Pentecost XII

This Sunday is the twelfth Sunday after Pentecost and 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

Confessions at call.

Pentecost XI

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

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

1.00 p.m. Joseph's, Pakington Street, Bradford missa cantata

Confessions at call.

Canon Wiley has told me that the Cathedral is now booked for a Solemn High Mass of Requiem at the Cathedral on Saturday 16th. November at 3.00 p.m. Details and reminders will follow nearer the time.

Pentecost X

O God be merciful to me a sinner.

This weekend marks the tenth 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
1.00 p.m. St. Joseph's, Pakington Street, Bradford

Confessions at call.

Mass for the feast of the Assumption of our Blessed Lady at Bradford was a beautiful occasion and had an attendance of nearly fifty. James, our seminarian sang the propers and Mr. Watson played the organ. Thanks to Canon Wiley for offering the Mass for us. This was his last Mass at St. Joseph's for a while as he now comes off the rota to take up his new duties in the Wakefield deanery, where I am sure he will be offering the traditional Mass at his new parish in Pontefract and Knottingley. Both churches are beautifully decorated and eminently suitable for celebration of the EF Mass.


 

The Assumption of our Blessed Lady

Thursday is a holyday of obligation and we have two Masses:

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

5.00 p.m. St. Joseph's, Pakington Street, Bradford.
Unusually for a holyday this will be a missa cantata, thanks to our seminarian. James has offered to sing the propers and Mr. Watson who plays on the third Sunday will be the organist.
Please make yourself known to James who will be keeping us regularly updated on his life in Gricigliano. The diocesan Communications Officer agrees with me that this would make a good story for the website.

Confessions at call.

Pentecost IX etc.

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

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

1.00 p.m. St. Joseph's, Pakington Street, Bradford - missa cantata

This week at St. Joseph's we will welcome Mr. James Baxter, a native of Bradford and old St. Bede's boy who will be leaving England in September to enter the Institute of Christ the King's seminary at Gricigliano near Florence. There he will commence his seven year course of studies towards ordination to the Sacred Priesthood.

Please chat with James after Mass who I'm sure will be pleased to discuss his vocation with you. In the meantime he will be helping with the singing or serving at Mass at St. Joseph's.

I think it is important that we help James in his studies and here is the link to the giving page:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-another-english-icksp-seminarian?fbclid=IwAR1CGy18sP2XsXy5FRf_TQ-zNwAkFmauuW_VpxPK_X0trWBzgD3q6CLMj7g

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-another-english-icksp-seminarian?fbclid=IwAR1CGy18sP2XsXy5FRf_TQ-zNwAkFmauuW_VpxPK_X0trWBzgD3q6CLMj7g

The feast of the Assumption of our Blessed Lady is a holyday of obligation on Thursday and we have two Masses:

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

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

(There will be no Mass at St. Anthony's, Bradford today.)

Confessions at call.

Reminder that on Saturday 17th. August there will be the annual sung Requiem with chant from monks of Ampleforth Abbey. The celebrant will be Fr. Creighton-Jobe Cong. Orat. The Mass will be for the deceased members of the Markenfield family who lost almost everything but their souls for the Faith following the uprising of 1569.

Pentecost viii

This weekend is the eighth Sunday after Pentecost and we have two Masses on Sunday: 

11.00 a.m. Sacred Heart, Broughton Hall, Skipton - missa cantata with the Saint Austin Singers

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

Reminder that there will be Mass in the Ordinariate Rite on Saturday 3rd August at 3.00 p.m. at St. Joseph's, Bradford.

Pentecost VII

This Sunday is the seventh Sunday after Pentecost with its salutary Gospel and we have two Masses:

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

1.00 p.m. St. Joseph's, Pakington Street, Bradford (missa cantata)

Confessions at call.

Later in the week there will be Mass at Markenfield Hall near Ripon on Tuesday at 6.00 p.m.

