun.Contact Fr Verrier for an audition if you would like to join our choir – including Junior Choir.
Young Adults & Professionals 18-35: Monthly Sat walk and/or talk: www.facebook.com/juventutem.warrington/
All must dress modestly in church out of reverence for God and of respect for fellow-worshippers.
To receive Holy Communion: one must be a Catholic, in the state of grace, one-hour fasting at least. In the traditional liturgy, Holy Communion is received kneeling (unless unable to) and always on the tongue. Thank you in advance. Kindly switch OFF your mobile phonebefore you enter the church.
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.
ROSARY CRUSADE 8 OCT LONDON: starts from Westminster Cathedral (at 1:45pm) to the Brompton Oratory (ends about 5:15pm). Let us ask Our Lady’s protection for Church and country.
Save babies: https://www.40daysforlife.com/en/local-campaigns/liverpool/. LEADER CONTACT INFO
Gabrielle Stanley, 07895 128073 +447895128073
Liverpool40daysforlife@gmail.com
Our recurrent Shrine activities have resumed:
Men’s Group: 19 Oct, 16 Nov, 14 Dec
Ladies’ Group: 22 Oct, 19 Nov, 17 Dec
Converts’ Group: contact Fr Quirke
Home Ed Group: every Wed 1pm-4pm in school term
Toddlers’ Group: Wed morning
St Mary’s Academy: weekly in school term
Juventutem (18-35): one Sat a month
500 weekly visits to St Mary’s Shrine Church.
11 men booked already for our Vocation Weekend 25-27 Nov, St Mary’s Warrington. For single Catholic men 18-30: Come and discern with us God’s holy will for you. More spaces available: Info/bookings: malleray@fssp.org. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/390473926608133
Clergy Retreat Stonyhurst 3-7 Oct: thank you for your prayers. All went well for the priests.
Thank you for helping us through the Offertory collection and standing orders.
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
Now 717 subscribers to St Mary’s YouTube channel: Homilies for Sundays and major feasts are uploaded regularly. Visit youtube.com/channel/UC_NVY7jpDIhANiwjng1gN0w
Congratulations to our seminarian Federico who will receive clerical tonsure among 37 FSSP seminarians on Saturday 22nd Oct. In Germany: Anibal, Federico, Jonas, Ramón, Matteo, Fernando, Niklas, Martin, Rodrigo, David, Guillaume, Joseph, Leví, Samuel, Lindoédson, Bože, Kryštof, Nikolas, Nuno, Baptiste, Charles Xavier. In America: Israel, Ricardo, Matthew, Thomas, Andrew, Harrison, Jacob, Szymon, Clay, Ryan, David, Simon, Sean, Joseph, Peter, Kevin.
18 October: 34th anniversary of canonical establishment of the FSSP as of pontifical right.
St Mary’s Academy resumed on 21st September. Contact us for information: stmarysacademy.warrington@gmail.com.
Bookbinding and book repair by a member of St Mary’s Shrine. If you want a beloved book restored to former glory, or need a special and useful gift for Catholic kids, contact bookbinder Mark Chatwood who uses traditional skills to repair old books, and to publish a personalised children’s hand missals: mark.chatwood@gmail.com; Mob: 07493 292 039
LATIN FOR BEGINNERS:
By our parishioner Sam Barry:
This course lays the foundation for reading and understanding simple Latin prose enabling the student to participate more fully in the Church’s liturgies. This course utilizes the natural method for learning Latin like any other modern language.
There will be two classes: 1 for beginners and one for intermediates(i.e. those who I taught last term).
The cost is £10 per class for one hour and the time is from 3 p.m. to 5.p.m. on Saturdays.
Pray for: 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: Ann Evans, Michael Whelan; John Marechal.
