and to our 6.00pm Low Mass (Celebrant & Homilist Fr Philomeno of the Marian Franciscans),
we will offer an extra Low Mass at 12:30pm.
Confessions are heard in the confessional from 10.30am and during most of the 11.00am Mass, and again at 5.30pm before the 6.00pm Mass.
No booking is required to attend Mass at St Mary’s Shrine Church.
Please observe social distancing as signed, and kindly bring your face covering unless you are exempt as per Government guidelines (see last Sunday’s post on this page below).
Make sure to park in our TWO car parks, both of them adjacent to the church.
The better known one is accessed via Smith Street, a cul-de-sac off Mersey Street immediately on your left before The Borough Arms pub, and to the end of Smith Street through the gates and into the car park.
Our lesser known car park is easier to access and to exit: when driving along St Mary’s Church (on your left) on Buttermarket Street, turn left immediately before the Crossed Keys pub, into Priory Court car park, and walk through the pedestrian gate on your left into the back garden of the presbytery towards St Mary’s church.
Church Opening Times:
Weekdays 11:00am – 1:30pm & 5:00pm – 6:30pm
includes 12:10pm Holy Mass, following Confessions 11:40am-12:05pm and Holy Rosary 11:30am-11:55am
Saturdays: 10:00am-1:30pm (no opening in the afternoon)
With Confessions & Adoration 10am-12noon before 12:10pm Holy Mass
Sundays 10:am– 1:00pm& 5:00pm-7:00pm
(no Sunday Vespers & Benediction in August)
Daily Mass open to all present on site, and accessible online for free daily via LiveMass.net)
OFFERTORY COLLECTION at the END of EVERY Mass, daily: a steward will be holding the collection basket by the Porch door as you exit, for you kindly to drop your offering. Thank you for your vital support to St Mary’s.
Mass readings: If you are new to St Mary’s Latin Mass community, please note that we normally have printed sheets with English translations and booklets to help you follow Holy Mass. Those are currently not available due to anti-virus regulations. But you can find on our website a link to the readings for the Mass of each day. You can also subscribe for free to our weekly circular emails with all news and interactive links.
Summer Recess in August:
There will be one priest at St Mary’s rather than 2 or 3 for most of August. He will be responsible for our usual schedule:
Mon-Sat: daily 12:10pm Mass and 11:40am Confessions (Sat: 10am-12noon Eucharistic adoration and Confessions)
We look forward to resuming our Sunday Vespers & Benediction, Men’s Group, Women’s Group, Youth Group, Educational Activities and sacramental preparation in September, pandemic allowing.
Please bear with the priest in charge in August, remembering that our part-time Shrine Secretary Mrs Jane Wright is also away on a well-deserved summer break. For these reasons, please do not expect speedy responses from St Mary’s this month outside of cases of emergency.
Good Bye Fr Whisenant!
Thank you to all for your very generous collection as a farewell gift to Fr Henry Whisenant last Sunday. He is now back in his home diocese of East Anglia after spending a year with us a priest-in-residence to learn the traditional ways. He asks for prayers, that his attempt to launch a traditional apostolate in his part of the country might be successful. Please do not write to him at St Mary’s, but contact him directly: henrywhiz@hotmail.com.
Looking Ahead in the UK:
From New Zealand Deacon Gilbride is asking for prayers as his priestly ordination scheduled on 8th August in Sydney’s cathedral was postponed again due to virus restrictions in Australia.
We are delighted that Fr Neil Brett, a diocesan priest, was given permission by his Bishop of Brentwood to join the FSSP as Postulant. He is to begin at our personal parish in Reading next month (with Frs Goddard and Phipps), succeeding Fr Patrick O’Donohue who is to launch our permanent apostolate in his home country of Ireland.
Fr Emerson remains in charge in Edinburgh.
At St Mary’s: There are no changes planned as regards Fr de Malleray and Fr Verrier. Fr Whisenant is now gone and Fr Stewart still unwell, not residing at St Mary’s. This leaves us at St Mary’s with fewer clergy than we were used to (unless some priest wishes to learn our ways here, succeeding Fr Whisenant). Two (youngish) priests is still twice more than during our first year (2015-2016). We are also grateful to Fr Andrew Jolly, a retired diocesan priest from Wigan, who generously assists us at St Mary’s for Holy Mass and Confessions.
But over the past 4 1/2 years, our congregation has grown and our activities have multiplied. The acquisition of 2/3 of Priory Court and the maintenance of St Mary’s Church and Priory, plus two car parks, manifest this dynamic expansion of St Mary’s Community against difficult odds. However, this also means a heavier load of administrative work. Without entering into details, and while thanks to the assistance of several competent persons we have done well so far, we will have of a necessity to muscle up our organisation for the care of the St Mary’s Shrine site. Unless additional competent and reactive collaborators are found, we might need to hire someone so that the two priests can meet the growing pastoral demands in accordance with their priestly calling, while shifting to lay persons more of the administrative tasks. We ask for your prayer for this important need.
Dear Newcomers:
With great joy, we have noticed many new faces in our pews since the reopening last month. We welcome you all wholeheartedly. Please note that like all other churches, we are prevented by the COVID restrictions from functioning as we would normally wish.
For instance, we are not allowed to provide as before a printed sheet with the epistles and gospels for the entire week. You can find them in your recent Traditional hand missal, or ask for a new copy of the Baronius one, available from us for £37 (cash only). You can also find the readings on our website via the link below on our website: http://divinumofficium.com/cgi-bin/missa/missa.pl#
We also would normally give conferences to help everyone become more familiar with the traditional Latin Mass. This is more difficult because of the retrictions. But you can find explanations here https://lms.org.uk/resources .
Similarly, our parish hall is not yet re-opened. It is obviously an essential feature of our community life.
Do feel very welcome to chat with our parishioners after Holy Mass and ask any question about the traditional liturgy and spirituality. They made the same journey as you, since there was only the new Mass in English at St Mary’s until our Fraternity was invited to take over in November 2015. Naturally, priests are also happy to answer your queries and, after the Summer recess, to offer various options to support you and your family in your faith. Already, make use of the many articles in our online magazine Dowry: https://fssp.co.uk/category/dowry/
Your financial support is greatly appreciated, since St Mary’s Shrine and community do not receive any money from the Liverpool Archdiocese in which we serve. The cost of running St Mary’s (including priests’ allowance and healthcare, car allowance and building maintenance) is an estimated £1,700.00 per WEEK. You can send your donation to St Mary’s Shrine via our Donate page: https://fssp.co.uk/donate/ . Ask us for a Gift Aid form to increase your donation by 20% at no extra cost to you.
Some of you many not know that St Mary’s Shrine is run by an international priestly society, the Priestly Fraternity of St Peter (FSSP). The FSSP is the largest traditional priestly community in full communion with the Holy See: https://www.fssp.org/en/ . St Mary’s was owned and run by the Benedictines of the Abbey of Ampleforth. For want of priests, they had to withdraw and after two years the Archdiocese of Liverpool was about to shut down this magnificent church. Our Fraternity took it over. Our registered charity legally owns the church, presbytery and entire site. Archbishop McMahon of Liverpool entrusted us with the canonical mission of making the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite available to all in the Liverpool Archdiocese. Needless to say, anyone is welcome also from other dioceses. The Confirmation of 19 candidates from several dioceses last month illustrated this point. We are grateful for the active support of our Archbishop McMahon, who came twice to ordain our priests at St Mary’s and every year to confirm our candidates, always in the Traditional liturgy. He also granted the Imprimatur for the last two books by Fr de Malleray, X-ray of the Priest in A Field Hospital and Ego Eimi – It is I – Falling in Eucharistic Love.
Vocations:
Our three First Year seminarians from the UK & Ireland are to resume formation in Nebraska later this month after spending a fortnight on apostolate in Warrington and Reading. Please pray for them, as well as for our three other seminarians from the UK; and for possibly two new seminarians to begin formation in October. Pray also for two young ladies from our youth groups in England taking their first steps as religious sisters in America, and for three more actively discerning.
The Government announced mandatory face masks in churches from 8th August. Until then, wearing a mask was only recommended. We at St Mary’s take every proportionate precaution to ensure the safety of our congregation. Our safety settings were checked and approved by the Archdiocesan authority.
For believers, such measures include spiritual welfare. We prayed and still recite after every Mass the Latin Prayer Against Pestilence from the Roman Ritual [click HERE to open this prayer in Latin and English as pdf to download or print].
We also had the Votive Mass Against Pestilence offered. Twice we had outdoor processions to ask God for protection, right before the lockdown and during (then with only the clergy and resident servers). Just before lockdown, we preventively administered the sacrament of Extreme Unction with Plenary Indulgence to 1/3 of our congregation.
Over the past 5 months, no member of our congregation has died from Coronavirus, and to our knowledge none has contracted the virus. Thanks be to God.
