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Mass of Ages quarterly round-up

Arundel & Brighton Huw Davies aandb@lms.org.uk 07954 253284

The last quarter started with the welcome resumption of Masses at the beautiful and historic Church of St Edward the Confessor in the grounds of Sutton Park, near Guildford, after a hiatus of several years. Fr Tristan Cranfield, who was previously assisting in Eastbourne, has recently been appointed Assistant Priest in the Guildford parishes, and now offers a Low Mass each Friday at 7.30pm. Masses in Eastbourne at Our Lady of Ransom continue to be celebrated by Fr Bruno Witchalls, with the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Our Lord being marked by a Missa Cantata, and there will be a few more of these replacing the usual Low Mass on occasional Fridays which coincide with feasts.

Just up the road at St Pancras in Lewes, congratulations are due to Maksymilian and Luke who received their first Society of St Tarcisius servers’ medals recently, and we offer them our prayers for their perseverance in this invaluable service to the traditional form of the Mass. A plethora of feasts in the last few months have meant several Masses outside of the usual calendar, and we are grateful to Canon Jonathan Martin for celebrating these alongside the rest of his parish schedule.

Preparations are well in hand for the Pilgrimage Mass at Our Lady of Consolation & St Francis at West Grinstead on Bank Holiday Monday, 29 August. A Sung Mass will be offered at 2pm, followed by refreshments and tours of the Presbytery, and ending with Rosary and Benediction. Please do come along and also spread the word. Any food to share for the refreshment break will be gratefully received on the day.

As at Lewes, at St Hugh of Lincoln in Knaphill the usual Mass schedule has been supplemented by festal Masses, with a Missa Cantata on the Feast of Corpus Christi, including the first Holy Communion of two children, followed by a procession and Benediction, then a party in the hall. There has also been another betrothal ceremony of a young couple and the reception of a convert into the Church, the latter being followed on the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel with Holy Mass, Rosary and the giving of the Scapular to several parishioners.

Sadly, on the Feast of the Assumption of Our Lady we will be saying goodbye to Fr Gerard Hatton, who will be leaving both Knaphill and the diocese as he starts a new chapter in Edinburgh, where he hopes to found an Oratory of St Philip Neri, alongside another priest from the Diocese of Dunkeld. We thank him for the many graces which have come from his ministry to us and he will go with our gratitude and prayers. At a recent parish meeting the Bishop committed to providing a solution to the gap which this will leave in the Vetus Ordo provision, as this will not be possible under the new arrangements for the parish (which will be served from St Dunstan’s in Woking). We are yet to hear the form this will take, so please keep His Lordship in your prayers. I will endeavour to share what updates I get as soon as I have them via the Society website and social media, however please feel free to contact me by telephone or email should you want the latest information.

Birmingham & Black Country Louis Maciel 07392 232225 birmingham@lms.org.uk birmingham-lms-rep.blogspot.co.uk/

Ascension, Corpus Christi and SS Peter & Paul saw a Low Mass celebrated at St Mary-on-the-Hill in Wednesbury at 6.30pm and High Mass at the Birmingham Oratory at 7.30pm. The Queen’s Jubilee was a doubly joyous occasion on which the Archbishop ordained Br David to the Sacred Priesthood at the Birmingham Oratory. As a Bank Holiday, it did however mean the first Friday Mass at Sacred Heart and All Souls was cancelled, with the Mass the month before celebrated in the Ordinary Form with Latin chant due to the unavailability of the usual priest. Due to first Holy Communions taking place, the third Friday Mass at St Dunstan’s in June was also cancelled.

Despite being on a Friday, the only regional celebration of the Sacred Heart in the 1962 Missal was a Sung Mass at the Oratory, with the annual novena at Our Lady of Perpetual Succour leading to the Mass moving to Saturday in Wolverhampton, and illness meaning the Mass for Friday and the following Sunday had to be cancelled in Wednesbury. However, a week later, the Feast of the Precious Blood, saw four Masses celebrated at all these churches and Sacred Heart and All Souls in Acocks Green, with a Votive Mass celebrated two weeks later at St Dunstan’s.

In the next quarter at the Oratory, the Feast of St John Henry Newman falls on a Sunday and will be celebrated with the usual Low Mass, High Mass and Vespers on 9 October. There will be several Masses celebrated on Holy Souls in addition to the High Mass at 7.30pm, but if you wish to attend these you will need to contact the Oratory the day before to confirm timings.

Birmingham (Oxford) Joseph Shaw oxford@lms.org.uk

We continue to benefit from Sunday Masses in both the Oratory (8am) and Holy Rood (5pm); the latter will be Low over the summer but Sung again from September. Feast days are covered by the Oratory and SS Gregory & Augustine.

With the Society of St Tarcisius, there will be a server training day on 10 September in Holy Rood; please email me or see the Society of St Tarcisius blog for more details.

At the time of writing, I am trying to confirm two special events; please look out for announcements. Please email me to join the local mailing list, and also for singing and serving opportunities.

Birmingham (North Staffs) Alan Frost north-staffs-lms.blogspot.com

The first Missa Cantata for some time at Our Lady’s, Swynnerton, was held on Pentecost Sunday (5 June) with an assembled schola and Winefride Scorey organist. The Mass ended appropriately for the Platinum Jubilee with the singing of the Domine Salvum Fac. Fr Paul intoned parts of the Mass, something he had not been able to do for some years, with server Ignatius Scorey intoning the Epistle, for the first time in public.

The Swynnerton church is part of the estate of Lord Stafford, whose family (Fitzherbert) go back hundreds of years as Catholics. After lengthy delays through Covid, members of the Fitzherbert family were able to bring their infant children all the way from San Francisco to be baptised in the family chapel, by Fr Chavasse. One, though only two years old, proclaimed it was ‘the greatest day of my life.’ Shades of Little Nellie of Holy God!

