A requiem and a reminder

It was a great privilege to attend the requiem Mass of Fr. John Abberton today at the Cathedral in Leeds. The principle celebrant was Bishop Stock and the homily was delivered by Fr. Kieron Walker of Shipley who spoke very movingly on the priesthood as Fr. Abberton had requested in his will.
Many regular attendees at the EF Mass and celebrants of same were at the Mass.

I was reminded after the Mass that there will be the annual pilgrimage to York on Saturday,  details of which I have lifted from the Latin Mass Middlesbrough blog.

The pilgrimage in honour of St Margaret Clitherow and the Martyrs of York will take place on Saturday, 1st September.

Pilgrims should assemble at the Bar Convent at 10.30am for a 10.45 departure on foot for Ouse Bridge, where Margaret Clitherow was executed, and The Shambles, where she lived and a house has been made into a shrine to her.

The procession will continue to St Wilfrid's Church where there will be Mass in the Extraordinary Form at 12.10pm.  Benediction will follow. 

Pentecost XIV

This weekend marks the fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost and 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  (with a big welcome to Fr. Crawley who is back with us to sing this Mass.)

Confessions at call.

Pentecost XIII

Tomorrow is the thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost and we have three Masses:

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

Confessions at call.

Please remember my brother in law who died suddenly on Thursday morning. It has been a terrible shock to my wife and her mother.

On a much happier note this week marks the 55th wedding anniversary of  Mike and Ann Murphy & the sixtieth of Michael and Agnes Rutherford.
Mike plays the organ and cantors at many of our Masses. Agnes was the LMS rep for many years in this diocese in more troubled times, as far as the liturgy went. She paved the way after Bishop Wheeler's retirement for subsequent reps to walk smoothly to any of the bishops thereafter.

I am sure I speak for all who know these good people in wishing them well on these milestones and every joy and happiness for the future.

Mr and Mrs Rutherford are celebrating their anniversary on Wednesday 22nd. August at Sacred Heart Broughton with Mass at 10.30 a.m. 
There will also be Mass at St. Mary's, Batley at 6.00 p.m. on Wednesday. Fr. Hall will be the celebrant.

[I have only very recently been informed that the Mass at Broughton Hall is now usually at 10.00 a.m. on weekdays and at 10.30 a.m. on Saturdays. I shall change the sidebar accordingly.]

The Assumption of Our Blessed Lady

With only limited access to the internet in Belgium last weekend I was unable to mention the  upcoming feast  of our Lady which occurs on Wednesday of this week.

 The Assumption  of our Blessed Lady.

 We have two Masses:

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

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

Pentecost XII

Masses tomorrow for the twelfth Sunday after Pentecost:

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

Of your charity...

A good and faithful servant

Please pray for the repose of the soul of Fr. John Abberton of this Diocese who died last evening in Munich.
Fr. Abberton was a very devoted priest and learned to say the Old Mass about eleven years ago under the tuition of Fr. Parfitt. He was a member of the Marian Movement of Priests and the diocesan exorcist. He will be missed by many people. May he rest in peace.

Pentecost XI

Apologies for this late post to remind people about Masses this weekend which is the eleventh after Pentecost.

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

We've just returned from a very hot Germany where we were able to observe the feast of St Ignatius in Cologne. The very fine little church (which looks like it was the chapel of some educational establishment and now defunct) in the Chlodwigplatz district is called Maria Hilf (Maria auxiliatrice) and is under the care of the FSSP.

The liturgy was exactly as it is celebrated at Broughton Hall except that the third confiteor was included which I have seen for many years in Germany along with some sort of overhead projector which shines a hymn number onto the east wall from the choir loft.
This was probably revered as progress in the post-war past and now looks rather quaint just as the third confiteor sounded.



(picture from DOMRADIO.COM)

Monday is the feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord and there will be Mass at Broughton at 10.30 a.m.
Confessions at call.

Pentecost X

O God, be merciful to me a sinner.

We have two Masses this Sunday for the tenth after Pentecost (or Pontefract as our late great friend Mgr McGuire used to say).

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

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

Confessions at call. Weekday Masses at 10.30 a.m. at Broughton Hall. Again confessions at call before the priest is vested to offer Mass and after he has divested. 

