Septuagesima

If Lent is the race, now starts the preparation for the start of the race. No Gloria. Sunday Masses are being trimmed down and from now on we shall not hear the Gloria on a Sunday until the Easter Vigil.

Masses this weekend:

Saturday (vigil) 6.00 p.m. St Mary's, Gibbet Street, Halifax.
Sunday   (sung) 11.00 a.m. Sacred Heart chapel, Broughton Hall, Skipton.
                         3.00 p.m. St. Joseph's, Pontefract Road, Castleford.

NO MASSES AT HECKMONDWIKE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

Fr. David Smith of Harrogate has asked me to announce the following Mass. Thanks to the Parish Priest Father Byrne for permitting this Mass.

Low Mass and Benediction

St Joseph’s, Skipton Road,  Bilton, Harrogate

15th February 2015 at 4pm

Epiphany III

On Sunday evening the body of Mgr McGuire will be received into the Cathedral at 7.15 p.m. to be followed by Requiem Mass at 11.00 a.m. on Monday and burial at Selby Cemetery later in the day.

Masses in the old Rite which fulfil the obligation this weekend :

Saturday - St.. Mary's, Gibbet Street, Halifax. 6.00 p.m.
Sunday   - Sacred Heart, Broughton Hall, Skipton. 11.00 a.m.
             - St. Joseph's, Pontefract Road, Castleford. 3.00 p.m.

Reminder that a sung Mass is offered Sundays at noon at St Wilfrid's, York.

Mgr Peter McGuire

It was with great sadness that I learned yesterday of the death of Monsignor Canon Peter McGuire, a former Vicar General and Dean of the Cathedral in Leeds. It was whilst at the Cathedral that Mgr McGuire was a regular celebrant for us both at the Cathedral and at Killingbeck Cemetery Chapel, a role he continued when he left the Cathedral to become Parish Priest at Holy Name. After Canon Denis Tangney retired Mgr McGuire became the senior priest responsible for drawing up the rota of priests to offer Mass at Killingbeck before the publication of Summorum Pontificum. As a celebrant he was always popular with people coming to Mass and always gave a sympathetic ear to those who sought his help. Both my predecessor Gerry Lyons and I always enjoyed working with him and rejoiced in his fairness and good humour. On a very personal note it was Mgr McGuire who offered the Mass of Angels and buried our baby son at a time when a previous bishop forbade any priest ordained after 1970 to offer the old Mass. Mgr McGuire always realised how unjust this ban was. He was a  pragmatic and gentle confessor and a preacher who always gave food for thought and who enjoyed singing the Mass. May his soul rest in peace and perpetual light shine upon him. 

Feast of the Holy Family

This weekend is the Feast of the Holy Family.

Masses:

Saturday (Vigil) 6.00 p.m. St. Mary's, Gibbet Street, Halifax

Sunday 11.00 a.m. Sacred Heart, Broughton Hall, Skipton
             3.00 p.m. St. Peter's, Leeds Road, Laisterdyke,Bradford (sung)
             3.00 p.m. St. Joseph's, Pontefract Road, Castleford

Epiphany 2

Mass for the actual Feast of the Epiphany at 9.30 a.m. Sacred Heart, Broughton Hall, Skipton.

Epiphany

Masses this weekend:

Saturday (Vigil) 6.00 p.m. St. Mary's, Gibbet Street, Halifax

Sunday (Sung) 11.00 a.m. Sacred Heart, Broughton Hall, Skipton

                       3.00 p.m. St. Joseph's, Pontefract Road, Castleford.

Octave day of the Nativity

Fr. Parfitt will be offering Mass at 11.00 a.m. today at Sacred Heart Chapel, Broughton Hall, Skipton.

May I take this opportunity to wish you and your loved ones every peace and joy in 2015.

Update: Looking at the way I had written Nativity in the original post I think my new year's resolution must be to see an optician more regularly.