While wearing a facemasks is presented as a proportionate precaution (the pictures in this post show that it can also be a way of evangelising), the British Government recognises that not everyone is able to wear one. Anyone will agree that the mask makes breathing difficult, especially in this summer month; it also obscures one’s spectacles with moisture, causing trip hazard; some wearers can feel claustrophobic and others might feel distressed by the lack of facial communication. Should you fall into any such categories, the Government has provided a badge to print and wear so as to indicate that your not wearing a mask entails no neglect or carelessness. The Government writes (see below) that displaying or wearing such an exemption sign “is not necessary in law“. Click here to access the Government badges. Obviously no mask can be worn to receive Holy Communion.
In settings where face coverings are required in England, there are some circumstances, for health, age or equality reasons, where people are not expected to wear face coverings. Please be mindful and respectful of such circumstances, noting that some people are less able to wear face coverings, and that the reasons for this may not be visible to others.
It is not compulsory for employees of indoor settings or transport workers to wear face coverings (see section 6), although employers may consider their use where appropriate and where other mitigations are not in place. Employers should continue to follow COVID-19 Secure guidelines to reduce the proximity and duration of contact between employees.
You do not need to wear a face covering if you have a legitimate reason not to. This includes (but is not limited to):
young children under the age of 11 (Public Health England do not recommended face coverings for children under the age of 3 for health and safety reasons)
not being able to put on, wear or remove a face covering because of a physical or mental illness or impairment, or disability
if putting on, wearing or removing a face covering will cause you severe distress
if you are travelling with or providing assistance to someone who relies on lip reading to communicate
to avoid harm or injury, or the risk of harm or injury, to yourself or others
to avoid injury, or to escape a risk of harm, and you do not have a face covering with you
to eat or drink if reasonably necessary
in order to take medication
if a police officer or other official requests you remove your face covering
There are also scenarios when you are permitted to remove a face covering when asked:
if asked to do so in a bank, building society, or post office for identification
if asked to do so by shop staff or relevant employees for identification, the purpose of assessing health recommendations, such as a pharmacist, or for age identification purposes including when buying age restricted products such as alcohol
if speaking with people who rely on lip reading, facial expressions and clear sound. Some may ask you, either verbally or in writing, to remove a covering to help with communication
Exemption Cards
Those who have an age, health or disability reason for not wearing a face covering should not be routinely asked to give any written evidence of this, this includes exemption cards. No person needs to seek advice or request a letter from a medical professional about their reason for not wearing a face covering.
Some people may feel more comfortable showing something that says they do not have to wear a face covering.This could be in the form of an exemption card, badge or even a home-made sign.
This is a personal choice and is not necessary in law.
includes 12:10pm Holy Mass, following Confessions 11:40am-12:05pm and Holy Rosary 11:30am-11:55am
Saturdays:
10:00am-1:30pm (no opening in the afternoon)
With Confessions
& Adoration 10am-12noon before 12:10pm Holy Mass
Sundays
10:am– 1:00pm&
5:00pm-7:00pm
(no Sunday Vespers & Benediction in August)
Daily Mass open to all present on site, and accessible online for free daily via LiveMass.net)
OFFERTORY COLLECTION at the END of EVERY Mass, daily: a steward will be holding the collection basket by the Porch door as you exit, for you kindly to drop your offering. Thank you for your vital support to St Mary’s.
Mass readings: If you are new to St Mary’s Latin Mass community, please note that we normally have printed sheets with English translations and booklets to help you follow Holy Mass. Those are currently not available due to anti-virus regulations. But you can find on our website a link to the readings for the Mass of each day. You can also subscribe for free to our weekly circular emails with all news and interactive links.
Summer Recess in August:
There will be one priest at St Mary’s rather than 2 or 3 for most of August. He will be responsible for our usual schedule:
Mon-Sat: daily 12:10pm Mass and 11:40am Confessions (Sat: 10am-12noon Eucharistic adoration and Confessions)
We look forward to resuming our Sunday Vespers & Benediction, Men’s Group, Women’s Group, Youth Group, Educational Activities and sacramental preparation in September, pandemic allowing.
Please bear with the priest in charge in August, remembering that our part-time Shrine Secretary Mrs Jane Wright is also away on a well-deserved summer break. For these reasons, please do not expect speedy responses from St Mary’s this month outside of cases of emergency.
Good Bye Fr Whisenant!
Thank you to all for your very generous collection as a farewell gift to Fr Henry Whisenant last Sunday. He is now back in his home diocese of East Anglia after spending a year with us a priest-in-residence to learn the traditional ways. He asks for prayers, that his attempt to launch a traditional apostolate in his part of the country might be successful. Please do not write to him at St Mary’s, but contact him directly: henrywhiz@hotmail.com.
Looking Ahead in the UK:
From New Zealand Deacon Gilbride is asking for prayers as his priestly ordination scheduled on 8th August in Sydney’s cathedral was postponed again due to virus restrictions in Australia.
We are delighted that Fr Neil Brett, a diocesan priest, was given permission by his Bishop of Brentwood to join the FSSP as Postulant. He is to begin at our personal parish in Reading next month (with Frs Goddard and Phipps), succeeding Fr Patrick O’Donohue who is to launch our permanent apostolate in his home country of Ireland.
Fr Emerson remains in charge in Edinburgh.
At St Mary’s: There are no changes planned as regards Fr de Malleray and Fr Verrier. Fr Whisenant is now gone and Fr Stewart still unwell, not residing at St Mary’s. This leaves us at St Mary’s with fewer clergy than we were used to (unless some priest wishes to learn our ways here, succeeding Fr Whisenant). Two (youngish) priests is still twice more than during our first year (2015-2016). We are also grateful to Fr Andrew Jolly, a retired diocesan priest from Wigan, who generously assists us at St Mary’s for Holy Mass and Confessions.
But over the past 4 1/2 years, our congregation has grown and our activities have multiplied. The acquisition of 2/3 of Priory Court and the maintenance of St Mary’s Church and Priory, plus two car parks, manifest this dynamic expansion of St Mary’s Community against difficult odds. However, this also means a heavier load of administrative work. Without entering into details, and while thanks to the assistance of several competent persons we have done well so far, we will have of a necessity to muscle up our organisation for the care of the St Mary’s Shrine site. Unless additional competent and reactive collaborators are found, we might need to hire someone so that the two priests can meet the growing pastoral demands in accordance with their priestly calling, while shifting to lay persons more of the administrative tasks. We ask for your prayer for this important need.
Dear Newcomers:
With great joy, we have noticed many new faces in our pews since the reopening last month. We welcome you all wholeheartedly. Please note that like all other churches, we are prevented by the COVID restrictions from functioning as we would normally wish.
For instance, we are not allowed to provide as before a printed sheet with the epistles and gospels for the entire week. You can find them in your recent Traditional hand missal, or ask for a new copy of the Baronius one, available from us for £37 (cash only). You can also find the readings on our website via the link below on our website: http://divinumofficium.com/cgi-bin/missa/missa.pl#
We also would normally give conferences to help everyone become more familiar with the traditional Latin Mass. This is more difficult because of the retrictions. But you can find explanations here https://lms.org.uk/resources .
Similarly, our parish hall is not yet re-opened. It is obviously an essential feature of our community life.
Do feel very welcome to chat with our parishioners after Holy Mass and ask any question about the traditional liturgy and spirituality. They made the same journey as you, since there was only the new Mass in English at St Mary’s until our Fraternity was invited to take over in November 2015. Naturally, priests are also happy to answer your queries and, after the Summer recess, to offer various options to support you and your family in your faith. Already, make use of the many articles in our online magazine Dowry: https://fssp.co.uk/category/dowry/
Your financial support is greatly appreciated, since St Mary’s Shrine and community do not receive any money from the Liverpool Archdiocese in which we serve. The cost of running St Mary’s (including priests’ allowance and healthcare, car allowance and building maintenance) is an estimated £1,700.00 per WEEK. You can send your donation to St Mary’s Shrine via our Donate page: https://fssp.co.uk/donate/ . Ask us for a Gift Aid form to increase your donation by 20% at no extra cost to you.
Some of you many not know that St Mary’s Shrine is run by an international priestly society, the Priestly Fraternity of St Peter (FSSP). The FSSP is the largest traditional priestly community in full communion with the Holy See: https://www.fssp.org/en/ . St Mary’s was owned and run by the Benedictines of the Abbey of Ampleforth. For want of priests, they had to withdraw and after two years the Archdiocese of Liverpool was about to shut down this magnificent church. Our Fraternity took it over. Our registered charity legally owns the church, presbytery and entire site. Archbishop McMahon of Liverpool entrusted us with the canonical mission of making the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite available to all in the Liverpool Archdiocese. Needless to say, anyone is welcome also from other dioceses. The Confirmation of 19 candidates from several dioceses last month illustrated this point. We are grateful for the active support of our Archbishop McMahon, who came twice to ordain our priests at St Mary’s and every year to confirm our candidates, always in the Traditional liturgy. He also granted the Imprimatur for the last two books by Fr de Malleray, X-ray of the Priest in A Field Hospital and Ego Eimi – It is I – Falling in Eucharistic Love.
Vocations:
Our three First Year seminarians from the UK & Ireland are to resume formation in Nebraska later this month after spending a fortnight on apostolate in Warrington and Reading. Please pray for them, as well as for our three other seminarians from the UK; and for possibly two new seminarians to begin formation in October. Pray also for two young ladies from our youth groups in England taking their first steps as religious sisters in America, and for three more actively discerning.