Fr Stefak at St Augustine’s Church in Meir, Stoke-onTrent, continues his Wednesday evening (7pm) Masses in the Traditional Rite, where attendance is steadily increasing. Discussions with Fr Stefak, and with Fr Chavasse at Swynnerton, have resulted in both priests agreeing to more Sung Masses at both churches in the coming months. Another improvement is the North Staffs LMS blog back in operation.

Birmingham (Worcestershire) Alastair J Tocher 01684 893332 malvern@lms.org.uk extraordinarymalvern.uk Facebook: Extraordinary Malvern

Fr George Grynowski, RIP

Established regular Masses across Worcestershire – in Kidderminster and Redditch – continue as normal, as do weekly Sunday Low Masses just across the border in Ledbury, Herefordshire.

In sad news, our dear friend Fr George Grynowski, a priest of the Archdiocese of Birmingham, who in the past has occasionally supplied for Missae Cantatae in the south of Worcestershire, passed away in June after a long illness. A Requiem Mass in his beloved usus antiquior will be celebrated for the repose of his soul. Requiescat in pace.

A single Missa Cantata was permitted for a pilgrimage group visiting the county, and a recent announcement in the Evesham parish bulletin also suggests that the former midweek Low Masses are set to return there soon.

Lastly our thanks as ever to all our local priests who make the extra effort to celebrate Mass and the other Sacraments for us and who support us in so many other ways; also, not forgetting of course those bishops who are generous in their pastoral care in granting the necessary permissions. Please remember them all in your prayers.

Brentwood (East) Alan Gardner alanmdgardner@gmail.com

With the announcement of some priest movements around the diocese, we are naturally in a state of flux without, currently, a clear picture in some places about the future status of EF provision.

Perhaps our biggest blow has been the Norbertines’ move from Chelmsford to Peckham. Whilst it is clear that the move is best for them, what a hole they will leave in our lives! They have been such an inspiration, and their impressive record of vocations and ordinations speaks volumes for their deserved success. We owe them a huge debt of gratitude and we offer up our prayers in thanks and for their happiness in their new home. We’re also praying hard for a happy outcome at Chelmsford!

The situation in Stansted Mountfitchet is also troubling, since we are losing the staunch Fr Lee Bennet who is moving away to be nearer his family. I understand that Fr Neil Brett is hoping to cover the Tuesday Masses there (thank you!).

We continue to be blessed by our stalwart priests working hard – often at considerable personal inconvenience – to provide Masses in various locations round the diocese. There’s also the haven of Withermarsh Green (see elsewhere in this magazine for details) just over the northern border for those of us who can travel!

This is a large region undergoing several changes, so please keep me informed about developments in your local area so that I can circulate details. If you are not currently on my local email (bcc!) circulation list (you should be receiving something from me at reasonably regular intervals), but do please feel free to get in touch.

Mass at Stansted Mountfitchet

Brentwood (Epping) Sister Susan marys_home@talktalk.net

Our Sung Masses continue on the fourth Sunday of each month, at 3 pm, and attract an increasing number of people, notably families with young children.

Our priests, choir and serving team remain steady.

One important development deserves mention: we have now started a ‘Lumen Day’, classes for Middle and Secondary School children, on the first Saturday of each month, from 11 am to 4 pm.

The day starts with prayer, then we study the Catechism in its original, simple form, as it was in the Penny Catechism, entitled ‘A Catechism of Christian Doctrine’. Audio-visual aids are used, as well as more traditional methods of explanation.

The children are encouraged to respond in various ways, for instance with sketching. After this there is recreation (eg badminton on the lawn, a walk in the fields, or indoor games if the weather is inclement) and lunch. The afternoon session starts with prayer for 15 minutes in the Presence of the Blessed Sacrament exposed. This is followed by study of the Gospel (currently according to St Mark), with reading, explanation, discussion and questions. The venue is the Queen of Peace House of Prayer in Epping.

We had a very successful first Day on Saturday 4 June, with four children in attendance. Inquiries to me by email, please.

East Anglia (West) Alisa and Gregor Dick 01954 780912 cambridge@lms.org.uk

Sunday Masses at Blackfriars in Cambridge continue as normal. The dates on which these Masses will be sung will be listed on the noticeboard inside the entrance of the priory. It is intended that these occasional Sung Masses resume in October with the return of the students.

Hertfordshire Tom Short

The only thing to report is that Fr Crean celebrated a Sung Mass at St Bartholomew's Church, St Albans on Low Sunday for Divine Mercy Sunday. This involved a lengthy commitment of time as it included confessions and Benediction.

Bishop McAlennan is trying, so far without success, to find a replacement for the weekly St Bartholomew's Mass.

Hexham and Newcastle Keith McAllister 01325 308968 07966 235329 k_mcallister@ymail.com

This has been a very active period for Ancient Rite liturgies with extra Solemn High Masses (SHM) and first Saturday Fatima devotions with Low Masses.

For Corpus Christi a SHM was celebrated at St Joseph’s Gateshead with a procession and Benediction. The sacred Ministers were Frs Thomas Mason, David Phillips and Canon Michael Brown, with music provided by the Westland Singers directed by Paul Dewhurst. A Mass setting by Michael Bonfitto, with the Lauda Sion and Propers in plainsong, plus motets by Elgar and Casciolini. Two days later on June 18, Feast of St Ephrem the Syrian, another SHM was offered at St Ninians, Wooler, on the 28th anniversary of the Ordination of Fr David Phillips. The Sacred Ministers were Frs Thomas Mason, David Phillips with Andre Kormas. The music again performed by the Westland Singers with Paul Dewhurst, with a setting by Casciolini and plainsong Propers. Motets included Ave Maria (Vittoria) and Vias Tuas Domine.

Fr Phillips was very grateful to Fr Mason and all other participants who travelled many miles to the remote location. On June 21 a Server training course was held in St Joseph’s Gateshead, conducted by Leo Darroch, attended by 3 men and 5 boys, who were also given notes re the duties and protocols with a history of the TLM and its development.

