Not very much activity this week as many of our celebrants are away:
Masses this week:
Thursday 9.30 a.m. St. Anthony's, Clayton
Friday 7.00 p.m. Wakefield Chantry Chapel - Requiem for Edward Duke of York.
Sunday 8.30 a.m. St. Ignatius, Ossett
1.00 p.m. St. Patrick's, Westgate, Bradford
This morning's Rorate Mass at St. Joseph's, Brighouse was the usual sacred, evocative and atmospheric occasion we have grown used to over the years. Well over a dozen people attended from as far as Wakefield and Shipley. Many thanks to Fr. Hall for this festive treat.
Masses this week:
Tuesday - 6.00 p.m. at St. Ignatius, Ossett
Wednesday - 6.30 p.m. at Winefride's, Wibsey
Thursday - 9.30 a.m. St. Anthony's, Clayton
- 7.00 p.m. St. Joseph's, Pontefract
Friday - 7.30 p.m. St. Austin's, Wakefield
Sunday Christmas Day - 8.30 a.m. St. Ignatius, Ossett
- 1.00 p.m. St. Patrick's, Westgate, Bradford
May I take this opportunity to wish all readers of this blog a Christmas filled with joy and a new year which is free from all disquiet. God bless!
Mass for the Epiphany will be at St. Patrick's, Bradford at 5.00 p.m.
Masses this week:
I was delighted to learn this morning that our old friend Mgr Philip Moger a former Dean of Leeds Cathedral and parish priest here in Bradford has been named as a new auxiliary bishop to the Diocese of Southwark. For several years bishop-elect Moger was a regular celebrant of the Traditional Mass at the Cathedral and learned to offer the Mass under the tutelage of the late Fr. Geoffrey Parfitt. Ad multos annos Mgr. Moger!
Masses this week:
Tuesday - 6.00 p.m. St Ignatius, Ossett
NO Mass on Wednesday
Thursday - 9.30 a.m. St. Anthony's, Clayton
- 7.00 p.m. St. Joseph's, Pontefract
First Friday - 5.45 p.m. St. John the Evangelist, Buttershaw (note earlier time)
- 7.00 p.m. St. Austin's, Wakefield
Sunday Advent II - 8.30 a.m. St. Ignatius, Ossett
1.00 p.m. St. Patrick's, Bradford
Confessions at call.
In his sermon yesterday at St. Patrick's Fr. Frantisek referred to the fact that it was 75 years to the day since pope Pius XII issued his encyclical concerning the Sacred Liturgy in his Mediator Dei . He then spoke about this document and how it was a signal of papal approval of the Liturgical Movement started in the previous century by Dom Prosper Guéranger whose ideas were continued by Pope Pius X who encouraged frequent reception of the Sacrament of Holy Communion and a reduction in the age of first Communion. Fr Frantisek encouraged us to use our daily Missals to read and study the prayers of the Mass to unite ourselves with the action at the altar.
Masses this week:
Tuesday - 6.00 p.m. St Ignatius, Ossett
Wednesday - 6.30 p.m. St. Winefride's, Wibsey
Thursday - 9.30 a.m. St. Anthony's, Clayton
- 7.00 p.m. St. Joseph's, Pontefract
Friday - No Mass at Wakefield
Sunday FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT - 8.30 a.m. St. Ignatius, Ossett
- 1.00 p.m. St. Patrick's, Bradford
Confessions at call.
NB There will be Mass at 1.00 p.m. at St. Patrick's on Christmas Day
I have said before that I only very rarely cut and paste blogs from American traditional blogsites. The following appeared on today's Rorate Caeli blogsite. It is interesting because it sums up what I have experienced personally since the publication of Traditiones Custodes and the equally dire responsa to the dubia submitted following the publication of that document. Priests in this diocese who frankly wouldn't touch the old Mass with a stick have expressed their horror at these two documents which opened up wounds which were healing and seemed to revitalise those liturgy wars which Pope Benedict sought to end. In fact TC and the responsa have seemed to have the opposite effect to what was intended as this article testifies. Very few bishops appear to have instigated much to change the status quo established by Pope Benedict apart from a few hotheads in the Americas.