Face masks:
[The masks displayed here can be purchased on https://www.redbubble.com/shop/?iaCode=all-masks&query=virgin%20mary&ref=search_box]
The Government announced on 31st July 2020 mandatory face masks in churches from 8th August. Until then, wearing a mask is only recommended. We at St Mary’s take every proportionate precaution to ensure the safety of our congregation. Our safety settings were checked and approved by the Archdiocesan authority.
For believers, such measures include spiritual welfare. We prayed and still recite after every Mass the Latin Prayer Against Pestilence from the Roman Ritual. We also had the Votive Mass Against Pestilence offered. Twice we had outdoor processions to ask God for protection, right before the lockdown and during (then with only the clergy and resident servers). Just before lockdown, we preventively administered the sacrament of Extreme Unction with Plenary Indulgence to 1/3 of our congregation. Over the past 5 months, no member of our congregation has died from Coronavirus, and to our knowledge none has contracted the virus. Thanks be to God.
While wearing a facemasks is presented as a proportionate precaution (the pictures in this post show that it can also be a way of evangelising), the British Government recognises that not everyone is able to wear one. Anyone will agree that the mask makes breathing difficult, especially in this summer month; it also obscures one’s spectacles with moisture, causing trip hazard; some wearers can feel claustrophobic and others might feel distressed by the lack of facial communication. Should you fall into any such categories, the Government has provided a badge to print and wear so as to indicate that your not wearing a mask entails no neglect or carelessness. The Government writes (see below) that displaying or wearing such an exemption sign “is not necessary in law“. Click here to access the Government badges. Obviously no mask can be worn to receive Holy Communion.
In settings where face coverings are required in England, there are some circumstances, for health, age or equality reasons, where people are not expected to wear face coverings. Please be mindful and respectful of such circumstances, noting that some people are less able to wear face coverings, and that the reasons for this may not be visible to others.
It is not compulsory for employees of indoor settings or transport workers to wear face coverings (see section 6), although employers may consider their use where appropriate and where other mitigations are not in place. Employers should continue to follow COVID-19 Secure guidelines to reduce the proximity and duration of contact between employees.
You do not need to wear a face covering if you have a legitimate reason not to. This includes (but is not limited to):
young children under the age of 11 (Public Health England do not recommended face coverings for children under the age of 3 for health and safety reasons)
not being able to put on, wear or remove a face covering because of a physical or mental illness or impairment, or disability
if putting on, wearing or removing a face covering will cause you severe distress
if you are travelling with or providing assistance to someone who relies on lip reading to communicate
to avoid harm or injury, or the risk of harm or injury, to yourself or others
to avoid injury, or to escape a risk of harm, and you do not have a face covering with you
to eat or drink if reasonably necessary
in order to take medication
if a police officer or other official requests you remove your face covering
There are also scenarios when you are permitted to remove a face covering when asked:
if asked to do so in a bank, building society, or post office for identification
if asked to do so by shop staff or relevant employees for identification, the purpose of assessing health recommendations, such as a pharmacist, or for age identification purposes including when buying age restricted products such as alcohol
if speaking with people who rely on lip reading, facial expressions and clear sound. Some may ask you, either verbally or in writing, to remove a covering to help with communication
Exemption Cards
Those who have an age, health or disability reason for not wearing a face covering should not be routinely asked to give any written evidence of this, this includes exemption cards. No person needs to seek advice or request a letter from a medical professional about their reason for not wearing a face covering.
Some people may feel more comfortable showing something that says they do not have to wear a face covering.This could be in the form of an exemption card, badge or even a home-made sign.
This is a personal choice and is not necessary in law.
Congratulations to our five adult converts who were received into the Church last Friday and made their First Holy communion last weekend, and to our 19 candidates who received the Sacrament of Confirmation from Archbishop McMahon last Saturday. So many graces! Thank you to all those who helped make this possible: His Grace who came from Liverpool again this year; Fr Whisenant for the very hard work put in preparing the many candidates; Fr Verrier who drove back a long way to do the music; Fr Andrew Jolly who attended in choir after hearing confessions; our flower artist; our stewards; our LiveMass operator; our lay servers and so many more. Please pray for our new Catholics and newly confirmed ones.
Juventutem youth group (18+) on Saturday 25 August: contact Juventutem Warrington on Facebook.
Mass intentions 19 July – 2 August 2020
Sun 19
VII Sunday after Pentecost
5pm Vespers &
Benediction
11:00am
6:00pm
Patrick Parkinson
Celebrant’s intention
Mon 20
St Jerome Emiliani
12:10pm
Joe de Luca
Tue 21
St Lawrence of Brindisi
12:10pm
Gavin Gogley
Wed 22
St Mary Magdalene; Men’s Group 8pm
12:10pm
Parkinson Family
Thu 23
St Apollinaris
12:10pm
Romeo
Fri 24
Votive Requiem
12:10pm
Christopher Connor RIP
Sat 25
St James, Apostle
12:10pm
Karen McKay
Sun 26
VIII Sunday after Pentecost
5pm Vespers &
Benediction
11:00am
6:00pm
Eileen Corcoran RIP
Celebrant’s intention
Mon 27
Votive Mass of St John
Fisher
12:10pm
FSSP Reading
Tue 28
Ss Nazarius & Celsus, & Victor & Innocent
12:10pm
Daniel & Ethan Jones
Wed 29
St Martha; Men’s
Group 8pm
12.10pm
Holy Souls & FOSS members
Thu 30
Votive Mass for Vocations
12:10pm
Daniel Jones
Fri 31
St Ignatius Loyola
12:10
Conor Jones
Sat 1
St Peter in Chains, 3rd
class FSSP
12:10
Francine Hannah
Sun 2
IX Sunday after Pentecost
5pm Vespers &
Benediction
11:00am
6:00pm
Margaret Lawless
Celebrant’s intention
Opening Times:
Weekdays 11:00am – 1:30pm & 5:00pm – 6:30pm
includes 12:10pm Holy Mass after Confessions 11:40am-12:05pm
(and most evenings Sung Vespers at 6pm)
Saturdays: 10:00am-1:30pm (no opening in the afternoon)
With Confessions & Adoration 10am-12noon before 12:10pm Holy Mass
Sundays 10:am– 1:00pm& 5:00pm-7:00pm
(includes Sung Vespers & Benediction 5pm-6pm open to all present in church, and via LiveMass.net)
If you are new to St Mary’s Latin Mass community, please note that we normally have printed sheets with English translations and booklets to help you follow Holy Mass. Those are currently not available due to anti-virus regulations. But you can find on our website a link to the readings for the Mass of each day. You can also subscribe for free to our weekly circular emails with all news and interactive links.
A word by Fr Henry Whisenant who is going back to his diocese:
“Following on from Fr de
Malleray’s announcement and his gracious words at Sunday Mass about my return
to East Anglia to take up an appointment there, I would like to publicly thank
him for his generosity in making me so welcome this whole last year as I lived
in this community and discerned what was the next step for me in the priestly
apostolate. I will always remember with fondness and gratitude my time with the
clergy of this house (also Fr Verrier with whom I have so happily spent the
year, Fr Stuart and Deacon Gilbride for the time that they have been here, and
Fr Loewenstein at the very beginning), and although I have much yet to learn in
terms of the Church’s rich tradition, what I am familiar with is thanks to
them, and is therefore very much a fruit of the Priestly Fraternity of St
Peter. I am also more grateful than words can tell to you, the faithful of this
parish, who have shown me such natural and unstinting kindness. Please pray for
my first steps in this new venture and know that you will remain in my
prayers.”
Father Whisenant spent the past year as priest in residence at St Mary’s to learn better the traditional ways. Recently he chose to accept an offer from his bishop of East Anglia to launch a traditional ministry in rural Suffolk. In the name of all, let Father Whisenant be thanked for his great dedication here over the past year. Through fine homilies and talks, through one-to-one instructions to converts, through visits to those in need and through his cheerful involvement in the life of us clergy, Fr Whisenant has so naturally become part of our lives that we assumed he had been here for years. We assure him of our prayer for his new apostolate, knowing that our loss will be a long-awaited gain for families in the diocese of East Anglia. Father will leave on 29th July.
Homily on the feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel: https://vimeo.com/439105701.
SAFETY: Thank you for paying attention to the various signs displayed throughout the church for your safety as approved by the Liverpool Archdiocese. This includes the one way system, the social distancing in the aisles and in the pews. Would members of the same household kindly keep together and leave a gap between them and other people? Thank you. Individuals and smaller households are invited to sit in the side pews.
The Holy Water fonts are left empty. If you bring an empty plastic bottle, we can fill it in for you to take home.
The Offertory Collection will take place at the end of Mass as you walk out. At the back of the church a steward will hold a basket before you, for you to drop your offering in it without touching the basket. Thank you in advance for your generosity.
