Tuesday, 10 May 2011

Of your charity, pray

Of your charity pray for the repose of the soul of Joyce Frances Shufflebotham, who departed this life on the ninth of May 2011, aged 83 years.

Funeral arrangements to be announced.

Sunday, 6 March 2011

Followers

Apparently I have two followers! Fantastic. Thank you, both of you. And please forgive me if I should have noticed weeks ago (let alone if I should have noticed months ago)!

Tuesday, 15 February 2011

Forthcoming Lenten day of recollection at Ladyewell

Update 6 March 2011: Because of fire damage at Ladyewell, the day of recollection has had to be postponed. There's no new date yet, but the organisers hope that a suitable date will be found in September.

Original post follows . . .

I am delighted that Fr Armand de Mallery FSSP will, by kind permission of Rev. Fr Thomas Hoole, P.P. and Shrine Director, be in Preston on Saturday, 19 March 2011 to lead a Lenten day of recollection on the Solemnity of St Joseph at Ladyewell Shrine, Fernyhalgh.

Schedule

1100: Morning conference: St Joseph, a model of obedience

1200: Confessions and Holy Mass (usus antiquior)

1300: Time to eat packed lunches

1400: Afternoon conference: St Joseph, a model of hope

1500: Exposition, Confessions (during Adoration) and Benediction

1600: Tea and coffee

Free admission. All welcome. Contact Matthew McCusker, Email mjp.mccusker@googlemail.com

Latin Mass Society Priests' Training Activities Appeal for Donations

One of the most important tasks of the Latin Mass Society is training priests in the celebration of Mass and of other rites in their traditional form. Since 2007 over 100 priests have attended priests' training conferences run by the LMS. Most of these priests are now regularly celebrating Mass in the Extraordinary Form in parishes across the country. No other organisation is providing this kind of training in England or Wales.

In 2010 the LMS spent £20,000 on priests' training conferences at Downside and Ushaw. This year a further conference will take place at Buckfast Abbey. In order that priests can continue to attend such conferences at modest cost the society has launched an appeal for funds. I have made a small contribution; I hope many others will do the same.