Lancaster Bob & Jane Latin 01772 962387 lancaster@lms.org.uk latinmasslancaster.blogspot.com John Rogan 01524 858832 lancasterassistant@lms.org.uk

On Saturday 7 May we were graced with good weather for the annual English Martyrs pilgrimage. A goodly number of people, young and old, processed from St Walburge's to English Martyrs with relics and banners. On arrival at English Martyrs we had Mass, devotions and veneration, followed by a social.

At the beginning of June, while many of us had a leisurely celebration of Her Majesty's Platinum Jubilee (even at the ICKSP seminary in Gricigliano!), others were more energetic: Canon Duarte, together with three of our candidates and four of our congregation, developed webbed feet on the Paris to Chartres pilgrimage. Another member of the congregation discovered that his waterproofs were not, after all, waterproof during his two-week walk on the Camino de Santiago. Well done to them all!

On Pentecost Sunday there was a Missa Cantata rather than Solemn High Mass as there were only two priests available, but it was still celebrated with great solemnity. Against a beautiful setting of red lilies and a backdrop of falling red petals signifying tongues of fire, it was a most moving way of giving honour and glory to the Holy Ghost. A high wind howled against the partly-roofed church but suddenly, around the start of the canon, the most remarkable silence occurred, a silence not within the church. It was as if St Walburge's was embedded in an external silence which no noise could penetrate.

Mass at Wooler

Vigil of Pentecost, St Walburge's, Preston

The celebrations for Corpus Christi began with 7-cope Vespers on the eve of the Feast, with seven Canons from the Institute and two priests from the diocese. On the Feast Day itself we had Solemn High Mass at English Martyrs at noon followed by a Blessed Sacrament procession around the neighbouring streets.

On the Saturday we began Quarant'Ore following the 8.30 am Mass which ended with the Preston Deanery Procession in the afternoon. Despite the early rain, the weather cleared to allow a very well-supported procession to take place in the streets around St Walburge's. The Octave concluded with a Solemn High Mass at English Martyrs at noon on the beautiful Feast of the Sacred Heart at English Martyrs, which was also the last day of term for St Benedict's Academy. On the Sunday following we had the last Guild meeting before the summer, where Canon Cristofoli presented a fascinating talk on the history of devotion to the Sacred Heart. Guild meetings will resume in the Autumn.

At the end of June, at the seminary in Gricigliano, our candidates from last year received the cassock and tonsure. Supported by his brother Joseph (also at the Seminary) and the rest of his family, Michael McCowen was ordained to the diaconate, Deo gratias! This year's candidates left us in July for time with their families and then some intensive study of French before going to the Seminary in the autumn. At their final Sunday Mass, Canon Ducret (himself only ordained one year ago) gave a most encouraging homily particularly addressed to them; two paragraphs are worth repeating here:

“But now you are soon on the road to Italy. After leaving everything, your family, your past life, your homeland, you will reach this little place in Tuscany called Gricigliano. Seven years await you there. Seven years that from all eternity have been prepared for you by God. Seven years of prayerful life, of recollection, of study, of preparation for the priesthood, of community life. Seven short years in which you will have to take care of every minute that God gives you to practice virtue. Seven short years in which you will have to open your heart with confidence to God so that He may shape it, so that He may penetrate it and so that He may remain in it. Seven short years in which you will have to be docile to the Lord's teaching, which will be expressed through the mouth of your superiors.

“There you will grow more in the love of Christ so that one day, God willing, you will become other Christs, alter Christus, priests of the Lord and High Priest, and thus save souls. You must therefore be overflowing fountains of God's love in order to make this love of God flow abundantly over the souls entrusted to you. And this love must be sought at the Source which is the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Thus, you will be intimate apostles of Divine Love. The more intimately you are united with God, the more souls you will attract to Him. Thus, you will be effective instruments of God.”

We have enjoyed having the candidates with us and our prayers go with them. To date Canon Cristofoli has received five applications - four British and one Irish - from young men interested in coming to the House of Discernment in October 2022.

At the time of writing the replacement of the south-side roof at St Walburge's is almost complete but sadly it has been discovered that the stunning rose window in the west front is in a very poor condition and will need major work to make it secure for the future. Our fundraising efforts have now been diverted to this urgent cause. If you can help, please go to icksp.org.uk/preston/support-our-apostolate-in-lancashire/ to donate, stating that it is for the rose window.

On 3 July the Institute's Pro-Provincial of England, Canon Amaury Montjean, celebrated 20 years of priesthood and a special Te Deum was offered for him on 5 July in thanksgiving for his ministry. Ad multos annos! Present for the celebration were most of the canons from the English province. This was followed by a surprise reception which Canon Poucin and Canon Cristofoli had managed to keep a secret. Canon Montjean was presented with a reliquary of St Francis de Sales, one of the Institute's patrons.

Work has commenced on the new accommodation at the St Walburge's site for St Benedict's Academy. The roof has been patched for the time being but will require replacing in due course. However, the builder is making good progress with the classrooms and, with St Joseph's help, they will be ready for the autumn term.

Sadly, we will say goodbye to Sisters Bianca-Marie and Aline-Marie in August as they have been posted to new congregations. Sister Aline-Marie has been with us since November 2017 when the Sisters first arrived in Preston. They will be much missed but we look forward to welcoming two new sisters to the community in September.

Our congregations continue to grow with people coming from all points of the compass. Many of these people come weekly, others as frequently as they can. These include many families who often have to put up with considerable inconvenience to get themselves and their children to Mass on time (particularly those who attend the 9 am Mass at English Martyrs!). On 17 October Bishop Paul Swarbrick will confirm over 20 of our young people and we look forward to welcoming him to our vibrant community.

During the summer there will be a reduced schedule of Masses and devotions due to the Canons being away at various times. There will be no midday Masses at English Martyrs and, if the Academy moves to St Walburge's in time for the autumn term, these will not be resumed. On the Feast of the Assumption there will be an 8.30 am Low Mass and a Sung Mass at 6pm followed by a procession in honour of Our Lady, both at St Walburge's.

