This week we celebrate the feast of the Corpus Christi.
Masses as follows:
Tuesday - 6.00 p.m. at St. Ignatius, Ossett
NO Mass on Wednesday
Corpus Christi Thursday - 9.30 a.m. at St. Anthony's, Clayton
7.00 p.m. at St. Joseph's, Back Street, Pontefract
Friday - 7.30 p.m. at St. Austin's, Wakefield
Sunday (External Solemnity of Corpus Christi) - 8.30 a.m. St Ignatius, Ossett
1.00 p.m. at St. Patrick's, Bradford followed by Eucharistic Procession and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.
Masses this week are as follows:
Tuesday - 6.00 p.m. at St. Ignatius, Ossett
CANCELLED Wednesday - 6.30 p.m. at St. Winefride's, Wibsey, Bradford CANCELLED
Thursday - 9.30 a.m. at St. Anthony's, Clayton, Bradford
7.00 p.m. at St. Joseph's, Back Street, Pontefract
Friday- 7.30 p.m. at St. Austin's, Wentworth Terrace, Wakefield
Sunday - 8.30 a.m. at St. Ignatius, Ossett
1.00 p.m. at St. Patrick's, Westgate, Bradford (sung)
I have been asked to advertise the following talk later this month which I shall be attending myself.
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This week marks the Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. We shall sing the National Anthem after Mass next Sunday at St. Patrick's.
The Holy Father announced the elevation of Archbishop Roche, our bishop emeritus, to the cardinalate at a consistory to be held in August. Ad multos annos!
Cardinal Arthur Hinsley, of happy memory, is another Yorkshireman who was made a Cardinal and I was privileged to attend the Bradford school named after him. Hinsley had originally founded St. Bede's Grammar School in Bradford. Cardinal Hinsley Grammar School at Tong was built in the 1960s to accommodate the bourgeoning post war Catholic community in South Bradford. Sadly the school no longer exists. The much diminished Catholic community in Bradford is a sad sign of the post-conciliar times.
Next month sees the Feast of Corpus Christi and we are marking the occasion with a procession of the Blessed Sacrament and Benediction following the Mass at St. Patrick's.
Masses this week:
No Mass at Ossett on Tuesday.
Wednesday - 6.30 p.m. at St. Winefride's, Bradford
Thursday - 9.30 a.m. at St. Anthony's, Clayton
- 7.00 p.m. at St. Joseph's, Pontefract
Friday (First Friday of June - the month of the Sacred Heart)
- 6.30 p.m. at St. John the Evangelist, Cooper Lane, Bradford
- 7.30 p.m. at St. Austin's, Wakefield
Sunday- 8.30 a.m. (sung) at St. Ignatius, Ossett
- 1.00 p.m. at St. Patrick's, Bradford
This week sees the feast of Our Lord's glorious Ascension into glory.
There will be no Mass on Wednesday at St. Winefride's and no Masses at Clayton or Pontefract because of this. Masses are as follows:
Tuesday - 6.00 p.m. at St. Ignatius, Ossett
Thursday - 5.00 p.m. at St. Patrick's, Westgate, Bradford (HOLY DAY of OBLIGATION)
Friday- 7.30 p.m. at St. Austin's, Wakefield
Sunday - 8.30 a.m. at St. Ignatius, Ossett
- 1.00 p.m. at St. Patrick's, Westgate, Bradford
Thanks to Fr. Frantisek for yesterday's sung Mass. Over the last few years I have only heard very few pro-life sermons, but his sermon is the best I have ever heard on this important subject. He pulled no punches and called out abortion for what it is. It was also very encouraging to see so many new faces at Mass.
Masses this week:
Tuesday - 6.00 p.m. at St. Ignatius, Ossett
Wednesday - 6.30 p.m. at St. Winefride, Bradford
Thursday - 9.30 a.m. at St. Anthony, Clayton
- 7.00 p.m. at St. Joseph, Back Street, Pontefract
Friday - 7.30 p.m. at St. Austin, Wakefield
Sunday - 8.30 a.m. at St. Ignatius, Ossett
- 1.00 p.m. at St. Patrick, Westgate, Bradford
Apologies for the late posting. We have just moved house and internet connection is shaky to say the least.
No Masses on Tuesday or Wednesday.
Thursday - 9.30 a.m. at St. Anthony's, Clayton
7.00 p.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, Bradford
May is the month of Our Blessed Lady
Masses this week are as follows:
Tuesday: St. Ignatius, Ossett, 6.00 p.m.
Wednesday: St. Winefride, Bradford, 6.40 p.m.
Thursday: St. Anthony, Clayton, 9.30 a.m.