Fri
7
Our Lady of the Rosary: EXTRA 7:00pm Mass& Sacred Heart devotions
12:10pm 7:00pm
St. Mary’s Pro Life Celebrant’s
Sun
9
18th Sunday after Pentecost
II
9:00am
Gerard Matthews
5pm Vespers and Benediction of the
11:00am
FSSP & Preserv. Lat. Mass
Blessed Sacrament
6:00pm
Mignonne Urdlein
Mon
10
St. Paulinus, Bishop, Confessor
III
12:10pm
Anne and John Norris RIP
Tue
11
The Motherhood of The Blessed Virgin
II
12:10pm
Reverend Gerard Baudry
Wed
12
St. Wilfrid, Bishop, Confessor
III
12:10pm
Holy Souls
Thur
13
St. Edward, King, Confessor
II
12:10pm
St. Joseph prayers answered
Fri
14
St. Callistus, Pope, Martyr
III
12:10pm
Henry Walker
Sat
15
St. Theresa, Virgin
III
12:10pm
Deceased of Cecilia Chu
Adoration & Confessions 10am-12noon Vespers 6pm
Sun
16
19th Sunday after Pentecost
II
9:00am
40th Wedding Anniversary
5pm Vespers and Benediction of the
11:00am
All St. Mary’s Faithful
Blessed Sacrament
6:00pm
Dr Gordon Bryden RIP
Mon
17
St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, Virgin
III
12:10pm
Mary Ashley RIP
Tue
18
St. Luke, Evangelist, FSSP 34th anniversary
II
12:10pm
Kevin King
Wed
19
St. Peter of Alcantara, Confessor
III
12.10pm
Thanksgiving Sheldon
Monthly Men’s group 7:45-9:15pm
7:00pm
Celebrant’s intention
Thur
20
St. John Cantius, Confessor
III
12:10pm
Marie Walker RIP
Fri
21
Feria, Votive Mass of the Holy Cross
IV
12:10pm
Joanna Jablonska RIP
Sat
22
Saturday of the Blessed Virgin Ladies Group 1pm
IV
12:10pm
Fr Vin Mcshane
Adoration & Confessions 10.00-12.00 Vespers 6pm
Sun
23
20th Sunday after Pentecost. Public recitation of Prayer of the Confraternity of St Peter after every Mass. 5pm Solemn Vespers and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
II
9:00am 11:00am 6:00pm
Robinson Family All St. Mary’s Faithful Catherine and Richard
Weekdays: 9:00am-7:00pm (Confessions 11:40am-12:05pm; Holy Mass 12:10pm)
Saturdays: 9:00am-7pm (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 carparks for Shrine visitors
Organ practice Thu, Fri 2pm-4pm
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 7days for latest Sunday Mass.
Eucharistic Adoration: Sun 5:30pm; Sat 10:00am-12noon; 1st 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
Home Education Group: MostWednesdays 1pm-3:30pm. Contact Alison Kahn 01925 727759.
Choir: Every Thu & Sun.Contact Fr Verrier for an audition if you would like to join our choir – including Junior Choir.
Young Adults & Professionals 18-35: Monthly Sat walk and/or talk: www.facebook.com/juventutem.warrington/
All must dress modestly in church out of reverence for God and of respect for fellow-worshippers.
To receive Holy Communion: one must be a Catholic, in the state of grace, one-hour fasting at least. In the traditional liturgy, Holy Communion is received kneeling (unless unable to) and always on the tongue. Thank you in advance. Kindly switch OFF your mobile phonebefore you enter the church.
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.
ANNUAL VOCATION WEEKEND: 25-27 Nov 2022
St Mary’s Priory, Smith Street, Warrington WA1 2NS, England
Starts 5:00pm; ends 2:00pm
Is God calling ME? Matrimony, celibacy, monastery, seminary, Fraternity?
If you are a single Catholic man between 18 and 30 years of age, come and discern with us at St Mary’s Priory & Church. Shrine Rector Fr Armand de Malleray, FSSP will lead the Weekend, assisted by Frs Ian Verrier, FSSP, Alex Stewart, FSSP and Fr Gerard Quirke. 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. Feel welcome confidentially to call, email or write for any questions. Location: St Mary’s Priory. FREE for unwaged and students. Others: £60 per person in total.
Six young men from the UK & Ireland are in formation at our two international seminaries. Three of our deacons from England were ordained priests at St Mary’s Warrington 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 them (www.fssp.org/en/help-us/confraternity-of-saint-peter/) and for many more to enter the lists! We give thanks for 12 of priests ordained over the past 20 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 in 2018; Fr Gwilym Evans in 2022.
THE X-MEN?
As of September 2022, for the first time the number of FSSP priests serving in the UK & Ireland has reached a double figure: Fr Patrick O’Donohue in Waterford, Frs Brendan Gerard and John Emerson in Edinburgh, Frs Armand de Malleray, Ian Verrier, Alex Stewart and Gerard Quirke in Warrington, and Frs Matthew Goddard, Seth Phipps and Gwilym Evans in Reading. Thus, it is now ten priests in total (“X” in Latin) serving souls in these Isles. There will be work for many more!
