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Today, 150th anniversary of Our Lady’s Apparition at Pontmain. In our times of gloom and doom at home and abroad, let our hope be kindled again through the wondrous account of the Pontmain Apparition. It was winter like now, the national situation was desperate like now, adults and children prayed, led by their priests, and Our Lady gave the message: “But pray, my children. God will hear you in time. My Son allows Himself to be touched. “
Our Lady of Pontmain, also known as Our Lady of Hope, is the title given to the Virgin Mary on her apparition at Pontmain, France on 17 January 1871.
The Apparition
The Franco-Prussian War (War of 1870) was the culmination of years of tension between the two nations, which finally came to a head on 19 July 1870, when Emperor Napoleon III of the second Empire declared war against Prussia. From the first days of the war, defeat followed defeat. By January 1871, Paris was under siege, two-thirds of the country was in the power of the Prussians, and they were advancing.
The apparition is said to have occurred at the height of the Franco-Prussian War. Pontmain, a hamlet of about 500 inhabitants, lay between the oncoming Prussian army and the city of Laval. The Barbedette family consisted of father César, his wife, Victoire, with their two sons Joseph and Eugène, aged ten and twelve, and another older boy who was away in the army. On the evening of 17 January 1871, the two boys were helping their father in the barn when the elder, Eugène, walked over towards the door to look out. As he gazed at the star studded sky he suddenly saw an apparition of a beautiful woman smiling at him; she was wearing a blue gown covered with golden stars, and a black veil under a golden crown.[3]
Norte-Dame d’Esperance de Pontmain
His father, brother, and a neighbour came out to look and Joseph immediately said he too could see the apparition although the adults saw nothing. The mother, Victoire, came out but she too could see nothing.[3] The boys’ parents could not see what their children were seeing that night and called for Sister Vitaline, the local school teacher. She, like the boys’ parents, could also not see the apparition, and called for two girls, Françoise Richer and Jeanne-Marie Lebosse, aged nine and eleven. Sister Vitaline suggested that perhaps Our Lady was visible only to the children. Without any knowledge of the apparition, these two girls looked into the night sky and began describing Our Lady in the same exact detail as the Barbedette boys had described.[4]
A crowd gathered to pray as word quickly spread among the anxious villagers. Children saw the beautiful Lady, and gleefully pointed up to her. Adults, however, only saw three stars forming a triangle. As they prayed the Rosary, the children saw the garment’s stars multiply until it was almost entirely gold. Next, the children saw a banner unfurl beneath the Lady. Slowly, a message appeared: But pray, my children. God will hear you in time. My Son allows Himself to be touched. Upon hearing the message read aloud, the crowd spontaneously began the hymn “Mother of Hope”. As they sang, Our Lady laughed and joined in the singing.[5]
The children squealed with delight as her hands kept time with the music. When the crowd began “My Sweet Jesus,” her expression changed to profound sadness and a red crucifix appeared in her hands, with the words “Jesus Christ” above it. Her eyes mournfully contemplated the cross during the hymn. As the people sang the “Ave Maris Stella,” the cross vanished and her smile returned, though with a touch of melancholy. Two small white crosses then appeared on her shoulders before Our Lady disappeared behind a cloud.[5] As the night prayers came to a close, the apparition ended. It was about nine o’clock. The Apparition had lasted about three hours.
The Description of the Lady
Years later, Joseph Barbedette, who later afterwards became a priest of the Congregation of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, recounted:
She was young and tall of stature, clad in a garment of deep blue, … Her dress was covered with brilliant gold stars. The sleeves were ample and long. She wore slippers of the same blue as the dress, ornamented with gold bows. On the head was a black veil half covering the forehead, concealing the hair and ears, and falling over the shoulders. Above this was a crown resembling a diadem, higher in front than elsewhere, and widening out at the sides. A red line encircled the crown at the middle. Her hands were small and extended toward us as in the ‘miraculous medal.’ Her face had the most exquisite delicacy and a smile of ineffable sweetness. The eyes, of unutterable tenderness, were fixed on us. Like a true mother, she seemed happier in looking at us than we in contemplating.[5]
After the Apparition
That same evening the Prussian forces inexplicably abandoned their advance.[6] General von Schmidt of the Prussian Army who was about to move on the city of Laval towards Pontmain, received orders from his Commander not to take the city.
