Missa Cantata at Downside

The 11:15am Latin Mass at Downside Abbey on Sunday 6th August will be a Missa Cantata (Sung Mass), celebrated by Dom Anselm OSB.

Mass will be in the crypt chapel in the Abbey.

Mass listings for July 2017 are below. Please note the following changes:

• As well as the usual 1st Thursday Low Mass in Weston-Super-Mare, Father Redman will be celebrating Mass at 9:30am on Fridays 14th, 21st and 28th July.
• The usual 1st Wednesday Mass in Cheltenham will not be taking place this month (5th July).
• The Mass at Prinknash Abbey on Saturdays 8th and 15th July has been cancelled.
• Mass in Warminster will be on the 2nd Saturday of the month in July, August and September, not the 1st Saturday as is usually the case.

Our Lady of Lourdes, 28 Baytree Road, WESTON-SUPER-MARE, BS22 8HQ	Sundays	12.00pm
	Thursday, 6th July	9.30am
	Fridays, 14th, 21st, 28th July	9.30am
St Gregory's, 10 Saint James' Square, CHELTENHAM, GL50 3PR	Wednesday, 5th July	No Mass
Our Lady & St Kenelm, STOW-ON-THE-WOLD, Gloucestershire, GL54 1DR	Saturdays [1]	10:00am
Prinknash Abbey, CRANHAM, Gloucestershire, GL4 8EX	Saturdays [2]	11:00am
Our Lady of Glastonbury, Magdalene Street, GLASTONBURY, Somerset, BA6 9EJ	3rd Sundays	12:30pm
SS Joseph & Teresa, 16 Chamberlain Street, WELLS, Somerset, BA5 2PF	Tuesdays [3]	6:00pm
	Fridays [3]	6:00pm
Downside Abbey, Stratton-on-the-Fosse, RADSTOCK, Nr Bath, BA3 4RH	1st Sundays [4]	11:15am
St George's, Boreham Road, WARMINSTER, Wiltshire, BA12 9JP	2nd Saturdays	9:30am
The Holy Ghost, 73 Higher Kingston, YEOVIL, Somerset, BA21 4AR	Fridays	6:00pm
	Saturday, 1st July, Precious Blood	12:00pm

1. Phone 01451 830431 to confirm before travelling.
2. Please check website www.prinknashabbey.org before travelling. No Mass 8th or 15th July.
3. Phone 01749 673183 to confirm before travelling.
4. Mass will be in the Crypt Chapel in the Abbey.

Young Catholic Adults Weekend Douai 2017

http://www.youngcatholicadults.co.uk/

During the weekend of the 20-22 October 2017, Young Catholic Adults will be running a retreat at Douai Abbey, it will feature Fr. Larence Lew O.P., and Canon Poucin ICKSP.

The weekend will be full-board. YCA will be running the weekend with the Schola Gregoriana of Cambridge of Cambridge who will be holding Gregorian Chant workshops.

There will also be a Marian Procession, Rosaries, Sung Masses, Confession and socials. All Masses will be celebrated in the Extraordinary form.

Please note to guarantee your place this year Douai Abbey have requested that everyone books in 3 weeks before the start of the weekend i.e.29th Sept 2017.

For more info see:- http://youngcatholicadults-latestnews.blogspot.co.uk/

To book go to https://v1.bookwhen.com/youngcatholicadults-douai2017

Chartres Pilgrimage 2017

Clifton pilgrims in the Channel Tunnel

The annual Pentecost Pilgrimage from Notre-Dame de Paris to Notre-Dame de Chartres was particularly well-attended this year, with around eighty people from England and Wales among the 9,000 who prayed, sang and chatted their way through the French countryside. 

Seven of us (pictured above, minus Deacon Seth Phipps, FSSP) were from Clifton Diocese, including Fathers Alexander Redman and Bede Rowe, who led meditations and the Rosary, and heard confessions as we walked.

The Traditional Liturgy is always an integral part of the Chartres Pilgrimage. We started bright and early on Friday morning, 2nd June, with Low Mass in the crypt of Westminster Cathedral, before setting off on a coach to Dover for the ferry crossing to Calais.

The pilgrimage proper began on Saturday morning with Solemn High Mass in the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris. High Mass on Pentecost Sunday was in a field near the town of Rambouillet, celebrated by Monsignor Michael Schmitz, Vicar General of the Institute of Christ the King, Sovereign Priest in the United States.

Cardinal Burke giving his sermon in Chartres Cathedral

The culmination of the pilgrimage, as always, was the final Pontifical High Mass in Chartres Cathedral, this year celebrated by His Eminence Cardinal Raymond Burke.

After a meal and a good night's sleep, the British chapters concluded our pilgrimage with High Mass in the chapel of Notre-Dame de Sous-Terre, in the crypt of Chartres Cathedral.