When you’ve lost Enzo Bianchi…
Bianchi is well known as the founder of the “ecumenical” monastic community of Bose. He was removed as lay prior a few years ago not due to personal scandal, but to unclear issues of "the exercise of authority". Regardless, he has always been a consistent voice for radical liberalism in Catholic Italy, and a staunch defender of all things Francis.
Up until now.
Even Bianchi is shocked and embarrassed with the mistreatment and shunning of Traditional Catholics in the current pontificate. In the current issue of "Vita Pastorale", the also very "progressive" monthly of "progressive" Italian Catholics, Bianchi had some choice words regarding a Church that listens and wants dialogue with everyone -- everyone, except Traditionalists:
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Ecclesial communion
Mass cannot be a place of contestation and fraternal division.
And the liturgy if it is not celebration of the Gospel cannot attract anyone. Vita Pastorale - 10 November 2022
By Enzo Bianchi
Pope Francis writes in his apostolic letter Desiderio desideravi that the tensions, unfortunately present around the celebration, cannot be judged as a simple divergence of sensibility towards a ritual form, but that they should be understood as ecclesiological divergences. This is why he felt it his duty to affirm that "the liturgical books promulgated by the Holy Pontiffs Paul VI and John Paul II in comparison with the decrees of the Second Vatican Council are the only expression of the lex orandi of the Roman Rite" (TC, art. 1).
The expression is strong and peremptory, but it certainly does not deny that the Vetus Ordo in force until the Liturgical Reform was in those centuries an expression of the lex orandi of the Roman Rite.
Certainly the current Catholic liturgy, which in any case always and continually needs reform, because the church is semper reformanda, expresses the prayer of the Roman Rite, but above all it expresses the faith of the church today, a faith in tradition, but deepened, enriched, because the liturgy grows with its ever-renewed celebration. It happens for the liturgy what happens for the Word of God: Divina Scriptura cum legente crescit!
On the other hand, everyone should be reminded that tradition is what transmits the foundation of faith. The danger is to attach to traditions and not to what they transmit. A tradition does not live if it is not renewed.
This is why Pope Francis, in Desiderio desideravi, reiterates that the mandate he received as successor to the apostle Peter requires him to guard and confirm Catholic ecclesial communion in a relentless search for unity. But it escapes no one that this unity to which the whole church must strive, and which will be full only in the éschaton, turns out to be contradicted by portions of the faithful who want to be and say they are faithful to tradition, and most recently broken by the reality born of the schism of Msgr. Marcel Lefevre. It is true that in Italy this presence of traditionalists is very limited and circumscribed, and for this reason the Italian church does not pay much attention to it, but we know well that in other countries - especially in France, Germany and the United States - traditionalists constitute a well-attested minority, not small and very effective in terms of communication and visibility. In a Catholic diaspora, among fewer and fewer Catholics, their presence appears significant and capable of expressing itself with persevering militancy.
It should be made clear right away that this is a variegated presence, showing different faces, different styles, different ways of being in the ecclesial communion, with very different ways of struggling to continue to exist: from a thoughtful and mild criticism, to an almost continuous contestation, to a delegitimization of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis and the bishops. Sometimes we are witnessing the mutation of a dutiful and filial criticism into a harsh and convinced accusation of betrayal of the faith, and therefore an accusation of heresy.
The situation is serious, and it is time to stop smirking at this portion of the church, or even mocking and despising it. Practicing ecumenism with so many Christian communities, sometimes severely impoverished of the core of faith in Christ, and not knowing how to dialogue and walk even with traditionalists is certainly not a sign of authentic fraternal charity, nor of awareness that we are united by the unum baptisma, the one baptism, which makes us brothers and disciples of Jesus Christ.
