Sunday Bulletin 22 February 2026

FSSP Chaplaincy Bulletin

22 Feb – 8 March 2026

Est. 19th July 2011

Served by the Priestly Fraternity of St Peter by appointment from the RC Diocese of Northampton

Residence: St Alban House, 18 Brett Drive, Bromham, Bedford MK43 8RF

Landline: 01234 954 316

  Worship across three churches:

Sunday 8:30am: All Saints, Church End, Kempston, Bedford MK43 8RH

Sunday 12noon: Our Lady of Perpetual Succour, Chesham Bois, 30 Amersham Road, HP6 5PE

Weekdays: Our Lady of Ransom, 307 Bedford Rd, Kempston, Bedford MK42 8QB: see below.

fssp.org.uk/bedford or fssp.org.uk/chesham     

facebook.com/bedfordlatinmass   facebook.com/fssp.england

Chaplain: Fr Armand de Malleray, FSSP: malleray@fssp.org

Secretary: Mrs Theresa Madden: bedford@fssp.org

Safeguarding: If you have concerns about children or vulnerable adults, please contact the FSSP Northampton Safeguarding officer William Currie: Tel: 07825 089 336. Email: safeguardingfssp@pm.me. Reminder: NO child must be left unsupervised at any time.

Watch daily Mass by the FSSP on www.livemass.net/locations/warrington.html

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

CONFESSIONS TIMES

With presently only one priest, occasional changes in Mass times and other activities may take place.

Our Lady of Ransom (for anyone): Sat 10:00am-11:15am, and 20mins before every weekday Mass.

At All Saints: during Sunday Mass in the room behind the organ. Chesham Bois: after the Sunday 12noon Mass if not before.

Holy Mass Intentions:

Watch recent Sunday homilies: on https://www.youtube.com/user/LiveMassChannel 

Feast of the Chair of St. Peter
Postponed to Monday, February 23, Feast of the Chair of St. Peter, First Class in the FSSP, by concession of the Holy See on July 7, 2010. Plenary indulgence for all the members of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter.
Indulgences Confraternity
By decree of the Sacred Apostolic Penitentiary, dated October 18, 2022, a plenary indulgence is also granted at the usual conditions to the members of the Confraternity of St. Peter a) the day of their admission; b) the day of the feast of the Chair of St. Peter and c) the day of the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul.

New family chapter for the UK Scouts of Europe at the Chartres Pilgrimage. This is to allow Catholic Scouts, Guides, Wolvets and Wolfcubs from the UK to attend with their parents, in their Scouts uniforms and show unity with our European confrères! We will have members coming from other units from around the country (Birmingham, Gateshead, elsewhere) as well as our Bedford Scouts. We will be doing the shorter (50km) walk, given that a number of our Wolfcubs etc are too young to do the full walk.
We have chosen St Francis of Assisi as our patron saint, given that he is the patron saint of the yellow branch (Wolfcubs/Wolvets), and his life of poverty fits so well with the ethos of the pilgrimage (having all comforts stripped away and forcing us to go beyond ourselves in the name of Christ).
Leader: Dr Simon Lubbock simon.lubbock@gseuk.org ; with Mr Matthew Blissett and Mrs Sophie Hector as deputies. Francis Carey latinmassuk@icloud.com will also be running his Our Lady Immaculate family chapter, which will be adjacent in the column, with us sharing a communal bivouac.

Seaside family break: https://ourladyofhoperetreat.co.uk/
Our Lady of Hope Retreat, Hope Cove: a peaceful retreat house located on the edge of the fishing village of Hope Cove, Devon. The house is situated close to the coast, allowing for a restful break.

FULL SOLEMN TRADITIONAL LATIN EASTER TRIDUUM

With Fr Armand de Malleray, FSSP, Chaplain; Fr Thomas Crean, OP; Deacon Conan McGonagle, FSSP

ALL liturgies to take place at All Saints, Church End, Kempston, Bedford MK43 8RH

• Maundy Thursday (2 April): 8:00pm Holy Mass, followed by adoration until midnight.
• Good Friday (3 April): 3:30pm Solemn Liturgy (ends by 5:30pm).
• Holy Saturday (4 April): 9:00pm Easter Vigil (service ends by midnight).
• Easter Sunday (5 April): 8:30am Sung Mass

ALSO: Easter Sunday Sung Mass at 12noon, on 5th April 2026

at Our Lady of Perpetual Succour, Chesham Bois, 30 Amersham Road, HP6 5PE

Dowry Mag No68 Now Online

In this issue:

Editorial: Stubbornly Loving Every Unborn

Commenting on the latest figures of abortion in the UK, the highest ever in British history, Fr de Malleray observes that we have surpassed the so-called “Dark Ages”: a fact that calls all people of good will to action.

Moral Issues About In Vitro Fertilisation

After reading Biomedical Sciences at University College London, Marta Berbel Gallego obtained a PGCE in Biology from King’s College London, and completed an MA in Theology at St Mary’s University, Twickenham. In this article she summarises the reasons why IVF falls short of the bar set by Catholic anthropology.

United in Blood and Love

The holy bishop St Francis de Sales has a lot to offer spouses and those contemplating holy Matrimony, says Canon Amaury Montjean, ICKSP, who authored a book on that topic.

Newman and Péguy as Poets and Philosophers

Fr Gerald Duroisin, FSSP who did his doctorate in Rome on the philosophy of John Henry Newman discusses the new English Doctor of the Church in relation with French convert Charles Péguy.

