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March 23, 2020
Tell your friends and colleagues. This is a great opportunity to make the beauty and depth of the traditional Latin Mass better known, especially by people who might not visit these churches in ordinary circumstances. In this times of pandemic, St Mary’s Warrington is one of the very few places where five clerics are able to perform a traditional Missa Cantata behind closed doors (since we live as one household in the same presbytery; pray that we don’t fall ill, or […]
March 21, 2020
St Mary’s Shrine Church, Buttermarket Street, Warrington WA1 2NS Visit fssp.co.uk/warrington for regular updates and news 1- SCHEDULE Dear parishioners, owing to the coronavirus, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England & Wales has ordered that from 21st March all public liturgies be stopped until further notice in order to try and minimise the spreading of the virus. Therefore, please note the following: Please sanitise your hands and keep good hygiene. Please keep a distance of 2 empty pews from the […]
March 19, 2020
We urge all our parishioners of 70 years of age and beyond (and anyone with a serious medical condition) to present themselves to the priests at St Mary’s after the 12:10pm Mass of St Joseph today (19 March, or latest tomorrow 20 March) to receive the sacrament of Extreme-Unction in its shorter form. We have sought canonical advice and certify that the unprecedented circumstances make it not only licit but highly advisable for you to receive this sacrament today because: […]
March 14, 2020
Click here to open this bulletin as pdf. Corona virus: Precautions: If you consider yourself at risk, we recommend you attend our 6pm Sunday Mass, with fewer people and a lesser risk of contagion. At any Mass, please clean your hands with sanitizers before you come and after. So do the priests giving Holy Communion. In the traditional Latin Mass, the thumbs and forefingers of the priest touch absolutely nothing else than the sacred host, not even the tongue of […]
March 5, 2020
EDUCATION MEETING WARRINGTON Sunday 26 April 2020, 12:30pm-3:30pmSt Mary’s Church, Buttermarket Street, Warrington WA1 2NSFREE church car parks accessed via Smith Street and Buttermarket Street WHAT:A number of families meet weekly at St Mary’s Shrine in Warrington for half a day of educational activities (about 25 children). In addition to this, we have been observing with interest the formation of the Regina Caeli Academy (RCA) in Bedfordshire over the past 18 months and have invited them to present their educational […]
February 28, 2020
New Video on ‘Parents as Heroes and Saints’ by Fr de Malleray: [Summary by Juventutem London:] On the feast of St. Anthony the Abbot, Fr De Malleray, FSSP, begins his homily by reflecting on the family. To be a parent and spouse in contemporary culture is heroic. It is a historic time for antagonism against the family and yet God loves families. He created the first family. Reflecting on the Holy Family inspires us of this truth. God decided to belong […]
Click here to open this bulletin as pdf. Preparation Courses for First Holy Communion (to be conferred on Corpus Christi Sunday, 14th June, 11am) and for Confirmation (to be conferred on Sat. 18th July, 3pm by Archbishop McMahon of Liverpool). Both courses will begin on 15th March and every following Sunday 9:45am-10:45am. 1) For First Holy Communion course, please contact roger.gilbride@fssp.org as soon as possible if you want (or your child) to be included. 2) For Confirmation course, please contact […]
February 5, 2020
Click here to open it as pdf. Special issue on Anti-Christian persecution In this issue: Editorial: Persecution and Resurrection For Your Diaries England is Our Lady’s Dowry Our ¼ Billion Persecuted Fellow Christians They Did Nothing But Pray Our Lady’s Reconquista Taking Oaths to Ungodly Leaders Meditative Film ‘A Hidden Life’ On Pilgrimage to Italy Concerning Art, Music and Man (Part 1) Support Our Apostolate
February 1, 2020
Click here to open this bulletin as pdf. BULLETIN of ST MARY’S SHRINE 2nd February 2020 Fortnightly www.fssp.co.uk/warrington • 01925 635664 Watch our Mass daily on http://livemass.net/ Buttermarket Street, Warrington WA1 2NS Served by the Priestly Fraternity of St Peter by appointment of the RC Archdiocese of Liverpool Rector: Fr Armand de Malleray, FSSP: malleray@fssp.org Assistant: Fr Ian Verrier, FSSP: iverrier@fssp.org Assistant: Fr Henry Whisenant: henrywhiz@hotmail.com Deacon Roger Gilbride, FSSP: roger.gilbride@fssp.org (on pastoral placement until Easter) In residence: Fr […]