Downside High Mass

The annual High Mass at Downside Abbey will take place on Saturday, 22nd June 2019, at 11am. Dom Boniface Hill will be Celebrant, with Fathers Philip Thomas and Jean-Patrice Coulon as Deacon and Sub-deacon.

Music will be provided, as in previous years, by the St John's Festival Choir, under their new Director, Dr Graham Coatman.

Ascension Day Mass

Father Alexander Redman will be celebrating a Low Mass for the Feast of the Ascension next Thursday, 30th May, at 7.00pm, at Our Lady of Lourdes, Weston-super-Mare. All are welcome.

Please note that the regular weekly Latin Masses at Our Lady of Lourdes, Weston-super-Mare and Bristol University Catholic Chaplaincy will not be taking place on Pentecost Sunday, 9th June 2019. This is because Fr Redman and Fr Rupert Allen are acting as chaplains on the annual Paris-Chartres Pilgrimage.

Masses will resume as normal on Sunday 16th June, Trinity Sunday.

High Mass of Requiem - Prinknash Abbey 10:30am Saturday 25th May 2019

Ash Wednesday 2019

This coming Wednesday, 6th March 2019, is Ash Wednesday. Traditional Latin Masses in Clifton Diocese will be as below:

Our Lady of Lourdes, 28 Baytree Road, WESTON-SUPER-MARE, BS22 8HQ	Low Mass	12:00pm
Our Lady of Glastonbury, Magdalene Street, GLASTONBURY, Somerset, BA6 9EJ	Low Mass	7:30am
Bristol University Catholic Chaplaincy, 103 Queens Road, Clifton, BRISTOL BS8 1LL	Low Mass	12:30pm
St Gregory's, 10 Saint James' Square, Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 3PR	Low Mass	7:00pm
SS Joseph & Teresa, 16 Chamberlain Street, WELLS, Somerset, BA5 2PF	Low Mass	12:30pm

Day of Recollection in December

Following the Day of Recollection which was held in July, Father Rupert Allen will be offering another opportunity for reflection, on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception of our Blessed Lady, Saturday December 8th.

A Sung Mass for the Feast, in the Traditional Roman Rite, will begin the day at 10:00am. The day will include Marian devotions, as well as talks by Fr Allen, and time for discussion. We will finish around 3:15pm, following Adoration, Rosary and Benediction.

All are welcome. Please email lmsclifton@gmail.com for further information and to confirm attendance.

Glastonbury 2018

This year's LMS pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady, St Mary of Glastonbury, took place on Saturday 8th September, the Birthday of the Blessed Virgin.

Father Bede Rowe, the Rector of the Shrine, was the Celebrant at the Solemn High Mass. Father Philip Thomas was Deacon, and Sebastian Crawford, a seminarian with the Institute of the Good Shepherd, was subdeacon. Rupert Bevan and his choir provided the music, which included Byrd's Mass for Five Voices and Tallis' O Sacrum Convivium, as well as the Gregorian chants of the Mass.

Fr Rowe preached on the historical and cultural importance of the Glastonbury shrine, which has been in existence since the earliest years of Christianity. He pointed out that the monks across the road at the Abbey, before the Schism of the 16th century, would have known by heart the same Mass of the Blessed Virgin as was being sung at the pilgrimage.

After lunch, we prayed the Glorious mysteries of the Rosary in the Lady Chapel of Glastonbury Abbey, led by Deacon Michael Belt. The day concluded with Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, confessions and Benediction in the Shrine Church.

We would like to thank all those who made this pilgrimage possible, particularly Father Rowe and the Shrine Manager, Kim Woolmer, for her support on the day.

Update on Fr Alexander Redman

Father Redman is still unwell, and has been away from his parish for a few weeks. There will therefore be no Latin Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes, Weston-Super-Mare this Sunday, 9th September. The Mass will take place on the following two Sundays, the 16th and 23rd, at the usual time of 12:00pm.

There will not, however, be a Mass on Sunday 30th. Fr Redman hopes to return to the normal schedule in October.

Please continue to pray for Fr Redman.

LMS Glastonbury Pilgrimage 2018

We now have just a few days before the annual Latin Mass Society pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady, St Mary of Glastonbury. The day will include High Mass in the Traditional Roman Rite, with music provided by the Rupert Bevan Singers, featuring Thomas Tallis' motet O Sacrum Convivium.