Holy Communion will not take place during Holy Mass until further notice. But any Catholic in state of grace and fasting for an hour may receive Holy Communion right at the end of Mass. This will take place kneeling (unless crippled) all along the Communion Rail, and on the tongue, according to the traditional form in force at St Mary’s Shrine. Stand at least one meter behind the first line of communicants. Then kneel down all along the rail, with one meter gap between households. The priests will sanitise their fingers right before Holy Communion and will stand about one meter from each communicant. The priests’ fingers do not touch the communicant’s lips, chin or tongue if the mouth is normally open. If you have any concerns, we invite you to make a spiritual Communion instead.
Please pray for Fr Alex Stewart, FSSP, still sick at home.
We thank Fr Andrew Jolly, acting as sacred minister at the Solemn High Mass on the FSSP’s 32nd anniversary of foundation last Saturday.
Wednesday Men’s group at 8pm as usual.
HOW WE CAN IMPROVE OUR VISITS TO CHURCH:
Did we ask ourselves how we could improve our behaviour while in the House of God, lest after four months some habits were lost? Allow us the following reminders, or encouragements:
one must genuflect towards the Tabernacle on entering and again on departing (unless unable to do so); and whenever walking by the Tabernacle along the Communion Rail or across the central aisle (if the Blessed Sacrament is exposed in the monstrance for adoration one should wait or genuflect on both knees);
men, women and children must dress with modesty. No tight or see-through garments; body, chest, shoulders covered, and limbs at least down to the elbows and below the knees with dresses or skirts for women, and trousers for men. Even on weekdays, sport shoes, t-shirts and jeans are not appropriate. On Sundays and feasts, one should wear one’s ‘Sunday best’, not casual wear. Sunday Best means a suit with tie for men and young men, and for women a dress more elegant than usual. Cheap clothes can be found which will meet these criteria of respect for the House of God. While not compulsory, it is becoming for women to cover their head with a mantilla, while men remain bare headed. These vestimentary efforts are to honour God and to edify fellow worshippers.
talking in church is not permitted, unless with God or with the confessor;
mobile phones must be switched off before entering;
one must avoid casual postures such as crossing ones legs, reclining on one’s seat or resting one’s feet upon the kneelers: as the word indicates, kneelers are for our knees, while our shoes belong to the floor;
no other activity must take place while Holy Mass or the Divine Office (e.g. Vespers) or Eucharistic adoration is in progress.
Why all this dear friends? Because a Catholic church building is the House of the true God. Here is where the Saviour of all men truly dwells.
Now available to purchase online – or with 1/3 discount at St Mary’s £10.00 (cash only) instead of £15.00 :
X-RAY OF THE PRIEST in a field hospital
Since no priest wishes to be mediocre, why do many think priestly holiness too ambitious a goal? This book identifies sinful hindrances and spiritual resources for a fruitful and rewarding priestly life in the twenty-first century. These reflections are drawn from the author’s traditional priestly formation and from his twenty years of experience as retreat master for clergy and laity, and as vocations promoter.
Praise for the book:
This call ‘back to basics’ for the Latin clergy, set within a clear doctrinal framework, is written with both imagination and rigour, and merits a wide readership, including bishops and religious superiors. – Fr Aidan Nichols, O.P., author of Holy Order: The Apostolic Ministry from the New Testament to the Second Vatican Council, (Veritas Publications)
No priest doing his duty, trying to love God and neighbor, and trying to pick up his daily cross will suddenly decide, “I think I’ll have a go at some adultery.” He might wind up in grave treason to Our Lord, but the winding will not be sudden. He will slide into it. Conversely, he will not be able to jump up to the heights of sanctity; he’ll have to climb. This book will be of great value to anyone who would like to know how to avoid the slide, and what to do in order to climb. Fr. de Malleray’s timely yet classic approach to the priesthood in our times is a jewel. I thank God he wrote it. – Fr James Jackson, FSSP, author of Nothing Superfluous (Redbrush)
This book presents a convincing and compelling account of the stamp and character of the priest. It is at once profoundly practical and sublimely spiritual. We have over forty men in our Faculty preparing for lives as priests across China, Latin America, East and South East Asia. I am convinced that every single one of them will profit greatly and be strengthened in their vocations by reading and re-reading carefully, attentively and prayerfully Fr de Malleray’s advice. – Revd Prof Stephen Morgan, Rector of the University of Saint Joseph, Macao, China
Written from an unapologetically traditionalist position, this book is in no way the less spiritually challenging and thought provoking. One does not have to agree with everything in it to come away with much material to help one discern how to be a better priest in the contemporary Church. There is also a good section on vocations. – Revd Dr Michael Cullinan, M.A.(Oxon.), M.A.St.(Cantab.), Ph.D. (Cantab.), S.T.D. (Alfonsianum), Director of Maryvale Higher Institute of Religious Sciences
Fr de Malleray’s reflections on the nature of the priesthood are fascinating and perceptive, and will edify both clerical and lay readers. – Dr Joseph Shaw, PhD, Oxf, Chairman of The Latin Mass Society
Father de Malleray has once more strengthened the sensus fidei, refining the themes introduced in Ego Eimi to focus more particularly on the gift of the Sacred Priesthood. We are grateful to Father for having penned these reflections, covering a wide scope of aspects of the greatest dignity conferred on man. His words gain particular resonance among our Sisters, who are dedicated to prayer, sacrifice and hospitality toward priests, as well as the making of sacred vestments. May Father’s meditations spur on an even deeper urgency in spiritual support of our priests, that they may ever remain faithful to their own vocations, and in handing down the traditions and fullness of our holy faith. This is wonderful book that I heartily recommend. – Mother Abbess Cecilia, osb, Abbey of Our Lady of Ephesus (Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles, Gower, MO)
Full of instruction yet easy to read; an inspiring vademecum for priests, seminarians and those considering a priestly vocation. – Fr Thomas Crean, O.P., author of The Mass and the Saints (Family Publications)
Also available on Amazon and other online retailers.
We encourage donations online. It is easier for us to manage. Visit https://fssp.co.uk/donate/ . If for St Mary’s Warrington, make sure to specify it, using the FSSPWarrington account. If for the Priory Campaign, do specify it as well, using the FSSP England account.
You can use the Paypal button, specifying the purpose of your donation on the PayPal form. If unsure, email us (warrington@fssp.org) to inform us of the date, amount, name, and purpose of your donation.
Download or ask for the Gift Aid form if you are eligible.
Of course, your donations in cash or cheques are gratefully received as well. You can safely slip your envelope through the metal slot (regularly sanitized) on the Front Door of St Mary’s Presbytery, even in the absence of a priest. Just slip your donation and we will collect it once you are gone. God bless you.
Notice: A senior lady from our congregation is looking for a cheap flat to rent in the centre of Warrington in a quiet environment. Contact us for details.
Since no priest wishes to be mediocre, why do many think priestly holiness too ambitious a goal? This book identifies sinful hindrances and spiritual resources for a fruitful and rewarding priestly life in the twenty-first century. These reflections are drawn from the author’s traditional priestly formation and from his twenty years of experience as retreat master for clergy and laity, and as vocations promoter.
Praise for the book:
This call ‘back to basics’ for the Latin clergy, set within a clear doctrinal framework, is written with both imagination and rigour, and merits a wide readership, including bishops and religious superiors. – Fr Aidan Nichols, O.P., author of Holy Order: The Apostolic Ministry from the New Testament to the Second Vatican Council, (Veritas Publications)
No priest doing his duty, trying to love God and neighbor, and trying to pick up his daily cross will suddenly decide, “I think I’ll have a go at some adultery.” He might wind up in grave treason to Our Lord, but the winding will not be sudden. He will slide into it. Conversely, he will not be able to jump up to the heights of sanctity; he’ll have to climb. This book will be of great value to anyone who would like to know how to avoid the slide, and what to do in order to climb. Fr. de Malleray’s timely yet classic approach to the priesthood in our times is a jewel. I thank God he wrote it. – Fr James Jackson, FSSP, author of Nothing Superfluous (Redbrush)
This book presents a convincing and compelling account of the stamp and character of the priest. It is at once profoundly practical and sublimely spiritual. We have over forty men in our Faculty preparing for lives as priests across China, Latin America, East and South East Asia. I am convinced that every single one of them will profit greatly and be strengthened in their vocations by reading and re-reading carefully, attentively and prayerfully Fr de Malleray’s advice. – Revd Prof Stephen Morgan, Rector of the University of Saint Joseph, Macao, China
Written from an unapologetically traditionalist position, this book is in no way the less spiritually challenging and thought provoking. One does not have to agree with everything in it to come away with much material to help one discern how to be a better priest in the contemporary Church. There is also a good section on vocations. – Revd Dr Michael Cullinan, M.A.(Oxon.), M.A.St.(Cantab.), Ph.D. (Cantab.), S.T.D. (Alfonsianum), Director of Maryvale Higher Institute of Religious Sciences
Fr de Malleray’s reflections on the nature of the priesthood are fascinating and perceptive, and will edify both clerical and lay readers. – Dr Joseph Shaw, PhD, Oxf, Chairman of The Latin Mass Society
Father de Malleray has once more strengthened the sensus fidei, refining the themes introduced in Ego Eimi to focus more particularly on the gift of the Sacred Priesthood. We are grateful to Father for having penned these reflections, covering a wide scope of aspects of the greatest dignity conferred on man. His words gain particular resonance among our Sisters, who are dedicated to prayer, sacrifice and hospitality toward priests, as well as the making of sacred vestments. May Father’s meditations spur on an even deeper urgency in spiritual support of our priests, that they may ever remain faithful to their own vocations, and in handing down the traditions and fullness of our holy faith. This is wonderful book that I heartily recommend. – Mother Abbess Cecilia, osb, Abbey of Our Lady of Ephesus (Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles, Gower, MO)
Full of instruction yet easy to read; an inspiring vademecum for priests, seminarians and those considering a priestly vocation. – Fr Thomas Crean, O.P., author of The Mass and the Saints(Family Publications)
LOVE AND REVERENCE DUE TO OUR LORD: LET’S ALWAYS RECEIVE HOLY COMMUNION ON THE TONGUE
An online conference “Love and reverence due to Our Lord: Let’s always receive Holy Communion on the tongue” will be held on Thursday, 16 July 2020 from 12:00pm EST until 2:30pm.