We have at least two Masses in this diocese on August 15th and there will be the Requiem for the Markenfield family members at Markenfield Hall on August 18th at 11.00 a.m. Details and reminders nearer the times.

I hear from Father Hall that the recent Mass at Batley went very well. Watch this space. 

The Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham comes to Leeds

I am delighted to announce that the Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham is coming to our diocese and as part of its initial activities involve a High Mass according to its Missal in mid September. Further regular activity will be at St. Joseph's in Bradford, details of which I shall post in due course. I wish the Ordinariate every success here and in other dioceses.

The poster below contains the text but not the picture they supplied which I was unable to upload.

The Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham

High Mass in the Cathedral

Church of Saint Anne

Great George Street/Cookridge

Street Leeds LS2 8BE

on the Memorial of

Our Lady of Sorrows

Saturday 15th September at 1.30pm

Mass setting

John Merbecke [c.1510 –c.1585]

sung by the Rudgate Singers.

Celebrant: Revd Fr. David Stafford [Sheffield Ordinariate]

Preacher and Deacon of the Mass: The Revd. Mgr. Robert Mercer C.R. [Ordinariate Priest]

Sub Deacon: Seminarian John Tee [York Ordinariate]

Everyone is welcome

Pentecost IX

This Sunday is the ninth Sunday after Pentecost and we have two Masses:

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

Confessions at call.

Late news

Please note that there will be Mass at our old stamping ground of St. Mary's Batley at 6.00 p.m. tonight Wednesday 18th. July. All welcome. Thanks to Fr. Hall for offering this Mass.

Pentecost VIII

This evening (Thursday) saw a very pleasant  sung Votive Mass of Our Lady at Markenfield Hall and a decent number of people from near and far. Thanks to the Schola, the servers, Fr. Parfitt and Lady Deirdre and her husband Mr. Curteis.

This Sunday is the eighth Sunday after Pentecost and we have three Masses:


8.00 a.m. Leeds Cathedral, Great George Street, Leeds
11.00 a.m. Sacred Heart Chapel, Broughton Hall, Skipton
12.30 p.m. St. Joseph's, Pakington Street, Bradford

Confessions at call.

Pentecost VII

This Sunday is the seventh Sunday after Pentecost and we have two Masses:

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

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

It is most encouraging to see so many new faces at St. Joseph's and so many young families from such a diversity of backgrounds which reflects the multi- cultural nature of the parish. Long may this continue.

Reminder that we have Mass on Thursday at 6.00 p.m. at the chapel of St. Michael at Markenfield Hall. Please see previous post.

Confessions at call at all of our Masses.

Forthcoming Masses at Markenfield Hall

I am very pleased to announce that we have two Masses scheduled over the summer months at Markenfield Hall just south of Ripon in the beautiful medieval chapel. The postcode is HG4 3AD.

The first Mass is later this month on July 12th at 6.00 p.m. and will be a missa cantata. The celebrant for this Mass is Fr. Parfitt.

On August 18th at 11.00 a.m. there will be the annual sung Mass of Requiem for the members of the Markenfield family who suffered terribly for the Faith following the Rising of the North in 1569. As usual the celebrant for the Mass will be Fr. Creighton-Jobe of the London Oratory with the chant provided by monks of Ampleforth Abbey.

The family again extend a warm welcome to those wishing to attend these Masses. You can read more about the Hall at the website http://markenfieldhall.com/  

The Feast of the Precious Blood

This Sunday is the Feast of the Precious Blood of Our Blessed Lord and the rest of the month of July is given over to devotion of this wonderful manifestation of the love He has for us by the shedding of this Blood for our salvation.

We have two Masses:

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

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

Below is the Litany of the Precious Blood which I have taken from the internet.

Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy. 

Christ, hear us.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.

God the Father of Heaven,
have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world,
have mercy on us.
God, the Holy Spirit,
have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God,
have mercy on us.

Blood of Christ, only-begotten Son of the eternal Father,
save us.
Blood of Christ, Incarnate Word or God,
save us.
Blood of Christ, of the New and Eternal Testament,
save us.