On the evening of 17 January 1871, the Commander of the Prussian forces, having taken up his quarters at the archiepiscopal palace of Le Mans, told Msgr. Fillion, Bishop of that diocese: “By this time my troops are at Laval”. On the same evening, the Prussian troops in sight of Laval stopped at half-past five o’clock, about the time when the Apparition first appeared above Pontmain, a few miles off. General Schmidt is reported to have said on the morning of the 18th: “We cannot go farther. Yonder, in the direction of Brittany, there is an invisible ‘Madonna‘ barring the way.”
The sudden stopping of the Prussian forces in sight of Laval, and their retirement the following morning, meant, together with the saving of Brittany, the turning back of the tide of conquering soldiery from that part of France. The war was practically at an end. On 23 January 1871, the long-hoped for Armistice was signed. Soon all the thirty-eight conscripted men and boys returned home unscathed.
Authorization of Our Lady of Hope
After that the devotion to the Blessed Virgin under the title of that of Notre Dame d’Esperance de Pontmain, Our Lady of Hope of Pontmain, was authorized by the ecclesiastical authorities, and the confraternity of that name has been extended all over the world.
After the apparition of Our Lady of Hope on 17 January 1871, pilgrims made up of both the clergy and the laity came to Pontmain. At the same time, inquiries and investigations were made about the apparition; the visionary children were submitted to various intense interrogations. Finally, on the Feast of the Purification, 2 February 1872, Msgr. Wicart, Bishop of Laval, issued a pastoral letter giving a canonical judgment on the apparition. Thus, the veneration of Our Lady of Hope of Pontmain was given official Church recognition and approval.
Joseph Barbadette became a priest of the Congregation of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate; his brother Eùgene became a secular priest. He was assisted by one of the girls who had seen Mary as his housekeeper, and the other, Jeanne-Marie Lebossé, became a nun.[3]
Veneration
In May 1872, Bishop Wicart authorized the construction of a sanctuary, which was consecrated in October 1900. In 1905 Pope Pius X elevated the Sanctuary to the status of a basilica.[7]
Pope Pius XI gave a final decision regarding the mass and office in honor of Our Lady of Hope of Pontmain. A final papal honor was given to Our Lady of Hope on 16 July 1932 by Cardinal Pacelli, who later became Pope Pius XII, by passing a decree from the Chapter of St. Peter’s Basilica that the statue of the Blessed Lady, Mother of Hope, be solemnly honored with the crown of gold. The Lady then was crowned in the presence of archbishop, bishops, priests and the laity by Cardinal Verdier, Archbishop of Paris. The coronation took place on 24 July 1934.[7]
At Pontmain, it was a matter of a message of prayer, very simple in the dramatic circumstances of war and invasion. At Pontmain, Mary is a sign of hope in the midst of war. A place of pilgrimage, it attracts annually around 200,000 drawn from among the people of the region, with some international pilgrimages, especially from Germany.[8]
Welcome to our First-Time Visitors! We are glad to share with you the beauty and depth of the traditional Latin Mass. Feel welcome to ask us about silence, Holy Communion on the tongue, the use of Latin, etc. Most people here came across this form of the Mass within the past few years or months. Like you they were perplexed at first. Now they treasure it. Find out more on lms.org.uk/faqs
St Mary’s Shrine Church Bulletin
17 Jan 2021 (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: 11:00am-1:30pm (Confessions 11:40am-12:05pm; Holy
Mass 12:10pm)
Saturdays: 10:00am-1:30pm (Eucharistic Adoration
10:00am-12noon, with ongoing Confessions; Holy Mass 12:10pm)
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 Sunday Mass.