After lunch in the parish hall, we will pray the Holy Rosary, followed by Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and the opportunity for Confession. All are welcome.

High Mass in Yeovil

For the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, on Friday 14th June, a High Mass will be celebrated at the Church of the Holy Ghost, 73 Higher Kingston, Yeovil BA21 4AR. Mass will begin at 7pm.

Father Jean-Patrice Coulon, the Parish Priest, will be celebrant. The Rupert Bevan Singers will sing William Byrd's Mass for Five Voices, with motets Crux Fidelis (John IV of Portugal) and O Sacrum Convivium.

More servers for this Mass would be much appreciated. If you are able to help with this, please email Fr Coulon at jean-patrice.coulon@cliftondiocese.com. 

Cancellation at Weston

Father Redman is currently unwell, so unfortunately there will be no Latin Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes, Weston-Super-Mare on Sunday 26th August.

Your prayers are requested for Fr Redman's swift recovery.

Feast of the Assumption

Next Wednesday, 15th August, is the Feast of Our Lady's Assumption into Heaven. For this great Feast of the Church, there will be five Masses offered in the Traditional Roman Rite in the Diocese of Clifton.

University Chaplaincy 103 Queen's Road, Clifton BRISTOL BS8 1LL	Low Mass	7:30am
Our Lady of Glastonbury, Magdalene Street, GLASTONBURY BA6 9EJ	Low Mass	7:30am
Our Lady of Lourdes, 28 Baytree Road, WESTON-SUPER-MARE, BS22 8HQ	Low Mass	11:30am
SS Joseph & Teresa, 16 Chamberlain Street, WELLS,Somerset, BA5 2PF	Low Mass	6:00pm
The Holy Ghost, 73 Higher Kingston, YEOVIL, Somerset BA21 4AR	Low Mass	6:00pm

All are welcome to attend these Masses.

LMS Glastonbury Pilgrimage 2018

This year's LMS pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady St Mary of Glastonbury will be held on Saturday 8th September, the Feast of Our Lady's Nativity.

Programme:
11:30 High Mass in the Shrine Church (Traditional Roman Rite) - The Rupert Bevan Singers will sing, inter alia, Ave Virgo Sanctissima (Guerrero) and O Sacrum Convivium (Tallis)
13:00 Lunch in Parish Hall
14:00 Rosary
15:00 Exposition and Confessions
16:30 End

Please bring a packed lunch – tea and coffee will be available.

If you missed the Clifton Diocese Glastonbury Pilgrimage this year due to the hot weather, here is another opportunity to pray at the ancient Shrine of Our Lady of Glastonbury.

First Mass at Bristol Catholic Chaplaincy

The first of the new regular weekly Traditional Latin Masses at Bristol University Catholic Chaplaincy took place today. Father Rupert Allen celebrated a beautiful Low Mass for the Feast of the Most Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ.

We would like to extend our thanks to Fr Allen, and to His Excellency Bishop Declan Lang, for bringing the Mass according to the Traditional Roman Rite back to Bristol after a hiatus of sixteen months. Approximately 24 people were at the first Mass, including some who had not attended this form of the Mass in the last 40-50 years.

Mass at the Chaplaincy will continue every Sunday at 12:30pm, unless otherwise announced. All are welcome to attend.

Feast of SS Peter and Paul

On Friday 29th June, the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul, a Low Mass will be offered at 11:30am, at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, 28 Baytree Road, Weston-Super-Mare, Bristol BS22 8HQ.

The Mass will be celebrated by the Parish Priest, Fr Alexander Redman. All are welcome.

Sunday Masses in Bristol

It is with great joy that we can confirm that a new weekly Sunday Traditional Latin Mass is soon to begin in Bristol.

Father Rupert Allen, chaplain to Bristol University and UWE, and priest-in-charge at Holy Cross Parish, Bedminster, will celebrate a Low Mass each Sunday at 12:30pm, in the Catholic Chaplaincy, 103 Queens Road, Clifton, Bristol BS8 1LL. The first of these Masses will be on Sunday 1st July. All are welcome.

Please pray for Fr Allen, Bishop Declan Lang and our city as we look forward to the first Diocesan Latin Mass in Bristol since the closure of Holy Cross Church in February last year.