John Smeaton, Society for the Protection of Unborn Children
No registration is necessary. Please tune in Thursday, 16 July 2020 beginning at 12:00pm EST!
All presentations will be readily available to watch immediately afterwards if you cannot attend.
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About the theme of this conference
Voice of the Family in union with the pro-life movement worldwide advocates for the inviolability and value of human life and proudly so. Indeed, we consider it a privilege and honour to defend the most vulnerable human lives. Many in the pro-life movement are prepared to lay down their own lives for the lives of those they seek to protect. This is the strength of our commitment.
And yet there is something even more precious than the sanctity of human life, and this is the divine life truly present in the Holy Eucharist in His Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity. Our greatest treasure on earth is the Blessed Sacrament. There is no other nation so great, the Divine Office of Corpus Christi sings, “as to have its gods so near as our God is present to us”. The Eucharist is our dearest treasure and the thought of having it so near to us in our Catholic churches fills us with gratitude and awe.
We rejoice as churches around the world re-open. Our Lord in the Holy Eucharist can be received again. But whilst the life of a Catholic might be characterised as discerning how we can best offer the love and reverence due to Our Lord, Catholics in many places in the world are now faced with a new and terrible challenge of how are we allowed to worship Our Lord. New regulations, issued by some of the world’s bishops, recommend that the faithful receive Holy Communion in the hand and, in the most radical cases, including in Britain, bishops attempt to ban Holy Communion on the tongue. These recommendations contradict divine and Church law, they obscure the reality of the Real Presence, and they lead the faithful, albeit, please God, in most cases unintentionally, to engage in practices lacking in reverence towards the divine life.
What are we, the laity, to do in such a situation? How can we defend the Eucharist and offer Our Lord the love and reverence due to Him?
First, we must know that by insisting on receiving Holy Communion on the tongue, we are standing on solid ground, prepared by the Tradition of the Church and made fertile with the blood of her martyrs. Tradition demands the greatest possible reverence towards the Holy Eucharist. In fact, serious punishments used to be reserved for practices which are being recommended by some bishops today. The faithful are being misled into believing that the responsible option is to receive Our Lord in the hand despite the very real danger of losing and desecrating fragments of our Eucharistic Lord. And following the instructions issued in the current crisis, Catholics are being schooled to remember in future that this is the so-called “safer option” when similar problems arrive.
But generations of Catholics before us have kept their devotion to our Eucharistic Lord unchanged throughout wars, epidemics, and other disasters that have struck the world – not because they did not know the danger they were in, but because they knew Who is in the Eucharist they approached.
St. Thomas taught: “Out of reverence towards this Sacrament, nothing touches it, but what is consecrated; hence the corporal and the chalice are consecrated, and likewise the priest’s hands, for touching this Sacrament. Hence, it is not lawful for anyone else to touch it except from necessity, for instance, if it were to fall upon the ground, or else in some other case of urgency.” (16 ST, III, Q. 82, Art. 13)
The Real Presence does not change. It is not possible that what the Church has always taught about the Holy Eucharist does not apply following the coronavirus.
Secondly, receiving Holy Communion on the tongue remained the norm even after the practice of Communion in the hand was introduced in 1969 under certain conditions despite the opposition of the overwhelming majority of the bishops at the time. Thus, it is a practice that the Church in modern times, tragically, tolerates.
However, the universal law of the Church states that the faithful have the right to receive Communion on the tongue and that this right cannot be denied to them. This is the universal norm that no bishop or a bishops’ conference can overrule. As lay faithful, we must insist upon our right to receive Holy Communion on the tongue. But above all, we must insist that Our Lord has the right to be received in the most reverent manner possible. This is not a matter of our personal piety but justice due to Him.
The ultimate target of Satan’s attacks is the Holy Eucharist, in which Jesus Christ is really present. The devil will do everything in his power to obscure the sacred reality of the Eucharist in order to diminish reverence due to Him. Today his scheme aims to lead large groups of faithful to desecration of the Eucharistic Body of Christ on an unprecedented scale. He wants the Body of Christ to be trampled on by the feet of clergy and laity in Catholic churches around the world. For a vast number of Catholics in the past fifty years, the practice of receiving Communion in the hand has weakened faith in the Real Presence, in transubstantiation and in the divine character of the Sacrament. The devil would use anything to advance his wicked plots, even our longing to be united with Our Lord again in the Holy Eucharist after being deprived of assisting at Holy Mass for months.
We must join in making acts of reparation for sins committed against the Holy Eucharist in our churches. The Eucharistic fragments falling down and crushed by the feet of God’s own people has to be for us a tragedy that demands action.
And this brings us to the role of the pro-life movement. We could take the view that this painful development troubles us as Catholics, but does not relate to our noble work of saving babies. However, this is not the case.
On the contrary, to be fully pro-life means being fully Catholic: offering everyone the gift of eternal life, which comes only through Jesus Christ and the saving truth He has confided to the Catholic Church. How can we say we care deeply about an unborn child, his mother, or anyone, and not offer them the possibility of eternal life, which only comes through the Catholic Church?
We in the pro-life movement defend the reality of hidden life. We are accustomed to defending human life hidden in the womb and now we are being called upon to defend the divine life hidden in the tabernacle, Who is being abused by many of those who should be the first to love Him. Catholics in the pro-life movement are uniquely well prepared to counter these offences.
Also, we may wonder, is it merely a co-incidence, that Communion in the hand that obscures the dignity of divine life was introduced about fifty years ago, just as abortion in many western countries that denies the dignity of human life was introduced about fifty years ago? Today we reap the bitter fruits: human life has lost its value in human society and the Body of Christ has become abused in His churches.
And just as it is impossible to calculate the countless desecrations of the Body of Christ in the sacrilegious treatment of the Holy Eucharist brought about by the practice of Communion in the hand, it is also impossible to number the unborn children – made in the image and likeness of God – killed worldwide not only under permissive abortion legislation, but also those killed as a result of abortifacient contraceptive drugs and devices, and through IVF procedures.
The truth about the sanctity of human life before birth cannot triumph without the recognition of the truth about Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist.
This is why we have organised this online conference, as Voice of the Family, uniting pro-life and pro-family groups from all around the world. With this conference we wish to mobilise our fellow lay Catholics to offer the love and reverence due to Our Lord truly present in the Holy Eucharist. We are very pleased to bring you some moving personal witnesses, as well as interviews and presentations by some of the outstanding Catholic thinkers and activists today.
From Monday morning 13th July the opening times are:
Weekdays 11:00am – 1:30pm & 5:00pm – 6:30pm
includes 12:10pm Holy Mass after Confessions 11:40am-12:05pm
(and most evenings Sung Vespers at 6pm)
Saturdays: 10:00am-1:30pm (no opening in the afternoon)
With Confessions & Adoration 10am-12noon before 12:10pm Holy Mass
Sundays 10:am– 1:00pm& 5:00pm-7:00pm
(includes Sung Vespers & Benediction 5pm-6pm open to all present in church, and via LiveMass.net)
If you are new to St Mary’s Latin Mass community, please note that we normally have printed sheets with English translations and booklets to help you follow Holy Mass. Those are currently not available due to anti-virus regulations. But you can find on our website a link to the readings for the Mass of each day. You can also subscribe for free to our weekly circular emails with all news and interactive links.
Fr Henry Whisenant is going back to his diocese. Father spent the past year as priest in residence at St Mary’s to learn better the traditional ways. Recently he chose to accept an offer from his bishop of East Anglia to launch a traditional ministry in rural Suffolk. In the name of all, I thank Father Whisenant for his great dedication here over the past year. Through fine homilies and talks, through one-to-one instructions to converts, through visits to those in need and through his cheerful involvement in the life of us clergy, Fr Whisenant has so naturally become part of our lives that we assumed he had been here for years. We assure him of our prayer for his new apostolate, knowing that our loss will be a long-awaited gain for families in the diocese of East Anglia. Father will leave on 29th July.