Please pray for us. We assure you of our prayer.
O Lord, grant us many holy priests!
A young woman formerly a member of our congregation at St Mary’s Shrine is to make her first Temporary Profession as a religious sister on 11th October in America as ‘Sister Mari Caritas’ (Welsh spelling). Her mother Alison Cotton will leave a large card on the table in the entrance to the Church for people to sign as a spiritual bouquet to be given to Sister.
Sr Mari Caritas
From Minneapolis in the USA where she has been for over two years, Sr Mari Caritas writes that she is “missing the country terribly”, but is happy to be offering her life in God’s service. She is praying for all of us at St Mary’s. Let us remember her in our own prayers and ask God that she may be sent back some day with her fellow sisters here in Our Lady’s Dowry where women religious are urgently needed.
Please also pray for Estefania, another young woman who travelled in the opposite direction. She left her native Colombia and settled in London where she became part of Juventutem London, our traditional youth group.
Juventutem Weekend at Douai Abbey, 2019. Now-Carmelite Nun, Estefania is first from left, second row (long hair). In fact, 4 young women on this picture are now religious nuns in traditional communities – other young adults got married, and some tried religious life or at at seminaries.
For over a year now she has been leading a cloistered life very close to St Mary’s, at Birkenhead Carmel, 45 minutes’ drive from us. She is soon to be clothed with the Carmelite habit as Sr Mary Magdalen of the Holy Face. Please pray for her, who on occasions attended Holy Mass at St Mary’s and who includes us all in her prayer and her life of joyful immolation.
A mother in another part of England requests our prayers for her daughter who has been caught in the ‘transgender’ trend and who is scheduled to have her body mutilated irreversibly in a fortnight. Please pray that this young lady might listen to Christ and Our Lady, assuring her that her God-given identity and integrity are to be treasured, not denied.
Bookbinding and book repair, by a member of St Mary’s Shrine congregation:
If you want a beloved book restored to former glory, or need a special and useful gift for Catholic kids, contact bookbinder Mark Chatwood. He uses traditional skills to repair old books, and to publish a personalised children’s TLM hand missals. Contact: mark.chatwood@gmail.com ; Mob: 07493 292 039
This course lays the foundation for reading and understanding simple Latin prose enabling the student to participate more fully in the Church’s liturgies. This course utilizes the natural method for learning Latin like any other modern language.
There will be two classes: 1 for beginners and one for intermediates(i.e. those who I taught last term).
The cost is £10 per class for one hour and the time is from 3 p.m. to 5.p.m. on Saturdays.
Fr de Malleray comments on the fear felt by many souls confronted with growing uncertainty in the Church and secular pressure from the world
The English Pope (Part One)
While another English cardinal has just been created, young convert and historian Adam Mercer describes the rise to prominence of one Nicholas Breakspear, who later become the first (and latest) English pope.
Homily for First Mass of Fr Gwilym Evans, FSSP
Fr de Malleray welcomes the newly ordained priest as he begins his pastoral ministry in England. Fr Evans is reminded of being a man of the sacred, better to serve souls, including the most vulnerable ones. Diligence and love for God, especially in the Blessed Sacrament, conditions a fruitful priestly life.
Can A Catholic Wear Tattoos?
Niall Patrick Carroll reflects on Fr Mike Schmitz’s “Awesome Tattoo”. Why this recent trend of tattoos, now spreading even among Catholics? What criteria help one discern whether tattoos are bad, indifferent or positive? Our souls are where the divine imprint should show, now and forever.
Mgr Benson’s Novels on Catholic Persecution
The newly started Cenacle Press at Silverstream Priory in Ireland has released a beautiful illustrated edition of Mgr Hugh Benson’s classic novels describing the persecution of Catholics in England under penal times. A timely reminder and an encouragement as genuine religious freedom is under threat even in Western countries.
The Sacred Liturgy as a Secret Garden
In his latest and short book, Fr de Malleray offers an analogy between Frances Hodgson Burnett’s pre-WWI tale for children and the revelation experienced in the 2020s by a growing number of adults stepping into the grace-filled haven of the traditional Roman liturgy.
Thank you for helping us through the Offertory collection and standing orders.
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 ;
Pray for: 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: Ann Evans, Michael Whelan; John Marechal.