On Thursday there is Mass again at St. Anthony's, Clayton, Bradford at 9.30 a.m. and on Friday we have the first Friday Mass at St. Austin's, Wakefield at 7.30 p.m. The Masses at Clayton have been going very well and are scheduled at a time when all the rush hour morning traffic has dissipated.

On Saturday (2nd August) at St. Joseph's, Bradford there will be Mass again according to the Ordinariate Rite at 3.00 p.m.

As ever we are grateful to all the clergy who give freely of their time to offer the Mass for us.

Pentecost VI and other announcements

This weekend is the sixth 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
1.00 p.m. St. Joseph's, Pakington Street, Bradford

Confessions at call.

News from Markenfield Hall:
There are two Masses in the next few weeks at this beautiful moated manor house just south of Ripon:

Tuesday 30th July at 6.00 p.m. (missa lecta)
Saturday 17th August at 11.00 a.m. - this will be the annual sung Requiem with chant from monks of Ampleforth Abbey and celebrated by Fr. Creighton-Jobe Cong. Orat. The Mass will be for deceased members of the Markenfield family who suffered heroically for the Faith following the 1569 uprising.

 

New regular Mass

From September the Parish Priest of St. Anthony's Clayton, Fr. Simon Winn, will be joining the rota of priests at St. Joseph's who offer the EF on Sundays.
In addition Father Winn will also say Mass on Thursday mornings at St. Anthony's at 9.30 a.m. starting this week on 18th. July. Needless to say I am very pleased with this development and most grateful to Fr. Winn.

The address of the church is Bradford Road, Clayton, Bradford BD14 6HW.

Please also remember that the weekly Sunday Mass at St. Joseph's, Bradford will start at the slightly later time of 1.00 p.m. from next week for reasons alluded to in today's sermon by Fr. Hall.

Pentecost V

Reminder that there will be Mass in the Ordinariate Rite at St. Joseph's, Pakington Street, Bradford on Saturday at 3.00 p.m.

Sunday is the fifth 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

We have booked the cathedral for the annual November Mass of Requiem and I am pleased to announce that from next week there will be a new regular weekly Mass in Bradford. I will be posting details on Monday.

Geoffrey Thornton's Requiem

Geoff's requiem will take place at the church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Harrogate Road, Moortown, Leeds at 1.30 p.m. on Wednesday 10th. July. Burial afterwards at Sicklinghall.

On Saturday at St. Joseph's, Bradford there will be Mass in the Rite of the Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham. This will be at the usual time of 3.00 p.m.

Pentecost IV

This weekend we are back to green vestments for the Mass of the fourth Sunday after Pentecost.

On Friday we have the first Friday Mass at 7.30 p.m. at St. Austin's, Wakefield

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

Confessions at call.

July - month of the Precious Blood

Mon 1st July: Mass at 10.00 a.m. Sacred Heart, Broughton Hall, Skipton.

This weekend and announcements

This weekend sees two important feasts.

Friday is the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and there will be Mass at Sacred Heart, Broughton Hall, Skipton at 10.00 a.m.

Saturday is the Feast of Ss Peter and Paul (not a holy day of obligation) and there will be Mass again at Broughton Hall - but at 10.30 a.m.

Sunday marks the external solemnity of the Feast of Ss Peter and Paul and we have two Masses:

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

Announcements

Due to the clergy moves this year, some of which have already come into being I have visited the bishop because of the effect it would have had on the availability of priests to offer Mass for us at St. Joseph's. The bishop was very helpful and he has asked another priest to join the rota who willingly accepted. The knock-on effect of priests having to come from their own parishes farther away means that from Sunday 21st. July the Masses at St. Joseph's on Sundays will now be at 1.00 p.m.  This information will appear on the bulletin at St. Joseph's this weekend and be announced each week until then at Mass there.

Some readers may remember Geoffrey Thornton who was a regular attendee at Killingbeck with his wife Mary, who died last year. Geoff died peacefully last week.  I will post details of the requiem when I have them. May he rest in peace.

