FSSP
United Kingdom and Ireland

Warrington

October 7, 2023

Sunday Bulletin 8 October 2023


St Mary’s Shrine Church Bulletin 8-22 Oct 2023
(fortnightly)

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

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

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

Rector: Fr Armand de Malleray, FSSP malleray@fssp.org. Assistant (convalescing): Fr Ian Verrier, FSSP. In residence: Fr Alex Stewart, FSSP. Visiting Priest: Fr Andrew Jolly. Seminarian: Mr Peter Uhel, FSSP. Administrator: Mrs Jane Wright: warrington@fssp.org. Secretary: Mrs Kelly Williams: stmaryssecretary@fssp.org.


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


Watch our daily Mass with homily on www.livemass.net/locations/warrington.html


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

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


OPENING TIMES

Sundays: 8:30am to 7:00pm 

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

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

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

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

Confessions 30mins before every Mass every day

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

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

Mothers’ Prayer Group: Wed 1:00pm

Holy Souls Prayer Group: every Tuesday 1:00pm

Church & Priory Court car parks for Shrine visitors

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

Daily Holy Mass online with homily: on LiveMass.net > Warrington: Sun 11:00am; Mon-Sat 12:10pm, and the same on demand 24hrs after 3pm upload for weekday Masses, and over 7 days for latest Sunday Mass. Eucharistic Adoration: Sun 5:30pm; Sat 10:00am- 12noon; 1st Fri 7:40pm-8:40pm


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


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


Converts’ Class every Sat, 4:45pm to 5:45pm: for anyone interested in learning about Catholicism. Just turn up. Also:

  • Men’s Group Wed 18 Oct 7:45-9:30pm
  • Ladies Group Sat 21 Oct 1pm-3pm

Pray for 28 Second Year seminarians who will receive First Tonsure and start wearing the cassock on 21st October, including our own Benjamin from England: Olivier, Michal, Gilles, Elias, Zeeshan, Jean, Benjamin, Gwennolé, Pierre, Niccoló, Cecil, Gabriel, Paul, Louis, Maurits, Vedran, Stefan, Luke, Binil, Dominic, Kolt, Brian, Stephen, Gabriel, Alexander, Andre, Craig and Andrew.


Change of clergy: As announced from the pulpit on Sunday 1st October, Fr de Malleray was put in charge of the Bedford and Chesham Bois communities as of Sunday 29th October. His farewell Mass in Warrington will be on Sunday 22nd October, 11am. As of 29th October Fr Matthew Goddard, FSSP will succeed him as Rector at St Mary’s, assisted by Fr Gwilym Evans, FSSP.

Fr Ian Verrier is still convalescing after his Long Covid, and Fr Alex Stewart is in residence, focussing on getting his own health back. Please pray for the full recovery of those two priests who worked tirelessly over the past several years to serve St Mary’s Shrine; and for Fr de Malleray as he prepares for his new ministry.

We are glad to continue to rely on the valued assistance of Fr Andrew Jolly, helping here every Sunday, Monday and main feasts. We ask for your patience kindly in this month of transition. We give thanks for a new chapter in the life of our community that is about to begin, with new dedicated priests, already familiar with St Mary’s, and eager to meet you at the end of this month.


Fr de Malleray’s leaving Party – After the 11am Mass on 22/10/23 at Priory Court. We are sorry to see Fr de Malleray leave St Mary’s after 8 years. We would like to give him a good send off. Could everyone please help to make this a memorable occasion for him. By bringing along food platters savoury or sweet. Maybe a bottle of Prosecco. On the Sunday.

Kindly Contact Audrey Jones 07809 502705 or Joanne king 07743 483466 Thank you all in advance for your help.


Juventutem London will meet on Friday 20th October at St Mary Magdalene Oratory, Wandsworth.

Join us for our usual schedule of:
1800 – Confessions
1900 – Sung Mass Traditional Mass with homily
2000- Social w/ pizza and drinks

Confessions and Mass open to call, social only for those 18-35.

Oratory of St Mary Magdalen, Wandsworth, SW18 2QU. 

Buses from Clapham Junction, or walk twelve minutes along the main road to the church.


Dowry Mag Autumn issue now online: https://fssp.org.uk/dowry-autumn-no59-now-online/


Rosary Crusade of Reparation in London Sat 14 October. Starts 1:45pm along Westminster Cathedral.

Info: rosarycrusadeofreparation.blogspot.com


Thank you to Elaine M. and all those who supported her sponsored walk for Priory Court. £880 were raised or pledged (would those who pledged kindly drop an envelope with their donation at the Presbytery?). Our heartfelt thanks to Elaine and all benefactors.


Now 937 subscribers to St Mary’s YouTube channel: Main homilies are uploaded regularly: youtube.com/@stmaryswarringtonyoutubech6943.