Like all Catholics we pray for the repose of the soul of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II who died on 8th September. Since her platinum jubilee we had started offering at her intention the traditional Prayer for the Sovereign after the main Sunday Mass. We will henceforth pray for King Charles III (cf Baronius missals p. 1604). O Lord, save Charles our King. R. And hear us in the day when we call upon Thee. Let us pray. We beseech Thee, almighty God, that Thy servant Charles our King, who has been called by Thy mercy to rule over this kingdom, may also receive from Thee an increase of all virtues. Fittingly adorned with these, may he be able to shun all evildoing and, finally, being well pleasing before Thee, together with his consort and the royal family, attain unto Thee who art the Way, the Truth and the Life. Through Christ Our Lord. R. Amen.
St Mary’s Shrine Church Bulletin
11-25 Sept 2022 (fortnightly)
Smith Street, Warrington, Cheshire, WA1 2NS, England
Served by the Priestly Fraternity of St Peter by appointment from the RC Archdiocese of Liverpool.
Weekdays: 9:00am-7:00pm (Confessions 11:40am-12:05pm; Holy Mass 12:10pm)
Saturdays: 9:00am-7pm (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 carparks for Shrine visitors
Organ practice Thu, Fri 2pm-4pm
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 7days for latest Sunday Mass.
Eucharistic Adoration: Sun 5:30pm; Sat 10:00am-12noon; 1st 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
Home Education Group: MostWednesdays 1pm-3:30pm. Contact Alison Kahn 01925 727759.
Choir: Every Thu & Sun.Contact Fr Verrier for an audition if you would like to join our choir – including Junior Choir.
Young Adults & Professionals 18-35: Monthly Sat walk and/or talk: www.facebook.com/juventutem.warrington/
All must dress modestly in church out of reverence for God and of respect for fellow-worshippers. Ladies are encouraged to wear a veil or mantilla. Tops must cover bodies down to elbows and skirts at least below knees. No shorts, no t-shirts, no leggings. In addition, on Sundays and feasts Sunday best should be worn by all: i.e. suits or jackets and ties for gentlemen, dresses for ladies. Thank you.
ATTENTION: PLEASE NOTE:
The dress code notice above has been on this newsletter for a year. A good number of parishioners have heard the call to Sunday best. We thank them on behalf of all. If you are not yet among those, you are politely asked to consider wearing a suit (or jacket) and a tie (gentlemen), a dress (ladies) on Sundays and main feast. Thus, wearing just a shirt with open collar is better than a t-shirt, but still too casual. Dressing up on Sundays and main feasts is part of normal Catholic culture and worship. We are aware that it has been lost in many quarters of modern society. But it is part of the same values that you seek at St Mary’s. Therefore it is expected at St Mary’s Shrine. Please note that your clergy does the same: wearing better cassocks and sashes and shoes on Sundays, and more precious vestments in the sanctuary. You in the nave are naturally to be included in this shared expression of reverence and joy for the Day of the Lord. As we begin a new pastoral year, let us make a good fresh start.
Thank you for your fraternal cooperation.
To receive Holy Communion: one must be a Catholic, in the state of grace, one-hour fasting at least. In the traditional liturgy, Holy Communion is received kneeling (unless unable to) and always on the tongue. Thank you in advance. Kindly switch OFF your mobile phonebefore you enter the church.
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.
Fr Gwilym Evans writes: Thank you so much to all who assisted at my First Mass at St Mary’s last month and to all those who so generously contributed to the collection for me. The total amount was an overwhelming £1250: a demonstration of the extraordinary kindness that you have shown me over the past months. I am also extremely grateful for the spiritual support that you have offered me, as I was preparing for ordination — for your many prayers and sacrifices. Please continue to pray that I may be a holy priest. I shall remember you all fondly in my prayers, and especially at the Altar. You and your friends are all very welcome to my First Mass in Wales at St Alban’s Church, Cardiff, on 17th September.
Relics of St Bernadette at Liverpool Cathedral on Sat 17th September from 3pm.
On 25-27 Nov 2022; St Mary’s Priory, Smith Street, Warrington WA1 2NS, England
Starts 5:00pm; ends 2:00pm
Is God calling ME? Matrimony, celibacy, monastery, seminary, Fraternity?