St. Joseph, Back Street, Pontefract, 7.00 p.m.
Friday: St. John the Evangelist, Buttershaw, 6.00 p.m.
St. Austin, Wakefield, 7.30 p.m.
This week there will be no Mass on Tuesday at Ossett and no Mass on Thursday evening at Pontefract.
Wednesday: 6.40 p.m. at St. Winefride's, Bradfird
Thursday: 9.30 a.m. at St. Anthony's, Clayton
Friday: 7.30 p.m. at St. Austin's, Wakefield
Sunday: 8.30 a.m. at St. Ignatius, Ossett (see advert below)
1.00 p.m. at St. Patrick's, Westgate, Bradford
I hope everyone had a very happy Easter weekend.
This week Masses as follows:
Tuesday: St Ignatius Ossett - 6.00 p.m.
No Mass on Wednesday
Thursday: St. Anthony, Clayton - 9.30 a.m.
St. Joseph, Pontefract - 7.00 p.m.
Friday: St. Austin, Wakefield - 7.30 p.m.
Low Sunday: St. Ignatius, Ossett - 8.30 a.m.
St. Patrick, Westgate, Bradford- 1.00 p.m.
Passion Sunday has as its Introit parts of psalm 42 usually recited as part of the prayers at the foot of the altar. These are now pruned out until Easter and we see the veiled crucifix and statues. Christ seems to go into hiding as the Gospel narrates.
Passion Sunday
8.30 a.m. St. Ignatius, Ossett (missa cantata)
1.00 p.m. St. Patrick's, Westgate, Bradford
Tues: St. Ignatius, Ossett
Wed: St. Winefride's, Wibsey. 6.30 p.m.
Thurs: St. Anthony's, Clayton. 9.30 a.m.
St. Joseph's, Back Street, Pontefract. 7.00 p.m.
Fri: St. Austin's, Wentworth Terrace, Wakefield. 7.30 p.m.
PalmSunday:
8.30 a.m. St. Ignatius, Ossett
1.00 p.m. St. Patrick's, Westgate, Bradford
Due to the unavailability of a priest I regret to announce that there will be no Sacred Triduum this year.
We are now midway between the start and end of Lent. The seasonal and liturgical mood lightens slightly with the use of rose coloured vestments.
Laetare Sunday:
8.30 a.m. St. Ignatius, Ossett
1.00 p.m. St. Patrick's, Westgate, Bradford
Tues: No Mass at Ossett (resumes Tuesday 5th April)
Wed: St. Winefride's, Wibsey. 6.30 p.m.
Thurs: St. Anthony's, Clayton. 9.30 a.m.
St. Joseph's, Back Street, Pontefract. 7.00 p.m.
Fri: St. Austin's, Wentworth Terrace, Wakefield. 7.30 p.m.
St. John the Evangelist, Cooper Lane, Buttershaw. 6.00 p.m. Now confirmed for 6.00 p.m.
Passion Sunday:
8.30 a.m. St. Ignatius, Ossett
1.00 p.m. St. Patrick's, Westgate, Bradford
I shall endeavour to push the "publish" button!
It was very good to see so many attendees from St. Patrick's attending the Mass for peace last Friday at St. Joseph's in solidarity with the Ukrainian Community. Please remember this desperate situation in your prayers.
Masses this week:
Tuesday
6.00 p.m. St. Ignatius, Ossett
No Masses on Wednesday
Thursday
9.30 a,m, St. Anthony, Clayton
7.00 p.m. St. Joseph, Back Street, Pontefract
Friday
7.30 p.m. St. Austin, Wentworth Terrace, Wakefield
Sunday Lent III
8.30 a.m. St. Ignatius, Ossett
1.00 p.m. St. Patrick, Westgate, Bradford
As I do not know how to update this blog on my mobile 'phone and my laptop has been out of action I apologise for the tardiness of this post.
March is the month dedicated to St. Joseph - the Terror of Demons and Patron of the Universal Church.
Masses for the rest of this week
Tuesday - 6.00 p.m. St. Ignatius, Ossett
Wednesday - 6.30 p.m. St. Winefride, 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 (Lent II)
8.30 a.m. St. Ignatius, Ossett
1.00 p.m. St. Patrick, Bradford
At St. Joseph's, Pakington Street in Bradford there will be a Mass in the New Rite for peace in view of the outrageous atrocities being perpetrated against the people of Ukraine on Friday 11th. March at 7.00 p.m.
Many of my old teachers and schoolfriends are of Ukrainian extraction and my heart goes out to them and their friends and families.
Oremus pro pacem!
This Sunday is Sexagesima Sunday meaning it is only a couple of weeks to the first Sunday of Lent.