The Holy Guardian Angels Homily 02 10 23

16th Sunday after Pentecost 17-09-23

‘Forgiving sins’ 18th Sunday after Pentecost Homily 01 10 23

Feast of St Michael the Archangel Homily 29 09 23


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

Support St Mary’s Shrine: send your donation via our Donate page: https://fssp.co.uk/donate/. Ask us

for a Gift Aid form to increase your donation by 25% at no extra cost to you. Gift Aid envelopes can be obtained from our Secretariat. Standing orders are easier and quicker for us  to process than cash: Lloyds Bank; Sort Code: 30-80-27; Account number: 30993368. Account name: FSSP Warrington


The Good Counsel Ball is back, in Kensington, London. Don’t miss it! Great Company, great food and a great live band. Tickets are £125 and you can host a table of 10 friends if you want to. Don’t know anyone who is coming? Don’t worry, it’s a friendly event and we can find you a welcoming spot at St Raphael’s table. For enquiries call Clare on 07795205117. To book tickets email GCNBall@gmail.com

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Mass intentions had accumulated last year but we have now managed to offer nearly all of them. Feel welcome to give intentions anew, using the little brown envelopes printed to that effect and dropping them in the collection basket or through the metal slot on the Front Door of the Presbytery. The average stipend in £10.00.


Book directly with Stonyhurst for Fr de Malleray’s weekend retreat on 24-26 Nov 2023:


Pray for: Alan Walker, Dominic Jones, Paul Cavanaugh, Michael Ibbotson, Catherine Sibert; Terry Drury, Michelle Brazier-Huelsman, James H., Bill Conder, Greta Doyle, Dorothea Wallace, M. Hawley; Theresa Reynard. RIP: Julie Hoolie; Francis Billington; Rita Hall; Hilda Creagan, Ana Mary Rozo, Ann Evans, Michael Whelan; John Marechal.

Sun819th  Sunday after PentecostII9:00amAudrey & Colin Jones
  5pm Vespers and Benediction of the 11:00amPreserv. Latin Mass/FSSP
  Blessed Sacrament 6:00pmGrace King
Mon9St. John Leonardi, ConfessorIII12:10pmSarah Stanton RIP
Tue10St. Paulinus, Bishop ConfessorIII12:10pmTaleb Hakem RIP
Wed11The Motherhood of the Blessed Virgin MaryII12:10pmNina Birley RIP
Thur12St. Wilfred, Bishop ConfessorIII12:10pmJohn & Ann McCoy
Fri13St. Edward, King ConfessorII12:10pmFr Jolly Anniversary
Sat14  St. Callistus, Pope MartyrIII12:10pmZoria Dooley
 Adoration & Confessions 10am-12noon   
Sun1520th Sunday after PentecostII9:00amMabel Mulligan
  5pm Vespers and Benediction of the 11:00amAll St. Mary’s Faithful
  Blessed Sacrament 6:00pmHelen, RIP
Mon16St. Hedwig, WidowIII12:10pmMary McEvoy
Tue17St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, VirginIII12:10pmGregory Hall
Wed18St. Luke, Evangelist. 35th anniversary of canonical establishment of the FSSP Men’s Group 7:45pm-9:30pmII12:10pm 7:00pmFSSP & CSP members Ronnie Hannah
Thur19St. Peter Alacantara, ConfessorIII12:10pmFr Jolly Anniversary
Fri20St. John Cantius, ConfessorIII12:10pmMother, RIP
Sat21Sat. of the Bl. Virgin Mary; 1pm Ladies’ Group Adoration & Confessions 10am-12noonIV12:10pmMr Pomfret RIP
     
Sun2221st Sunday after PentecostII9:00amSheila Stamp RIP
  5pm Vespers and Benediction of the 11:00amAll St. Mary’s Faithful
  Blessed Sacrament 6:00pmKevin and Rebecca Jones
September 23, 2023

Sunday Bulletin 24 September 2023

St Mary’s Shrine Church Bulletin 24 Sept-8 Oct 2023 (fortnightly)

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

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

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

Rector: Fr Armand de Malleray, FSSP malleray@fssp.org. Assistant (convalescing): Fr Ian Verrier, FSSP. In residence: Fr Alex Stewart, FSSP. Visiting Priest: Fr Andrew Jolly. Seminarian: Mr Peter Uhel, FSSP. Administrator: Mrs Jane Wright: warrington@fssp.org. Secretary: Mrs Kelly Williams: stmaryssecretary@fssp.org.


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


Watch our daily Mass with homily on www.livemass.net/locations/warrington.html


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

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


OPENING TIMES

Sundays: 8:30am to 7:00pm 

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

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

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

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

Confessions 30mins before every Mass every day

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

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

Mothers’ Prayer Group: Wed 1:00pm

Holy Souls Prayer Group: every Tuesday 1:00pm

Church & Priory Court car parks for Shrine visitors

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

Daily Holy Mass online with homily: on LiveMass.net > Warrington: Sun 11:00am; Mon-Sat 12:10pm, and the same on demand 24hrs after 3pm upload for weekday Masses, and over 7 days for latest Sunday Mass. Eucharistic Adoration: Sun 5:30pm; Sat 10:00am- 12noon; 1st Fri 7:40pm-8:40pm


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


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


Converts’ Class resumes on Sat. 30th Sept: 4:45pm to 5:45pm: for anyone interested in learning about Catholicism. Just turn up.