If you are a single Catholic man between 18 and 30 years of age, come and discern with us at St Mary’s Priory & Church. Shrine Rector Fr Armand de Malleray, FSSP will lead the Weekend, assisted by Frs Ian Verrier, FSSP, Alex Stewart, FSSP and Fr Gerard Quirke. 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. Feel welcome confidentially to call, email or write for any questions. Location: St Mary’s Priory. FREE for unwaged and students. Others: £60 per person in total.
Six young men from the UK & Ireland are in formation at our two international seminaries. Three of our deacons from England were ordained priests at St Mary’s Warrington 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 them (www.fssp.org/en/help-us/confraternity-of-saint-peter/) and for many more to enter the lists! We give thanks for 12 of priests ordained over the past 20 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 in 2018; Fr Gwilym Evans in 2022.
THE X-MEN?
As of September 2022, for the first time the number of FSSP priests serving in the UK & Ireland has reached a double figure: Fr Patrick O’Donohue in Waterford, Frs Brendan Gerard and John Emerson in Edinburgh, Frs Armand de Malleray, Ian Verrier, Alex Stewart and Gerard Quirke in Warrington, and Frs Matthew Goddard, Seth Phipps and Gwilym Evans in Reading. Thus, it is now ten priests in total (“X” in Latin) serving souls in these Isles. There will be work for many more!
Congratulations to Amaya and Kayleb who will be baptised on Sat 17th Sept at 4pm. We assure them and their family of our prayer.
Congratulations to Joshua and Samantha Langley on the baptism of their second child Olivia on 4th September.
Thank you to all of you who supported the March for Life on 3rd September in London. Over 7,000 pilgrims attended, a record number, including about 40 from St Mary’s only. Thank you to those who gave of their time and money for that cause; to those who sponsored pilgrims; and to all of you who responded to our call and made sure to spend time before the Blessed Sacrament that same day, praying specifically for the success of the March for Life and the protection of unborn children.
Thank you for helping us through the Offertory collection and standing orders.
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
Now 697 subscribers to St Mary’s YouTube channel: Homilies for Sundays and major feasts are uploaded
Fr de Malleray comments on the fear felt by many souls confronted with growing uncertainty in the Church and secular pressure from the world
The English Pope (Part One)
While another English cardinal has just been created, young convert and historian Adam Mercer describes the rise to prominence of one Nicholas Breakspear, who later become the first (and latest) English pope.
Homily for First Mass of Fr Gwilym Evans, FSSP
Fr de Malleray welcomes the newly ordained priest as he begins his pastoral ministry in England. Fr Evans is reminded of being a man of the sacred, better to serve souls, including the most vulnerable ones. Diligence and love for God, especially in the Blessed Sacrament, conditions a fruitful priestly life.
Can A Catholic Wear Tattoos?
Niall Patrick Carroll reflects on Fr Mike Schmitz’s “Awesome Tattoo”. Why this recent trend of tattoos, now spreading even among Catholics? What criteria help one discern whether tattoos are bad, indifferent or positive? Our souls are where the divine imprint should show, now and forever.
Mgr Benson’s Novels on Catholic Persecution
The newly started Cenacle Press at Silverstream Priory in Ireland has released a beautiful illustrated edition of Mgr Hugh Benson’s classic novels describing the persecution of Catholics in England under penal times. A timely reminder and an encouragement as genuine religious freedom is under threat even in Western countries.
The Sacred Liturgy as a Secret Garden
In his latest and short book, Fr de Malleray offers an analogy between Frances Hodgson Burnett’s pre-WWI tale for children and the revelation experienced in the 2020s by a growing number of adults stepping into the grace-filled haven of the traditional Roman liturgy.
Pray for: Paul and Ursula Cavanaugh,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: Ann Evans, Michael Whelan; John Marechal.
Sun
11
14th Sunday after Pentecost
II
9:00am
Jessie Smith
5pm Vespers and Benediction of the
11:00am
Preservation Latin Mass,FSSP
Blessed Sacrament
6:00pm
Fr Wong recovery
Mon
12
Most Holy Name of Mary
III
12:10pm
Luisa Morris
Tue
13
Feria, Votive Mass of St Peter and Paul, Apostles
IV
12:10pm
Protection of FSSP
Wed
14
The Exaltation of the Holy Cross
II
12:10pm
Agnus Weaver
Thur
15
The Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary
II
12:10pm
Andrew Irving RIP
Fri
16
Sts. Cornelius, Pope, Cyprian, Bishop Martyr
III
12:10pm
Deceased of Cecilia Chu
Sat
17
Saturday of the Blessed Virgin Mary, St F.’ Stigmata
On 25-27 Nov 2022; St Mary’s Priory, Smith Street, Warrington WA1 2NS, England
Starts 5:00pm; ends 2:00pm
Is God calling ME? Matrimony, celibacy, monastery, seminary, Fraternity?