If you have never visited our beautiful Preston churches then you might be interested in coming along to one of the forthcoming Heritage Open Days this September. There will be guided tours and opportunities (weather permitting) to climb the 170 or so steps of the spire at St Walburge's to look at the fantastic view. Dates are as follows: Saturday 10 September, 10.30 am to 1pm at St Walburge's; Sunday 11 September, 2pm to 5pm at St Walburge's; Saturday 17 September, 10.30am to 1pm at St Walburge's; Saturday 17 September, 2pm to 4pm at English Martyrs. Again, please check the newsletters at icksp. org.uk/preston/ to confirm times.

Masses at St Mary's, Hornby, continue as normal on Saturdays at 11am, thanks to Fr Docherty; the stability of a weekly Mass is appreciated. Numbers are very small – between 3 and 12 - so if you live in the area, please do take advantage of this opportunity and swell the congregation. There will be no Masses in August; please check the newsletter for September. One of our servers, Chris Robson, has stepped down so we thank him for the time he has given to serving.

Lancaster (North) Nicholas Steven 07715 539395 warwickbridge@lms.org.uk

Serving Holy Mass high on a sunny flank of Helvellyn in Patterdale at the age of 72 must count as one of the peak experiences of my life. Ten of us had climbed until we found a suitable rock on which Canon Cristofoli ICKSP could lay out his Mass kit. I was particularly impressed to see that he had carried a heavy pair of black boots all the way up the mountain so that he could change out of his trainers. “The Mass is no joking matter!” he reassured me as he vested for the celebration with all reverence. Being present at so redolent a Calvary and then receiving the Blessed Sacrament in so majestic a natural setting had most, if not all of us, in a state of bliss - or tears.

Meanwhile, back at base, our regular Saturday 10 am Masses at St Margaret Mary’s, Scalegate Road, Carlisle, continue - normally Low Mass but Sung once a month. I have just about got Salve Sancta Parens off by heart now. Any men looking to join our six-man Schola Gregoriana Sancta Caecilia, please be in touch, as, in September, we shall be losing Will Steven, who will then be at The Royal English College in Valladolid, Spain, beginning his studies for the priesthood. Congratulations on your admission, Will!

We are delighted to have Fr Paul Harrison join the roster of Old Rite celebrating priests in Carlisle. He was understandably a little nervous offering his first Traditional Mass for 12 years but he has since really got back into the swing of things. Now he takes turns with Canon Liuz Ruscillo and Fr Daniel Etienne to offer our Saturday Mass. More information about our Parish is available at www.carlislecatholicchurch.org.

Fr Etienne offered Mass on Ascension Day at Our Lady and St Wilfrid, Warwick Bridge. Many repaired to the Presbytery for a communal supper thereafter. A number of us attended Masses of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest in Preston on the Feasts of Corpus Christi and SS Peter and Paul. We continue to pray that all such major feasts may be celebrated locally in the Old Rite.

Canon Cristofoli celebrating Mass on Helvellyn, Cumbria

Our Latin Mass goers turned out in force to join the Procession of the Blessed Sacrament from Our Lady and St Joseph, Warwick Square to Carlisle Cathedral on Sunday 3 July. We processed through the streets of the city, singing hymns all the way and kneeling for a brief Benediction in the market square. At the Cathedral, after Evensong sung by the Cathedral Choir, all knelt for Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. Tantum Ergo was sung with gusto and the final Amen was particularly memorable. As Carlisle Cathedral was originally built for the celebration of Pontifical High Mass, it would be great to see it used for that purpose again one day.

Liverpool Neil Addison liverpool@lms.org.uk

Firstly, I have to apologise for missing my report for the last issue of Mass of Ages, Mea maxima culpa.

The Traditional Rite in Liverpool Archdiocese continues to depend mainly on the FSSP in St Mary’s Warrington. There is a Tuesday 12 noon TLM in St Catherine Laboure in Leyland and a Thursday 7.30pm Mass in St John, Standishgate, Wigan but in no other Churches.

Fortunately, St Mary’s offers the Traditional Rite on a daily basis and will be holding Confirmations in the Traditional Rite given by our Archbishop Malcolm McMahon. This is being held because of the recognition from Pope Francis of the right of FSSP Apostolates to use all the pre-1962 liturgical books

As the local representative of the LMS, I was invited to meet the Archbishop. Such meetings do not solve all problems and we both accepted that the Archbishop cannot simply ignore Traditionis Custodes but it is was important to keep our connection with our local Ordinary, to assure him of our prayers and to make him realise that we are not going away.

Liverpool (Warrington) Alan Frost

The annual ceremony of Confirmations in the Traditional Rite was a little different this year. Archbishop MacMahon was scheduled to confirm the candidates, but he had not recovered from Covid and kindly arranged for Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan to come over from Ireland (Waterford), with Fr Patrick O’Donohue, FSSP, and perform the ceremony on 2 July. It was a busy afternoon with the number of confirmandi swelled to 37 with the inclusion of children and adults from the Birmingham and York Oratories. On behalf of all the candidates and families, Fr de Malleray expressed heartfelt gratitude to His Excellency who later returned home on the evening ferry. Information on the FSSP apostolate in the Waterford diocese can be found online on fssp.ie

Fr de Malleray had also, the previous month, offered his thanks to all who contributed to the success of the annual Corpus Christi procession through the centre of Warrington on Sunday 19 June. The Rector reminds us that as in previous years, it is a beautiful prayerful witness to our shared Catholic faith in the Eucharistic Lord. Thanks also to Canon Christopher Cunningham, PP who welcomed the procession at St Alban’s Church as on previous years.

The funeral of John Marechal was held on 23 June. Despite a serious problem with his spine in his late years, John would come to St Mary’s regularly for Mass and helped in the Priory as best he could. A much-appreciated member of St Mary’s, he was a devout man. We first met in my early days of attending the Latin Mass in the late 1990s in St Vincent’s, Altrincham, when Fr Knight was celebrant. Rest in peace, good man.

