Mass for the Feast of Corpus Christi, Thursday is at 9.30 a.m. at Sacred Heart, Broughton Hall near Skipton.

Blessed Trinity

Masses for the Feast of the Blessed and Undivided Trinity

Saturday (Vigil) St Mary's, Gibbet Street, Halifax - 6.00 p.m.

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

                        St. Joseph's, Pontefract Road, Castleford - 3.00 p.m.

                        Holy Spirit, Bath Road, Heckmondwike - 4.00 p.m.

Pentecost

VENI CREATOR SPIRITUS

Masses for this beautiful Feast this weekend

Saturday - Vigil 6.00 p.m. St. Mary's, Gibbet Street, Halifax

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

            -  3.00 p.m. St. Joseph's, Pontefract Road, Castleford

            -  3.00 p.m. St. Peter's, Leeds Road, Laisterdyke, Bradford (Missa Cantata)

Excellent afternoon

An excellent turnout, excellent music and a delightful tea after Mass made for a very worthwhile afternoon today at our Mass to mark the centenary of the opening of Holy Spirit church at Heckmondwike. Many thanks to all who made this possible - here's to the next hundred years! 

Ascension Sunday

We have four Masses this weekend to observe the external solemnity of the Ascension:

Saturday (Vigil) - 6.00 p.m. St. Mary's, Gibbet Street, Halifax.
Sunday              11.00 a.m. Sacred Heart, Broughton Hall, Skipton (Sung Mass)
                          3.00 p.m. St. Joseph's, Pontefract Road, Castleford
                          4.00 p.m. Holy Spirit, Bath Road, Heckmondwike (Sung Mass)

The Mass at Heckmondwike is part of the church's centenary celebrations and I am very grateful that we have been invited to share in those celebrations which of course bring G.K. Chesterton, Fr. Brown and Mgr. O'Connor to mind. The photo shows the recently renovated and redecorated Holy Spirit Church. This church has one of the most beautiful statues of Our Lady I have ever seen. Refreshments after Mass.

Ascension Thursday

Mass for the Ascension will be at 9.30 a.m. at Sacred Heart, Broughton Hall near Skipton (and not at 11.00 a.m.)

Easter V

Masses on Sunday

11.00 a.m. Sacred Heart, Broughton Hall
3.00 p.m. St Joseph's, Pontefract Rd. Castleford

Please remember our big event at Heckmondwike next Sunday at 4.00 p.m..

Fourth Sunday of Easter

Masses this weekend

Saturday (Vigil) - St. Mary's, Gibbet Street, Halifax. 6.00 p.m.
Sunday             - Sacred Heart, Broughton Hall, Skipton. 11.00 a.m.
                        - St. Joseph's, Pontefract Road, Castleford. 3.00 p.m.
                        - Holy Spirit, Bath Road, Heckmondwike. 4.00 p.m.

This weekend

There is no Mass on Saturday at St. Mary's, Halifax as Mgr Smith is away.
On Sunday we have three Masses:

11.00 a.m. Sacred Heart, Broughton Hall, near Skipton.
3.00 p.m.   St Peter's, Leeds Road, Laisterdyke, Bradford. Missa cantata.
3.00 p.m.   St. Joseph's, Pontefract Rd. Castleford.

This morning the latest edition of Mass of Ages, the LMS quarterly, dropped through the letterbox and a very enjoyable read it proved to be. The articles on Fr. Brown and Chesterton were particularly relevant in view of the fact that we are to have a sung Mass on the first Sunday in June (1st. June) at Holy Spirit, Heckmondwike, as part of that church's centenary celebrations. I have written before of the links with Chesterton and the then Parish Priest Fr. John O'Connor. Chesterton was received into the Church by Fr. O'Connor and it was on Fr. O'Connor that Chesterton based his fictional detective Fr. Brown.
The American Chesterton expert Dale Ahlquist recently delivered a talk at Holy Spirit about this.
The present Parish Priest, Fr. Abberton, regularly offers the traditional Mass at Holy Spirit and he will be the celebrant at the Mass in June - the external solemnity of the Ascension of our Lord. Mass at 4.00p.m.

  

LMS York pilgrimage - video

The LMS has produced a short video about the recent pilgrimage to York. Please follow the link
http://youtu.be/Brz8emd67l4

Saints Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II, pray for us

Divine Mercy Sunday, Low Sunday, Dominica in albis, Quasimodo Sunday has as its Gospel the incredulous Thomas, who utters those amazing words - My Lord and my God! - when he realises that the body, blood, soul and divinity of the risen Lord is before him - burning with love.