Also:

  • Men’s Group Wed 27 Sept 7:45-9:30pm
  • Ladies Group Sat 30 Sept 1pm-3pm

We welcome Seminarian Peter Uhel FSSP who will help with catechism and altar service training during his pastoral stage with us this year.


LiveMass is back on at long last! Receiving many emails of inquiry from all over the world since last July expressed how important St Mary’s liturgical life has become to many isolated households. Donations by our online congregation as well is greatly appreciated to support St Mary’s Shrine. Our heartfelt thanks to Jeff Hall, Tim Wright and D.D. our discreet US operator who spent many, many hours trying to identify and fix a complex technical issue.


Welcome to 2 new households: last week both the Lukacs family and newlyweds Henry and Lucienne W. moved from nearly an hour away to walking distance from St Mary’s for daily access to our Shrine.


A HUGE thank you to all of you who cooked refreshments, set up tables and decorations and contributed to the spiritual bouquet and gifts on TWO consecutive Sundays for Fr Quirke’s departure and Fr Jolly’s silver Jubilee.


Fr Jolly would like to express most sincerely his gratitude to all who, in any way, helped to make the Silver Jubilee Mass and celebrations which followed, such a wonderful and memorable occasion.  It was very much appreciated. Thanks to all for their very generous gifts and good wishes on this occasion and a special thanks to Fr de Malleray and the other priests for their fraternal support and prayers.  Holy Mass has been offered for your intentions.  May God bless you all.  Fr Jolly.


Dowry Mag Autumn issue now online: https://fssp.org.uk/dowry-autumn-no59-now-online/


Rosary Crusade of Reparation in London Sat 14 October. Starts 1:45pm along Westminster Cathedral.

Info: rosarycrusadeofreparation.blogspot.com


Pro-life  meeting in Aigburth Sun 24 Sept 5pm-7pm at St Charles Borromeo Church Hall, Aigburth: launch meeting before the Autumn 40 Days for Life Prayer Vigil which runs for 40 Day from Wednesday 27 Sept until Sunday 5 Nov 6am to 9pm daily. Contact Gabrielle: Tel: 07895128073 ;  liverpool40daysforlife@gmail.com


Now 934 subscribers to St Mary’s YouTube channel: Main homilies are uploaded regularly: youtube.com/@stmaryswarringtonyoutubech6943.


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

Support St Mary’s Shrine: send your donation via our Donate page: https://fssp.co.uk/donate/. Ask us

for a Gift Aid form to increase your donation by 25% at no extra cost to you. Gift Aid envelopes can be obtained from our Secretariat. Standing orders are easier and quicker for us  to process than cash: Lloyds Bank; Sort Code: 30-80-27; Account number: 30993368. Account name: FSSP Warrington


Congratulations to St Joseph Parish in Penketh, Warrington, celebrating its centenary on Sat 23 Sept, 12:30pm-11pm.


Traditional Mass of Requiem by Fr O’Shea for Jim Pennington, the late LMS Rep for the Liverpool Archdiocese, on Tuesday 26 Sept at 7pm, at Our Lady Immaculate & St Joseph, 1 West Street, Prescot, L34 1LE. All welcome. RIP.


Mass intentions had accumulated last year but we have now managed to offer nearly all of them. Feel welcome to give intentions anew, using the little brown envelopes printed to that effect and dropping them in the collection basket or through the metal slot on the Front Door of the Presbytery. The average stipend in £10.00.


Book directly with Stonyhurst for Fr de Malleray’s weekend retreat on 24-26 Nov 2023:

https://christianheritagecentre.com/events/why-god-became-man-weekend-retreat/


Pray for: Dominic Jones, Paul Cavanaugh, Michael Ibbotson, Catherine Sibert; Terry Drury, Michelle Brazier-Huelsman, James H., Bill Conder, Greta Doyle, Dorothea Wallace, M. Hawley; Theresa Reynard. RIP: Julie Hoolie; Francis Billington; Rita Hall; Hilda Creagan, Ana Mary Rozo, Ann Evans, Michael Whelan; John Marechal.

Sun2417th  Sunday after PentecostII9:00amAndrew & Christina
  5pm Vespers and Benediction of the 11:00amAll St. Mary’s Faithful
  Blessed Sacrament 6:00pmJoanne King
Mon25Feria, Votive Mass for VocationsIV12:10pmMcEvoy Family
Tue26Feria, Votive Mass of the Holy AngelsIV12:10pmBailey Family
Wed27Sts. Cosmas and Damian, Martyrs Men’s Group 7:45pm – 9:30pmIII12:10pm 7:00pmD&S Ingham & Family Celebrant’s intentions
Thu28St. Wenceslaus, MartyrIII12:10pmBenson Family
Fri29Dedication of St. Michael the ArchangelI12:10pmChau Family
Sat  30  St. Jerome, Confessor Doctor. Adoration & Confessions 10am-12noon. Ladies’ Group 1pmIII12:10pm  Thanksgiving  
 