Masses:
Sunday
8.30 a.m. St. Ignatius', Ossett
1.00 p.m. St. Patrick's, Westgate, Bradford (Solemn High Mass)
Wednesday
6.30 p.m. St. Winefride's, Wibsey, Bradford
Thursday
9.30 a.m. St. Anthony's, Clayton, Bradford
7.00 p.m St. Joseph's, Pontefract
Friday
7.30 p.m. St. Austin's, Wentworth Terrace, Wakefield
I will add details about Ossett on Tuesday when I have them.
Fr. Aladics has contacted me to say that he is feeling suitably recovered to start offering Mass again starting NEXT Sunday 20th February. The virus really knocked him for six. It is gratifying that Fr. is back in action.
This Sunday is Septuagesima and marks the start of the pre Lent season and it is only three weeks to the first Sunday in Lent.
I am still unsure as to the situation in Ossett and will provide details as soon as I have any.
Sunday - St. Patrick's, Westgate, Bradford at 1.00 p.m. (Missa cantata.)
Wednesday - St. Winefride's, Wibsey, Bradford at 6.30 p.m.
Thursday - St. Anthony's, Clayton, Bradford at 9.30 a.m.
St. Joseph's, Back Street, Pontefract at 7.00 p.m.
Friday - St. Austin's, Wentworth Terrace, Wakefield at 7.30 p.m.
Of your charity please pray for the repose of the soul of Mr Geoffrey Winn, father of Fr. Simon Winn. Mr Winn died peacefully after a long and painful illness patiently borne. Sincere condolences to the family.
The funeral takes place on Thursday so there will be no Mass at Clayton on Thursday this week.
This Sunday is the fifth Sunday after the Epiphany.
I have still not heard from Fr. Aladics so cannot comment about St. Ignatius, Ossett, Masses. I will update this as soon as I know anything.
Sunday: St. Patrick's, Westgate, Bradford, 1.00 p.m.
Wednesday: St. Winefride, Wibsey, Bradford, 6.30 p.m.
Thursday: St. Anthony, Clayton, Bradford, 9.30 a.m. Cancelled: please see post above.
St. Joseph, Back Street, Pontefract, 7.00 p.m.
Friday: St. Austin, Wentworth Terrace, Wakefield, 7.30 p.m..
Next Sunday is Septuagesima and the Mass at St. Patrick's will be a missa cantata. The journey towards Lent begins in earnest.
Masses tomorrow:
6.30 p.m. St. John the Evangelist, Cooper Lane, Bradford
7.30 p.m. St. Austin's, Wentworth Terrace, Wakefield
Mgr Grogan is well again and there will be Mass for the Feast of Candlemas with the customary procession on Wednesday at 6.30 p.m. at St. Winefride's.
Masses at St. Anthony's, Clayton at 9.30 a.m. and at St. Joseph's, Pontefract at 7.00 p.m. on Thursday.
Mass on Friday at 7.30 p.m. at St. Austin's, Wakefield.
Fr. Aladics is still unwell and there will be no Mass at Ossett this week.
The Sunday Mass at St. Patrick's (Pentecost IV), Bradford is at the usual time of 1.00 p.m.
I shall post details of Masses from Wednesday onwards on Tuesday. It is safe to assume that there will be no Mass at Ossett on Tuesday. I am still waiting to hear if Mgr Grogan has sufficiently recovered for the Candlemas Mass on Wednesday.
Monday sees the Requiem Mass followed by burial at Killingbeck of long time MC for the Latin Mass Community. Mass at St. Anthony's, Old Lane, Beeston at 1.00 p.m.
(James) Walter Atkinson
From the very early days of the reaction to the
sweeping changes in the Catholic Church of the sixties and seventies, Walter
(as he was always called) despite being baptized James, was for many years at
the forefront of keeping the old Latin Mass a show on the road. He never
interfered in the musical side of things, he never attempted to organise
priests to say Mass or beg the use of churches or chapels. Others were there to
attend to that. Walter was the man who served – served at the altar, guiding
and helping priests and training altar servers through long and complex rules
and rubrics to make sure that things went smoothly and looked as best they
could in times which were generally trying and often disheartening. Walter
never showed signs of fatigue or despondency when the going got tough. As the
old song says when the going gets tough the tough get going.
Walter was a disciplined man. His time in Germany whilst
doing his National Service in North Rhine Westphalia immediately after the war
along with his medical training taught him that discipline and calmness, which
he exuded most of the time. On the odd occasion people thoughtlessly rubbed him
up the wrong way he became a formidable opponent, but he never lost Christian
charity, slow to real anger and always able to laugh about it afterwards.
