The Blessed Trinity

 

Sunday's 1.00 p.m. Mass at Saint Patrick's, Bradford for the Feast of the Blessed Trinity will be accompanied by Mr Watson who used to play the organ for us at Saint Joseph's and Saint Patrick's until he retired three years ago. Father Driver asked me to invite George back and he readily agreed. The Mass setting will be De Angelis (missa viii). Many thanks to George for so readily agreeing.

I have been in Cologne this week and it is always a pleasure to hear Mass at the FFSP Maria Hilf church in the city's Chlodwigplatz area. It is a few years since we last attended Mass there, but reassuring that the congregation was (as in Cracow at Easter) made up of mainly young people including the celebrant who was also under thirty years of age.

When I lived in Germany 36 years ago religious sisters were a common sight in the cities and on public transport. In the past week I didn't see one religious in the traditionally Catholic cities of Duesseldorf or Cologne. A sad indictment of the times in which we live.

We are hoping to visit Brussels later in the summer where the Traditional Mass is available daily in several churches. 

Blessed be the Holy and Undivided Trinity, now and forever.

Pentecost

The late Father Parfitt of Sacred Heart, Broughton always began his Pentecost Sundays wishing everybody a happy birthday. Pentecost is the birthday of the Church. Acts 2:41 recalls the Apostles baptizing three thousand people after receiving the Holy Ghost when tongues of fire descended upon them.

This Sunday is Pentecost Sunday, next Sunday is Trinity Sunday and then we have the green Sundays until Advent.

Mass at Saint Patrick's for the feast of Pentecost Sunday at 1.00 p.m. will be a Low Mass. The father of one of my former pupils, very kindly, sent me some money at Christmas and I told him I would buy some new vestments with it. This red gothic set gets its first outing this Sunday.  Thank you, Michael!

Confessions before Mass next Sunday (Trinity).

Sunday after the Ascension

 Father Driver will be at Saint Patrick's again on Sunday, for the Low Mass at 1.00 p.m.

Confessions before Mass.

Ascension of the Lord

 

Ascension Thursday's Mass at Saint Patrick's will be a Low Mass at 7.00 p.m.

Confessions before Mass.

Easter V and the Ascension

 

Sunday's 1.00 p.m. Mass at Saint Patrick's, Bradford for the fifth Sunday of Easter will be a Low Mass.

There will be a Low Mass on Thursday (13th. May) for the Feast of the Ascension at Saint Patrick's at 7.00 p.m.

Confessions before Mass on Thursday and at call on Sunday.

Easter IV

 

This Sunday's Mass at Saint Patrick's at 1.00 p.m. for the Fourth Sunday of Easter will be a Low Mass.

The Mass will be livestreamed. 

The Mass can be viewed here along with previous transmissions:  https://www.youtube.com/@LMSLeeds

Due to a family emergency, our Easter Sunday livestreaming had to be cancelled at the last minute - apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused.

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Easter III

 Sunday Mass at Saint Patrick's at 1.00 p.m. for the third Sunday after Easter will be a  Low Mass.

Confessions by request after Mass.

Apologies for the late post. 

It is very encouraging to see so many new faces and young families at the Masses at Saint Patrick's. I think it would be impossible to say that the community at Saint Patrick's is anything but a stable group.