Fr Gwilym Evans FSSP, who recently served as Deacon at St Mary’s for a while, was ordained on 18 June in Bavaria. Fr Quirke and some parishioners represented the Priory Shrine at the occasion. St Mary’s has a new Instagram page, a good way of keeping in touch with the Shrine and connecting with the many activities: instagram.com/fssp.warrington

Michael Hall will be leading a group from St Mary’s to take part in a 3-day Pilgrimage from Edinburgh to St Andrews with Papa Stronsay Redemptorists, organised by a Confraternity set up to restore Catholicism in Scotland (confraternity-of-stninian.com).

Corpus Christi procession from St Mary's

Menevia Elaine Sharpling Meneviastabatmater.blogspot.com/

We have been blessed with good news! Firstly a few new people have started to come to the Mass offered by Fr Liam in Haverfordwest, despite the Mass not being advertised on the parish newsletter; it seems word of mouth and our Stabat Mater blogspot is doing a good job of keeping everyone informed of events.

Secondly – the Missa Cantata is back! Thankfully, another (very experienced) server is now able to support Canon Jason Jones at Sacred Heart, Morriston. This means that Tom is now able to play the organ and lead the singing. We had a very successful Sung Mass for Palm Sunday, Easter Sunday, Pentecost and for Corpus Christi. To build on this success, we are also hoping to offer some more local server training and enrol servers into the Society of St Tarcisius.

Our sincere thanks go to Canon Jones especially for his steadfast determination to be a shepherd to the traditional flock – it is very much appreciated.

Just a reminder that Holy Mass at Sacred Heart, Morriston is at 1pm – typically Mass in Morriston is on the 1st, 3rd & 5th Sundays. Holy Mass at St David and St Patrick, Haverfordwest is at 4pm on the 4th Sunday.

However, please ring or text to check if Mass is taking place before travelling on 07702 230983.

We continue to post information on our blogspot and Facebook group, so please check here for the latest information: meneviastabatmater.blogspot.com/

Middlesbrough Paul Waddington waddadux@gmail.com

At the York Oratory, a Missa Cantata is offered at noon every Sunday. Usually, the musical setting is polyphonic and sung by choral scholars. However, since the scholars are university students, it is generally a plainsong Mass out of term time. The Oratory also offers a Low Mass at 8.15am on weekdays, and 9.15am on Saturdays.

There will be a pilgrimage in honour of St Margaret Clitherow on Bank Holiday Monday 29 August starting at the Bar Convent at 10.30am, including a Sung Mass at the Oratory at noon, and concluding with Benediction at 2pm. The Requiem Mass at 6pm on Friday 4 November is for deceased Oratorian Fathers and Brothers.

The 3pm Sunday Low Masses continue at St Joseph’s Church in Stokesley, although there will be a two week break at the end of August due to Fr Charlton being away. The 7.30pm Thursday Low Masses offered by Fr Massie continue at the Church of Our Lady and St Peter Chanel in Hull.

Northampton North (Northamptonshire) Paul Beardsmore 01858 434037 northampton@lms.org.uk

Fr Byrne has maintained the usual schedule of Masses at St Brendan, Corby, a schedule that now includes Masses on most Fridays, in addition to the Saturday and Sunday Masses. Mass was sung on the feasts of the Ascension and the Sacred Heart. Fr Thomas Crean has kindly stepped in to celebrate Mass in Fr Byrne's absence, and is scheduled to do so again shortly.

Northampton (South) Barbara Kay 01234 340759 mbky3@outlook.com

We duly marked the Ascension, Corpus Christi and SS Peter and Paul with Low Masses in the morning at Chesham Bois and in the evening at Bedford, with good numbers at all of them. Our Sunday Masses continue as usual and it was a joy to see six of our children making their First Communion on 12 June at Christ the King, Bedford. We have a growing number of young families, so baptisms are also a regular occurrence!

Masses for the Assumption will be on 15 August at the usual times, 11 am at Chesham Bois and 7.30 pm at Bedford. On this date we celebrate seven years of the Traditional Latin Mass at Christ the King. Looking further ahead, there will be Masses on 1 November for All Saints at both Bedford and Chesham. There will also be morning trinated All Souls Masses at Bedford starting at 11.15 am.

One of the highlights of the year is the visit by the Latin Mass Society to the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Bedford for a High Mass of Reparation for Abortion, and 2022 will be the fifth year this has taken place. This year’s Mass will be on Saturday 12 November at 12 noon. The pandemic has meant this has been curtailed somewhat over the last two years, but we are hoping to have a normal-sized congregation and a reception afterwards this year. The celebrant is Fr Gerard Byrne, a Diocesan priest based in Corby who has a great devotion to the Old Rite. The Southwell Consort, led by Dominic Bevan, will provide the music.

We were delighted to learn that Fr Gwilym Evans, who was ordained to the Sacred Priesthood on 18 June, has been assigned to the FSSP apostolate at Reading, whose priests serve Bedford, and therefore we hope to see him in Christ the King at some point in the coming year to give First Blessings.

As always, please see our Facebook page: facebook.com/ bedfordlatinmass or the FSSP page fssp.org.uk/bedford for updates and other articles of interest.

Nottingham South (Leicestershire and Rutland) Paul Beardsmore 01858 434037 northampton@lms.org.uk

Thanks to Canon Cahill's indefatigability, Masses have continued at St Peter's in Leicester on Saturday mornings, and at Blessed Sacrament in the same city on Sundays at 8.00 am. Suitably the feast of Corpus Christi was celebrated at Blessed Sacrament with a Sung Mass. This fascinating church (built, incidentally, largely through the munificence of our current Chairman's great-aunt) is the former UK home of the Blessed Sacrament Fathers, but has been unhappily "reordered".