After National Service he spent some years as a nursing brother at Scorton in North Yorkshire which was a pioneering establishment in the 1950s. Originally established in the 1850s in France, with the intention of creating a foundation for ‘unwanted people’, ‘cripples and incurables’, Walter was known in the religious life as Brother Noel Which always amused him. After a lengthy period of discernment, he decided that the religious life was not for him and he left the Order to take up nursing professionally. In this field he excelled. Further studies and hours of hard work saw him become the head of the hospital training school at Meanwood where he was revered as an invariably fair but firm and immensely likeable taskmaster. He trained many nurses in his time there including two daughters of the notorious Idi Amin who served as the third president of Uganda from 1971 to 1979 and de facto military dictator. He is considered one of the most brutal despots in world history. Walter knew who the girls were (and moreover who their father was) and of them he simply said they were sound students who nursed with compassion. On one occasion one of these daughters was late getting to school she met Walter walking up the path and apologised for being late to school. In true style Walter told her not to worry. “I am the school”, he said!
When Bishop Konstant relaxed
restrictions on the Latin Mass in 1988 we were allowed use of the generally
unused Cemetery Chapel at Killingbeck, where Walter’s human remains will spend the rest of time. There was very little by way of vestments and equipment
to celebrate Mass in a dignified fashion and over the next twenty odd years,
till there was further easing of restrictions against the old Mass, Walter
provided, out of his own pocket, everything imaginable to make the celebration
fitting and worthy of worshipping God in the traditional Catholic manner. The
vestments used at his requiem were made by Walter at his home on a sewing machine
at the kitchen table, along with similar sets in red, green, white, gold, rose
and purple. He bought a photocopier and spent hour upon hour making booklets,
altar cards, pamphlets, instruction manuals, hymn sheets, checklists and aids
to memory for priests and servers. He bought sacred vessels, candles,
candlesticks, incense, a thurible and all manner of things which are still used
today in the many places we are now thankfully permitted to still have the old
Mass. His efforts have been rewarded.
At the same time he was a
voracious reader and spent hours tracing his family tree – not only the
Atkinsons on his father’s side but the Cookes on his mother’s side. Writing to
the Scottish Registry of births, deaths and marriages he was amused to learn
that one of his great grandfathers had died from “the effects of the abuse of
ardent liquor”.
His knowledge of art,
history, nature, human anatomy and physiology were way above those of the
average man.
Walter wasn’t a man who
abused ardent liquor but he was always at the hospital parties and rarely
missed a Friday night out with his friends and colleagues in local pubs. He
said he hated turning up to a party to find others had had a “skin-full” and
did all that was necessary to catch up with them.
Such was the man.
Kind to all who sought his help, sociable, he was a faithful son of the Church and a very decent and honest man. He looked after his mother for many years as she was ravaged by the effects of dementia. He only ever left her – pinned to the chair – to keep her safe, whilst he went to his Latin Mass on a Sunday afternoon. It helped him to keep his sanity he said.
May he rest in peace.
I understand Fr. Aladics is still unwell and so no Mass on Tuesday at Ossett.
No Mass either at St. Winefride's on Wednesday as Mgr Grogan is also ill and so he was unable to offer Mass today at St. Patrick's. Many thanks to Canon Wiley for stepping in to cover for him.
Masses on Thursday at 9.30 a.m. at St. Anthony's, Clayton and at St. Joseph's, Back Street, Pontefract at 7.00 p.m. The Mass at Pontefract will be a requiem for Walter Atkinson.
Mass on Friday at 7.30 p.m. at St. Austin's, Wakefield.
Thank you to those who expressed concern about me after my tumble last week. Yes, I'll put more water in it next time and moreover look where I'm going!
As advised last week there will be no Mass at Ossett on Tuesday. I will give further information about next Sunday (23rd January) later this week when I hear from Father that he is well enough again.
There will be the usual Mass on Wednesday at 6.30 p.m. at St. Winefride's, Wibsey.
Thursday Mass at 9.30 a.m. at St. Anthony's, Clayton as usual but no Mass at Pontefract as the canon is away.
Friday at 7.30 p.m. at St. Austin's, Wakefield.
Mass for Epiphany III at 1.00 p.m. on Sunday at St. Patrick's, Bradford.
Reminder of the Requiem Mass for the late Walter Atkinson on Monday 24th. January at 1.00 p.m. (and NOT 11.00 a.m. as I originally announced). This will be at St. Anthony's, Old Lane, Beeston, Leeds. Many thanks to Fr. Whitwell for his hospitality. The celebrant at this Mass will be Fr. Driver. I'll post an obituary later this week.