Sun    1    18th Sunday after Pentecost 5pm Vespers and Benediction of the Blessed SacramentII    9:00am 11:00am 6:00pmHilda Creagan All St. Mary’s Faithful Marie Oleya
Mon2The Holy Guardian AngelsIII12:10pmDenis & Finian Mulligan
Tue3St. Theresa of the Child Jesus, VirginIII12:10pmFr Gerard Quirke
Wed4St. Francis of Assisi, ConfessorIII12:10pmSusan & Roy Warbuton
Thu5Feria, Daily Mass of the DeadIV12:10pmJim Pennington RIP
Fri6St. Bruno, Confessor. Votive Mass Sacred Heart & 1st Friday Holy Hour 7:45pm-8:45pmIII12:10pm 7:00pmRon Parsons RIP Celebrant’s intentions
Sat7The Blessed Virgin Mary of the RosaryII12:10pmThanksgiving Demetri & Maisie
  Adoration & Confessions 10am-12noon  
Sun819th  Sunday after PentecostII9:00amAudrey & Colin Jones
  5pm Vespers and Benediction of the 11:00amPreserv. Latin Mass/FSSP
  Blessed Sacrament 6:00pmGrace Kelly
September 19, 2023

Dowry Autumn No59 now online

Click here to open the 20-page magazine or on the picture below.

In this issue:

Editorial: The Youth of Roman Traditions

Fr de Malleray reports on World Youth Day in Portugal last August with the Juventutem youth movement. A low-key presence but loaded with many graces, not least the protection of Our Lady of Fatima.

Juventutem Summer Weekend at Ampleforth

Tom Clovis, FSSP describes the successful annual Summer Weekend organised by Juventutem for 70 young adults in Ampleforth Abbey last July, boding well of next summer’s edition for the 20th anniversary of Juventutem.

Good News: Truth Can Be Known

A typed version of the talk by Conan McGonagle, FSSP on objective truth and how we can grasp it. Relativism influences us all. With St Thomas Aquinas, common sense is the best guide to use God’s creation fruitfully.

Priest Novelists: Evangelising through Fiction

The example of Cardinals Newman and Wiseman, among others, illustrates why some priests write novels to reach out to souls. Fr Armand de Malleray, FSSP surveys the involvement of clerics in the literary apostolate.

First FSSP House in Ireland

Fr Patrick O’Donohue, FSSP rejoices as the Bishop of Waterford blesses the first permanent dwelling of the FSSP on the Emerald Isle in Waterford. A major encouragement in our Irish mission.

Novel The Island without Seasons

Fr Armand de Malleray, FSSP reviews a recent novel by a Romanian author and Tolkien expert. Hero Alexander Wills is sent on a quest for lost Atlantis, a warning to our modern age to have to learn from the past.

Support our Apostolate  

Our ministry depends on the charity of our benefactors: parishioners, visitors and readers. Every little (and big) help enables us to do more and better across these Isles. Thank you for your generosity!

September 9, 2023

Sunday Bulletin 10 September 2023

St Mary’s Shrine Church Bulletin 10-24 Sept 2023 (fortnightly)

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

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

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

Rector: Fr Armand de Malleray, FSSP malleray@fssp.org; Assistants: (Convalescing: Fr Ian Verrier, FSSP); Fr Alex Stewart, FSSP: astewart@olgseminary.org; Fr Gerard Quirke, FSSP: frquirke@outlook.com. Visiting Priest: Fr Andrew Jolly; Administrator: Mrs Jane Wright: warrington@fssp.org; Secretary: Mrs Kelly Williams:stmaryssecretary@fssp.org.


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


Watch our daily Mass with homily on www.livemass.net/locations/warrington.html


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

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


OPENING TIMES

Sundays: 8:30am to 7:00pm 

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

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

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

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

Confessions 30mins before every Mass every day

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

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

Mothers’ Prayer Group: Wed 1:00pm

Holy Souls Prayer Group: every Tuesday 1:00pm

Church & Priory Court car parks for Shrine visitors

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

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

Eucharistic Adoration: Sun 5:30pm; Sat 10:00am- 12noon; 1st Fri 7:40pm-8:40pm


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


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


Converts’ Class resumes on Sat. 30th Sept: 4:45pm to 5:45pm: for anyone interested in learning about Catholicism. Men’s Group Wed 27 Sept 7:45pm; Ladies Group Sat 30 Sept. 1pm


Well done St Mary’s football team, scoring 6-1 in Preston at friendly game against our fellow shrine of St Walburge ran by our colleagues of the ICKSP.


Farewell to Fr Gerard Quirke, FSSP after 11am Mass on Sun 10 Sept. Join us for refreshments after.


Seminarian Peter Uhel, FSSP to spend a year on apostolate at St Mary’s from mid-September.


Annual gathering of FSSP priests in the UK & Ireland, 11-13 Sept, with Superior General Fr Komorowski.


The Kahn family thanks the anonymous donor who gave so generously towards David’s seminary fees. May God bless you!


March for Life London last 2 September. Sadly the train strike led to the cancelling of our group ticket. Please tellMichael Hall m.hall@talk21.com your chosen option for the money you paid us:

  1. refund my ticket to me
  2. give my paid money to March for Life instead
  3. keep as a donation for St Mary’s Pro-Life fund.

LiveMass sound issues are being investigated. Pray for the volunteers who give their time and expertise behind the scenes for everybody’s benefit.