Fr Dye, at Oakham, has been recently unwell, but the Friday evening Masses continue where possible; please pray for him and check the parish notice sheet before travelling at stjosephs-oakham.org

Plymouth (Cornwall) Stefano Mazzeo cornwall@lms.org.uk

Lanherne continues to thrive, we have Masses at 8:30 and 10am on a Sunday and 8am throughout the week, with an extra one on Thursdays at 6:15pm. The renovation project continues to need your prayers and support, please contact Canon Smith at canon.smith@institute-christ-king.org or by phone to the Chaplain’s house 01637 861752.

We have a new traditional pilgrimage established in Cornwall which this year took place around the Whitsun weekend; they took the ancient Cornish pilgrimage route which was once part of the Compostella. Our pilgrims completed a thirty mile walk which finished at Lanherne for the Vigil of Pentecost. The pilgrims marched under the banners of the Celtic saints and the Cornish martyrs of the Reformation, with the flags of St Perrin and St George united with the banner of the Five Wounds of Christ. The pilgrims walked through the Cornish villages and towns, along seafronts and were a great witness to tradition, with many people applauding them, taking photos and asking about the Faith. Please see an interview with Collette Oliver in Christendom Rising on my Youtube channel.

Talking of Christendom Rising, please see our latest video magazine which is now live. This episode's theme is Traditional Catholic Education. Our host Sophie Oliver interviews Dr Andrew Beards, with other contributions by Fr de Malleray, Canon Montjean, Canon Tanner, and Canon Smith. Mrs Josephine Ford and Michelle Buscombe talk about home schooling and educating a traditional Catholic Family. Sophie also interviewed actress Esther Slater on her role as St Bernadette in the up-coming film for EWTN, Message of Lourdes.

Young Catholic Adults are organizing a weekend at Douai Abbey in Berkshire. You’ll be able to hear catechetical talks, learn how to sing Gregorian Chant, say the Rosary, socialize and have fun. Book soon as places are limited! Please contact Damian Barker at youngcatholicadult@googlemail.com

We say a sad goodbye to our Bishop Mark O’Toole who has been a good friend and supporter of Tradition in the Plymouth diocese. He also instigated our Traditional Video magazine in support of Lanherne Convent. With prayers for his new position as Archbishop of Cardiff and Bishop of Menevia.

Plymouth (Devon) Maurice Quinn 07555 536579 devon@lms.org.uk

Once again it is pleasing to report more encouraging signs of growth and consolidation on the Devon Latin Mass scene, centered as it is on the now restored Shrine Church of Holy Angels, Chelston, Torquay. With a much-appreciated generous donation from the Latin Mass Society, the Shrine’s Prior, Canon Scott Tanner ICKSP, was able to move the altar back to its original position, repaint the walls and restore the timber floors. The original sanctuary lamp was discovered,

renovated, and now hangs serenely in a central position above the Sanctuary as in former years. More work is in the pipeline, but this West Country Shrine Church is now a fitting place to welcome locals and visitors alike for daily and Sunday Masses. Families predominate, so there are no problems regarding recruiting altar servers, the latest addition to the team being young Marco Snak, whose family recently moved to the area. In addition to the usual services at Holy Angels on a daily basis, three events are worth a mention as they attest to the health of a worshipping community. The first was a three-day walking pilgrimage organized by a parishioner of Holy Angels. A group of young pilgrims walked a part of the ‘Saints Way’ from Lanivet to Lanherne in Cornwall, where Mass was celebrated by Canon Tanner. The other two events were processions in the road outside Holy Angels led by Canon Tanner – the first being a procession in honour of Our Lady at the end of May, when a statue of Our Lady of Fatima was carried on a flower bedecked bier, and the second was the Corpus Christi procession, with young First Communicant girls strewing rose petals, while the boys rang hand-bells – all three events giving wonderful public witness to the faith.

At St Edward the Confessor in Plymouth the Mass schedule continues as before, being served from Holy Angels in Torquay with Fr Martin Budge supplying at both Devon venues when required. Do take note that Masses at St Edward’s take place every Sunday afternoon at 3pm, along with a 11.30am celebration every 1st Saturday. If visiting either St Edwards in Plymouth or Holy Angels in Torquay, you may be pleased to know that refreshments are available after Sunday Mass at both venues.

Many regulars at our pre-lockdown Latin Masses at Blessed Sacrament, Exeter, will remember Charles Morris, a former student at Exeter University, and will be pleased to know that Charles – now a seminarian with the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest – recently received the Cassock at the hands of Mgr Gilles Wach, and the Minor Order of Tonsure at the hands of Cardinal Raymond Burke. Do keep Charles and the other seminarians at Gricigliano in your daily prayers at this time, and make sure that you read the Dorset Report for details of the Chideock Latin Mass pilgrimage in September. Do remember to check the Mass Listings, and feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Feast of Our Lady at Holy Angels

Plymouth (Dorset) Maurice Quinn 07555 536579 devon@lms.org.uk

The Latin Mass schedule at the beautiful church of Our Lady of Lourdes & St Cecilia, Blandford Forum, is still going strong with a regular 9.30am Saturday morning Mass, plus a monthly Mass celebrated on particular feast days. I am also pleased to report that Mgr Francis Jamieson has agreed dates for the rest of the year and into 2023. I have not been in a position to attend many of the Blandford Masses this year so far, but I hope that this situation will change in the not-too-distant future. The big event in Dorset in September is the Latin Mass Society’s pilgrimage to Chideock in honour of the Chideock Martyrs. Last year’s pilgrimage was a huge success, and was the first time that a Solemn High Mass – in the presence of the then Bishop, Mark O’Toole, now the Archbishop of Cardiff and Bishop of Menevia – was celebrated at the Shrine. Like last year’s pilgrimage, the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest will celebrate a Solemn High Mass, and the Latin Mass Society will supply special Mass booklets for congregational use. This truly is a ‘must do’ event for all the family, and will include a talk on the Chideock Martyrs, a tour of the church and of the hidden, secret Mass chamber in the loft, the beautiful sacristy and a chance to view the church’s museum. Holy Mass will start at 11.30am and the day will also include veneration of the relics. Do bring a packed lunch, but tea, coffee and soft drinks will be available. As always, do consult the Mass Listings, and feel free to contact me if you have any other questions.