If you are a single Catholic man between 18 and 30 years of age, come and discern with us at St Mary’s Priory & Church. Shrine Rector Fr Armand de Malleray, FSSP will lead the Weekend, assisted by Frs Ian Verrier, FSSP, Alex Stewart, FSSP and Fr Gerard Quirke. 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. Feel welcome confidentially to call, email or write for any questions. Location: St Mary’s Priory. FREE for unwaged and students. Others: £60 per person in total.
Six young men from the UK & Ireland are in formation at our two international seminaries. Three of our deacons from England were ordained priests at St Mary’s Warrington 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 them (www.fssp.org/en/help-us/confraternity-of-saint-peter/) and for many more to enter the lists! We give thanks for 12 of priests ordained over the past 20 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 in 2018; Fr Gwilym Evans in 2022.
THE X-MEN?
As of September 2022, for the first time the number of FSSP priests serving in the UK & Ireland has reached a double figure: Fr Patrick O’Donohue in Waterford, Frs Brendan Gerard and John Emerson in Edinburgh, Frs Armand de Malleray, Ian Verrier, Alex Stewart and Gerard Quirke in Warrington, and Frs Matthew Goddard, Seth Phipps and Gwilym Evans in Reading. Thus, it is now ten priests in total (“X” in Latin) serving souls in these Isles. There will be work for many more!
Fr de Malleray comments on the fear felt by many souls confronted with growing uncertainty in the Church and secular pressure from the world
The English Pope (Part One)
While another English cardinal has just been created, young convert and historian Adam Mercer describes the rise to prominence of one Nicholas Breakspear, who later become the first (and latest) English pope.
Homily for First Mass of Fr Gwilym Evans, FSSP
Fr de Malleray welcomes the newly ordained priest as he begins his pastoral ministry in England. Fr Evans is reminded of being a man of the sacred, better to serve souls, including the most vulnerable ones. Diligence and love for God, especially in the Blessed Sacrament, conditions a fruitful priestly life.
Can A Catholic Wear Tattoos?
Niall Patrick Carroll reflects on Fr Mike Schmitz’s “Awesome Tattoo”. Why this recent trend of tattoos, now spreading even among Catholics? What criteria help one discern whether tattoos are bad, indifferent or positive? Our souls are where the divine imprint should show, now and forever.
Mgr Benson’s Novels on Catholic Persecution
The newly started Cenacle Press at Silverstream Priory in Ireland has released a beautiful illustrated edition of Mgr Hugh Benson’s classic novels describing the persecution of Catholics in England under penal times. A timely reminder and an encouragement as genuine religious freedom is under threat even in Western countries.
The Sacred Liturgy as a Secret Garden
In his latest and short book, Fr de Malleray offers an analogy between Frances Hodgson Burnett’s pre-WWI tale for children and the revelation experienced in the 2020s by a growing number of adults stepping into the grace-filled haven of the traditional Roman liturgy.
Contact us urgently if you can join our group on theMarch for Lifeon Saturday 3rd September.
We have 3 spaces available at present. We need them filled today, lest money and opportunity be wasted.
If you are able to come but money is an issue, contact us anyway.
Departure: 9:22am from Warrington Bank Quay
Arrival back: 20:14 to Warrington Bank Quay
We have paid for 30 discounted seats at £62.50 each on the direct return service to London Euston.
If you are booked on it with us and have omitted to pay, please do so with Fr Quirke.
2) You are NOT able to travel to London:
Please join our two-hour Eucharistic adoration at St Mary’s Shrine on Sat 3rd Sept 10am-12noon, prayed specifically for the success of the March for Life, for the protection of unborn children and the end of abortion. A votive Mass of the Immaculate Heart of Mary will follow at 12:10pm.
PRO-LIFE FETE:
On Sunday 4th Sept, after the 11am Mass, in the Priory Garden: cakes, tea and coffee; tombola and bric-a-brac.
BAPTISM:
Of Baby Olivia Langley at 3:00pm on Sunday 4th September, newborn sister of Jacob.
Congratulations to her parents Joshua and Samantha who were married at St Mary’s in June 2019.