Rosary Crusade of Reparation in London Sat 14 October. Starts 1:45pm along Westminster Cathedral. No booking needed.

Info: rosarycrusadeofreparation.blogspot.com


Now 930 subscribers to St Mary’s YouTube channel: Main homilies are uploaded regularly: youtube.com/@stmaryswarringtonyoutubech6943.


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

Support St Mary’s Shrine: send your donation via our Donate page: https://fssp.co.uk/donate/. Ask us

for a Gift Aid form to increase your donation by 25% at no extra cost to you. Gift Aid envelopes can be obtained from our Secretariat. Standing orders are easier and quicker for us  to process than cash: Lloyds

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


Weddings: Congratulations to Kevin and Rebecca Jones married on 6 September at St Mary’s Shrine. They are the fifth couple who got married at St Mary’s this summer. In addition, within the past week we also celebrated the 25th wedding anniversaries of Joseph & Maria Lopuszynski, of Peter & Alison Kahn and, earlier, of Tim and Jane Wright. Congratulations to all!


Mass intentions had accumulated last year but we have now managed to offer nearly all of them. Feel welcome to give intentions anew, using the little brown envelopes printed to that effect and dropping them in the collection basket or through the metal slot on the Front Door of the Presbytery. The average stipend in £10.00.


Silver Jubilee of Fr Andrew Jolly, Sun 17 Sept. 11am Solemn Mass, followed by refreshments. All are very welcome to express gratitude for a quarter-of-a-century spent by Fr Jolly serving souls in the Liverpool Archdiocese and specifically at St Mary’s Shrine, even years after his official retirement.


Pray for: Dominic Jones, Paul Cavanaugh, Michael Ibbotson, Catherine Sibert; Terry Drury, Michelle Brazier-Huelsman, James H., Bill Conder, Greta Doyle, Dorothea Wallace, M. Hawley; Theresa Reynard. RIP: Julie Hoolie; Francis Billington; Rita Hall; Hilda Creagan, Ana Mary Rozo, Ann Evans, Michael Whelan; John Marechal.

Sun1015th  Sunday after PentecostII9:00amClare&Steve Mycock&Family
  5pm Vespers and Benediction of the 11:00amPreservation Latin Mass, FSSP
  Blessed Sacrament 6:00pmTheresa Crookhall
Mon11Feria, Votive Mass of the Holy TrinityIV12:10pmKate Forrester & Family
Tue12The Most Holy Name of MaryIII12:10pmRosaleen Sanders
Wed13Feria, Votive Mass of St JosephIV12:10pmEdgar Parra RIP
Thu14Exaltation of the Holy CrossII12:10pmAgnes Weaver RIP
Fri15The Seven Sorrows of the BVMII12:10pmThomas Higgins
Sat16Sts Cornelius, Pope, Cyprian B. MartyrIII12:10pmMr Horsfall RIP
  Adoration & Confessions 10am-12noon   
Sun1716th Sunday after PentecostII9:00amIrene Jackson
  5pm Vespers and Benediction of the 11:00amAll St. Mary’s Faithful
  Blessed Sacrament 6:00pmSt. Mary’s Academy
Mon18St Joseph of Cupertino, ConfessorIII12:10pmManuel Mazon
Tue19St Januarius, Bishop, & CompanionsIII12:10pmMathieu
Wed20Ember Wednesday of SeptemberIV12:10pmPia Cotton
Thu21St Matthew, Apostle EvangelistII12:10pmWinifred & William Kilduff
Fri22Ember Friday of SeptemberII12:10pmJohn & Mary Finan
Sat23Ember Saturday of SeptemberII12:10pmHilda Taylor
  Adoration & Confessions 10am-12noon   
Sun2417th  Sunday after PentecostII9:00amAndrew & Christina
  5pm Vespers and Benediction of the 11:00amAll St Mary’s Faithful
  Blessed Sacrament 6:00pmJoanne King
September 1, 2023

Join us to watch great pro-life film Sat 2 Sept

About 40 parishioners watched it when released on Thur 31 August. Come along on Sat! For £3:00 only !

Cineworld, Time Square Unit 8, Warrington WA1 2LH.

Since the train strike forced us to cancel our group ticket to the March for Life, come to Eucharistic Adoration on Sat morning (10am-12noon + Mass at 12:10pm) and film at 8:30pm.

August 25, 2023

Sunday Bulletin 27 August 2023

St Mary’s Shrine Church Bulletin 27 Aug – 10 Sept 2023 (fortnightly)

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

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

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

Rector: Fr Armand de Malleray, FSSP malleray@fssp.org; Assistants: (Convalescing: Fr Ian Verrier, FSSP); Fr Alex Stewart, FSSP: astewart@olgseminary.org; Fr Gerard Quirke, FSSP: frquirke@outlook.com. Visiting Priest: Fr Andrew Jolly; Administrator: Mrs Jane Wright: warrington@fssp.org; Secretary: Mrs Kelly Williams:stmaryssecretary@fssp.org.