To receive Holy Communion: one must be a Catholic,
in state of grace, one-hour fasting at least. In the EF liturgy, Holy Communion
is received kneeling (unless unable to) and always on the tongue. Thank you in advance.
All must dress
modestly in church out of reverence for God and of respect for fellow-worshippers.
Chest and limbs must be covered down to elbows and knees at least. No
sportswear. Sunday best should be
worn by all on Sundays and feasts: suit and tie for men and boys, dresses for
women and girls. Men keep their heads uncovered within church; women are
encouraged to wear a scarf, hat or mantilla. Thank you.
Switch OFF your mobile phonebefore
you enter our church. Letting it ring inside the church gravely disturbs the
quiet of the sacred place. Thank you for your consideration.
Safeguarding: If you have
concerns about children or vulnerable adults, please contact the
Archdiocesan Safeguarding Department on 0151 522 1043 or e-mail
safeguarding@rcaol.co.uk, or speak with Clare Fraser, St Mary’s Safeguarding
Officer. Thank you for your awareness.
Our seminarians: Bon voyage Henry, Tom and Conan, Miklos,
Gwilym, David starting their second semester in America and Bavaria this week.
We assure them of our prayer.
Ask us for a Gift Aid form to increase your donation by 20% 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
COVID: Please observe social distancing,
sanitizing and one-way system as signed, and kindly cover your face with a
mantilla, scarf or mask unless exempt.
We thank our
stewards who generously give their time to secure a safe environment for
all visitors to St Mary’s. Please make sure to follow their instructions and
abide by the regulations (unless exempt from some), including social distancing
and one-way system.
Use Priory Court Car Park through automated gates. NEW: additional keypad for pedestrians to exit: same code as Entrance + letter A. Do ask the clergy for the access code on your next visit. Do NOT share the codes with anyone (unless they are personally known to you as regular Massgoers at St Mary’s). Please park on any spaces to the FRONT & RIGHT of the pedestrian wooden gate into the Presbytery garden and church, as the spaces on the LEFT of that gate are for office users.
50 new Baronius hand missals and Holy Bibles for sale. Public price $64.95/copy. St Mary’s hugely discounted price: £35.00/copy! Pay by cash only, and have your item handed to you by us immediately.
Holy Mass
booklets, rosaries for sale. Ask us after Holy Mass. St Mary’s logo on mugs and coasters: £7/mug
& £3/coaster. Profit goes to support St Mary’s Shrine.
Recent survey
of who attends the Traditional Latin Mass: https://www.hprweb.com/2021/01/the-demographics-of-the-extraordinary-form/
Prayer intentions for our sick: Aurora Sim, Frances
Houghton, Michael Meadows, M. Hawley, Theresa Reynard, Hilda Creagan, John
Sunderland, Steve Humphrey. R.I.P. Mrs Frances Fawcett.
HOLY MASS
INTENTIONS
Masses
are offered this month in private for Kevin Mcluskey; Kate O’Donoghue (RIP); Luciano
Deluca; FSSP; Theresa Raynard; Thomas Parkinson; Paul Allen’s Family; Special
Intention; Francine Hanna; Rosa: Thanksgiving; Bernadette Keenan; Reparation
for sac. act; Malarchy Cardiff (RIP); Margaret Parkinson (RIP); Holy Souls;
Miguel Casado; Mary Doyle (RIP); Reconversions of France/all French; Intentions
of Knights of Our Lady in
France, England, German, world; Luciana Robinson; Josh Langley; Leigh Keenan;
Harry Leach; David Harris; Healing for Kilsby family; Winnie Davis; Repose of
souls Covid victims; Joyce Drury; Holy Soul; Leonard Keenan; Patrick Keenan
(RIP); Fr Robert; Holy Souls; Mary Ashley (RIP); Dr Gordon Bowden (RIP); Edmund Whithall (RIP); Des Delamere (RIP);
Andrew Robinson; Bridie Ford (RIP); Deceased Mcnally/white families
Sun 17
II Sunday after the Epiphany, II
Class
5pm Sung Vespers
11:00am6:00pm
All St Mary’s Faithful
Moughton family
Mon 18
Feria, IV Class
12:10pm
Isabella Robinson
Tue 19
St. Benet Biscop, Abbot, III Class
12:10pm
Fr Joseph T
Wed 20
Sts. Fabian and Sebastian Martyrs,
III Class
12:10pm
7:00 pm
Bernadette Devlin (RIP)
All men of St. Mary’s
Thu 21
St. Agnes, Virgin Martyr, III Class
12:10pm
Dominic Hall
Fri 22
Sts. Vincent and Anastasius,
Martyrs, III Class
12:10pm
All St. Mary’s penitents of the
week
Sat 23
St.