Also please remember Agnes Rutherford who is a former representative of the Latin Mass Society in Leeds before Gerry Lyons. Mrs Rutherford is currently in hospital but is responding well to the treatment. Please pray for a full and speedy recovery. Our Lady, Health of the sick, pray for her.

I am delighted to say that the Institute of Christ the King has accepted a seminarian from Bradford to commence his studies in the autumn. Mr James Baxter who is a linguist has been spending time at the ICRSP house of discernment in Preston whilst in his final year at Newcastle University. James sometimes serves Mass at St. Joseph's, Bradford when he is at home in Shipley. I hope to meet James soon and will keep readers updated as he progresses through his time at seminary. Please remember James in your prayers. St. Francis de Sales pray for him.

I am always very grateful for the ICRSP when we are near Lille because of the wonderful sung Mass there on Sundays where the altar boys start at about four years old - trudging around with heavy torches and very long sleeved cassocks. A sermon I barely understand enough to even slowly translate to the children is one I am again looking forward to.

Corpus Christi Sunday

This second Sunday after Pentecost is when we mark the external solemnity of Corpus Christi. 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)

Confessions at call.

Thursday

Thursday is the Feast of Corpus Christi but it is no longer a holy day of obligation. This feast will be observed on Sunday as an external solemnity. However there is Mass at 10.00 a.m. at Sacred Heart, Broughton Hall, Skipton.

Congratulations Archbishop-elect John Wilson

Congratulations to Bishop John Wilson who has accepted the post as Archbishop of Southwark. Mgr Wilson was very popular here in the Leeds Diocese when he was the Apostolic Administrator before Bishop Stock arrived. Needless to say he was always very kind to us - for example giving Canon Wiley faculties to confirm some children in the Extraordinary Form when we were without a bishop. He follows bishops Hinsley, Heenan, Dwyer and Roche who all worked in this diocese and became archbishops.

Ad multos annos!

Notitiae

I was away a couple of weeks ago when the death of Fr. Canice McGinn, Parish Priest of St. Matthew's, Allerton, Bradford, was announced.
A very diligent pastorally minded priest Fr. McGinn was an EF celebrant for us for a considerable time at Killingbeck chapel in the late 1980s, as he was a priest of that deanery. He was always incredibly cheerful, likeable and positive as well as being very popular with all those hearing his Masses. May he rest in peace. Fr.'s funeral will be offered at noon on Wednesday 12th. June at  St. Matthew's, Saffron Drive, Allerton Bradford. This will be Mass in the Ordinary Form.

For anybody in Warrington at the end of the month, I have been asked to advertise the following:

Please remember that we have EF Masses at the Cathedral at 8.00 a.m. next Sunday (Trinity) as well as Masses at Broughton and Bradford. Confessions at call.

Pentecost

Spiritus Domini replevit orbem terrarem, alleluja 

This weekend is the birthday of the Church as we celebrate the Feast of Pentecost. Masses and services from Friday evening as follows:

Friday 7.30 p.m. St. Austin's, Wentworth Terrace, Wakefield

Saturday 10.30 a.m  Mass of the Vigil of Pentecost, Sacred Heart, Broughton Hall, Skipton

Sunday 11.00 a.m.  Mass of Pentecost, Sacred Heart, Broughton Hall, Skipton

Sunday 12.30 p.m. Sung Mass of Pentecost, St. Joseph's, Pakington Street, Bradford

Sunday  5.00 p.m. Sung Vespers and Benediction St. Austin's, Wentworth Terrace, Wakefield

Monday 10.00 a.m. Low Mass, St. Joseph's, Martin Street, Brighouse

Monday 10.00 a.m. Low Mass, Sacred Heart, Broughton Hall, Skipton

Sunday within the octave of the Ascension

The Ordinariate Mass this afternoon was a fine occasion and the music and sermon preached by Mgr. Newton were very uplifting. Thank you to all those who put in so much hard work.


Masses for tomorrow are as follows:

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