Can we come to a serene and mild discernment of this reality? In my existence as a Catholic monk and Christian, always attentive to such diverse life in the churches, just as I have always attended churches and monasteries of non-Catholic but Orthodox or Reformed Christian communities, so I have also always attended communities or monasteries that wishing to be faithful to the tradition prior to the liturgical reform have obtained the possibility of continuing to live the liturgy by celebrating it with the Vetus Ordo. It was certainly not enough for me to contemplate, participate in and enjoy the beauty of the rites and Gregorian chant, but I looked attentively at the human and spiritual life of those communities, and I always noticed a sincere love for the liturgy, a serious and deep fidelity to the monastic tradition, lived with evangelical intention, rich in initiatives and work to live the condition of all men, a common life capable of great charity. I therefore sent my brother monks to the French abbey of Le Barroux, a thriving community, to learn how to bake bread, and in my sojourns in this and other traditionalist monasteries, I was able to verify that even with them "it is beautiful and sweet to live together." I felt they were simply brothers, and I confess that I found myself better among them than in some monasteries that claim to be faithful to Vatican II but live a non-monastic religious residence life.
The interview that the new abbot of Solesmes gave after his audience with Pope Francis on Sept. 5, 2022, remains significant. Dom Geoffroy Kemlin heads a congregation of monasteries in which some celebrate with the preconciliar Vetus Ordo while others follow the reform of Paul VI, in force throughout the Latin Catholic Church. It was therefore incumbent on him to make the Pope aware of the reactions to Traditionis custodes that had been recorded in France and to ask him how he should deal with the application of Motu proprio in his monasteries. Pope Francis in this regard would have told him that it is really up to him, the abbot of Solesmes, to make discernment, and it is not up to his person, even if he is the pope, because he lives two thousand kilometers away. Literally, "You are a monk, and discernment is proper to monks. I tell you neither yes nor no, but I let you discern and make a decision." Advice, this, that the Pope also gave to some French bishops, and this tells us that what the Pope really wants is unity, which does not prevent a diversity of rite as long as the Catholic faith of the Eucharistic mystery is honored.
In an audience with Pope Francis in 2014, the Pope asked me what I thought of the traditionalists, and I told him, "Your Holiness, if they accept the Second Vatican Council, if they really accept your ministry as the successor of Peter, if they declare valid the liturgical reform and the Eucharist normed by Paul VI, let them live... The church must accept a plural communion, it can no longer be monolithic in forms."
I continue to remain of the same opinion after all these years in which the Eucharist from being a bond of unity has become a cause of division. And for this, responsibility must be taken not only by those who fall back into nostalgia for the past - "indietrists"[backwardists], the Pope calls them - but also by those who with the traditionalists have not been clear, have been duplicitous and ambiguous, pushing them without appearing on positions of contestation and rupture with the church.
Has Ecclesia Dei always acted with truthfulness, loyalty, transparency in weaving a dialogue with these portions of the church? And some cardinals and bishops on whose side was it in the post-Council period: adhering to Vatican II and the resulting reform or criticizing it to the point of diminishing its authority?
We are already experiencing so much tension and opposition in the church today that we cannot afford even the loss of Eucharistic peace. Mass cannot be a place of contestation and fraternal division, and for a path of true communion to open up, it is more necessary than ever that the celebration of the Novus Ordo be practiced avoiding sloppiness, banality, and ugliness. Currently, the situation makes it really tiring for many Catholics to attend the liturgy to draw spiritual fruits from it. There is too much prominence of the presbyter, too much verbiage, poorly edited and undignified chants, homilies that now feed almost only on the humanities, psychology, art history: these enchant everyone but convert no one.
In my opinion, the situation is dramatic and I understand how lovers of tradition always fail to accept the Novus Ordo, but remain anchored to the ancient rite that should never be despised and devalued. Liturgy, if it is not an ordered mystery, if it is not beautiful even in its simplicity, if it is not a celebration of the Gospel, it cannot attract anyone, not even through grace. Catholic unity, then, cannot and must not be uniformity but multiform harmony, plural communion, in which each and all find possibilities for living participation. Traditionis custodes and Desiderio desideravi should be an invitation for all to renew Eucharistic faith through an evening and beautiful celebration of the Eucharist lived as communion and not as an occasion for ecclesial division. [Emphases added]
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Rorate Note: Of course, no open criticism, and a tentative acceptance of the motu proprio (after all, he is no traditionalist), but filled with the strongest criticism one could find from an ally of Francis. And, in a sense, that is what should be expected from all truly “liberal” Catholics (in the correct meaning of the word liberal). Unfortunately, most liberals have suddenly become hyperpapalist authoritarians, during this pontificate only, which reveals their liberalism was always a sham — and that they really are violent revolutionaries.