Raymond of Pennafort, Confessor III Class
Adoration & Confessions
10:00am-12noon
12:10pm
Bridie
Ford (RIP)
Sun 24
III
Sunday after Epiphany, II Class
5pm Sung Vespers
11:00am6:00pm
All St Mary’s Faithful
Anne Drury
Mon 25
Conversion of St. Paul, III
Class
12:10pm
Intentions of Shelia Parkinson
Tue 26
St. Polycarp, Bishop and
Martyr, III Class
12:10pm
Mhaol Mhuire Coughlan (RIP)
Wed 27
St.
John Chrysostom, Bish. Conf., Doctor,
III Class
12:10pm
7:00pm
Audrey and Gavin Haig
All men of St. Mary’s
Thu 28
St. Peter Nolasco, Confessor, III
Class
12:10pm
Leila Wills (RIP)
Fri 29
St Francis de Sales, Bish. Conf., Doctor, III Class
12:10pm
All St. Mary’s penitents of the
week
Sat 30
St. Martina, Virgin Martyr, III Class Adoration & Confessions 10:00am-12noon (Last Alleluia until Easter!)
✅Are you among the 99% of Catholic parents currently homeschooling during the lockdown? 🧐Would you be interested in a Classical Hybrid academy? 😍Have you seen our latest video? 💻Are you free for an hour on 22nd January?
Then register your interest in our Virtual Open Day!
As well as the centre in Bedfordshire, there’s been interest to open an RCA in:
– Warrington – South East (Sevenoaks area) – South East London
As per the guidelines issued by the Archdiocee of Liverpool, we are pleased that St Mary’s Shrine remains open for public worship, at the usual times advertised in our latest newsletter:
Places of worship You can attend places of worship for a service. However, you must not mingle with anyone outside of your household or support bubble. You should maintain strict social distancing at all times.
Thank you to all for this past CHRISTMAS! Frs de Malleray, Verrier, Stewart and Jolly thank you for your many cards, gifts, bottles, cooked dishes, and prayers at Christmas. It was uplifting to see so many at Midnight Mass and on the following days. Let us keep up this good attendance and tell our friends about the grace of daily Mass.
St Mary’s Shrine Church Bulletin 3 Jan 21 (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 – warrington@fssp.org
Weekdays: 11:00am-1:30pm (Confessions
11:40am-12:05pm; Holy Mass 12:10pm)
Saturdays: 10:00am-1:30pm (Eucharistic
Adoration 10:00am-12noon, with ongoing Confessions; Holy Mass 12:10pm)
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
Sunday Mass.
To receive
Holy Communion: one must be a Catholic, in state of grace, one-hour fasting
at least. In the EF liturgy, Holy Communion is received kneeling (unless unable
to) and always on the tongue. Thank
you in advance.
All must dress
modestly in church out
of reverence for God and of respect for fellow-worshippers. Chest and limbs must
be covered down to elbows and knees at least. No sportswear. Sunday best should be worn by all on
Sundays and feasts: suit and tie for men and boys, dresses for women and girls.
Men keep their heads uncovered within church; women are encouraged to wear a scarf,
hat or mantilla. Thank you.