Next year's pilgrimage will be from Friday 18th to Tuesday 22nd May. Find out more at http://chartresuk.blogspot.co.uk/.

Correction: Masses in Weston

Father Alexander Redman will be celebrating a Low Mass next Thursday, 29th June, for the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul. Please note that there will NOT be a Mass this Friday for the Feast of the Sacred Heart, as previously advertised.

The Mass for SS Peter and Paul will be at 7:00pm, at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Baytree Road, Weston-Super-Mare, BS22 8HQ.

June 2017 Mass Listings

Traditional Latin Mass times in Clifton Diocese during June 2017 are as follows. 

There will be Low Masses for the Feasts of Corpus Christi (15th June) and SS Peter and Paul (29th June) at St Gregory's, Cheltenham, at 7pm.

Fr Alexander Redman will offer a Low Mass for SS Peter and Paul (29th June) at 7pm at Our Lady of Lourdes, Weston-Super-Mare.

Friday 23rd June, the Feast of the Sacred Heart, is the tenth anniversary of Fr Jean-Patrice Coulon's ordination to the Sacred Priesthood. Fr Coulon will celebrate a Solemn High Mass at 7pm, with music provided by the Rupert Bevan Singers.

Our Lady of Lourdes, 28 Baytree Road, WESTON-SUPER-MARE, BS22 8HQ	Sundays	12.00pm
	1st Thursdays	9.30am
	Thursday, 29th June (SS Peter & Paul)	7.00pm
St Gregory's, 10 Saint James' Square, CHELTENHAM, GL50 3PR	1st Wednesdays	7:00pm
	Thurs, 15th June (Corpus Christi)	7:00pm
	Thurs, 29th June (SS Peter & Paul)	7:00pm
Our Lady & St Kenelm, STOW-ON-THE-WOLD, Gloucestershire, GL54 1DR	Saturdays [1]	10:00am
Prinknash Abbey, CRANHAM, Gloucestershire, GL4 8EX	Saturdays [2]	11:00am
	Sat, 17th June Sung Requiem	10:30am
Our Lady of Glastonbury, Magdalene Street, GLASTONBURY, Somerset, BA6 9EJ	3rd Sundays	12:30pm
SS Joseph & Teresa, 16 Chamberlain Street, WELLS, Somerset, BA5 2PF	Tuesdays [3]	6:00pm
	Fridays [3]	6:00pm
Downside Abbey, Stratton-on-the-Fosse, RADSTOCK, Nr Bath, BA3 4RH	1st Sundays [4]	11:15am
St George's, Boreham Road, WARMINSTER, Wiltshire, BA12 9JP	1st Saturdays	9:30am
The Holy Ghost, 73 Higher Kingston, YEOVIL, Somerset, BA21 4AR	Fridays	6:00pm
	Fri, 23rd June Sacred Heart (High Mass)	10:30am

1. Phone 01451 830431 to confirm before travelling.
2. Please check website www.prinknashabbey.org before travelling.
3. Phone 01749 673183 to confirm before travelling.
4. Mass will be in the Crypt Chapel in the Abbey.

Latin Masses in Bristol

There has been a rumour going around that a Traditional Latin Mass is to be celebrated at St Bonaventure's Church in Bristol this Sunday, 4th June. Father Tom Smith, the Parish Priest, would like to make clear that this is not the case.

Negotiations are still under way to start a new regular Latin Mass in Bristol. We hope to be able to make an announcement in the near future.

Solemn High Mass at Downside

Sung Requiem Mass at Prinknash Abbey

Sung Requiem Mass at Prinknash Abbey 

(with Gregorian Chant)

10:30am on Saturday 17th June 2017 

for Dr. Michael Barker (1st December 1939 – 16th March 2016)

Celebrant. Fr. David MacDonald

Choirmaster: Josh Cruden

Mass (Extraordinary Form) will be celebrated in St. Peter’s Grange Chapel (up the hill).

All are welcome

Address: Prinknash Abbey, Gloucester, GL4 8EX.

http://www.prinknashabbey.org/

Ascension Thursday and Pentecost Sunday in Weston

Father Alexander Redman will celebrate a Low Mass for Ascension Thursday at 7:00pm. All are welcome to attend.

Our Lady of Lourdes, 28 Baytree Road, Weston-Super-Mare, Bristol BS22 8HQ

Please note that since Fr Redman will be taking part in the annual Chartres pilgrimage over the Pentecost weekend, there will be no Latin Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes on Pentecost Sunday.

May 2017 Mass Listings

Traditional Latin Mass times in Clifton Diocese during May 2017 are as follows. Please note that there will be a Low Mass for Ascension Thursday, 25th May, at 7:00pm at St Gregory's, Cheltenham. All are welcome to attend.

