Sunday Bulletin 26 January 2025
FSSP Chaplaincy Bulletin, 26th January 2025
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: Mon 9:30am ; Tue 6:30am ; Wed 7:15pm ; Thu 9:30am ; Fri 8:30am ; Sat 11:30am (following Eucharistic Exposition, Confessions from 10:00am & Eucharistic Benediction ending by 11:20am)
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
Assistant: Fr Miguel Coelho, FSSP-Associate :
pe.miguelcoelho@protonmail.com
Seminarian: Luke Mazurek, FSSP: L.J.Mazurek@pm.me
Secretary: Mrs Rita Carroll: 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
Soundproofing work is nearing completion in the confessional at Our Lady of Ransom.
For the sake of confidentiality please whisper rather than speak. 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.
White Flower Appeal this Sunday
in support of unborn children: retiring collection for SPUC.
Thank you from the Patriarch of Jerusalem to our chaplaincy that raised £750 in our Advent Almsgiving project to support Christians in the Holy Land directly. Below is a photo of our very own Fr Evans handing over the total sum raised by the apostolates of the FSSP in England. His Beatitude Cardinal Pizzaballa, the Patriarch, wishes to convey his gratitude. God reward you for your generosity!
Novena and solemn renewal of the Consecration of the FSSP on February 2-11, 2025
Three years ago, at a moment of deep incertitude, the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter called out to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, mindful that never was it known that anyone who fled to her protection has been left unaided. Following a novena, the Fraternity consecrated itself to her Immaculate Heart on the very day that the Holy Father providentially published the decree reaffirming the practice and charism that the Fraternity has had from its foundation.
Three years later, in order to render thanks once again and implore her continual help, all the members of the Fraternity will solemnly renew this consecration. To represent them all, the members of the Plenary Council and I will recite the act of consecration at the Grotto of Lourdes on her feast day, February 11.
We ask all the faithful who are close to us to join in this novena of preparation February 2-10, 2025 and to renew the consecration on the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, February 11, 2025.
Text of novena here: https://fssp.com/wp-content/uploads/FSSP-Lourdes-Novena-and-Consecration.pdf
Candlemas on Sunday 2nd February:
Procession with candles at the beginning of both Masses (which will therefore start and end about 15 minutes later on that Sunday).
If displayed by the sanctuary well ahead of the start of Mass, you may bring candles to be blessed and take home.
Congratulations to Daniel Corner who will be baptised and confirmed on Sat 1st Feb, 11:00am, at Chesham Bois, and who will make his First Holy Communion there on Sun 2nd Feb.
Let us pray for him, for our recent converts, and for forthcoming catechumens.
Please email us if you become aware of a redundant church building, a school, a warehouse, a garage, or other with parking for sale… – and of potential benefactors. And pray.
Discover articles about faith and culture on our dedicated ‘Dowry’ website: www.dowry.org.uk.
Moving official video (images and music) of the Chartres Pilgrimage last Pentecost.
https://youtu.be/7zL_fTA6OMI?si=UrfwcVq-OjJptexZ
Come along this year on 7-9 June!
Catholic community spring dance, Saturday 26th April 2025, St Leonards Parish Hall HP23 6NW.
On monthly clergy excursion last week, Frs de Malleray and Coelho, and Seminarian Luke, went on pilgrimage to the shrine of St Alban, Protomartyr of England, under whose patronage the FSSP house in Bedford is placed. We also visited the local museum of Roman antiquity.
Our Sunday Hall at All Saints:
Thank you to the volunteers preparing the hall, doing the tea & coffee, and tidying up after. All are encouraged to pop in into the hall after Sunday Mass as it is an important opportunity to socialise and build up the community. More volunteers are needed: can you offer 90mins (10:00am-11:30am) one Sunday a month?
Reminder: all children must be constantly monitored by parents if outside, and in loos and lobby. Thank you to all.
SUPPORT FSSP Bedford/Chesham Bois:
Lloyds Bank; Sort Code: 30-80-27 ; Account number: 44025960; Account name: FSSP Bedford
9 already booked in, more to confirm.
MORE SPACES for our annual
Vocation discernment weekend
at Buckden Towers, PE19 5TA,
on 28 February – 2 March 2025
for single Catholic men 18-30.
Led by Fr Armand de Malleray, FSSP, assisted by Seminarian Luke Mazurek, FSSP
Contact malleray@fssp.org.