Switch OFF your
mobile phonebefore
you enter our church. Letting it ring inside the church gravely disturbs the quiet
of the sacred place. Thank you for your consideration.
Safeguarding: If you have
concerns about children or vulnerable adults, please contact the
Archdiocesan Safeguarding Department on 0151 522 1043 or e-mail
safeguarding@rcaol.co.uk, or speak with Clare Fraser, St Mary’s Safeguarding
Officer. Thank you for your awareness.
Our
Warrington Vocations: Welcome back to our Second Year seminarian
Henry. We pray that he might spend a
restful time in his family. We also pray for our First Year seminarian David, who was prevented from travelling
home this time. We keep our two seminaries in America and Europe in our prayer.
Sister Mari Caritas sent her Christmas
greetings from America. Let us keep her and her community in our prayer. Lastly,
we pray for our young people currently discerning God’s Holy Will for them.
Ask us for a Gift Aid form to
increase your donation by 20% 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
COVID: Please
observe social distancing, sanitizing and one-way system as signed, and kindly
cover your face with a mantilla, scarf or mask unless exempt.
We
thank our stewards who generously give their time to secure a safe
environment for all visitors to St Mary’s. Please make sure to follow their
instructions and abide by the regulations (unless exempt from some), including
social distancing and one-way system.
Use Priory Court Car Park through
automated gates. NEW: additional keypad
for pedestrians to exit: same
code as Entrance + letter A. Do ask the clergy for the access
code on your next visit. Do NOT share
the codes with anyone (unless they are personally known to you as regular Massgoers
at St Mary’s). Please park on any spaces to the FRONT & RIGHT of the
pedestrian wooden gate into the Presbytery garden and church, as the spaces on
the LEFT of that gate are for office users.
Holy Mass booklets, rosaries for
sale. Ask us after Holy Mass. Cash only. Baronius hand missals: we await the publisher’s confirmation for our
latest order.
St Mary’s logo
on mugs and coasters: £7/mug & £3/coaster. Profit goes to support St
Mary’s Shrine.
Tues 5th Jan 1pm-2pm: Blessing of
Epiphany Water. Please
bring containers filled with water and preferably labelled to your name. Before
12:10pm Mass, leave them for blessing on the bench near the Little Organ. This
blessing of water is the most powerful after the Ester Vigil one. Bring your
container(s) back home for private devotional use all year long.
To date, Covid-19 vaccination is optional civilly and morally. No
one should be forced to take it. Furthermore, even though the production of one
such vaccine be proven to have no connection with the “abominable crime of
abortion” (Vatican Council II, Gaudium
et Spes, 51), UK mortality rate so far doesn’t justify more stringent
precautions against Covid than against flu. In addition, the Government and
vaccine producers have warned against negative side-effects including serious
risks to pregnant women and persons with severe disabilities. Classical moral theology
teaches that remote material cooperation in evil (in this case, for vaccination
with abortion-connected vaccines) could be justified if: 1) There must be no
realistic alternative; 2) One must make known the moral objections; 3) There
must be a sufficiently grave, proportionate reason. Since the UK mortality rate
has not exploded so far compared with past years, and since a vaccine totally
free from connection with abortion is to be hoped, conditions 1) and 3) are not
met in the present UK situation. Currently one might choose to take a
vaccine free from any connection with abortion if the threat of Covid
contamination were felt greater than the known and unknown side-effects of
Covid vaccines.
Annual Vocation Weekend:
Fri 29 Jan 2021 at 17:00 – Sun 31 Jan 2021 at 14:00. For single Catholic men 18-30.
St Mary’s Priory, Smith Street, Warrington WA1 2NS, England. Contact malleray@fssp.org. [Obviously subject to
Covid regulations in late January: check our website for updates.]
Prayer intentions for our sick:
Hilda Creagan, John Sunderland, Steve Humphrey. R.I.P. Mrs Frances Fawcett, mother of our Shrine Secretary Mrs Jane
Wright, who passed away last week. We assure all her family of our prayer.