Our Lady of Lourdes, 28 Baytree Road, WESTON-SUPER-MARE, BS22 8HQ	Sundays	12.00pm
	1st Thursdays	9.30am
St Gregory's, 10 Saint James' Square, CHELTENHAM, GL50 3PR	1st Wednesdays	7:00pm
	Thurs, 25th May (Ascension)	7:00pm
Prinknash Abbey, CRANHAM, Gloucestershire, GL4 8EX	Saturdays [1]	11:00am
Our Lady & St Kenelm, STOW-ON-THE-WOLD, Gloucestershire, GL54 1DR	Saturdays [2]	10:00am
Our Lady of Glastonbury, Magdalene Street, GLASTONBURY, Somerset, BA6 9EJ	3rd Sundays	12:30pm
SS Joseph & Teresa, 16 Chamberlain Street, WELLS, Somerset, BA5 2PF	Tuesdays [3]	6:00pm
	Fridays [3]	6:00pm
Downside Abbey, Stratton-on-the-Fosse, RADSTOCK, Nr Bath, BA3 4RH	1st Sundays [4]	11:15am
St George's, Boreham Road, WARMINSTER, Wiltshire, BA12 9JP	1st Saturdays	9:30am
The Holy Ghost, 73 Higher Kingston, YEOVIL, Somerset, BA21 4AR	Fridays	6:00pm

1. Please check website www.prinknashabbey.org before travelling.
2. Phone 01451 830431 to confirm before travelling.
3. Phone 01749 673183 to confirm before travelling.
4. Mass will be in the Crypt Chapel in the Abbey.

For the first time in nearly 50 years, only the traditional Latin Mass to be offered in Irish Diocese

See more at: http://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2017/04/for-first-time-in-nearly-200-years-only.html#sthash.CX4lYWmu.dpuf

April Newsletter

Our April newsletter is now available, with Mass listings and a liturgical calendar for the month, as well as news and information on Traditional events in and around the Diocese of Clifton.

Please feel free to share the newsletter with anyone who may be interested, or print and leave in your church for people to take.

April 2017 Mass Listings

Latin Masses in Clifton Diocese during April 2017 are as follows. Please note that there will be a Low Mass on Easter Sunday at 6:30pm at Our Lady & St Kenelm, Stow-on-the-Wold (see the list for the address).

Our Lady of Lourdes, 28 Baytree Road, WESTON-SUPER-MARE, BS22 8HQ	Sundays	12.00pm
	1st Thursdays	9.30am
St Gregory's, 10 Saint James' Square, CHELTENHAM, GL50 3PR	1st Wednesdays	7:00pm
Prinknash Abbey, CRANHAM, Gloucestershire, GL4 8EX	Saturdays [1]	11:00am
Our Lady & St Kenelm, STOW-ON-THE-WOLD, Gloucestershire, GL54 1DR	Saturdays [2]	10:00am
	Easter Sunday, 16th April [2]	6:30pm
Our Lady of Glastonbury, Magdalene Street, GLASTONBURY, Somerset, BA6 9EJ	3rd Sundays	12:30pm
SS Joseph & Teresa, 16 Chamberlain Street, WELLS, Somerset, BA5 2PF	Tuesdays [3]	6:00pm
	Fridays [3]	6:00pm
Downside Abbey, Stratton-on-the-Fosse, RADSTOCK, Nr Bath, BA3 4RH	1st Sundays [4]	11:15am
St George's, Boreham Road, WARMINSTER, Wiltshire, BA12 9JP	1st Saturdays	9:30am
The Holy Ghost, 73 Higher Kingston, YEOVIL, Somerset, BA21 4AR	Fridays	6:00pm

1. Please check website www.prinknashabbey.org before travelling.
2. Phone 01451 830431 to confirm before travelling.
3. Phone 01749 673183 to confirm before travelling.
4. Mass will be in the Crypt Chapel in the Abbey.

We will post any updates to this list on the blog.

Chartres 2017 - Book now!

Organisation for the 35th Pilgrimage of Notre Dame de Chretiente (the 24th undertaken by British Chapters) is well underway. 