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


Watch our daily Mass with homily on www.livemass.net/locations/warrington.html


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

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


OPENING TIMES

Sundays: 8:30am to 7:00pm 

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

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

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

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

Confessions 30mins before every Mass every day

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

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

Mothers’ Prayer Group: Wed 1:00pm

Holy Souls Prayer Group: every Tuesday 1:00pm

Church & Priory Court car parks for Shrine visitors

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

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

Eucharistic Adoration: Sun 5:30pm; Sat 10:00am-12noon; 1st Fri 7:40pm-8:40pm


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


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


LMS  Representative Required: for Liverpool Archdiocese. Contact Neil Addison at Liverpool@lms.org.uk. Please note: St Mary’s Shrine already has an LMS rep.


Farewell to Fr Gerard Quirke, FSSP. Fr Quirke will leave Warrington on 15 September to further his formation as an FSSP priest in America. We are all grateful to him for his ministry at St Mary’s since his arrival in January 2022: first as a guest, then as a postulant, and since last February as an incorporated member of the FSSP.

We invite all to meet us for refreshments on Sunday 10 September after the 11am to wish Fr Quirke goodbye. Volunteers are invited to prepare tables, light food and drinks (e.g. donating a bottle of Prosecco): kindly contact Audrey Jones 07809 502705 or Joanne King 07743 483466.


Seminarian Peter Uhel, FSSP to spend a year on apostolate at St Mary’s from mid-September. Peter is from Hungary and studies at our European seminary in Bavaria. He lived in England and visited Warrington often, including for our summer camps. We welcome him on this pastoral placement year and we assure him of our prayer.


More vacant flats across the fence from St Mary’s at Charles Forbes Court Retirement Housing: Mersey Street, Warrington, Cheshire, WA1 2BH. Contact Mosscare St Vincents on 0161 226 4211.


Regina Caeli Bedford vacancies: Head Teacher;  Tutor; Centre Administrator: info@rcahybrid.org.uk.


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

Support St Mary’s Shrine: send your donation via our Donate page: https://fssp.co.uk/donate/. Ask us

for a Gift Aid form to increase your donation by 25% at no extra cost to you. Gift Aid envelopes can be obtained from our Secretariat. Standing orders are easier and quicker for us to process than cash: Lloyds

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


Join David Khan, FSSP on the annual pilgrimage to Walsingham 24-27 August! Book by 22 Aug on lms.org.uk/walsingham2023.


March for Life London Sat 2 September. Avanti told us that the trains will be running to London and back. Book now your group ticket with Michael Hall m.hall@talk21.com: £56.00 per person day return Warrington-Euston. Once booked with Michael, (not before) please pay the Shrine dropping your envelope at St Mary’s Presbytery with your name & surname and contact details. We have a few sponsored spaces if somebody wants to come and cannot afford the fare. Cf. marchforlife.co.uk


LiveMass sound issues are being investigated. Pray for the volunteers who give their time and expertise

being the scenes for everybody’s benefit.


Now 915 subscribers to St Mary’s YouTube channel: Main homilies are uploaded regularly: youtube.com/@stmaryswarringtonyoutubech6943.


Weddings: Congratulations to Adam Wallace and Bernadette Cunningham married on 26 August at St Mary’s Shrine.


Vermeer’s Angel at our bookshop: Fr de Malleray’s novel is available for sale, with special discount for Shrine visitors. Cf. aroucapress.com/vermeers-angel


Pre-Advent Retreat at Stonyhurst by Fr de Malleray 24-26 Nov. Info/booking: christianheritagecentre.com/events


Silver Jubilee of Fr Andrew Jolly, Sun 17 Sept. 11am Solemn Mass, followed by refreshments.


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

Sun    27    13th  Sunday after Pentecost 5pm Vespers and Benediction of the Blessed SacramentII    9:00am 11:00am 6:00pmHoly Souls All St. Mary’s Faithful Thanksgiv. Philom. Berry
Mon28St Augustine, Bishop Confessor DoctorIII12:10pmAimee Blacker
Tue29The Beheading of St John the BaptistIII12:10pmTony  Hall
Wed30St Rose of Lima, VirginIII12:10pmJohn Whelan RIP
Thur31St Aidan, Bishop ConfessorIII12:10pmMichael Kineavey RIP
Fri  1  Feria, Votive Mass of the Passion of Our Lord First Friday Devotions & Holy HourIV  12:10pm 7:00pmSylvia Barcroft RIP Celebrant’s Intention
Sat  2  Immac. Heart of Mary vot. Mass 1st Sat. St Stephen, K.  Adoration & Conf. 10am-12noonIII  12:10pm  Michael Keohane  
Sun    3    14th Sunday after Pentecost 5pm Vespers and Benediction of the Blessed SacramentII    9:00am 11:00am 6:00pmIrene Jackson All St. Mary’s Faithful Fr. & Margaret Crookall RIP
Mon4Feria, Daily Mass of the DeadIV12:10pmNora &Thomas Higgins RIP
Tue5St Laurence Justinian, Bishop ConfessorIII12:10pm25th Wedding Anniversary
Wed6Feria, Votive Mass Sts. Peter and PaulIV12:10pmCath., K. Williams,Family
Thur7Feria, Votive Mass the Most Blessed SacramentIV12:10pmElizabeth Crookhall
Fri8The Nativity of the Blessed VirginII12:10pmJ.&Clare Crookhall,Family
Sat  9  Saturday of the Blessed Virgin Adoration & Confessions 10am-12noonIV  12:10pm  Peter & Alison Kahn Anniversary
Sun    10    15th  Sunday after Pentecost 5pm Vespers and Benediction of the Blessed SacramentII    9:00am 11:00am 6:00pmCl. &St. Mycock & Family Preserv. Latin Mass, FSSP Theresa Crookhall
August 11, 2023

