New Year's Eve

 No Mass on Friday 31. January at St. Austin in Wakefield. Apologies for the late notice. I have only just found out.

Merry Christmas! Hodie Christus natus est!

 May I wish all readers of this blog a very peaceful and joyful Christmas.

Masses today and tomorrow for Christmas (third Mass)  and the Sunday within the Octave:

St Ignatius, Ossett - 8.30 a.m.

St. Patrick, Bradford - 1.00 p.m.

Tuesday (feast of The Holy Innocents):

St Ignatius, Ossett - 6.00 p.m.

Wednesday:

St. Winefride, Bradford - 6.30 p.m. THIS MASS HAS BEEN CANCELLED - Father is away.

Thursday: (threes Masses today.)

St Anthony, Clayton, Bradford, - 9.30 a.m.

St. Joseph's, Pontefract - 7.00 p.m.

There will be the annual Requiem Mass at the Chantry Chapel in Wakefield. This will be a missa cantata for the Duke of York. The Mass will be at 7.30 p.m.

Friday: 

St. Austin, Wakefield - 7.30 p.m. to which there is a plenary indulgence attached should the Te Deum be it said or sung publicly.

I hope our next Masses at St. Patrick's will be as well attended as the first one was last Sunday. The sound system wasn't quite configured but this has been rectified. I am most grateful to Fr, Columba CFR  for his warm welcome and for Fr. Hall's attendance in white choir. Fr. Hall is now the Episcopal Delegate for the Usus antiquior in this Diocese.

Father Driver's choice of  O purest of creatures  with its poignant words "And the Tempest Tossed Church all her eyes are on thee as they look to thy shining, Sweet Star of the sea", were most apt.

I forgot to ask Fr. Driver to mention that it was Fr. Parfitt's first anniversary last Sunday. Please remember Fr. Parfitt in your prayers. He was a faithful priest.

 

 

Advent IV

Sunday is the last in Advent. 

Masses this week:

Sunday: 

St. Ignatius, Storrs Hill Road, Ossett - 8.30 a.m.

St Patrick, Sedgefield Terrace, Westgate, Bradford - 1.00 p.m.

Monday:

St. Joseph, Martin Street, Brighouse - 6.30 a.m. Rorate Mass.

Tuesday:

St. Ignatius, Storrs Hill Road, Ossett - 8.30 a.m.

Wednesday:

St. Winefride, Wibsey, Bradford - 6.30 p.m.

Thursday:

St. Anthony, Clayton, Bradford - 9.30 a.m.

St. Joseph, Back Street, Pontefract - 7.00 p.m.

Friday - No Mass at Wakefield.

Christmas Day:

St Patrick, Sedgefield Terrace, Westgate, Bradford - 1.00 p.m. 

Sunday within the Octave of  the Nativity:

St Patrick, Sedgefield Terrace, Westgate, Bradford - 1.00 p.m. 

A new era

Yesterday was our last regular Mass at St. Joseph's as next Sunday (Advent IV) sees our move to St. Patrick's, Sedgefield Terrace, Westgate - our new permanent home. Five years have gone past very quickly and it has been a pleasure to have been there. 

As we continue on our journey I have no doubt it will be as fruitful as it has been in the past. 

The postcode of the church is BD1 2RU. Parking is plentiful. 

Next Sunday the celebrant will be Fr. Kevin Driver who is no stranger to this church as he has often offered Mass there regularly in the past.

Masses this week:

Tuesday - St. Ignatius, Ossett. 6.00 p.m.

Wednesday - St. Winefride, Wibsey, Bradford 6.30 p.m.

Thursday - St. Anthony, Clayton, Bradford 9.30 a.m.

                   St. Joseph, Pontefract 7.00 p.m.

Friday - St. Austin, Wakefield 7.30 p.m.

Sunday - St. Patrick, Bradford 1.00 p.m.

CHRISTMAS DAY - St. Patrick, Bradford 1.00 p.m.

Advent II UPDATE

 

Masses this week:

Second Sunday of Advent:

8.30 a.m. St. Ignatius, Ossett

1.00 p.m. St. Joseph, Bradford

Tuesday:

6.00 p.m. St. Ignatius, Ossett

Wednesday:

6.30 p.m. St. Winefride, Bradford  FEAST of the IMMACULATE CONCEPTION

Thursday:

9.30 a.m. St. Anthony, Bradford

7.00 p.m. St. Joseph, Back Street, Pontefract

Friday:

7.30 p,m, St. Austin, Wakefield

Next Sunday (12.12. 21) will be our last at St. Joseph's Bradford. It will be a sung Mass.

Our first Mass at St. Patrick's, Sedgefield Terrace will be on Sunday 19.12.21 at 1.00 p.m.

Server Training:

Server training has been taking place recently at St. John the Evangelist, Cooper Lane, where I served my first Mass in 1975! Above is a picture of our first "graduate" kneeling to the right of Mgr. Grogan on the Feast of St. Francis Xavier. 

Another trainee will be learning to serve the Low Mass over the next few weeks before Christmas, after which we shall be moving on to the missa cantata. It is very pleasing that our serving team is expanding. Thanks to Mgr Grogan for permitting us to use the church. 

We are hoping to have regular Solemn Masses on Sundays when we move to St. Patrick's.

Apologies to Canon Wiley for forgetting to mention this coming Thursday's Mass at Pontefract.