For more details see:- http://chartresuk.blogspot.co.uk/

March 2017 Mass listings

Latin Masses in Clifton Diocese during March 2017 are as follows

Our Lady of Lourdes, 28 Baytree Road, WESTON-SUPER-MARE, BS22 8HQ	Sundays	12.00pm
	1st Thursdays	9.30am
	Ash Wednesday, 1st March	11:00am
St Gregory's, 10 Saint James' Square, CHELTENHAM, GL50 3PR	1st Wednesdays [1]	7:00pm
	Wednesday 8th March	7:00pm
Prinknash Abbey, CRANHAM, Gloucestershire, GL4 8EX	Saturdays [2]	11:00am
Our Lady & St Kenelm, STOW-ON-THE-WOLD, Gloucestershire, GL54 1DR	Saturdays [3]	10:00am
	Ash Wednesday, 1st March	10:00am
Our Lady of Glastonbury, Magdalene Street, GLASTONBURY, Somerset, BA6 9EJ	3rd Sundays	12:30pm
SS Joseph & Teresa, 16 Chamberlain Street, WELLS, Somerset, BA5 2PF	Tuesdays [4]	6:00pm
	Fridays [4]	6:00pm
Downside Abbey, Stratton-on-the-Fosse, RADSTOCK, Nr Bath, BA3 4RH	1st Sundays [5]	11:15am
St George's, Boreham Road, WARMINSTER, Wiltshire, BA12 9JP	1st Saturdays	9:30am
The Holy Ghost, 73 Higher Kingston, YEOVIL, Somerset, BA21 4AR	Fridays	6:00pm

1. No first Wednesday Mass in March. Mass moved to Wednesday 8th.
2. No Mass on 4th and 25th March. Please check website www.prinknashabbey.org before travelling.
3. Phone 01451 830431 to confirm before travelling.
4. Phone 01749 673183 to confirm before travelling.
5. Mass will be in the Crypt Chapel in the Abbey.

Latin Masses for Ash Wednesday

Traditional Latin Masses on Ash Wednesday (1st March 2017) in the Diocese of Clifton are as follows:

• Our Lady of Lourdes, Weston-Super-Mare - Low Mass, 11:00am

• Our Lady & St Kenelm, Stow-on-the-Wold - Low Mass, 10:00am

Final Mass at Holy Cross

As previously announced, the Parish Church of Holy Cross, Bedminster, Bristol, is to close this Sunday, 26th February 2017. The final Mass in the church will be the regular 12:30pm Traditional Latin Low Mass. All are welcome to attend.

It is fitting that the very first, and very last, Masses to be offered in this beautiful church will have been in the timeless Traditional Form of the Roman Rite. A strong regular congregation has built up at this Mass in recent years, and we would like to thank Fr Andrew Goodman for his service, and also the parishioners for making us welcome in their parish.

By the grace of God, the Traditional Mass at Holy Cross has led one congregant, Seth Phipps, to discern his vocation to the Sacred Priesthood. Seth has now been in formation at the Seminary of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Denton, Nebraska, since 2011, and was recently ordained to the subdiaconate. God willing, he will be ordained to the Priesthood next year.

At the parish meeting on Thursday 9th February, Bishop Declan Lang confirmed that he is carrying out negotiations with a view to continuing provision of the Traditional Mass at another church in the city. We hope to have more news on this soon.

In the meantime, Fr Alexander Redman, parish priest at Our Lady of Lourdes, Weston-Super-Mare, has announced that he is to begin offering the Latin Mass at 12 noon every Sunday, at his parish church (28 Baytree Road, Weston-Super-Mare, Bristol BS22 8HQ). We are grateful to Fr Redman for offering this opportunity, and hope that many of you will be able to attend.

Update on Latin Masses in Clifton Diocese

Given the situation at Holy Cross Church in Bristol there have been some discussions about the future of the Extraordinary Form Mass in Bristol and the nearby area among the Diocese, priests and also the faithful who attend these Masses.

We are very encouraged that the Diocese and our Bishop are keen to ensure that Extraordinary Form Masses in Bristol will be continued on Sundays, and also agreeing to more permanent Masses in the area. Here is the update so far. Please also be patient whilst these discussions and review are being carried out. Visit this website for updates. 

Bristol 
The last Latin Mass at Holy Cross Church will be on Sunday 26th February. At the parish  meeting at Holy Cross on 9th February 2017, Bishop Declan informed us that he is carrying out negotiations regarding the continuation of Traditional Masses in Bristol. An announcement is expected shortly.

Weston-super-Mare – Weekly Sunday Mass is now confirmed.
Following consultation with the Bishop, we are pleased to announce that from the beginning of March the Latin Mass will be offered every Sunday at 12 noon, at Our Lady of Lourdes, 28 Baytree Road, Weston-super-Mare BS22 8HQ. 
We expect these Masses to continue even after the Bristol Mass is confirmed. We are grateful to Bishop Declan and to Fr Redman for this new arrangement  for Masses in Weston-super-Mare.



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Interview on Radio Bristol

LMS local rep. James Belt was interviewed on Sunday morning, 12th February, on BBC Radio Bristol on the situation at Holy Cross, Bedminster.

You can listen to the interview at the link below (time: 2:10:40).