Please
pray for our candidates for the Sacrament of Confirmation, to be conferred by
Archbishop Malcolm MacMahon OP of Liverpool this Saturday at 3pm.
Congratulations
to Baby Thomas Kiely who was baptised here last Monday. We pray for him and his
family.
Thank
you for paying attention to the various signs displayed throughout the church
for your safety as approved by the Liverpool Archdiocese. This includes the one
way system, the social distancing in the aisles and in the pews. Would members
of the same household kindly keep together and leave a gap between them and
other people? Thank you. Individuals and smaller households are invited to sit
in the side pews.
The
Holy Water fonts are left empty. If you bring an empty plastic bottle, we can
fill it in for you to take home.
The Offertory Collection will take place at the end of Mass as you walk out. At the back of the church a steward will hold a basket before you, for you to drop your offering in it without touching the basket. Thank you in advance for your generosity.
Holy Communion will not take place during Holy Mass until further notice. But any Catholic in state of grace and fasting for an hour may receive Holy Communion right at the end of Mass. This will take place kneeling (unless crippled) all along the Communion Rail, and on the tongue, according to the traditional form in force at St Mary’s Shrine. Stand at least one meter behind the first line of communicants. Then kneel down all along the rail, with one meter gap between households. The priests will sanitise their fingers right before Holy Communion and will stand about one meter from each communicant. The priests’ fingers do not touch the communicant’s lips, chin or tongue if the mouth is normally open. If you have any concerns, we invite you to make a spiritual Communion instead.
Please
pray for Fr Alex Stewart, FSSP, still sick at home.
We
welcome Fr Andrew Jolly, acting as sacred minister at this Solemn High Mass.
Wednesday
Men’s group at 8pm as usual.
Confessions
were heard before Holy Mass and also after as soon as a priest is available.
Sung Vespers and Benediction this afternoon at 5pm, followed by our usual 6pm Sunday Mass, starting again this evening.
HOW WE CAN IMPROVE OUR VISITS TO CHURCH:
Did we ask ourselves how we could improve our behaviour while in the House of God, lest after four months some habits were lost? Allow us the following reminders, or encouragements:
one must genuflect towards the Tabernacle on entering and again on departing (unless unable to do so); and whenever walking by the Tabernacle along the Communion Rail or across the central aisle (if the Blessed Sacrament is exposed in the monstrance for adoration one should wait or genuflect on both knees);
men, women and children must dress with modesty. No tight or see-through garments; body, chest, shoulders covered, and limbs at least down to the elbows and below the knees with dresses or skirts for women, and trousers for men. Even on weekdays, sport shoes, t-shirts and jeans are not appropriate. On Sundays and feasts, one should wear one’s ‘Sunday best’, not casual wear. Sunday Best means a suit with tie for men and young men, and for women a dress more elegant than usual. Cheap clothes can be found which will meet these criteria of respect for the House of God. While not compulsory, it is becoming for women to cover their head with a mantilla, while men remain bare headed. These vestimentary efforts are to honour God and to edify fellow worshippers.
talking in church is not permitted, unless with God or with the confessor;
mobile phones must be switched off before entering;
one must avoid casual postures such as crossing ones legs, reclining on one’s seat or resting one’s feet upon the kneelers: as the word indicates, kneelers are for our knees, while our shoes belong to the floor;
no other activity must take place while Holy Mass or the Divine Office (e.g. Vespers) or Eucharistic adoration is in progress.
Why all this dear friends? Because a Catholic church building is the House of the true God. Here is where the Saviour of all men truly dwells.
O God, the world is YOURS, but the Host is YOU.
Sun 12
VI Sunday after Pentecost 5pm Sung Vespers and Benediction
11:00am 6:00pm
Elizabeth Anne Sunderland Celebrant’s intention
Mon 13
Votive Mass for Vocations (feria)
12:10pm
Oswald
Tue 14
St Bonaventure
12:10pm
Michael Windsor
Wed 15
St Henry Men’s Group
12:10pm 8:00pm
Scarlett Mary Thomson
Thu 16
Our Lady of Mount Carmel (feria)
12:10pm
Frank Hall RIP
Fri 17
Votive Mass for the Dead (feria)
12:10pm
Jean Overton RIP
Sat 18
St Camillus de Lellis – 32nd anniversary of Foundation of FSSP ; Solemn high Mass Confirmations by Archb. McMahon OP
12:10pm 3:00pm
FSSP & LMS members & supporters
Sun 19
VII Sunday after Pentecost; 5pm Sung Vespers and Benediction
Now available to purchase online – or with 1/3 discount at St Mary’s £10.00 (cash only) instead of £15.00 :
X-RAY OF THE PRIEST in a field hospital
Since no priest wishes to be mediocre, why do many think priestly holiness too ambitious a goal? This book identifies sinful hindrances and spiritual resources for a fruitful and rewarding priestly life in the twenty-first century. These reflections are drawn from the author’s traditional priestly formation and from his twenty years of experience as retreat master for clergy and laity, and as vocations promoter.
Praise for the book:
This call ‘back to basics’ for the Latin clergy, set within a clear doctrinal framework, is written with both imagination and rigour, and merits a wide readership, including bishops and religious superiors. – Fr Aidan Nichols, O.P., author of Holy Order: The Apostolic Ministry from the New Testament to the Second Vatican Council, (Veritas Publications)
No priest doing his duty, trying to love God and neighbor, and trying to pick up his daily cross will suddenly decide, “I think I’ll have a go at some adultery.” He might wind up in grave treason to Our Lord, but the winding will not be sudden. He will slide into it. Conversely, he will not be able to jump up to the heights of sanctity; he’ll have to climb. This book will be of great value to anyone who would like to know how to avoid the slide, and what to do in order to climb. Fr. de Malleray’s timely yet classic approach to the priesthood in our times is a jewel. I thank God he wrote it. – Fr James Jackson, FSSP, author of Nothing Superfluous (Redbrush)
This book presents a convincing and compelling account of the stamp and character of the priest. It is at once profoundly practical and sublimely spiritual. We have over forty men in our Faculty preparing for lives as priests across China, Latin America, East and South East Asia. I am convinced that every single one of them will profit greatly and be strengthened in their vocations by reading and re-reading carefully, attentively and prayerfully Fr de Malleray’s advice. – Revd Prof Stephen Morgan, Rector of the University of Saint Joseph, Macao, China
Written from an unapologetically traditionalist position, this book is in no way the less spiritually challenging and thought provoking. One does not have to agree with everything in it to come away with much material to help one discern how to be a better priest in the contemporary Church. There is also a good section on vocations. – Revd Dr Michael Cullinan, M.A.(Oxon.), M.A.St.(Cantab.), Ph.D. (Cantab.), S.T.D. (Alfonsianum), Director of Maryvale Higher Institute of Religious Sciences
Fr de Malleray’s reflections on the nature of the priesthood are fascinating and perceptive, and will edify both clerical and lay readers. – Dr Joseph Shaw, PhD, Oxf, Chairman of The Latin Mass Society
Father de Malleray has once more strengthened the sensus fidei, refining the themes introduced in Ego Eimi to focus more particularly on the gift of the Sacred Priesthood. We are grateful to Father for having penned these reflections, covering a wide scope of aspects of the greatest dignity conferred on man. His words gain particular resonance among our Sisters, who are dedicated to prayer, sacrifice and hospitality toward priests, as well as the making of sacred vestments. May Father’s meditations spur on an even deeper urgency in spiritual support of our priests, that they may ever remain faithful to their own vocations, and in handing down the traditions and fullness of our holy faith. This is wonderful book that I heartily recommend. – Mother Abbess Cecilia, osb, Abbey of Our Lady of Ephesus (Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles, Gower, MO)
Full of instruction yet easy to read; an inspiring vademecum for priests, seminarians and those considering a priestly vocation. – Fr Thomas Crean, O.P., author of The Mass and the Saints (Family Publications)
Also available on Amazon and other online retailers.
We encourage donations online. It is easier for us to manage. Visit https://fssp.co.uk/donate/ . If for St Mary’s Warrington, make sure to specify it, using the FSSPWarrington account. If for the Priory Campaign, do specify it as well, using the FSSP England account.
You can use the Paypal button, specifying the purpose of your donation on the PayPal form. If unsure, email us (warrington@fssp.org) to inform us of the date, amount, name, and purpose of your donation.
Download or ask for the Gift Aid form if you are eligible.
Of course, your donations in cash or cheques are gratefully received as well. You can safely slip your envelope through the metal slot (regularly sanitized) on the Front Door of St Mary’s Presbytery, even in the absence of a priest. Just slip your donation and we will collect it once you are gone. God bless you.
Notice: A senior lady from our congregation is looking for a cheap flat to rent in the centre of Warrington in a quiet environment. Contact us for details.
Deo gratias! No one can imagine greater blessing than participating into the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass again, albeit with limited numbers due to safety regulations. Please note that the obligation to attend Sunday Mass is still suspended.
We are not taking bookings for attending the Masses. St Mary’s is larger than most churches in the Archdiocese and our usual EF congregation should fit in our two Sunday Masses while observing the social distancing. (Should it prove needed, we might add a third Sunday Mass later on.)