Thanks to Fr. Hall for our Remembrance Sunday sung Mass. It was good to see so many people - new and old at the Mass.
Remember confessions are usually available at call.
Masses this week:
Tuesday - 6.00 p.m. at St. Ignatius, Ossett
Wednesday - 6.30 p.m. at St. Winefride's, Wibsey
Thursday - 9.30 a.m. at St. Anthony's, Clayton
- 7.00 p.m. at St. Joseph's, Pontefract
Friday - 7.30 p.m. at St. Austin's, Wakefield
Sunday - 8.30 a.m. at St Ignatius, Ossett
- 1.00 p.m. St. Patrick's, Westgate, Bradford
Looking ahead to Advent - Fr. Hall will be offering a Rorate Mass again this year at St. Joseph's, Brighouse on Monday 19th. December at 6.30 a.m. Reminders nearer the time.
I have just received word from Fr. Aladics that he has to leave the parish to visit a sick relative for a few days and as such there will be no Mass at Ossett tomorrow or next Sunday. Mass will be as usual next Tuesday (15th. November).
I came across this prayer on the page of a Facebook friend earlier today. As we are in the month of the Holy Souls, I thought I would share it because of its relevance in this month:
We have two major feast in the Church's Year this week - All Saints and All Souls and we have two Masses on each of these days. It is also contains the first Friday of the month which is the feast of St. Charles Borromeo.
Tuesday - All Saints - 5.00 p.m. St. Patrick's, Westgate, Bradford
6.00 p.m. St. Ignatius, Ossett (sung - see poster)
Masses this week in the Extraordinary Form:
Tuesday - 6.00 p.m. St. Ignatius, Ossett
Wednesday - 6.30 p.m. St. Winefride's, Wibsey
Thursday - 9.30 a.m. St. Anthony's, Clayton
- 7.00 p.m. St Joseph's, Pontefract
Friday -7.30 p.m. St. Austin's, Wakefield
Sunday FEAST OF CHRIST THE KING - 8.30 a.m. St Ignatius, Ossett
- 1.00 p.m. St. Patrick's, Westgate, Bradford
Confessions at call.
Masses this week as follows:
Tuesday - 6.00p.m. St. Ignatius, Ossett
NO MASS ON WEDNESDSAY
Thursday - 9.30 a.m. St. Anthony's, Clayton
- 7.00p.m. St. Joseph's, Back Street, Pontefract
Friday - 7.30 p.m. St. Austin's, Wakefield
Sunday - 8.30 a.m. St Ignatius, Ossett
- 1.00 p.m. St. Patrick's, Westgate, Bradford
Please note there will be no Mass at Ossett on Tuesday and no Mass at Wibsey on Wednesday. Clergy are away.
Thursday- 9.30 a.m. St. Anthony's, Clayton
- 7.00 p.m. St. Joseph's, Pontefract
Friday - 7.30 p.m. St. Austin's, Wakefield
Sunday - 8.30 a.m. St. Ignatius, Ossett
- 1.00 p.m. St. Patrick's, Westgate, Bradford.
There are one or two changes to the regular pattern this week as Fr. Aladics will be away:
Tuesday 4th. - NO MASS
Wednesday 5th. 6.30 p.m. St. Winefride's, Wibsey, Bradford
Thursday 6th. 9.30 a.m. St Anthony's, Clayton, Bradford
7.00 p.m. St. Joseph's, Pontefract.