SICK PRIEST:
Pray for Fr Krzysztof Sanetra, FSSP, who was ordained in our church with Fr Stewart on 17 June 2017.
While in Poland, Father was diagnosed with severe lung infection and remained in hospital in a critical condition for several weeks. He can finally walk without assistance, but not very far, and might be released home shortly for convalescing.
No First Friday evening Mass and devotions today (Fri 2nd Sept), but Votive Mass of the Sacred Heart at 12:10pm with Act of Reparation.
March for Life Sat 3rd September in London. Our 30-seat group train ticket is now nearly fully booked: kindly give payment to Fr Quirke. If you cannot come to London with us, please spend 2 hours in Eucharistic adoration at St Mary’s that same day: 10am-12noon, before attending the 12:10pm Mass. Pray for the unborn, the mothers and the conversion of society from the present culture of death.
St Mary’s Shrine Church Bulletin
28 Aug–11 Sept 2022 (fortnightly)
Smith Street, Warrington, Cheshire, WA1 2NS, England
Served by the Priestly Fraternity of St Peter by appointment from the RC Archdiocese of Liverpool.
Weekdays: 9:00am-7:00pm (Confessions 11:40am-12:05pm; Holy Mass 12:10pm)
Saturdays: 9:00am-7pm (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 carparks for Shrine visitors
Organ practice Thu, Fri 2pm-4pm
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 7days for latest Sunday Mass.
Eucharistic Adoration: Sun 5:30pm; Sat 10:00am-12noon; 1st 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
Home Education Group: MostWednesdays 1pm-3:30pm. Contact Alison Kahn 01925 727759.
Choir: Every Thu & Sun.Contact Fr Verrier for an audition if you would like to join our choir – including Junior Choir.
Young Adults & Professionals 18-35: Monthly Sat walk and/or talk: www.facebook.com/juventutem.warrington/
All must dress modestly in church out of reverence for God and of respect for fellow-worshippers. Ladies are encouraged to wear a veil or mantilla. Tops must cover bodies down to elbows and skirts at least below knees. No shorts, no t-shirts, no leggings. In addition, on Sundays and feasts Sunday best should be worn by all: i.e. suits or jackets and ties for gentlemen, dresses for ladies. Thank you.
We love having young children around in church and we thank parents for inculcating their little ones the respect owed to the House of God, and to secure recollection for fellow-worshippers. Parents are welcome to give exuberant children a break in the Narthex or outdoors if needed, especially during the Canon of the Mass and homily.
To receive Holy Communion: one must be a Catholic, in the state of grace, one-hour fasting at least. In the traditional liturgy, Holy Communion is received kneeling (unless unable to) and always on the tongue. Thank you in advance. Kindly switch OFF your mobile phonebefore you enter the church.
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.
Relics of St Bernadette at Liverpool Cathedral on Sat 17th September from 3pm.
Thank you to parishioner J. who paid for new LMS Mass booklets. Please do not take away, but leave in church after use. You can purchase your own copy from our bookshop if you wish.
Our monthly activities will resume in September, advertised from 10th Sept onwards.
500 weekly visits to St Mary’s Shrine Church.
LMS annual pilgrimage to Walsingham 25-28 Aug: pray for our pilgrims walking for the conversion of England.
New throne for Eucharistic adoration: thanks to benefactors, a large throne with canopy for the monstrance was made and leaf-gilded, with a red backdrop. It spectacularly enhances our time of adoration. Come and adore the Eucharistic Lord!
Thank you for helping us through the Offertory collection and standing orders.
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
Now 693 subscribers to St Mary’s YouTube channel: Homilies for Sundays and major feasts are uploaded
Please pray for our FSSP seminarians as they make their way back to seminary for another year. We thank them for their dedication this past summer in our parishes and summer camps.Please pray for many more like them. Visit https://fssp.org.uk/about-the-confraternity/.
St Mary’s Academy will resume in September. Contact us for information: stmarysacademy.warrington@gmail.com.
The Sacred Liturgy as a Secret Garden. New book by Fr de Malleray, FSSP: http://aroucapress.com/sacred-liturgy-garden. “An imaginative essay, whose poetic nature is a timely invitation to rediscover the forgotten riches of the Church’s traditional liturgy,” says Fr Simon Henry, BA MA, Director of St Peter’s International College.
Pray for: Paul and Ursula Cavanaugh,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: Ann Evans, Michael Whelan; John Marechal.
