Busy bees

A flash two day Ofsted monitoring visit and catch up controlled assessments at other schools in speaking and writing components have blighted my life for recent days. I have had no extra time to follow a less hectic and more enjoyable routine. I have neglected to advertise two important events in neighbouring Middlesbrough Diocese on Saturday.

Tomorrow is the annual Solemn High Mass and procession in honour of St. Margaret Clitherow, a Blessed Martyr of York, starting at the Oratory of St. Wilfrid at 1.30 p.m.  The procession follows the Mass and starts at 3.00 p.m. concluding with Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament at 4.00 p.m.

AND ALSO ON SATURDAY IN YORK
Following is an adapted copy of a notice which I received from the organiser of the Walk for Life.


  SATURDAY APRIL 30TH

9th WALK FOR LIFE YORK

With Our Lady of Guadalupe and the English Martyrs.

IN REPARATION FOR THE LEGALIZING OF ABORTION

AND PRAYING FOR THE HEALING OF WOUNDS

CAUSED BY ABORTION

(Led by Franciscan Friars of the Renewal)

Coach departs Leeds, joyful mysteries of Rosary and introductory prayers

11.30 a.m. EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT

IN ST WILFRID'S CHURCH, PETERSGATE YO1 7EF

FOLLOWED BY HOLY MASS at noon

1.00 pm Procession departs from WEST PRECINCT OF MINSTER.

     Process to Margaret Clitheroe plaque, Ousebridge,(via St Margaret Clitheroe’s Shrine in the Shambles) for hymns, prayers, flower ceremony and naming the babies.

Process to the Bar Convent. Veneration of the relic of St. Margaret Clitheroe

Process to the Tyburn monument, Knavesmire for prayers

Process to Church of English Martyrs, Dalton Tce YO24 4DA

For final prayers and Benediction at 4.15pm. Followed by refreshments

Departs home 5.15

Both St. Wilfrid’s Church, Petersgate and

English Martyrs, Dalton Terrace are open for prayer all day.

NB please walk orderly in pairs, keeping close together, maintaining silence except for vocal prayers and hymns,

This is a walk of reparation for the sins against life

COACH SUGGESTED DONATION £14.00

ST MARY'S HORSFORTH, 9.30 a.m. 

West Yorkshire Playhouse, 9.45 a.m.  

ST AUGUSTINE'S, HAREHILLS 9.55 a.m.

ST THERESA'S CROSSGATES, 10.10 a.m.

PAT 01132582745/07747698553

patriciamarysammon@btinternet.com

Masses in the Extraordinary Form on Sunday in the Diocese of Leeds are as follows:

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

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

If all this were not enough I have undertaken to write an essay about the role of bees in scripture and tradition and have already spoken to several people.

Easter III

Masses this Sunday for the third Sunday of Easter are as follows:

Sunday              St. Anne’s Cathedral, Great George Street, Leeds.                        8.00 a.m.

                           Sacred Heart, Broughton Hall, Skipton.                                         11.00 a.m.

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

Cancellations

Please note that due to illness and holiday leave there are no Masses at Our Lady of Lourdes tomorrow and St. Peter's on Sunday. Sincere apologies for this.

Masses on Sunday:
Sacred Heart, Broughton Hall, Skipton. 11.00 a.m.
St. Joseph's, Pontefract Road, Castleford. 3.00 p.m.

Triduum photos

Thanks to Mike Forbester for his patience explaining to me how to download some of his great pictures of the Sacred Triduum to put on the blog, below is a sample.

Imposition of incense before the procession the the altar of repose on Holy Thursday

 Good Friday - prostration

 The exposition of the Cross

 Easter Saturday - Lumen Christi

Elevation of the Sacred Host at Easter

Confirmation

So far I have received three requests for children to be confirmed according to the books of 1962 and I shall contact the bishop about this before the end of the week. If you wish for your child to be confirmed please let me know so that you may be added to the list.

It has been most gratifying to learn of people's positive reactions to the recent Sacred Triduum at the Leeds University chaplaincy. Some people who had not experienced the ceremonies in this Rite were deeply moved by the its ritual and the incisive sermons delivered by Fr. Hall.  Father Kravos has also written to me to thank us for the collection for the holy places on Good Friday, which realised just under £100.

Low Sunday

Masses for Quasimodo Sunday or Divine Mercy Sunday are as follows:

11.00 a.m. Missa cantata at Sacred Heart chapel, Broughton Hall, Skipton
3.00 p.m. Low Mass at St. Joseph's, Pontefract Road, Castleford.

This is perhaps a wonderful opportunity to go to confession in this Year of Mercy and I'm sure either of the celebrants will hear confessions at call.

I was very pleased to see that the new Leeds Diocesan Website features a separate tab advertising the times of Mass in the Extraordinary Form and this blog, just as the Bishop promised it would be when I first met him.
It is under the Churches tab   http://www.dioceseofleeds.org.uk/churches/extraordinary-form/ 

Surprise

We have just returned from a few days away looking at Roman museums and ruins in Chester and Wroxeter. I was very surprised to find a prominent northern priest of liberal disposition saying the old Mass at an ecumenical centre (former  Anglican church) near Newport wearing a blue kimono and sitting cross-legged throughout the liturgy (versus populum before a tea tray) whilst a Sri Lankan gentleman played the sitar. The "sermon" was given by a United Reformed lady pastor who spoke about strength in unity whilst alluding also to her husband's double glazing business. Val and Russ (as they were called) are keen to develop links with other faith groups and already have contact with some Zoroastrians and a Rastafarian organization in Wolverhampton. It's a funny old world.