HOLY MASS
INTENTIONS
Masses will be offered this month in private for Kevin Mcluskey; Kate O’Donoghue (RIP); Luciano Deluca; FSSP; Theresa Raynard; Thomas Parkinson; Paul Allen’s Family; Special Intention; Francine Hanna; Rosa: Thanksgiving; Bernadette Keenan; Reparation for sac. act; Malarchy Cardiff (RIP); Margaret Parkinson (RIP); Holy Souls; Miguel Casado; Mary Doyle (RIP); Reconversions of France/all French; Intentions of Knights of Our Lady in France, England, German, world; Luciana Robinson; Josh Langley; Leigh Keenan; Harry Leach; David Harris; Healing for Kilsby family; Winnie Davis; Repose of souls Covid victims; Joyce Drury; Holy Soul; Leonard Keenan; Patrick Keenan (RIP); Fr Robert; Holy Souls; Mary Ashley (RIP); Dr Gordon Bowden (RIP); Edmund Whithall (RIP); Des Delamere (RIP); Andrew Robinson; Bridie Ford (RIP); Deceased Mcnally/white families
Sun 3
Most Holy Name of Jesus, II
Class
5pm Sung Vespers
11:00am6:00pm
All St Mary’s Faithful
Rocco Robinson
Mon 4
Feria, IV Class
12:10pm
Romeo Robinson
Tue 5
Feria, IV Class – Blessing of Epiphany Water 1pm
12:10pm
Fr Doyle (RIP)
Wed 6
Epiphany
of the Lord, I Class
12:10pm
Hilda O’brien
Thu 7
Feria, IV Class
12:10pm
Nikki Heywood
Fri 8
Feria, IV Class
12:10pm
All St. Mary’s penitents of the
week
Sat 9
Saturday
of Our Lady, IV Class
Adoration & Confessions
10:00am-12noon
12:10pm
James
McLuskey
Sun 10
Feast
of the Holy Family (1st Sunday after Epiphany)5pm
Sung Vespers
11:00am6:00pm
All St Mary’s Faithful
Rafael Rozo (RIP)
Mon 11
Feria, IV Class
12:10pm
Bridger McLuskey
Tue 12
Feria, IV Class
12:10pm
Liam O’neill
Wed 13
Commemoration of the Baptism of Our Lord, II Class
12:10pm
7:00pm
Poor Sinners
All men of St. Mary’s
Thu 14
St. Kentigern, Bishop, III
Class
12:10pm
Priestly souls in need
Fri 15
St. Paul the Hermit, Confessor,
III Class
12:10pm
All St. Mary’s penitents of the
week
Sat 16
St. Marcellus,
Pope, Martyr, III Class
Adoration & Confessions
10:00am-12noon
12:10pm
For FSSP
Sun 17
II Sunday after the Epiphany, II Class
5pm Sung Vespers
St Mary’s Shrine Church in Warrington remains open as a place of public worship under the new Tier 4 regulations. No changes to our opening times and Holy Mass times.
(Icy/slippery grounds: please take extra care on the car parks and around the church.)
Fri 29 Jan 2021 at 17:00 – Sun 31 Jan 2021 at 14:00
St Mary’s Priory, Smith Street, Warrington WA1 2NS, England
[Obviously subject to Covid regulations in January: check our website for updates.]
Is God calling ME? Matrimony, celibacy, monastery, seminary, Fraternity?
If you are a single Catholic man between 18 and 29 years of age, come and discern with us at St Mary’s Priory & Church. Shrine Rector Fr de Malleray, FSSP will lead the Weekend, assisted by Fr Ian Verrier, FSSP and Fr Alex Stewart, 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@fssp.org (read by Fr de Malleray only); 01925 635664 (Priory’s Landline).
—————————- VOCATION NEWS: 12 FSSP UK (& Ireland) PRIESTS IN 18 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 few years by Archbishop McMahon, OP of Liverpool. Those were the first EF priestly ordinations by a diocesan bishop in England in fifty years.