Friday 7th. 6.00 p.m. St. John the Evangelist, Cooper Lane, Bradford
7.30 p.m. St. Austin's, Wentworth Terrace, Wakefield
Sunday 9th. NO MASS AT OSSETT
1.00 p.m. St. Patrick's, Westgate, Bradford. Low Mass. Unfortunately, this Mass will not now be a sung Mass.
Confessions usually available at call.
Masses this week:
Tuesday 27th - 6.00 p.m. St. Ignatius, Ossett
Wednesday 28th.- 6.30 p.m. St. Winefride's, Bradford
Thursday 29th. - 9.30 a.m. St. Anthony's, Clayton, Bradford
7.00 p.m. St. Joseph's, Back Street, Pontefract
Friday 30th - 7.30 p.m. St. Austin's, Wakefield
Sunday 2nd October - 8.30 a.m. St. Ignatius, Ossett
1.00 p.m. St. Patrick's, Bradford
Masses this week:
Tuesday 13th. - St Ignatius, Ossett, 6.00 p.m.
Wednesday 14th. -St. Winefride's, Wibsey, 6.30 p.m.
Thursday 15th. - St. Anthony's, Clayton, 9.30 a.m.
St. Joseph's, Pontefract, 7.00 p.m.
Friday16th. - St. Austin's, Wakefield, 7.30 p.m.
Sunday 18th. - St. Ignatius, Ossett, 8.30 a.m.
- St. Patrick's, Bradford 1.00 p.m.
Confessions at call.
The Mass of requiem for the queen was a very dignified occasion and it was good to hear people singing Chesterton's O God of earth and altar at the end after the prayer for the king.
Masses this week:
Tuesday 13th. - St Ignatius, Ossett, 6.00 p.m.
Wednesday 14th. -St. Winefride's, Wibsey, 6.30 p.m. Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
Thursday 15th. - St. Anthony's, Clayton, 9.30 a.m.
St. Joseph's, Pontefract, 7.00 p.m.
Friday16th. - St. Austin's, Wakefield, 7.30 p.m.
Sunday 18th. - St. Ignatius, Ossett, 8.30 a.m.
- St. Patrick's, Bradford 1.00 p.m.
Last night permission was sought from the bishop for Sunday's sung Mass at St. Patrick's to be Mass of Requiem for the late queen. The bishop has since allowed his priests to offer Mass for the repose of the queen's soul on Sunday.
The 1.00 p.m. Mass at St. Patrick's will therefore be a Mass of Requiem in similar fashion to how we celebrate and commemorate our War Dead in November.
The asperges will take place before Mass, but there is no recitation of the credo.
The recessional hymn will be Chesterton's God of Earth and Altar - which we have never sung before.
There will be the prayer for the King at the end of Mass for the first time in over seventy years. I have to root out a a Ritus Servandus from the reign of King George VI which had been printed during the war. The paper is of poor wartime quality and the ink is thin if I remember properly.
Details of next week's Masses to follow.
Almighty God,
You are the author and sustainer of all human life;
grant that your servant, Elizabeth our Queen,
whom you granted a long and happy reign as Monarch of these lands
may be forgiven her sins and rewarded with that eternal life
promised to all those born again
in the water of baptism and power of your Spirit.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit God, forever and ever,
Amen.
Eternal rest, grant to her O Lord,
And let Perpetual light shine upon her.
May she rest in peace.
Amen.
May her soul, and the souls of all the faithful departed,
Through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
Amen
O Lord, save Elizabeth our Queen. And mercifully hear us when we call upon thee.
Masses this week are as follows:
Tuesday 6th - St. Ignatius Ossett - 6.00 p.m.
No Mass on Wednesday
Thursday 8th - Nativity of our Blessed Lady - 9.30 a,m, St. Anthony's, Clayton
-7.00 p.m. St. Joseph's, Pontefract
Friday 9th. - St. Austin's, Wakefield - 7.30 p.m.
Sunday 11th. - 8.30 a.m. St. Ignatius, Ossett
- 1.00 p.m. - St. Patrick's, Westgate, Bradford
Below is an extract from a post on the Rorate Caeli blogspot written by a former Muslim woman whose experience of the Old Mass is succinctly recalled here. Her devotion to the Mass has caused her to write a short guide to the Mass which is a handy thing.