Sunday Bulletin 13 August 2023

St Mary’s Shrine Church Bulletin 13-27 August 2023 (fortnightly)

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

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

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

Rector: Fr Armand de Malleray, FSSP malleray@fssp.org; Assistants: (Convalescing: Fr Ian Verrier, FSSP); Fr Alex Stewart, FSSP: astewart@olgseminary.org; Fr Gerard Quirke, FSSP: frquirke@outlook.com. Visiting Priest: Fr Andrew Jolly; Administrator: Mrs Jane Wright: warrington@fssp.org; Secretary: Mrs Kelly Williams: stmaryssecretary@fssp.org.


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


Watch our daily Mass with homily on www.livemass.net/locations/warrington.html


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

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


OPENING TIMES

Sundays: 8:30am to 7:00pm 

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

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

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

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

Confessions 30mins before every Mass every day

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

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

Mothers’ Prayer Group: Wed 1:00pm

Holy Souls Prayer Group: every Tuesday 1:00pm

Church & Priory Court car parks for Shrine visitors

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

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

Eucharistic Adoration: Sun 5:30pm; Sat 10:00am-12noon; 1st Fri 7:40pm-8:40pm


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


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


LMS  Representative Required: for Liverpool Archdiocese. Contact Neil Addison at Liverpool@lms.org.uk. Please note: St Mary’s Shrine already has an LMS rep.


FSSP Warrington v ICKSP Preston FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT Saturday 19 Aug. Contact: Alban 07882 326942 or Fr Quirke, FSSP: frquirke@outlook.com.

You cannot play football? Same day and location: Sponsored walk for Priory Court Fundraising. Contact Elaine Merriman.


Deo gratias for Juventutem’s successful World Youth Day last 2-6 August in Lisbon and Fatima with Fr de Malleray, FSSP and Fr Evans, FSSP. Visit juventutem.org.

Watch here short video of Juventutem/FSSP Solemn High Mass at Fatima after the Rosary prayed with Pope Francis: https://twitter.com/i/status/1687893491647401984.


More vacant flats across the fence from St Mary’s at Charles Forbes Court Retirement Housing: Mersey Street, Warrington, Cheshire, WA1 2BH. Contact Mosscare St Vincents on 0161 226 4211.

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


Marian Franciscans Vocation Retreat 13-16 August in Dundee: vocations@themarianfranciscans.org


Regina Caeli Bedford vacancies: Head Teacher;  Tutor; Centre Administrator: info@rcahybrid.org.uk.


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

Support St Mary’s Shrine: send your donation via our Donate page: https://fssp.co.uk/donate/. Ask us

for a Gift Aid form to increase your donation by 25% at no extra cost to you. Gift Aid envelopes can be obtained from our Secretariat. Standing orders are easier and quicker for us to process than cash: Lloyds

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


Pray for the success of our camps this month in Macclesfield: boys 7-12 Aug; girls 14-19 Aug: see pictures here:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/138056205@N08/albums/72177720310328728

With two of our local vocations intervening: David Kahn and Sr Mari Caritas:


VERY LAST CHANCE FOR GROUP TICKET!!!!

14 AUGUST DEADLINE!!!

March for Life London Sat 2 September! Book now your group ticket with Michael Hall m.hall@talk21.com: £56.00 per person day return Warrington-Euston.

Once booked with Michael, please pay the Shrine by 14 August, dropping your envelope at St Mary’s Presbytery with your name & surname and contact details.

Cf. marchforlife.co.uk


LiveMass sound issues are being investigated. Pray for the volunteers who give their time and expertise being the scenes for everybody’s benefit.

Now 911 subscribers to St Mary’s YouTube channel: Main homilies are uploaded regularly: youtube.com/@stmaryswarringtonyoutubech6943.


Weddings: Congratulations to Demetri and Maisie Newman-Brown married last 5 Aug (below receiving the blessing from Pope Francis in Rome soon after their wedding [pic since purchased by couple]); and to Adam Wallace and Bernadette Cunningham to be married on 26 August, both at St Mary’s Shrine.


Vermeer’s Angel at our bookshop: Fr de Malleray’s novel is available for sale, with special discount for Shrine visitors. Cf. aroucapress.com/vermeers-angel


Pre-Advent Retreat at Stonyhurst by Fr de Malleray 24-26 Nov. Info/booking: christianheritagecentre.com/events


Silver Jubilee of Fr Andrew Jolly, Sun 17 Sept. 11am Solemn Mass, followed by refreshments.