Salford Alison F. Kudlowski salford@lms.org.uk

The Extraordinary Form Low Mass continues at St Chad’s, Cheetham Hill Road, Manchester on Sundays at 4:45pm. Please pick up a newsletter when visiting for events, notifications and updates. The newsletter is also online at manchesteroratory.org

Sadly, the 1962 Rite has ceased at St Mary’s, Heaton Norris, Stockport. The last Low Mass in this form took place here on 3 June at 6:30. We thank Fr Malor for his efforts and commitment in offering the Extraordinary Form assisted by dedicated altar servers, all of whom showed their appreciation.

An initial request was made to All Saints Church, Barton-upon-Irwell, Manchester. However, this proved unsuccessful. The church stands as a fine example to the work of E.W. Pugin, son of A.W. Pugin, who was known by admirers as ‘God’s architect’. Pevsner described All Saints as ‘Pugin’s masterwork’.

Other possible venues for the 1962 rite are currently being considered.

Shrewsbury (Cathedral & St Winefride’s) Victoria Keens shrewsbury@lms.org.uk

Mass is offered daily at St Winefride’s Church in Shrewsbury by a priest of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest. Our address is St Winefride’s Church, 187 Crowmere Rd, Shrewsbury SY2 5RA. We regularly welcome new members to our congregation.

On Sundays and special feasts there are Sung Masses, with Low Masses at other times. On Tuesdays and Thursdays there is a Holy Hour with Confessions and Benediction, starting at 5.30pm, before the 6.30 Mass. The following is our usual schedule: Sunday, 12.30pm sung Mass; Monday, 10am Low Mass; Tuesday, 6.30pm Low Mass (with adoration and benediction before Mass at 5.30pm); Wednesday, 10am Low Mass; Thursday, 6.30pm Low Mass (with adoration and benediction before Mass at 5.30pm); Friday 10am Low Mass; Saturday 10am Low Mass.

News and notices of events or changes in Mass times can always be found on the ICKSP website at: icksp.org. uk/shrewsbury/ or in our newsletter at: icksp.org.uk/ shrewsbury/weekly-newsletter/

The priest is Canon Wiener, Prior of the House of Saint Chad, the Shrewsbury apostolate: email canon.wiener@ institute-christ-king.org, 07311 44 33 23.

Please refer to the ICKSP website at: icksp.org. uk/shrewsbury/ or in our newsletter at: icksp.org.uk/ shrewsbury/weekly-newsletter/

Please note that our priest will be away from 16 August through 3 September. During that period weekday Masses are cancelled, but all Sunday Masses will continue to be Sung Masses at 12.30 on Sundays. If there are any changes in this schedule, they will be posted on the ICKSP website at icksp.org.uk/shrewsbury/

Southwark (Kent) Marygold Turner

All goes on as normal, DG. Our weekly Mass at Tenterden grows slowly with increased congregations, and we have two Sung Masses a month, with Ben Bevan coming with a small group of singers. We appreciate this enormously – they are all professionals of the first calibre. Dr Andrew Czaykowski generously pays for this music. We shall have additional Masses on 15 August, 1 November and 2 November, all at 12 noon.

We look forward to our annual Mass at Snave, by kind permission of the Romney Marsh Historic Churches Trust, on Saturday 24 September. Ben Bevan will be bringing a large choir, which will have performed the day before in Rye. The Mass is at 12 noon. It is a joy to support these historic Marsh churches.

Southwark (St Mary’s Chislehurst) Christopher Richardson chislehurst@lms.org.uk

Our Sunday Missa Cantata continues to be well attended, with young families a particularly large part of the congregation. The Missa Cantata on holy days and other prominent feasts – such as we had for the Ascension, Corpus Christi and Ss Peter and Paul recently – also attract good attendances. We also continue with our weekly Low Masses on Thursday morning and Friday evening.

Southwark (St Bede’s, Clapham Park) Thomas Windsor claphampark@lms.org.uk

After a busy Holy Week our servers and especially the choir did not get much of a break with a busy beginning to Eastertide, Easter Sunday (Victoria Missa O quam Gloriosum and Witt Regina Caeli), Low Sunday (Byrd 3 part Mass), 1 May (Victoria's O Quam Gloriosum Mass and motet, Deus Tuorum militum and Lehmann's Regina Caeli,). Our children’s choir sang the ordinary and Regina Caeli on the third Sunday after Easter, with the adult choir singing Polyphonic Propers (Isaac's Introit, Jubilate Deo, Palestrina's Offertory Lauda anima mea, and Isaac's CommunionModicum) and a motet (Isaac's Cum Esset).

With more than 10 of our servers away at a family weekend and another 3 in Wigrazbad, where their uncle was ordained deacon, we still managed to have 3 Sung Masses in a row for the Feasts of the Ascension, St Bede, and St Augustine. Many thanks to all those whoserved and sang on those days. The following Sunday we were treated to Palestrina’s Missa Brevisand Handl's Ascendens Christus.

On the Vigil of Pentecost, the choir sang the sublime Palestrina setting of the Sicut cervus / Sitivit, and the Byrd 3 part Mass.

For the Feast of Pentecost the choir sang the Byrd settings of the Introit, Alleluia, and Offertory, a polyphonic Mass setting and a polyphonic Domine Salvum fac.

Our Mens group helped raise funds for our new parish hall with a sponsored walk from Canterbury to Ramsgate on the Saturday, and they were able to venerate the relic of St Thomas at Canterbury and the Relic of St Augustine at Ramsgate.

Trinity Sunday was the occasion of 5 boys and a girl from our congregation making their First Holy Communion. The children’s choir sang the ordinary, while the adult choir sang Pergolesi O Sacrum convivium, de La Rue O Salutaris Hostia, and the Isaac setting of the Communion. The following week saw the addition of 4 boys to our already large serving team, with 8 servers for the Sung Mass for Corpus Christi and the following Sunday 15 servers on the sanctuary, the eldest being the MC who is only 15 years old.