Fr. Aladacs must isolate himself for several days and so there will be no Mass on Sunday or next Tuesday. I'll post information nearer the time about the following Sunday. We wish Fr. Aladics a speedy recovery.
Today I attended a Mass for Fr. Parfitt whose burial took place this time last year. It was very strange after a year to go back to Broughton and no less strange to not see him saying the office or piking wax off candles.
I hadn't realised that Mrs Tempest of Broughton Hall had died on Christmas Day and so there was another sense of absence in the chapel I've been attending for 37 years.
The saddest news from me this week is the death of Walter Atkinson, pictured above with the late Mgr Peter McGuire after a traditional Mass at the Cathedral many years ago.
Walter taught me to serve and was a stalwart in the early days of the lawful fightback against the swingeing changes of the late sixties and early seventies. An obituary will appear on here in due course.
Walter's requiem Mass will be at Anthony's, Old Lane, Beeston, Leeds LS11 7AA on Monday 24th. January at 1.00 p.m.
I was heartened to hear from Belfast priest Fr. Damian McCaughan who played such a great part in the lives of traditional Catholics of Leeds before going forward to the seminary.
Here is what Fr. Damian wrote:
Thank you so much for letting me know about Walter - may he rest in peace. I will offer a requiem Mass for him and have him prayed for at our parish Masses over the weekend.
St. Patrick, Bradford, 1.00 p.m.
Happy New Year!
This week Masses as follows:
Tuesday 6.00 p.m.at St. Ignatius, Ossett
Wednesday 6.30 p.m.at St. Winefride's Bradford
Thursday is the feast of the Epiphany. No Masses at Clayton or Pontefract.
The Epiphany Mass will be at 5.00 p.m. at St. Patrick's, Bradford.
Friday - no Mass at St. John's, Bradford but there will be Mass at 7.30 p.m. at St. Austin's Wakefield.
On Sunday there is Mass at St. Ignatius at 8.30 a.m. and then at 1.00 p.m. we will be having a High Mass for the feast of the Holy Family at 1.00 p.m. at St. Patrick's, Bradford.
No Mass on Friday 31. January at St. Austin in Wakefield. Apologies for the late notice. I have only just found out.
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.
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.
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 begins on Sunday.
It is the start of the liturgical year as the cycle begins again.
Sunday Masses:
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, Wibsey, Bradford
Thursday - 9.30 a.m. St. Anthony, Clayton, Bradford
Parish confirmations at Pontefract - no Mass
Friday - 6.30 p.m. St. John the Evangelist, Buttershaw, Bradford
7.30 p.m. St. Austin, Wakefield
Confessions are usually available before or after Mass at call
PLEASE NOTE THAT MASSES AT ST. WINEFRIDE'S AND ST. JOHN'S WILL NOW BE CELEBRATED AT THE LATER TIME OF 6.30 p.m. This will avoid the rush hour through the city.
Moving to Saint Patrick's church.
Preparations are well under way for a smooth transition from St. Joseph's to St. Patrick's. We are set to leave St. Joseph's church, Pakington Street after 5 very happy years, on the third Sunday of Advent.
Already I wish to thank the clergy - specially Fr. Angel, the Parish Priest, sacristan Mr Hirst, staff and parishioners at St. Joseph's church for their unfailing hospitality and kindness over these past years.
The first Sunday Mass at St. Patrick's will be at 1.00 p.m. on Sunday 19th December, which is the fourth Sunday of Advent. There will be Masses at 1.00 p.m. on Christmas Day and Boxing Day at St. Patrick's. The address of the church is: St. Patrick's, Sedgefield Terrace, Westgate, Bradford BD1 2RU.
We remain within the territory of St. Joseph's parish but not in the parochial church.
I had a meeting with the Local Servant, the Rector and the Sacristan/Celebrant last week and they are very much looking forward to us going there.
There are a few small practical issues still being addressed but nothing onerous.
The scariest bit for me was the cupboard with the lighting and sound equipment looking like something with which you'd land a small jet.
I hope that with the Franciscan presence the Portiuncula indulgence of 2nd August (and/or its nearest Sunday) will be an occasion of shared joy.
Sunday street parking is very easy on Sundays in addition to which the Rebecca Street carpark is a minute's walk from the church.
The 617/618 buses run regularly to stop S1 at Sedgefield Terrace - to and from the Interchange and the Bradford Royal Infirmary. The Forster Square and Interchange railway stations are within reasonable walking distance.
I would like to thank Bishop Stock for his pastoral solicitude since the Holy Father's motu proprio.
Rorate Mass
Once again we will be having the candlelit Rorate Mass at 6.30 a.m. on Monday 20th. December at St. Joseph's, Martin Street, Brighouse.