A Young Artist Shares Her Faith Online

Young Englishwoman Raya Cotton, who trained in fine arts in Plymouth University and learnt Gregorian chant and polyphony in England and America, presents her creative work in sacred painting and singing.

Dead Rising in Saint Matthew’s Passion

Having earned his Licentiate in Sacred Scripture from the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome, Fr Brendan Gerard, FSSP teaches Scripture at Saint Peter’s International Seminary in Bavaria (Wigratzbad) while residing in Edinburgh as the superior of our Scottish apostolate.

Love Within the Enclosed Garden

Drs. Leslie Anne Hamel, who studied history of art at the Rijksuniversiteit te Leiden, explains a fifteenth-century painting about the Blessed Virgin Mary

Fr Owen Dudley’s Novel The Masterful Monk

Fr Armand de Malleray, FSSP presents an engaging novel by once well-known convert author Fr Owen Francis Dudley

Support & Events

Summer Camps; Vocation Weekend; and Juventutem Summer Weekend

Congratulations to new English Subdeacon David,
from Warrington,

ordained last 14th Feb in Bavaria.
He will be ordained a Deacon on Sat 2nd May.
 

Au pair wanted for one year from September 2026, in Angers, France, for a family with five young children. Independent studio provided, plus salary and French tuition.
Contact Mrs Pradel +33 6 17 58 38 71 ; virgile.pradel@gmail.com.

Thank you to the parishioners who have sent us their story about discovering the Traditional Latin Mass. Find out more about this opportunity on: https://fssp.org.uk/why-we-come-to-the-traditional-latin-mass/.

You may still email us your story!

Next TREK on Saturday 28 Feb with Deacon Ó hAimheirgin, FSSP: meet by 11:00AM on Ivinghoe Circular Walk Car Park, R9MW+HP, Dunstable LU7 9EJ. For unmarried men and women 18-35.Email Dominic attendance, lift need, and lift offer (difalcodom@gmail.com). Lunch at nearby pub after walk.

Juventutem London:

for young men and women 18+;
6pm Confessions,
7pm Sung Mass with homily by Chaplain Fr de Malleray,
8pm social with Q&As.

Next dates: 20 Feb, 20 Mar, 17 Apr, 15 May, 19 Jun, 10 Jul.

Congratulations to:

• Baby Clare Colquhoun was baptised on 14 Feb
• Baby Pio Yardley was baptised in emergency in hospital on 14 Feb

Please keep in your prayer the mothers in our congregations expecting a child.

First 20 men already booked in

for our annual Men’s Vocation Weekend 13-15 March 2026, at Buckden Towers PE19 5TA. £99.00 per person in total (bed + full board). FREE for unwaged. For 18+ single Catholic men. Contact malleray@fssp.org. More spaces! Visit: fssp.org.uk/mens-discernment-weekend-13-15-march-2026/ .

Book by 7 March 2026.

VIRTUS: the FSSP “EXODUS 90” has landed!

Our Septuagesima-Lent programme Virtus begins in English this year. Please do spread the word! Starts Feb 1, 2026, ends Apr 12, 2026.

Visit hozana.org/en/community/12820-virtus-journey-great-lent-2026

After his well-attended (by 40 adults) February talk,  Deacon Niall Ó hAimheirgin, FSSP, who formerly trained with the SSPX, will give the monthly Chesham Bois talk for all on Saturday 28^th Feb, 7:00PM on:

Episcopal Consecration without Papal Mandate.

In light of the SSPX announcement to consecrate bishops again, the talk will discuss the traditional criteria for a state of necessity, and the unity of government within Holy Church.

Well done the 40 adults who attended the First Saturday Talk for All on Evolution at Willington Hall last 7th Feb, given by Fr de Malleray.

First Saturday in Bedford on 7th March
the Feast of St Thomas Aquinas, 2^nd class feast in the FSSP:
devotions 10am and 11:00am holy Mass (not 11:30am),
followed by shared lunch,
and 2:00pm talk for all on Church Unity by Fr de Malleray at nearby venue.

Farewell to Eamon and Beata Long and their children who are relocating in sunny Texas, USA. They will be missed and we assure them of our prayer.

Adult Catechism in Chesham Bois, on some Wednesday evenings. Thank you to our lay catechists who generously give of their time at the Chaplain’s request to help train several adult converts. Catholic adults are welcome to attend as well. Contact the Chaplain for details : malleray@fssp.org.

Please donate to the Holy Family Project:

Bank Details: Account Name: Holy Family Ltd; Sort Code: 23-05-80 ; Account Number: 5629 3213

First Holy Communion Classes given by the Chaplain at OLOR, 1pm-2pm. Next dates: 21, 28 Feb; 21 March; 18, 25 April; 9, 16 May; 6 June (Confessions and recollection). Thank you to the parents supporting their little ones in this essential leg of their faith journey. Pray for our candidates.

SUPPORT FSSP Bedford/Chesham Bois:
Lloyds Bank; Sort Code: 30-80-27 ; Account number: 44025960; Account name: FSSP Bedford

Pray for  the sick in our congregations: Baby Pio Yardley, Malgorzata Anna Pietrak, Maureen Readings, Daniel Jahansouz, Jean-Francois Moore, Lottie Newman-Craig, Maria Chidell, Monika Oledzka, Mrs Henn, Eliah Isaac, Baby Vincent Jones, Tom and Inma Jones, Patsy Crocker, Baby Joseph Osborn. R.I.P. Prima Nevard, Carl Roberts. Please email additions to this list.

by Fr AM