Here is the extract:
Even years later, every time I step into the church to attend the usus antiquior, the sensation that I am stepping out of time to join countless saints who have gone before in a world where so much is temporary, and disposable makes the temporary worries of this life fade away. I can drop all my burdens and cares at the foot of the altar for the priest to carry to the Lord and know that St. Thomas and St. Theresa of Avila raised their souls up to the Lord during the same liturgy. An invisible golden thread runs through time and space and ties the faithful from heaven to earth and to purgatory as the priest utters the eucharistic prayer in utmost reverence and silence. The reverence, the silence, the beauty and the precision all come together to reorder the universe towards its Creator, whether the Mass is offered in a millennium-old cathedral or in the ghastliness of a battlefield. While the best must be offered to the Lord for the liturgy, the beauty of the Mass transcends what we can bring to the table, for liturgy is the work of God.
The entire article may be seen here: RORATE CÆLI: An Ex-Muslim on the Traditional Mass: “From the microcosm of the Mass, the entire world is reordered” (rorate-caeli.blogspot.com)
September is the Month of the Holy Cross and contains the Feasts of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross and Our Lady of Sorrows - a feast which has as its own sequence- the Stabat Mater which was immortalised in the classical genre by the likes of Pergolesi and Rossini.
Tuesday 30th August- 6.00 p.m. St. Ignatius, Ossett
Wednesday 31st. August- NO Mass at St. Winefride's for the next two weeks
Thursday 1st September- 9.30 a.m. St. Anthony's, Clayton
NO Mass at Pontefract (resumes next week)
Friday 2nd. September- 7.30 p.m. St. Austin's, Wentworth Terrace, Wakefield.
Sunday 4th. September - 8.30a.m. St. Ignatius, Ossett (usually sung)
- 1.00 p.m. St. Patrick's, Westgate, Bradford
The requiem Mass for Mrs. Doran went very smoothly last Thursday and considering it was the celebrant's first ever Requiem Mass in either Form was something of a triumph. Mrs. Doran's daughter told me afterwards that the Mass was exactly what her mother would have wished for. The Parish Priest was very welcoming and sat in white choir before sprinkling the coffin as it was put into the hearse after recitation of In Paradisum.
Many thanks for all of your recent prayers and Masses during my recent period of incapacitation. It was a terrible shock to us all and everybody has been very kind. I expect to make a full recovery and will be able to drive again shortly. Mass will be offered for your intentions.
A few changes this week:
Tuesday 23rd August- 6.00 p.m. St. Ignatius, Ossett
Wednesday 24th. August- NO Mass at |St. Winefride's for the next three weeks
Thursday 25th. August - 9.30 a.m. St. Anthony's, Clayton
NO Mass at Pontefract
There will be a Requiem Mass at St. Walburga's, Kirkgate . Shipley at 1.00 p.m. on Thursday for Mrs Maureen Doran who until quite recently was a regular attendee with her family at St. Joseph's and St. Patrick's. May she rest in peace. Mrs Doran will be buried in Cheshire with her husband on Friday.
Friday 26th August - 7.30 p.m. St. Austin's, Wentworth Terrace, Wakefield.
Sunday 28th. August - 8.30a.m. St. Ignatius, Ossett
- 1.00 p.m. St. Patrick's, Westgate, Bradford
Thanks to Fr. Hall for a lovely Mass today for the Feast of the Assumption of Our Lady. It was uplifting to see so many new faces there . Father's explanation of how we know our Lady is in heaven, because of St. Elizabeth's words in the Gospel was refreshingly simple.
Things are back to normal this week. Masses as follows:
Tuesday 16th. St. Ignatius, Ossett- 6.00 p.m.
Wednesday 17th. St. Winefride's, Wibsey- 6.30 p.m.
Thursday 18th. St. Anthony's, Clayton -9.30 a.m.
St. Joseph's, Pontefract - 7.00 p.m.