Blood of Christ, falling upon the earth in Agony,
save us.
Blood of Christ, shed profusely in the Scourging,
save us.
Blood of Christ, flowing forth in the Crowning with Thorns,
save us.
Blood of Christ, poured out on the Cross,
save us. 
Blood of Christ, price of our salvation,
save us.
Blood of Christ, without which there is no forgiveness,
save us.

Blood of Christ, Eucharistic drink and refreshment of souls,
save us.
Blood of Christ, stream of mercy,
save us.
Blood of Christ, victor over demons,
save us.

Blood of Christ, courage of Martyrs,
save us.
Blood of Christ, strength of Confessors,
save us.
Blood of Christ, bringing forth Virgins,
save us.

Blood of Christ, help of those in peril,
save us. 
Blood of Christ, relief of the burdened,
save us.
Blood of Christ, solace in sorrow,
save us.

Blood of Christ, hope of the penitent,
save us.
Blood of Christ, consolation of the dying,
save us. 
Blood of Christ, peace and tenderness of hearts,
save us.

Blood of Christ, pledge of eternal life,
save us.
Blood of Christ, freeing souls from purgatory,
save us.
Blood of Christ, most worthy of all glory and honour,
save us.

Lamb of God, who taketh away the sins of the world,
spare us, O Lord. 
Lamb of God, who taketh away the sins of the world,
graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who taketh away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us, O Lord.
V. Thou hast redeemed us, O Lord, in Thy Blood.
R. And made us, for our God, a kingdom.

Almighty and eternal God, Thou hast appointed Thine only-begotten Son the Redeemer of the world and willed to be appeased by his blood. Grant, we beg of Thee, that we may worthily adore this price of our salvation and through its power be safeguarded from the evils of the present life so that we may rejoice in its fruits forever in heaven. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

This Litany in honour of Jesus in His Most Precious Blood was drawn up by the Sacred Congregation of Rites and promulgated by Pope John XXIII on February 24, 1960. The devotion to Jesus in His most Precious Blood was first popularized by Saint Gaspar del Bufalo (1786-1837, feast Dec. 28) who founded the Missioners of the Most Precious Blood. A partial Indulgence is granted to the faithful who recite this litany.

Ss Peter & Paul

Friday is the Feast of the great saints Peter and Paul who are always referred to in the Confiteor at Mass.

We have two Masses:

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

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

This is a Holy Day of Obligation and as such we are not bound to abstain from meat on this day. 

Nativity of St. John the Baptist

Sunday is the feast of the birth of St. John the Baptist, one of only three birthdays the Church celebrates, with our Blessed Lord and our Lady. We have two Masses:

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

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

Later this week is the Holy Day of Obligation of Ss Peter and Paul. Details to follow.

Pentecost IV

This weekend marks the fourth Sunday after Pentecost and we have three Masses on 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

Ad multos annos Father Phipps!

The priestly ordination of Seth Phipps FSSP will take place at St Mary's Church, Warrington, at 11am on Saturday 9th June.  Archbishop Malcolm McMahon of Liverpool will be the ordaining bishop.

A year ago, at the same church, Archbishop McMahon ordained two new priests for the Priestly Fraternity of St Peter.  These are now both working in the USA.  In recent years, there has been a steady trickle of ordinations of Englishmen (and Scotsmen) in the FSSP, although, before last year, all took place abroad. 




Please note that I have copied and pasted the above from the latinmassmiddlesbrough blog.


Ad multos annos Father Phipps!

Pentecost II



Thank you to all those who made this evening's Solemn High Mass for the Feast of the Sacred Heart  such a beautiful occasion, including Revv Smith, Aladics and Crawley and the St. Austin singers. The whole occasion was most memorable and the singing superlative. We are planning a Solemn Mass for All Souls in November


We are back to the green of post-Pentecost period, a colour which suggests life and in the Eastern Church the colour of the Holy Ghost - the Lord the giver of life. The Gospel recalls the man who invited many to his great supper - redolent of the spiritual banquet which is the Mass.




We have two Masses on Sunday:


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



The Mass at St. Joseph's will be followed by the baptism of young Dominic James Illingworth of Bradford who is one of the youngest members of the TLM attendees at this church. Congratulations to him and his parents. Fr. Michael Hall will be the minister conferring this great Sacrament and the celebrant at the Mass beforehand.