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2020 MARCH

St Patrick, Apostle of Ireland (Feast day 17 March) has left two writings which are accepted as genuine, although much doubt has to remain about the exact details of his life. He is thought to have lived in the later part of the 5th century, having been born in England and enslaved by Irish pirates for a period of six years when in his teens, but then escaped back before travelling to France, where he received his theological formation and ordination. Plausibly there were Christian communities in Ireland before he came to the country, but his achievement was the widespread propagation and acceptance of the Faith by the Irish.

St Patrick outside the church of St Patrick on the Strip, Pittsburgh USA

The Month of March

The Holy Father’s Prayer Intention

EVANGELISATION – Catholics in China: We pray that the Church in China may persevere in its faithfulness to the Gospel and grow in unity

Sunday 1 March Ps Week 1 1st SUNDAY OF LENT 10.30am Solemn Mass (Full Choir) Plainsong – Missa XVII Malcolm – Scapulis suis Byrd – Emendemus in melius 3pm Rite of Election (Second Service) No public Vespers 4.30pm Deaf Service Mass (Cathedral Hall) 4.45pm Organ Recital: David Price (Portsmouth Cathedral)

Monday 2 March Lent Feria

Tuesday 3 March Lent Feria 5.30pm Chapter Mass (Canon Cronin) Cathedral Quarant’Ore begins

Wednesday 4 March Lent Feria (St Casimir) Cathedral Quarant’Ore continues

Thursday 5 March Lent Feria 5.30pm Solemn Mass, followed by Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament to close the Quarant’Ore

Friday 6 March Friday Abstinence Lent Feria World Day of Prayer Please remember the people of Zimbabwe 6.30pm Stations of the Cross Family Fast Day

Saturday 7 March Lent Feria (Ss Perpetua and Felicity, Martyrs) 4pm Extraordinary Form Mass (Lady Chapel)

Sunday 8 March Ps Week 2 2nd SUNDAY OF LENT 9am Family Mass 9.30am – 1.30pm SVP Book Sale in Cathedral Hall 10.30am Solemn Mass (Full Choir) Palestrina – Missa Emendemus in melius Palestrina – Peccantem me quotidie 3.30pm Solemn Vespers and Benediction Lassus – Magnificat primi toni Byrd – Aspice Domine 4.45pm Organ Recital: Callum Alger (Westminster Cathedral)

Monday 9 March Lent Feria (St Frances of Rome)

Tuesday 10 March Lent Feria

Wednesday 11 March Lent Feria

Thursday 12 March Lent Feria 7pm St Peter’s Way of the Cross (in aid of the Westminster Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes)

Friday 13 March Friday Abstinence Lent Feria 6.30pm Stations of the Cross

Saturday 14 March Lent Feria 6pm Victoria Choir sings at Mass

Sunday 15 March Ps Week 3 3rd SUNDAY OF LENT 10.30am Solemn Mass (Full Choir) Rubbra – Missa in honorem Sancti Dominici Tallis – Suscipe quæso Domine Tallis – Si enim iniquitates 2pm Filipino Club Spring Tea Dance in Cathedral Hall 3.30pm Solemn Vespers and Benediction Bevan – Magnificat primi toni Purcell – Hear my prayer 4.45pm Organ Recital: Christopher Holman (Exeter College, Oxford)

Monday 16 March Lent Feria

Tuesday 17 March St PATRICK, Bishop, Patron of Ireland 7, 8 & 10.30am Mass in St Patrick’s Chapel

Wednesday 18 March Lent Feria All day NHS Blood Transfusion Service in Cathedral Hall 5pm First Vespers 5.30pm Vigil Mass of St Joseph (Cardinal Nichols) Chancellors and Chancery Staff attend Mass

Thursday 19 March ST JOSEPH, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Patron of the diocese All day NHS Blood Transfusion Service in Cathedral Hall 2pm Visit of the Statue of Our Lady of Walsingham to the Cathedral begins, with Dowry Tour Exhibition and Devotions 5.30pm Solemn Mass (Full Choir) Mozart – Missa brevis in B flat K.275 Malcolm – Veritas mea Organ: Buxtehude – Toccata in F BuxWV 156

Friday 20 March Friday Abstinence Lent Feria Visit and Devotions continue 7pm Eucharistic Healing Service, concluding with Benediction

Saturday 21 March Lent Feria Visit and Devotions continue 6pm Vigil Mass to conclude the Visit (Cardinal Nichols)

Sunday 22 March Ps Week 4 4th SUNDAY OF LENT (Laetare) 10.30am Solemn Mass (Full Choir) Padilla – Missa Ego flos campi Victoria – Ave Regina cælorum a 5 Byrd – Ave verum corpus Organ: J. S. Bach – Prelude and Fugue in A major BWV 536 1.30pm Dowry Tour Exhibition closes 3.30pm Solemn Vespers and Benediction

Incertus - Magnificat secundi toni Schütz – Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen Organ: J. S. Bach – Passacaglia BWV 582 4.45pm Organ Recital: Nicholas Morris (St George’s, Hanover Square)