Friday 19th. St. Austin's, Wakefield - 7.30 p.m.
Sunday 21st St Ignatius, Ossett - 8.30 a.m.
St. Patrick's, Bradford - 1.00 p.m.
Confessions at call.
The holiday season is still with us. Masses this week.
Tuesday - no Mass at Ossett
Wednesday - St. Winefride's, Bradford, 6.30 p.m.
Thursday -St. Anthony's, Bradford, 9.30 a.m. NO MASS at Pontefract
Friday - St. Austin's, Wakefield, 7.30 p.m.
Sunday - FEAST OF THE ASSUMPTION OF OUR BLESSED LADY
- 8.30 a.m. St. Ignatius, Ossett.
- 1.00 p.m. St. Patrick's, Westgate, Bradford
There will be no Mass this coming Sunday (7th August) or next Tuesday (9th August) at St. Ignatius, Ossett as Fr. Aladics will be away.
The holiday season continues and this is reflected in the Mass schedule this week.
August is the month dedicated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Tuesday 2nd. August, 6.00 p.m. at St. Ignatius, Ossett.
No Mass on Wednesday
Thursday 4th. August, 9.30 a.m. at St. Anthony's, Clayton. But NO Mass at Pontefract.
Friday 5th. August First Friday - 6.00 p.m. at St. John the Evangelist, Cooper Lane, Buttershaw, Bradford.
-7.30 p.m. at St Austin's, Wakefield.
Sunday 7th August - 8.30 a.m. at St. Ignatius, Ossett (normally sung)
- 1.00p.m. at St. Patrick's, Westgate, Bradford.
Please spare a prayer for the faithful and the Friars of Saint Pio Monastery who are walking the Three Peeks this weekend. If you could help financially please copy and paste this link: https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/SPM-Peaks-2022
This will help the great work the Friars do at St. Patrick's and help to maintain this historic church near the city centre in a landscape which has changed almost beyond recognition since the late 1960s.
At St. Patrick's we have the privilege of being the only church in the diocese to exclusively offer the old Mass on Sundays.
Forward notice: there will be no Mass on Monday 15th. August for the Feast of the Assumption because in England and Wales the Feast is transferred to the Sunday this year. It is an external solemnity.
Masses this week: Very much the same as last week as Mgr Grogan is away.
Masses this week:
Masses for this week as follows:
Tuesday 5th July : St Ignatius, Ossett. 6.00 p.m.
Wednesday 6th July: St. Winefride's, Wibsey, Bradford. 6.30 p.m.
Thursday 7th July: St. Anthony's, Clayton Bradford. 9.30 a.m. NB No Mass at Pontefract.
Friday 8th July: St Austin's, Wentworth Terrace, Wakefield.
Sunday 10th. July: St Ignatius, Ossett. 8.30 a.m.
St. Patrick's, Westgate, Bradford. 1.00 p.m.
Notice from St. Winefride, Bradford's parish bulletin:
Saturday 16th. July (Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel) 10.15 a.m. (depart) Marian Procession from St. Winefride's to St. Joseph's. Angelus at the Shrine of Our Lady, Mother of Bradford... We need marshals, statue bearers, servers, rosary reciters and singers.
Also:
From St. Patrick's Bradford:
The 1 Peak Challenge is to complete a circuit up one of the highest peaks, Whernside beginning at the Ribbleshead viaduct.
The 3 Peak Challenge is to make the 26 mile journey, beginning at Horton in Ribblesdale across the 3 highest peaks in Yorkshire in under 12 hours.
Sponsored by the Friends of St. Patrick’s, the Peak Challenge includes the option of two sponsored walks in the Yorkshire Dales. We’ve added a 1 Peak Challenge for some of our younger supporters who are up for a challenge this summer. See here.
The 3 Peak Challenge is to make the 26 mile journey, beginning at Horton in Ribblesdale across the 3 highest peaks in Yorkshire in under 12 hours.
All proceeds go towards the ongoing maintenance and development of St. Patrick’s Mission.
Our Just Giving page for donations can be found here – https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/SPM-Peaks-2022