On 17 June we had more good news. Rev. Mr McCall, a former server at St Bede’s was ordained to the priesthood in the US.

We had sung Masses for SS Peter and Paul, the Feast of the Sacred Heart and St John the Baptist.

Our large group of servers and singers assisted at our parish Corpus Christi procession on Sunday 26 June, with the choir singing Widor's setting of the Tantum ergoat the final Benediction.

The Feast of the Dedication of St Bede’s church fell on Sunday 3 July this year, celebrated with a feast of polyphonic propers sung by our choir (Isaac’s settings of the Introit & Communion, Bruckner Locus Iste, and Palestrina's Offertory).

This year is the 10th anniversary of the death of Fr Thwaites, and we hope to organise a Sung Requiem in September, do check our website / newsletter stbedesclaphampark.blogspot.com for all our Mass times, catechetical programmes, talks and activities.

Southwark (Wandsworth) Julia Ashenden

What a wonderful season of Feasts and Holy Days we have had this quarter.

At the Oratory of St Mary Magdalen we celebrated the Holy Week and Paschal Ceremonies, culminating on Easter Day with the splendid Messa di Gloria by Puccini sung by David Guest’s choir, with motets by Mascagni, Elgar and Handel.

Ascension Day was rounded off with a Sung Mass in the evening and then to celebrate the Feast of Pentecost, as a farewell to the Easter Season, David Guest’s choir sang Mozart’s Coronation Mass. It was coincidentally the weekend of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, so this tied in rather well.

Canon Edwards then joined the annual pilgrimage to Chartres, which by all accounts was larger than ever, with pilgrims undeterred by torrential rain on one of the days.

The Feast of Corpus Christi followed, with a Procession around the local streets after Mass, ending with a Chinese feast and fireworks which took place in the adjacent Huguenot cemetery, as the church garden has been occupied by builders! Then hot on the heels of Corpus Christi came the Feast of SS Peter and Paul which was celebrated with a Sung Mass in the evening.

Apart from these beacons in the Church’s calendar, life at The Oratory of St Mary Magdalen continues as usual with a steady, full and faithful congregation (and newcomers continually added) at the 11am Sunday Mass.

Many also come to the weekday Masses on Tuesday mornings (with Benediction), Friday evenings and First Saturdays.

Next quarter we are looking forward to celebrating our Patronal Festival. Canon Edwards is keeping the External Solemnity of the Feast of St Mary Magdalen on Sunday 25 September. David Guest will bring his choir to sing Rossini’s Petite Messe Solonnelle at the 11am Mass and the Preacher will be The Rt Reverend Cuthbert Brogan, Abbot of Farnborough Abbey. Following this there will be a drinks reception in the garden.

And finally, on the following Holy Days of 15 August, 1 November and 2 November there will be a Missa Cantata at 7pm.

Walsingham (East Anglia) Tom FitzPatrick

We continue to have a regular Mass in the Traditional Rite on the second Saturday of each month. This is celebrated at 9am in the Chapel of Our Lady of Reconciliation at the National Shrine and Basilica of Our Lady. The Mass continues to be offered by one of our Franciscans who do so much for both the pilgrims to the Shrine and those of us who live in Walsingham itself. We are very privileged to have them living in the village.

The number of people, including families with children, regularly attending our monthly Mass are too great to be accommodated in the Slipper Chapel itself and this happily necessitates using the much larger Chapel of our Lady of Reconciliation. Traditional Rite Masses celebrated by visiting priests take place fairly frequently in the Slipper Chapel itself.

A number of local residents travel, when possible, to attend the various Traditional Rite Masses held around the county, despite the distances involved. Fr Falcão, the Parish Priest at St Dominic’s, Downham Market, now celebrates the Traditional Mass every Wednesday evening at 7pm and this has been well supported so far by some of us in Walsingham.

We continue to pray for the appointment of a new Bishop of East Anglia to succeed Bishop Alan Hopes, who offered his resignation in 2019 when he reached the age of seventyfive. In particular we pray that his successor will also be supportive of the Traditional Mass. We remain very grateful, both to our Franciscans for all they do and to the Rector of the Shrine, Mgr Philip Moger for his support.

Guild of St Clare Lucy Shaw National Coordinator guildofstclare.org lucyashaw@gmail.com

It has been a busy few months for the Guild of St Clare. We held our February Sewing Retreat at a new venue, Park Place Pastoral Centre, led by Fr Stephen Morrison O.Praem, which was fully booked. We were also delighted to return to the Royal School of Needlework (RSN) at Hampton Court Palace, for the first time since Covid, for a quarter scale chasuble making day. It was the first course of its kind, not only for us but for the RSN too; as well as a unique educational experience, it was also a wonderful day out in a beautiful setting.

This summer has also seen the launch of two new Guild of St Clare chapters, one affiliated to the traditional community at Withermarsh Green in Suffolk, and the other, the Northern Chapter, serving the needs of traditionally minded priests in Yorkshire and Lancashire.

We were very excited to be featured on LifeSiteNews in early July, in a report which described our activities and special charism. The American journalist who wrote the story confirmed our growing conviction that there is no equivalent apostolate in America or Canada: proof that, despite our small numbers here in the UK, we remain a dynamic centre for the global traditional movement, thanks to the commitment of our traditional community.

We have an exciting schedule of events planned for the autumn of 2022 and spring 2023: our Autumn Sewing Retreat is scheduled for 4-6 November, our Spring Retreat for 3-5 February, and we are also delighted to announce that we will be holding a one-fifth scale cope making day at the Royal School of Needlework on 18 March. We continue to meet in London in parallel with the Server Training Days organised by the Society of St Tarcisius, and our four regional chapters continue to hold regular meetings in addition to bi-monthly vestment-mending workshops in London.