We thank our stewards for their generous dedication to secure a safe visit to St Mary’s for all in accordance with approved guidelines. Please bring your own holy water as our fonts must remained empty for the time being. We thank our visitors for following the instructions displayed.
While we welcome new visitors to St Mary’s, we draw their attention kindly to the proper behaviour expected in the House of God, lest after four months some habits were lost:
one must genuflect towards the Tabernacle on entering and again on departing; and whenever walking by the Tabernacle along the Communion Rail or across the central aisle (if the Blessed Sacrament is exposed in the monstrance for adoration one should wait or genuflect on both knees);
men, women and children must dress with modesty (no tight or see-through garments; body, chest, shoulders covered, and limbs at least down to the elbows and below the knees; ‘Sunday best’ on Sundays and feasts);
talking in church is not permitted;
mobile phones must be switched off before entering;
no other activity must take place while Holy Mass or the Divine Office (e.g. Vespers) or Eucharistic adoration is in progress;
As stipulated in the EF liturgy in force at St Mary’s Shrine, Holy Communion here is received kneeling (unless crippled) and on the tongue by 1) Catholics, 2) in state of grace (no grave sin unabsolved upon one’s conscience), 3) having fasted for at least 60 minutes previous (medicines and natural water do not break the fast). Due to safety restrictions, for the time being Holy Communion will be given right after Holy Mass. The priest will sanitize his fingers right before and after distributing. There is no obligation to receive Holy Communion at every Mass or after it: choosing to receive is left to the discretion of each worshipper.
Collection: you can leave your offering with our stewards, or drop it straight through the metal mail slot in the Front door of the Presbytery outside the church.
Our usual schedule (pre-lockdown) will start again on Monday 6th July:
Holy Mass:
Mon-Sat: 12:10pm
Sun 11am & 6pm
Confessions:
30 minutes before every public Mass
Sat 10am-11:45am
Sunday 5th July is the last day that St Mary’s Shrine is open for private prayer 2.00pm – 5.00pm with Eucharistic adoration.
From Monday morning 6th July the opening times are:
Weekdays 10:00am – 1:30pm & 4:00pm – 6:30pm
(includes 6pm Sung Vespers most evenings and usual Confessions & Adoration every Saturday morning 10am-12noon)
Sundays 10:am– 1:00pm& 5:00pm-7:00pm
(includes Sung Vespers & Benediction 5pm-6pm open to all present in church, and via LiveMass.net)
Reminder: the broadcast of the Wednesday Men’s Group on LiveMass is discontinued. Contact Fr Verrier if you wish to attend the weekly meeting (limited space).
Mass times:
Sun 5
V Sunday after Pentecost
Sung Vespers and
Benediction (LiveMass)
11:00am
5:00pm
Holy Souls
Mon 6
Votive Mass for a Holy Death (feria) – Public
liturgies resume
12:10pm
Fred Tarant RIP
Tue 7
Ss Cyril and Methodius
12:10pm
Beryl RIP
Wed 8
St Elizabeth
Men’s Group
12:10pm
8:00pm
Patricia Moss RIP
Thu 9
St John
Fisher & Thomas More, 1st class feast
12:10pm
Terry Keenan
Fri 10
Seven Holy Brothers & Ss Rufina & Secunda
12:10pm
Maureen O’Connor
Sat 11
Our Lady’s Saturday
12:10pm
Natashia Reddicen RIP
Sun 12
VI Sunday after Pentecost 5pm Sung Vespers and Benediction
11:00am 6:00pm
Elizabeth Anne Sunderland Celebrant’s intention
Mon 13
Votive Mass for
Vocations (feria)
12:10pm
Oswald
Tue 14
St Bonaventure
12:10pm
Michael Windsor
Wed 15
St Henry
Men’s Group
12:10pm
8:00pm
Scarlett Mary Thomson
Thu 16
Our Lady of Mount Carmel (feria)
12:10pm
Frank Hall RIP
Fri 17
Votive Mass for the Dead (feria)
12:10pm
Jean Overton RIP
Sat 18
St Camillus de Lellis – 32nd anniversary of Foundation
of FSSPConfirmations by Archb. McMahon OP
12:10pm
3:00pm
FSSP & LMS members & supporters
Sun 19
VII Sunday after Pentecost; 5pm Sung Vespers and
Benediction
Now available to purchase online – or with 1/3 discount at St Mary’s £10.00 (cash only) instead of £15.00 :
X-RAY OF THE PRIEST in a field hospital
Since no priest wishes to be mediocre, why do many think priestly holiness too ambitious a goal? This book identifies sinful hindrances and spiritual resources for a fruitful and rewarding priestly life in the twenty-first century. These reflections are drawn from the author’s traditional priestly formation and from his twenty years of experience as retreat master for clergy and laity, and as vocations promoter.
Praise for the book:
This call ‘back to basics’ for the Latin clergy, set within a clear doctrinal framework, is written with both imagination and rigour, and merits a wide readership, including bishops and religious superiors. – Fr Aidan Nichols, O.P., author of Holy Order: The Apostolic Ministry from the New Testament to the Second Vatican Council, (Veritas Publications)
No priest doing his duty, trying to love God and neighbor, and trying to pick up his daily cross will suddenly decide, “I think I’ll have a go at some adultery.” He might wind up in grave treason to Our Lord, but the winding will not be sudden. He will slide into it. Conversely, he will not be able to jump up to the heights of sanctity; he’ll have to climb. This book will be of great value to anyone who would like to know how to avoid the slide, and what to do in order to climb. Fr. de Malleray’s timely yet classic approach to the priesthood in our times is a jewel. I thank God he wrote it. – Fr James Jackson, FSSP, author of Nothing Superfluous (Redbrush)
This book presents a convincing and compelling account of the stamp and character of the priest. It is at once profoundly practical and sublimely spiritual. We have over forty men in our Faculty preparing for lives as priests across China, Latin America, East and South East Asia. I am convinced that every single one of them will profit greatly and be strengthened in their vocations by reading and re-reading carefully, attentively and prayerfully Fr de Malleray’s advice. – Revd Prof Stephen Morgan, Rector of the University of Saint Joseph, Macao, China
Written from an unapologetically traditionalist position, this book is in no way the less spiritually challenging and thought provoking. One does not have to agree with everything in it to come away with much material to help one discern how to be a better priest in the contemporary Church. There is also a good section on vocations. – Revd Dr Michael Cullinan, M.A.(Oxon.), M.A.St.(Cantab.), Ph.D. (Cantab.), S.T.D. (Alfonsianum), Director of Maryvale Higher Institute of Religious Sciences
Fr de Malleray’s reflections on the nature of the priesthood are fascinating and perceptive, and will edify both clerical and lay readers. – Dr Joseph Shaw, PhD, Oxf, Chairman of The Latin Mass Society
Father de Malleray has once more strengthened the sensus fidei, refining the themes introduced in Ego Eimi to focus more particularly on the gift of the Sacred Priesthood. We are grateful to Father for having penned these reflections, covering a wide scope of aspects of the greatest dignity conferred on man. His words gain particular resonance among our Sisters, who are dedicated to prayer, sacrifice and hospitality toward priests, as well as the making of sacred vestments. May Father’s meditations spur on an even deeper urgency in spiritual support of our priests, that they may ever remain faithful to their own vocations, and in handing down the traditions and fullness of our holy faith. This is wonderful book that I heartily recommend. – Mother Abbess Cecilia, osb, Abbey of Our Lady of Ephesus (Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles, Gower, MO)
Full of instruction yet easy to read; an inspiring vademecum for priests, seminarians and those considering a priestly vocation. – Fr Thomas Crean, O.P., author of The Mass and the Saints (Family Publications)
Also available on Amazon and other online retailers.
We encourage donations online. It is easier for us to manage. Visit https://fssp.co.uk/donate/ . If for St Mary’s Warrington, make sure to specify it, using the FSSPWarrington account. If for the Priory Campaign, do specify it as well, using the FSSP England account.
You can use the Paypal button, specifying the purpose of your donation on the PayPal form. If unsure, email us (warrington@fssp.org) to inform us of the date, amount, name, and purpose of your donation.
Download or ask for the Gift Aid form if you are eligible.
Of course, your donations in cash or cheques are gratefully received as well. You can safely slip your envelope through the metal slot (regularly sanitized) on the Front Door of St Mary’s Presbytery, even in the absence of a priest. Just slip your donation and we will collect it once you are gone. God bless you.
Notice: A senior lady from our congregation is looking for a cheap flat to rent in the centre of Warrington in a quiet environment. Contact us for details.
We are delighted that His Grace Archbishop Malcolm McMahon, OP of Liverpool will come as originally planned to confirm our candidates, followed by Eucharistic Benediction. In addition to the grace of the sacrament, we all welcome this sign of a return to a normal sacramental and liturgical life after well over three months of suspension. There are exactly three weeks left to resume or complete sacramental preparation if need be. Contact immediately Fr Henry Whisenant for any information: henrywhiz@hotmail.com.
Public Masses resume on MONDAY 6th JULY 2020!
