Sunday within the Octave of the Nativity

We have two Masses this weekend for the Octave within the Nativity:

11.00 a.m. Sacred Heart, Broughton Hall, Skipton
12.30 p.m. St. Joseph's, Pakington Street, Bradford

Masses this week at Broughton Hall at 10. 30 a.m.
Confessions at call.

Merry Christmas

Attendance at our Masses over the holiday season have been very pleasing with  well over a hundred attending our Masses for Christmas.

May I take this opportunity to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy new year.

This weekend







Two days of obligation back to back this weekend with five Masses to celebrate the sacred mysteries of the third joyful mystery of the holy Rosary.




On Sunday which is the Vigil of the Nativity we have two Masses:


11.00 a.m. Sacred Heart, Broughton Hall, Skipton
12.30 p.m. St. Joseph's, Pakington Street, Bradford (missa cantata)



For Christmas Day on Monday

11.30 p.m. Sacred Heart, Broughton Hall, Skipton (Sunday night)
11.00 a.m. Sacred Heart, Broughton Hall, Skipton
12.30 p.m. St. Joseph's, Pakington Street, Bradford


Confessions at call.
Masses at 10.30 a.m. weekdays including Saturdays at Sacred Heart, Broughton.

Gaudete Sunday

Gaudete Sunday is almost upon us and we have three Masses this Sunday:

8.00 a.m. Leeds Cathedral, Cookridge Street, Leeds

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

12.30 p.m. St. Joseph's, Pakington Street, Bradford

Attendance continues to rise at many of the Extraordinary Form Masses in the diocese and following the success of the the Mass at the chantry chapel last week plans are afoot for regular Solemn High Masses next year as well as a Missa Cantata to mark Candlemas - the end of the Christmas Season.

Confessions at call.

Chantry photos

Thanks to John Roberts of Wakefield here is a small selection of photos from Friday's Mass at Wakefield's chantry chapel for the feast of the Immaculate Conception.

The missal is set

The prayers at the foot of the altar

The Gospel

Again thanks to all concerned.

Advent II

The High Mass for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception at Wakefield's historic chantry chapel was attended by about forty souls tonight who braved the freezing cold outside and the music provided by the St. Austin's singers was absolutely first class. Thanks to them, the serving team and Revv. Smith, Aladics and Crawley. It was lovely to see the statue of our Lady being incensed after the Mass. I hope to publish some photos of the event on Sunday, thanks to John Roberts of Wakefield.

Masses for the second Sunday of Advent are as follows:

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

12.30 p.m. St. Joseph's, Pakington Street, Bradford

Confessions at call.

Masses Monday - Saturday at Sacred Heart, Broughton Hall, Skipton at 10.30 a.m.

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION

There are two Masses on Friday for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. Both of these are thirty minutes later than the times mentioned in the previous post.

11.00 a.m. Sacred Heart, Broughton Hall, Skipton
7.30 p.m. Wakefield Chantry Chapel, Kirkgate, Wakefield This will be a Solemn High Mass.  The clergy will be Mgr Smith, Fr. Aladics and Fr. Crawley.

There were good turnouts today for the first Sunday of Advent both at Broughton and St. Joseph's. This is very encouraging.

Today I have confirmed the Christmas Masses - there will be three:
11.30 p.m. (24th. December)  Sacred Heart, Broughton Hall, Skipton
11.00 a.m. (25th. December) Sacred Heart, Broughton Hall, Skipton
12.30 p.m. (25th. December) St. Joseph's, Pakington Street, Bradford

Advent I & the Immaculate Conception

This Sunday is the first Sunday of Advent and the first day of the new liturgical year. Happy new year!

This year there is no fourth Sunday of Advent as the Vigil of Christmas Eve (traditionally a fast and abstinence day) falls on a Sunday. The feast  supersedes the fourth Sunday of Advent but no fast and abstinence is required.  The technical bits do not diminish the idea of the significance of the beauty of the Gospel

Advent is a good time to make a resolution to transform our old selves in preparation for the end of time and Christ's triumphant Second Coming and er...Christmas.

Confession at call is available at all Masses. 

Sunday:

11.00 a.m. Sacred Heart, Broughton Hall, Skipton, (missa cantata)

12.30 p.m. Saint Joseph's, Pakington Street, Bradford 

Friday - FEAST OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION of our Blessed Lady

10.30 a.m Sacred Heart, Broughton Hall, Skipton

7.00 p.m. Wakefield's historic Chantry Chapel, Kirkgate, missa solemnis - more details on Monday.