We are on the move.
After over 5 years at St. Joseph's church, Bradford the Bishop has offered us the opportunity to be in the only church in the diocese where the only regular Sunday Mass will be the the old Mass.
We will be moving in due course to St. Patrick's church in Sedgefield Terrace, which is still in St. Joseph's parish boundary and nearer to the railway stations. It is on the regular and frequent bus route to and from the Royal Infirmary hospital.
There will be no restrictions on the celebration of Mass including the Sacred Triduum and the possibility of regular Masses during the week. This is in addition to those which already take place in this deanery and the Wakefield deanery.
St. Patrick's church is in the custody of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, whose Father Frantisek is already on the Sunday rota at St. Joseph's.
I remember being the cross bearer at the re-opening of the church following extensive renovation when the bishop re-dedicated the church at a very dignified concelebrated Mass with diocesan priests and Franciscans.
My daughter reminded me of my being quoted on Fr. Zuhlsdorf's blog when we were established at St. Joseph's when I had in my mind's eye the possibility of the Triduum there. The following is from June 2016 Fr. Zuhlsdorf's blog as he comments on my remarks quoted in the Catholic Herald. His "Ah hah!" comment made me smile.
Happy news from Bradford | Fr. Z's Blog (wdtprs.com)
The bishop offered us any liturgical paraphernalia we might need during the transition to St. Patrick's as St. Joseph's has everything!
As instructed by Traditionis Custodes the bishop has appointed Fr. Michael Hall to be his delegate in the spiritual, pastoral and technical matters pertaining to the old Mass.
The friars themselves have not overtaken such care of those who will attend the old Mass.
I have lately been arranging a series of non-polemic talks about the history, development, symbolism, spirituality etc. of the old Mass. Fr. Kieron Walker at St. Walburga's has agreed to host these talks which are scheduled to take place in the build up to Easter.
The bishop wants to see a more public profile of the old Mass at the Cathedral. The thitd Sunday Masses at 8.00 a.m. which have been suspended since lockdown will not now continue. Instead there should be the opportunity for a Corpus Christi Mass and procession, Marian devotional processions and suchlike.
Details of the move and details about the talks will appear here in due course.
This week:
This Tuesday there will be no Mass at Ossett
Wednesday Mass at St. Winefride's at 6.00 p.m.
Thursday Masses at St. Anthony's, Clayton at 9.30 a.m. and at St. Joseph's, Pontefract at 7.00 p.m.
Friday Mass at St. Austin's, Wakefield at 7.30 p.m.
I have just seen on the Facebook page of The Regency Hall Yorkshire that this retired church will be open from 10.00 a.m. until 12.30 p.m. on Sunday:
We have signed up to attend. My family has many happy and sorrowful memories associated with this church.
Mass at St. Joseph's, Bradford on Sunday will be a sung Mass of Requiem for the War Dead followed by the now traditional censing of the cenotaph from the old Saint Ann's church in Guy Street.
This week there will be the usual Masses at St. Ignatius, Ossett on Tuesday at 6.00 p.m. and on Wednesday at 6.00 p.m. at St. Winefride's, Wibsey.
Mass at St. Anthony's, Clayton, on Thursday at 9.30 a.m. but no Mass at St. Joseph's, Pontefract as Canon Wiley cannot trinate on that day.
Mass on Sundays at 8.30 a.m. continue at St. Ignatius, Ossett.
This Sunday is the transferred feast of All Saints.
Masses for All Saints:
St. Ignatius, Ossett at 8.30 a.m.
St. Joseph's, Bradford at 1.00 p.m.
Mass for All Souls:
St. Joseph's, Bradford at 5.00 p.m.
St. Ignatius, Ossett at 6.00 p.m.
Wednesday - St. Winefride's at 6.00 p.m.
Thursday - St. Anthony's, Clayton, Bradford at 9.30 a.m.
- St. Joseph's, Back Street, Pontefract at 7.00 p.m.
I will confirm Friday's Masses later.
NB
Friday - St. John's, Buttershaw at 6.00 p.m.
- St. Austin's, Wakefield at 7.30 p.m.
Good news from Right to Life UK sent out on Friday afternoon
The Second Reading debate of Baroness Meacher’s assisted suicide Bill has just ended. Following mass opposition from over 60 Peers who spoke against the Bill in the debate, Baroness Meacher has not taken her assisted suicide Bill to a vote!
This is an excellent outcome.
The assisted suicide lobby would likely have pushed for a vote at the Second Reading if they felt they had the numbers to win. However, it looks like they realised that they would be unlikely to have sufficient support to win a vote today.