Masses:

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

3.00 p.m. St. Joseph's, Pontefract Rd. Castleford

NOT ACCEPTABLE

It appears that some querulous individuals from a neighbouring diocese have started up their old proud antics again - refusing to leave church after Mass and now more alarmingly - verbally abusing some of the clergy. This is not acceptable. The information about these unfortunate people has been passed on to various authorities to appraise and moreover to warn them of the activities of this insidious minority.

Happy Easter!

The Triduum is over for another year. The Lenten fast is over for another year. Easter is here. Deo gratias, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

I am extremely grateful to Fr. Kravos for letting us use the chapel again and to the serving team for carrying out their duties with enthusiasm and gravitas. Thanks also, of course, to Fr. Hall for the punishing hard work he has done over the last three days, travelling, offering the Masses, preaching and hearing confessions. Please pray for Father's sister, whose pleasure it was this evening to be received into the Church by her brother.
Thanks to Mike Murphy for his excellent singing at the vigil and to all those who made the effort to attend the ceremonies.

Masses on Easter Sunday - 11.00 a.m. Sacred Heart, Broughton Hall near Skipton
                                         3.00 p.m. St. Joseph's, Castleford
                                         4.00 p.m. Holy Spirit, Heckmondwike

THE SACRED TRIDUUM

Thanks to Mgr Wilson, the Apostolic Administrator, we are again able to celebrate the Sacred Triduum this year at NOTRE DAME chapel, St. Mark's Avenue, Leeds LS2 9BN , which is part of the Catholic Chaplaincy to the University of Leeds. Thanks again to the chaplain Father Kravos and moreover to our celebrant Father M. Hall.

Maundy Thursday   7.30 p.m.

Good Friday  3.00 p.m.

Holy Saturday  2.30 p.m. (by special dispensation)


Masses also at Broughton Hall near Skipton on Spy Wednesday at 9.30 a.m. and on Holy Thursday at 5.15 p.m.


Confessions available before all Masses.

Good news for St. Walburge's, Preston

It was very pleasing to learn this morning that the church of St. Walburge in Preston (Lancaster diocese) has been given over to the charge of the Institute of Christ the King, on a similar basis as to that which operates in the Wirral's Saints Peter, Paul and Philomena (Diocese of Shrewsbury). The church will become a place of Eucharistic adoration and the Institute will take over the daily running of the church later in the year. 

Next week

There are some events which I would like to draw to your attention over the next few days:

Tuesday 25th March - Mass for the feast of the Incarnation  - Sacred Heart,  Broughton Hall near Skipton, 9.30 a.m.

Saturday 29th March - National annual pilgrimage to York in honour of St Margaret Clitherow and the York Martyrs - High Mass at St Wilfrid's, York. There will be no Mass at Notre Dame, Leeds as I shall be at the Mass in York.

On Sunday 30th we have an extra sung  Mass at St. Joseph's, Bilton Harrogate at 4.00 p.m.
On Monday 31st we have an extra Mass at St Ignatius, Ossett at 7.30 p.m.

Third Sunday of Lent

Masses this weekend

Saturday (Vigil) 6.00 p.m. St. Mary's, Gibbet Street, Halifax

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

3.00 p.m. St. Joseph's, Pontefract Road, Castleford

Next week there will be an extra Mass (sung) at St. Joseph's, Skipton Road,  Bilton, Harrogate at 4.00 p.m.offered  by Fr. David Smith of the army, and as always with the blessing of Fr. Byrne, the PP.

Congratulations to Archbishop McMahon

The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Malcolm McMahon of Nottingham as Archbishop of Liverpool. I have met his grace on several occasions at Latin Mass events and Masses and have always found him to be  charming and courteous. I wish him every success in taking on Liverpool.

Photo - Bishop McMahon at the 2013 LMS training event at Radcliffe College near Leicester.

Happy St. Joseph's day!

Holy Joseph, pray for us!

More on Chesterton

Yesterday I reported that Dale Ahlquist will be speaking at Heckmondwike in April, later that day he will be speaking in Leeds.
Here are the details, courtesy of the Leeds Diocese website:

On Sunday  April 6^th Dale Ahlquist will be speaking at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Heckmondwike on "G.K. Chesterton and the Real Father Brown" at 2pm.

Holy Spirit Church was built by Fr. John O'Connor, the priest upon whom Chesterton based the famous detective Fr. Brown. The Church is celebrating its centennial this year. 

Following the afternoon lecture, Dale will be speaking at Leeds Cathedral for the Cathedral's ongoing lecture series. It will be in the Wheeler Hall at 7.15pm  on the  "The Return of Chesterton".  

For more information on Chesterton click on:  www.chesterton.org