COST: £95.00 per person in total (full board). FREE for unwaged and students – give whatever amount you can.
Is God calling ME?
Matrimony, celibacy, monastery, seminary, Fraternity?
Vocation Weekend near Bedford 28 Feb – 2 Mar 2025, at Buckden Towers, High Street, Buckden, St. Neots, Cambs PE19 5TA.
COME & SEE
If you are a single Catholic man between 18 and 35 years of age, come and discern with us near Bedford.
Fr Armand de Malleray, FSSP will lead the weekend. There will be talks, prayers, Holy Mass and informal chatting with fellow-guests. Possibility of private meetings with a priest, and of confession. Feel welcome confidentially to call, email or write for any questions. Holy Mass each of the three days.
COST: £95.00 per person in total (bed + full board). FREE for unwaged and students – give whatever amount you can.
BOOKINGS & CONTACT: [not via Facebook] malleray@fssp.org (read by Fr de Malleray only).
ACCESS: Direct train from London St Pancras to St Neots, every half hour, duration 56 minutes.
The nearest towns are Huntingdon (5 miles NNE of Buckden) and St Neots (5 miles South of Buckden). Both Huntingdon and St Neots are served by the West Anglian Great Northern Railway line from King’s Cross London to Peterborough. Let us know if you would need a lift from the railway station. There also are bus and coach links to both Huntingdon and St Neots from many parts of the country.
VOCATION RESOURCES:
General page: https://fssp.org.uk/vocations-to-the-priesthood/
Book on the Sacred Priesthood: https://aroucapress.com/x-ray-of-the-priest
Stories about priestly ministry: http://aroucapress.com/near-missed-masses
Audio conferences on the priest 1) and Our Lady; 2) and Martyrdom : http://www.radioimmaculata.org/…/father-armand-de-malleray
Book on the holy Eucharist here: https://sophiainstitute.com/product/ego-eimi-it-is-i/
European seminary : http://fsspwigratzbad.blogspot.com/
North-American seminary: https://fsspolgs.org/
Know us better through browsing online our quarterly magazine Dowry here: https://fssp.org.uk/category/dowry/
International Vocation Prayer Network: //www.fssp.org/en/help-us/confraternity-of-saint-peter/
Great pictures about our ministry here https://www.flickr.com/photos/138056205@N08/albums
VOCATION NEWS: 15 new FSSP PRIESTS in 23 YEARS
We have currently six young men from the UK & Ireland in formation at our two international seminaries. Three of our deacons from England were ordained priests at St Mary’s Warrington by Archbishop McMahon, OP of Liverpool. Those were the first EF priestly ordinations by a diocesan bishop in England in fifty years. Please pray for them (//www.fssp.org/en/help-us/confraternity-of-saint-peter/) and for many more to enter the lists!
We give thanks for 14 priests ordained from or to the UK over the past 23 years: Fr Armand de Malleray in 2001; Fr Konrad Loewenstein in 2002; Fr Brendan Gerard in 2006; Frs Matthew Goddard and William Barker in 2009; Fr Simon Harkins in 2010; Fr Matthew McCarthy in 2011; Fr Ian Verrier in 2015; Fr James Mawdsley in 2016; Frs Alex Stewart and Krzysztof Sanetra in 2017; Fr Seth Phipps in 2018; Fr Gwilym Evans in 2022; Deacon Miklos Homolya in 2024 – plus Fr Patrick O’Donohue (incardinated in 2023).
On the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, 11 February 2022, Pope Francis signed a decree confirming the liturgical charism of the Priestly Fraternity of St Peter: https://www.fssp.org/…/decree-of-pope-francis…/.
Reminder: if you intend to receive Holy Communion on Sundays at All Saints in Kempston, as you walk into the church before Mass you must take one host from the plastic box and put it in the bowl (not the other way round). Failing to do so deprives fellow-parishioners from their own Holy Communion as not enough hosts are consecrated.
Several dads have booked bespoke altar serving tuitions with seminarian Luke for them and their sons. Do book now for further training.
Email Luke: l.j.mazurek@pm.me .
Pray for the sick in our congregations: Fr Patrick Hutton, Tom Holland, four-year-old Eliah Isaac, Baby Vincent Jones, Tom and Inma Jones, Patsy Crocker, Baby Joseph Osborn. R.I.P. Carl Roberts. Please email to sick list.
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