Monday 23 March Lent Feria (St Turibius of Mogrovejo, Bishop)

Saturday 28 March Lent Feria 6pm Vigil Mass with Adult Confirmations (Bishop Hudson)

Sunday 29 March Ps Week 1 5th SUNDAY OF LENT 10.30am Solemn Mass (Men’s Voices) Palestrina – Missa Eripe me Byrd – Circumdederunt me 12pm Solemn Mass with Act of Rededication of England to Our Lady (Cardinal Nichols) 3.30pm Solemn Vespers and Benediction Victoria – Magnificat primi toni Tallis – Salvator mundi (II) 4.45pm Organ Recital: Ian Coleman (Most Holy Redeemer, Chelsea)

Monday 30 March Lent Feria

Tuesday 31 March Lent Feria

Monument to St Toribio of Mogrovejo in his natal village, Mayorga (Province of Valladolid, Spain) © Rondador

Tuesday 24 March Lent Feria 2.15pm St Dominic’s 6th Form College Anniversary Mass (Cardinal Nichols) 5pm First Vespers 5.30pm Vigil Mass of the Annunciation

Wednesday 25 March THE ANNUNCIATION OF THE LORD 5pm Solemn Second Vespers 5.30pm Solemn Mass (Full Choir) Byrd – Mass for four voices Parsons – Ave Maria Palestrina – Diffusa est gratia Organ: Buxtehude – Magnificat primi toni BuxWV 203 Society of St Augustine attends Mass 6.30 for 6.45pm Friends’ Quiz Night with Curry (Cathedral Hall)

Thursday 26 March Lent Feria 2pm SVP School Passion Play

Friday 27 March Friday Abstinence Lent Feria 6.30pm Stations of the Cross Key to the Diary: Saints’ days and holy days written in BOLD CAPITAL LETTERS denote Sundays and Solemnities, CAPITAL LETTERS denote Feasts, and those not in capitals denote Memorials, whether optional or otherwise. Memorials in brackets are not celebrated liturgically.

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DIARY AND NOTICES What Happens and When Public Services: The Cathedral opens shortly before the first Mass of the day; doors close at 7.00pm, Monday to Saturday, with occasional exceptions. On Sunday evenings the Cathedral closes after the 7.00pm Mass. On Public and Bank Holidays the Cathedral closes at 5.30pm in the afternoon. Monday to Friday: Masses: 7.00am; 8.00am; 10.30am (Latin, said); 12.30pm; 1.05pm and 5.30pm (Solemn, sung by the Choir). Morning Prayer (Lady Chapel): 7.40am. Evening Prayer (Latin Vespers* sung by the Lay Clerks in the Lady Chapel): 5.00pm (*except Tuesday when it is sung in English). Rosary is prayed after the 5.30pm Mass. Saturday: Masses: 8.00am; 9.00am; 10.30am (Solemn Latin, sung by the Choir); and 12.30pm. Morning Prayer (Lady Chapel): 10.00am. First Evening Prayer of Sunday (Lady Chapel): 5.30pm. First Mass of Sunday: 6.00pm. Sunday: Masses: 8.00am; 9.00am; 10.30am (Solemn, sung by the Choir); 12 noon; 5.30pm; and 7.00pm. Morning Prayer (Lady Chapel) 10.00am. Solemn Vespers and Benediction: 3.30pm. Organ Recital (when scheduled): 4.45pm. Holy Days of Obligation: As Monday-Friday, Vigil Mass (evening of the previous day) at 5.30pm. Public Holidays: Masses: 10.30am, 12.30pm, 5.00pm. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament: This takes place in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel every Monday to Friday following the 1.05pm Mass, until 4.45pm. Confessions are heard at the following times: Saturday: 10.30am-6.30pm. Sunday: 11.00am1.00pm; and 4.30-7.00pm. Monday-Friday: 11.30am-6.00pm. Public Holidays: 11.00am1.00pm. Sacred Heart Church, Horseferry Road SW1P 2EF: Sunday Mass 11.00am, Weekday Mass Thursday 12.30pm Funerals: Enquiries about arranging a funeral at the Cathedral or Sacred Heart Church, Horseferry Road, should be made to a priest at Cathedral Clergy House in the first instance.

Throughout the Year Mondays: 11.30am: Prayer Group in the Hinsley Room. 1.30pm: Legion of Mary Group II in the Hinsley Room. 6.30pm: Guild of the Blessed Sacrament in the Cathedral Tuesdays: Walsingham Prayer Group in St George’s Chapel 2.30pm on first Tuesday of the month; 6.30pm: The Guild of St Anthony in the Cathedral. Wednesdays: 12.00pm: First Wednesday Quiet Days on the first Wednesday of every month in the Hinsley Room. Thursdays: 1.15pm: Padre Pio Prayer Group at Sacred Heart Church. 6.30pm: The Legion of Mary in Clergy House. Fridays: 5.00pm: Charismatic Prayer Group in the Cathedral Hall – please check in advance for confirmation. Saturdays: 10.00am: Centering Prayer Group in the Hinsley Room. 2.00pm: Justice and Peace Group in the Hinsley Room on the last of the month.