In total, 43 young men were admitted into our two seminaries this past autumn including 1 from England.
We give thanks for 12 priests from the UK & Ireland over the past 18 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 and Fr Patrick O’Donohue (incorporated) in 2018.
Weekdays:
11:00am-1:30pm (Confessions 11:40am-12:05pm; Holy Mass 12:10pm)
Saturdays:
10:00am-1:30pm (Eucharistic Adoration 10:00am-12noon, with ongoing
Confessions; Holy Mass 12:10pm)
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
Sunday Mass.
To receive Holy Communion:
one must be a Catholic, in state of grace, one-hour fasting at least. In the EF
liturgy, Holy Communion is received kneeling (unless unable to) and always
on the tongue. Thank you in advance.
Safeguarding: If you have
concerns about children or vulnerable adults, please contact the
Archdiocesan Safeguarding Department on 0151 522 1043 or e-mail
safeguarding@rcaol.co.uk, or speak with Clare Fraser, St Mary’s Safeguarding
Officer. Thank you for your awareness.
Ask us for a Gift Aid form to
increase your donation by 20% 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
Second hand clothes donated: ask
Mary Jones.
COVID: Please
observe social distancing, sanitizing and one-way system as signed, and kindly
cover your face with a mantilla, scarf or mask unless exempt.
We thank our stewards who generously
give their time to secure a safe environment for all visitors to St Mary’s.
Please make sure to follow their instructions and abide by the regulations
(unless exempt from some), including social distancing and one-way system.
The New liturgical
Year started last Sat 28th Nov with the First Vespers of Advent.
Let us prepare for the coming of the Saviour Child! O come, o come Emmanuel!
Contact us for material and financial support
if you struggle during
lockdown.
Speak confidentially to
any of the priests on
your next visit to our
church and we will help.
Use Priory Court Car Park: Now accessed through automated gates. Do ask the clergy for the access code on your next visit here, and kindly use that car park in priority, freeing the Church car park for occasional visitors unaware of the access code. Thank you.
A good opportunity to support fellow
Catholics in these difficult times: join our Shrine Directory: Email Fr Stewart (astewart@olgseminary.org) your
profession, trade or skills with the contact details you would like to be
included on a printed booklet to be shared with parishioners. This document
will not be shared electronically.
Children Education Meeting at
St Mary’s. As you know, families meet every Wednesday afternoon at Priory Court
for educational activities. The purchase of the new building and the growing
needs of families lead us to envisage more. Please look at the successful Regina Caeli Academy model as an
option.
Our Lady of Guadalupe on Sat 12th Dec: pro-life devotions, veneration of the holy Image of Our Lady.
Second-hand handmissals for sale £15 each. + LMS booklets for sale: £3.00 per copy or
£5 for two copies. And more books. Ask us after Holy Mass. Cash only.
Having Holy Masses offered at St Mary’s: an excellent act of devotion and faith.
For the benefit of our congregation, we have decided to offer every week a Holy Mass for the following intentions:
Sunday 11am: All St Mary’s Faithful;
Wed evening: All Men at St Mary’s;
Fri: All St Mary’s penitents of the week.
We invite you to choose one from these three new intentions when you next hand to us an envelope with the usual Holy Mass stipend (circa £10.00 per Mass). In addition, you are of course welcome to continue to offer Holy Mass stipends with your own specific intentions.
St Mary’s clergy attended an online
Safeguarding session with about 40
fellow priests from the Liverpool Archdiocese on Fri 4th Dec.
Our quarterly magazine Dowry, Autumnissue, with many suggestions of
good books to read, is
available online hereand shortly in print.
Educational support group for ladies on
Sat 19th Dec, 1.30pm: limited numbers: booking required.
Christmas cards, Advent Calendars, etc available from Aid to the Church in Need website www.acnuk.org or by ringing 0345 241 6068 and
asking for a Catalogue.
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