The Bill is now unlikely to be given time in Parliament to be debated in the House of Commons and become law, given that it is not supported by the Government.
Sunday Masses at Ossett (8.30 a.m.) and St. Joseph's, Bradford (1.00 p.m.)
Tuesday at Ossett (6.00 p.m.)
Wednesday at St. Winefride's (6.00 p.m.)
Thursday at St. Anthony's, Clayton, (9.30 a.m.) and St. Joseph's, Pontefract (7.00 p.m.)
Friday at St. Austin's, Wakefield (7.30 p.m.)
Reminder that a Mass of requiem (English and Polish) will take place at noon at St. Walburga's on Monday for Christina Niczyperowicz. Please see other details in my last post.
The date of the Lord's debate on assisted euthanasia has been put back a week to this Friday 22nd October. Such a change would be a very slippery slope. If it becomes enshrined in law it will enable anyone who has less than six months to live to end their own lives. Please see my previous post about who to contact.
Listening to a programme on the radio last week, I was reminded of the ease with which David Steel was able to get his nefarious bill through Parliament in the late sixties. Everything would be restricted and yet people now regard abortion as a "contraceptive".
At school whenever euthanasia was discussed we smirked at the idea that one day someone would knock at granny's door and tell her to roll up her sleeve. .
We'd heard all that in history lessons about Germany in the Hitlerzeit, it couldn't happen again.
We're not smirking now.
On Monday 25th. October there will be a requiem Mass in the Ordinary Form for Christina Niczyperowicz who lost her valiant battle with cancer last year during lockdown. Christina was always a champion for the pro-life cause. Her son Richard sometimes plays the organ for us at St. Joseph's and her husband Jan also serves there. Mass at noon at St. Walburga's, Shipley. May Christina's soul and the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace.
Firstly I would ask your prayers for the repose of the soul of Catholic pro-life MP Sir David Amess who was appallingly and disgracefully murdered at his constituency surgery this lunchtime, in similar fashion to Jo Cox, MP for Batley and Spen five years ago. May he rest in peace and may our Lady comfort his mourning family.
Masses this Sunday for the Pentecost XXI:
8.30 a.m. St. Ignatius, Storrs Hill Road, Ossett (NB no Mass here on Tuesday.)
1.00 p.m. St. Joseph, Pakington Street, Bradford
This week there will be Mass as follows:
Wednesday 6.00 p.m. St. Winefride's, Wibsey, Bradford
Thursday 9.30 a.m. St. Anthony's, Clayton, Bradford
7.00 p.m. St. Joseph's, Back Street, Pontefract
Friday 7.30 p.m. St. Austin's, Wentworth Terrace, Wakefield
*Confessions usually available before Mass.
Firstly apologies for those who turned up at Ossett a couple of weeks ago for the Tuesday evening Mass. It had slipped Father Aladics' mind to let me know that he was away and so I was unable to post the information on this blog. There will be Mass tomorrow (Tuesday at 6.00 p.m.) but not next week (19th. October) as Father will be away. Sunday Masses are unaffected - (8.30 a.m.) Father informs me that the congregation is growing here on Sundays.
No Mass on Wednesday at St. Winefride's as Mgr Grogan is on holiday.
Masses as usual on Thursday at 9.30 a.m. at St. Anthony's, Clayton and at 7.00 p.m. at St. Joseph's, Pontefract.
Mass on Friday at St. Austin's, Wakefield at 7.30 p.m.
Fr. Aladics has also alerted me to the fact that he will also be offering Mass on Wednesday December 1st at 11.00 a.m. at Lyford Grange in the south of Oxfordshire. I remember reading about this place in Evelyn Waugh's biography of St Edmund Campion. It is in honour of St. Edmund Campion that the Mass will be offered followed by a picnic, short talk about the life of this heroic martyr and a Rosary Walk. Please contact Fr. Aladics if you are interested in attending this event as places are limited.
It is also hoped that in the spring we shall be able to have Mass in this diocese in honour of one or some of our own Yorkshire Martyrs. We are not short of them. 39 are listed in the Diocesan Year Book.
Holy Martyrs of Yorkshire pray for us!
On Friday 15 October, members of the House of Lords will be debating the Second Reading of Baroness Meacher’s ‘Assisted Dying Bill 2021’ – YOUR letter or email to a member of the House of Lords asking that they attend the debate and oppose the Bill could save lives – and souls!
‘Assisted Dying’ and ‘Dignity in Dying’ are simply euphemisms for ‘Assisted Suicide’.