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

Sun1311th  Sunday after PentecostII9:00amMichael Hall and Family
  5pm Vespers and Benediction of the 11:00amAll St. Mary’s Faithful
  Blessed Sacrament 6:00pmPriory Court Campaign
Mon14Vigil of the Assumption of the Blessed VirginII12:10pmIntentions of Elaine Merriman
Tue15Assumption of the Blessed Virgin (Holy Day of Obligation) 5:00pm VespersI6:30am 12:10pm 6:00pmSt Mary’s Academy Mary Ashley RIP Priory Court Conversion
Wed16St Joachim, Father of the Blessed VirginII12:10pmPriests and Laity of St. Mary’s
Thur17St Hyacinth, ConfessorIII12:10pmConfraternity of St. Peter
Fri18St Helen, Empress, WidowIII12:10pmAnne and John Norris
Sat19St John Eudes, ConfessorIII12:10pmFr Peter Fox
  Adoration & Confessions 10am-12noon  Vespers exceptionally at 5pm, not 6pm   
Sun2012th Sunday after PentecostII9:00amHenry and Lucienne Cotton
  5pm Vespers and Benediction of the 11:00amAll St. Mary’s Faithful
  Blessed Sacrament 6:00pmGeorge and Marylou
Mon21St Jane Frances de Chantal, WidowIII12:10pmMal Lynch
Tue22Immaculate Heart of the Bl. Virgin MaryII12:10pmHenry and Lucienne Cotton
Wed23St Philip Benizi, ConfessorIII12:10pmClare Atherton RIP
Thur24St Bartholomew, ApostleII12:10pmTaleb Hakim RIP
Fri25St Louis, King, ConfessorIII12:10pmGraham Stamp RIP
Sat26Saturday of the Blessed VirginIV12:10pmJack and Agnes Weaver
  Adoration & Confessions 10am-12noon   
Sun2713th  Sunday after PentecostII9:00amHoly Souls
  5pm Vespers and Benediction of the 11:00amAll St. Mary’s Faithful
  Blessed Sacrament 6:00pmThanksgiving Philomena Berry
July 30, 2023

Summer reading: Vermeer’s Angel

A publisher, an editor, a novelist and an academic comment on a Catholic novel just released.

Summary:

He survived Hiroshima. He escaped East-Germany. Will he elude the Church?

Deceased art expert Ken Kokura seemingly reappears in Japan, upsetting the plans of priestly diplomats. They fear, lest a ruthless schemer may have stolen his identity. How far will that possible super spy dare to go to subvert Church policy? The answer may be hidden in Vermeer’s celebrated paintings.

Against a Cold War backdrop, friendship, religion, the fine arts, and ideology intertwine. Loyalties are tested, leaving the only alternatives of betrayal or sacrifice. In the Church under attack, the worst infiltration is sin. Safety then will start with repentance.



Vermeer’s Angel is Fr de Malleray’s brilliant debut novel in an intriguing genre that could accurately be called ‘Vatican Noir’. The author’s detailed knowledge of the ecclesiastical backdrop and the artistic foreground make for a convincing ‘high resolution’ world in which ambition, morality, psychology, espionage and high drama intersect.

Pierpaolo Finaldi, Master of the Keys – The Catholic Writers Guild (UK). Pierpaolo Finaldi is also the CEO of The Catholic Truth Society.


A remarkable novel, a tale of Ostpolitik set in expertly orchestrated scenes alternating between the aftermath of Hiroshima and the collapse of Eastern European communism. Ingeniously interweaving the various strands of his fiction with real history, Japanese culture, Vatican diplomacy, Kim Philby’s Soviet spy ring, and a penetrating analysis of art that makes painting come alive, this is not only a culturally sophisticated narrative, but a gripping read, full of human interest.

Robert Asch, St Austin Review.

Writer, literary critic, and scholar, Robert Asch is co-editor of the St Austin Review and of the St Austin Press.


Armand de Malleray’s stunning prose draws the reader into a world of intrigue and uncertainty where nothing is quite as it seems. This is more than just a novel, it is a haunting meditation on the significance of memory, identity, betrayal, guilt and the insatiable human yearning for the Truth.

Fiorella De Maria, author of The Father Gabriel Mysteries

Award-winning novelist De Maria studied Literature in Cambridge and has published nine books with Ignatius Press.


Vermeer’s Angel is a triumph of a novel. It is a startlingly broad canvas that crosses several continents, cultures and decades, unfolding for the reader subtle readings of both artistic masterpieces and men’s souls. It is a novel about the loss of the self, caused by the atomic blast of modernity and the lingering radiation of older ills. It is a novel about memory and about self-betrayal, suffused with a gentle but persistent sense of the need to recover spiritual responsibility in a world of pragmatic compromise.

Brian Sudlow, author of Catholic Literature and Secularisation in France and England (Manchester University Press)

Dr Brian Sudlow teaches at Aston University (Birmingham, UK) and has written extensively about Catholic literature and Catholic thought in France and England.


Published by Arouca Press, 2023.

Vermeer’s Angel is available on the publisher’s website and on Amazon, including for UK customers, whose copy will be printed in the UK and shipped nationwide without custom taxes.

It is also for sale on the Latin Mass Society‘s bookshop.

Size: 23 × 15 × 2.5 cm

390 pages

Paperback £17.50 GBP ; $22.95 USD


See more of Fr de Malleray’s books here.