Deo gratias! No one can imagine greater blessing than participating into the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass again, albeit with limited numbers due to safety regulations. Our usual schedule (pre-lockdown) will start again:
Holy Mass:
Mon-Sat: 12:10pm
Sun 11am & 6pm
Confessions:
30 minutes before every public Mass
Sat 10am-11:45am
Until Sunday 5th July included, St Mary’s Shrine is open for private prayer at the following times:
Weekdays 8.00am – 10.00am & 4.00pm – 6.00pm
Sundays 2.00pm – 5.00pm
Includes: Eucharistic Adoration IN church – NOT on LiveMass:
Sun: 2pm-5pm;
Thur: 4pm-6pm. (No Benediction given at the end.)
The broadcast of the Wednesday Men’s Group on LiveMass is discontinued. Contact Fr Verrier if you wish to attend the weekly meeting (limited space).
Mass times:
Sun 28
IV Sunday after Pentecost 2:00pm-5:00pm: Eucharistic Adoration (in church, not on LiveMass) 5:00pm-5:30pm: Vespers (not in church, but on LiveMass)
Now available to purchase online – or with 1/3 discount at St Mary’s:
X-RAY OF THE PRIEST in a field hospital
Since no priest wishes to be mediocre, why do many think priestly holiness too ambitious a goal? This book identifies sinful hindrances and spiritual resources for a fruitful and rewarding priestly life in the twenty-first century. These reflections are drawn from the author’s traditional priestly formation and from his twenty years of experience as retreat master for clergy and laity, and as vocations promoter.
Praise for the book:
This call ‘back to basics’ for the Latin clergy, set within a clear doctrinal framework, is written with both imagination and rigour, and merits a wide readership, including bishops and religious superiors. – Fr Aidan Nichols, O.P., author of Holy Order: The Apostolic Ministry from the New Testament to the Second Vatican Council, (Veritas Publications)
No priest doing his duty, trying to love God and neighbor, and trying to pick up his daily cross will suddenly decide, “I think I’ll have a go at some adultery.” He might wind up in grave treason to Our Lord, but the winding will not be sudden. He will slide into it. Conversely, he will not be able to jump up to the heights of sanctity; he’ll have to climb. This book will be of great value to anyone who would like to know how to avoid the slide, and what to do in order to climb. Fr. de Malleray’s timely yet classic approach to the priesthood in our times is a jewel. I thank God he wrote it. – Fr James Jackson, FSSP, author of Nothing Superfluous (Redbrush)
This book presents a convincing and compelling account of the stamp and character of the priest. It is at once profoundly practical and sublimely spiritual. We have over forty men in our Faculty preparing for lives as priests across China, Latin America, East and South East Asia. I am convinced that every single one of them will profit greatly and be strengthened in their vocations by reading and re-reading carefully, attentively and prayerfully Fr de Malleray’s advice. – Revd Prof Stephen Morgan, Rector of the University of Saint Joseph, Macao, China
Written from an unapologetically traditionalist position, this book is in no way the less spiritually challenging and thought provoking. One does not have to agree with everything in it to come away with much material to help one discern how to be a better priest in the contemporary Church. There is also a good section on vocations. – Revd Dr Michael Cullinan, M.A.(Oxon.), M.A.St.(Cantab.), Ph.D. (Cantab.), S.T.D. (Alfonsianum), Director of Maryvale Higher Institute of Religious Sciences
Fr de Malleray’s reflections on the nature of the priesthood are fascinating and perceptive, and will edify both clerical and lay readers. – Dr Joseph Shaw, PhD, Oxf, Chairman of The Latin Mass Society
Father de Malleray has once more strengthened the sensus fidei, refining the themes introduced in Ego Eimi to focus more particularly on the gift of the Sacred Priesthood. We are grateful to Father for having penned these reflections, covering a wide scope of aspects of the greatest dignity conferred on man. His words gain particular resonance among our Sisters, who are dedicated to prayer, sacrifice and hospitality toward priests, as well as the making of sacred vestments. May Father’s meditations spur on an even deeper urgency in spiritual support of our priests, that they may ever remain faithful to their own vocations, and in handing down the traditions and fullness of our holy faith. This is wonderful book that I heartily recommend. – Mother Abbess Cecilia, osb, Abbey of Our Lady of Ephesus (Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles, Gower, MO)
Full of instruction yet easy to read; an inspiring vademecum for priests, seminarians and those considering a priestly vocation. – Fr Thomas Crean, O.P., author of The Mass and the Saints (Family Publications)
Also available on Amazon and other online retailers.
We encourage donations online. It is easier for us to manage. Visit https://fssp.co.uk/donate/ . If for St Mary’s Warrington, make sure to specify it, using the FSSPWarrington account. If for the Priory Campaign, do specify it as well, using the FSSP England account.
You can use the Paypal button, specifying the purpose of your donation on the PayPal form. If unsure, email us (warrington@fssp.org) to inform us of the date, amount, name, and purpose of your donation.
Download or ask for the Gift Aid form if you are eligible.
Of course, your donations in cash or cheques are gratefully received as well. You can safely slip your envelope through the metal slot (regularly sanitized) on the Front Door of St Mary’s Presbytery, even in the absence of a priest. Just slip your donation and we will collect it once you are gone. God bless you.
Notice: A senior lady from our congregation is looking for a cheap flat to rent in the centre of Warrington in a quiet environment. Contact us for details.
St Mary’s Shrine is open for private prayer at the following times:
Weekdays 8.00am – 10.00am & 4.00pm – 6.00pm
Sundays 2.00pm – 5.00pm
Please note the following changes:
Eucharistic Adoration IN church – NOT on LiveMass: Sun: 2pm-5pm; Thur: 4pm-6pm. (No Benediction given at the end.)
The broadcast of the Wednesday Men’s Group on LiveMass is discontinued.
Mass times:
Sun 21
III Sunday after Pentecost
2:00pm-5:00pm:
Eucharistic Adoration (in church, not on LiveMass)
5:00pm-6:00pm:
Eucharistic Adoration & Vespers (not in church, but on LiveMass)
11:00am
Winnie Davies
Mon 22
St Alban, Protomartyr of
England
12:10pm
Joshua & Samantha Langley
(1st wedd ann)
Tue 23
Vigil of the Nativity of St
John the Baptist
12:10pm
Theresa
Reynard
Wed 24
Nativity
of St John the Baptist
12:10pm
Ana Mary Rozo
Thu 25
St William
4:00pm-6:00pm: Eucharistic Adoration (in church, not on LiveMass)
12:10pm
Bernard Powell RIP
Fri 26
Ss John & Paul
12:10pm
Paul Brewer RIP
Sat 27
St Etheldreda
12:10pm
Samantha Langley
Sun 28
IV Sunday after Pentecost
2:00pm-5:00pm:
Eucharistic Adoration (in church, not on LiveMass)
5:00pm-6:00pm:
Eucharistic Adoration & Vespers (not in church, but on LiveMass)
11:00am
End of Restrictions on the Church
Mon 29
Ss Peter & Paul, 1st class feast –
Plenary
indulgence for members of the Confraternity of St Peter
12:10pm
Ana Maria Cunningham
Tue 30
Commemoration of St Paul
12:10pm
Cath Deakin
Wed 1
Most Precious Blood of
Our Lord Jesus Christ
12:10pm
Margaret Hannah RIP
Thu 2
Visitation
of the Blessed Virgin Mary
4:00pm-6:00pm: Eucharistic Adoration (in church, not on LiveMass)
12:10pm
Niámh Keenan
Fri 3
First Friday Votive Mass of the
Sacred Heart (St Irenaeus)
12:10pm
Sean Keenan RIP
Sat 4
First Saturday Votive Mass of
the Immaculate Heart
12:10pm
Caroline Nolan
Sun 5
V Sunday after Pentecost
2:00pm-5:00pm:
Eucharistic Adoration (in church, not on LiveMass)
5:00pm-6:00pm:
Eucharistic Adoration & Vespers (not in church, but on LiveMass)
11:00am
Holy Souls
We encourage donations online. It is easier for us to manage. Visit https://fssp.co.uk/donate/ . If for St Mary’s Warrington, make sure to specify it, using the FSSPWarrington account. If for the Priory Campaign, do specify it as well, using the FSSP England account.
You can use the Paypal button, specifying the purpose of your donation on the PayPal form. If unsure, email us (warrington@fssp.org) to inform us of the date, amount, name, and purpose of your donation.
Download or ask for the Gift Aid form if you are eligible.
Of course, your donations in cash or cheques are gratefully received as well. You can safely slip your envelope through the metal slot (regularly sanitized) on the Front Door of St Mary’s Presbytery, even in the absence of a priest. Just slip your donation and we will collect it once you are gone. God bless you.
Notice: A senior lady from our congregation is looking for a cheap flat to rent in the centre of Warrington in a quiet environment. Contact us for details.
I regret to inform you that the FSSP England summer camps scheduled for this coming August in the Peak District have had to be cancelled. This is due to the restrictions imposed by the government, which made it unrealistic for Savio House to host us this time.
Here’s hoping and praying that the 2021 camps will be even better to compensate!
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