There are many ways in which we can rightly and properly assist people to die with dignity: by offering them our love and care, by supporting them and their families with our prayers, and through the services provided by palliative care and hospices. Advanced age, sickness, or improperly-managed pain, should never be the reason for someone to want to commit suicide; least of all with the help of the very healthcare professionals who care for them, and the families who love them.
There are a few members of the Lords who live in our region, some of whom are from Catholic backgrounds and some others and may be presumed to be pro-life because of their good record on how they have voted in abortion debates and also on previous Bills regarding ‘assisted dying’. As well as praying that they will speak and vote against the Bill, please consider sending them a personal letter or email, from the heart, about how and why you believe life is sacred even as it comes to a close. Ask them if they would kindly attend the debate on 15 October and voice their opposition to the Bill.
If you feel able to, share with them and others your own inspiring stories of friends and loved ones who have approached the end of their life in faith and hope and have gone to God fortified by the Sacraments and Rites of Holy Mother Church.
As Catholics we believe in the dignity of all human life throughout its natural span. Living with the fear of death and pain is part of our human condition – if that natural fear is met with compassion, prayer and the best medical, pastoral and spiritual care, all people can live – and die – with true dignity.
Apart from members of the House of Lords who we know are Catholics and very likely to take part in this debate (e.g. Lord Alton and Lady O’Loan), just a few other active members of the House of Lords from our own region include:
The Rt Hon. Lord Kirkhope of Harrogate – timothy@kirkhope.org.uk
The Rt Hon. Lady McIntosh of Pickering – mcintoshac@parliament.uk
All members of the House of Lords may be contacted by post via their Westminster address: House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
The Rt Hon. the Earl Peel lives in the Diocese and is an Amplefordian, so may well take a Catholic view on this issue
The Rt Hon. the Viscount Eccles of Moulton has spoken eloquently and voted against similar ‘assisted dying’ issues in previous debates. His wife is Baroness Eccles in her own right.
(NB – Whatever a peer or peeress’s title, a letter or email to them should simply begin Dear Lord/ Dear Lady plus their Surname – e.g. Dear Lord Kirkhope … Dear Lord and Lady Eccles …)
LIVING WITH DIGNITY: YOUR Letter Can Save Souls! | Diocese of Leeds
Thank you to Mgr. Grogan who offered Mass for the first time at St. Joseph's, yesterday. It is refreshing to see so many priests on the rota now at St. Joseph's.
This week Masses are as follows:
Tuesday - 6.00 p.m. St Ignatius, Ossett
Wednesday - 6.00 p.m. St. Winefride's, Bradford
Thursday - 9.30 a.m. St. Anthony's, Clayton AND 7.00 p.m. St. Joseph', Pontefract
Friday - 7.30 p.m. St. Austin's, Wakefield BUT NO MASS at St. John's, Buttershaw.
Sunday Pentecost XIX :
St. Ignatius, Ossett at 8.30 a.m.
St. Joseph, Bradford at 1.00 p.m.
Today when I arrived at St. Joseph's, Bradford, the parish Priest told me that one of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal from the nearby St. Pio friary was waiting to have a word with me. He introduced me to Fr. Franciszek who was ordained in May and has since being a minister at a solemn Mass and has said the old Mass on many occasions since his ordination. Fr. had already contacted the bishop to seek permission, which he duly received, to say the Mass. He wanted to know if he might join the rota - and so we now have six or seven regular celebrants who are willing and able to celebrate the Mass for us on Sundays at St. Joseph's and in their parishes. It was very moving at the end of Mass for the people to kneel individually to receive his first blessing. Ad multos annos Fr. Franciszek. Originally from Nebraska, Fr. trained for the sacred priesthood in New York. We wish him God's blessing in his priestly ministry.
This week there will be Mass as follows:
Tuesday, St. Ignatius, Ossett, 6.00 p.m.
NO MASS on Wednesday at St. Winefride's
Thursday, St. Anthony's, Clayton, 9.30 a.m.
St. Joseph's, Pontefract, 7.00p.m.
Friday, St. Austin's, Wakefield, 7.30 p.m.
Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost , St. Ignatius, Ossett, 8.30 a.m.
St. Joseph's, Bradford, 1.00 p.m.
Sunday is the 16th Sunday after Pentecost and we have 2 Masses:
8.30 a.m. St Ignatius, Ossett
1.00 p.m. St. Joseph's, Bradford
On Tuesday there is no Mass at St Ignatius and no Mass at St. Joseph's, Pontefract on Thursday as the clergy are on retreat.
Mass as usual on Wednesday, St. Winefride's at 6.00 p.m. , Thursday, St. Anthony's at 9.30 a.m. and Friday at St. Austin's, Wakefield at 7.30 p.m.