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MASS TIMES THIS WEEK

 DAYDATE TIME FEAST MASS INTENTION
SUN31/01

0645

DOMINICA IN SEPTUAGESIMA
SUNDAY IV ORDINARIUM

 Pro Populo

MON01/02

6pm

St Bridgid of Kildare, Abbess 

 For Jim Southgate

 & Wayne Davenport RIP

TUE02/026pmTHE PRESENTATION OF
OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST
THE PURIFICATION OF THE BVM

 Candlemass

 Pro Populo 

WED03/026pm

St Blaise, Bishop & Martyr

 For Andrew Delaney 

 & Michael Dubruiel RIP

THU04/02

6pm

St Andrew Corsini, Bishop

 For our Parish Priest

 & Tracey Vickery RIP

FRI

05/02

6pm

St Agatha, Virgin & Martyr

 For Fr John Maunder 

 & Emma Bauwelers RIP

SAT06/02

Noon

St Amandus, Bishop & Missionary

 For Revd Richard Evans

 & Robert Wentworth RIP

SUN07/02

1230

DOMINICA IN SEXAGESIMA
SUNDAY V ORDINARIUM

 Pro Populo

For the Propers and Readings for Sunday and other Solemnities,
just click on the Mass text in red
Visit the Parish Blog for Saint's biographies. 
If you would like to attend Mass, please
contact the Clergy. 


Click on the Missal above for the Order of Mass
&/OR
Click on the following for regularly occurring Propers:

Common of the Feasts of the Blessed Virgin:

  • Missa 'Salve Sancta Parens'
  • Mass of the Blessed Virgin which can be said on Saturdays and as Votive Masses according to the different seasons.
    • Missa 'Rorate Coeli' (In Advent)
    • Missa 'Vultum Tuum' (From the Nativity of Our Lord to the Purification of the Blessed Virgin)
    • Missa 'Salve Sancta Parens' (From the Purification until the Saturday after Sexagesima Sunday)
    • Missa 'Salve Sancta Parens' (In Eastertide)
    • Missa 'Salve Sancta Parens' (From Saturday of the Octave of Corpus Christi until Advent)

Common of the Saints:

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My Jesus, I believe that Thou art present in the Blessed Sacrament.
I love Thee above all things and I desire Thee in my soul.
Since I cannot now receive Thee sacramentally,
come at least spiritually into my heart.
As though thou wert already there,
embrace Thee and unite myself wholly to Thee;
permit not that I should ever be separated from Thee.
  Amen

by St. Alphonsus Liguori (A.D. 1696-1787)

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What is the Mass?

The Holy Mass is the highest form of worship.
The four aims of the Mass are;

to adore God, to thank Him,
to ask Him for forgiveness and
to ask Him for our needs.

The Mass is comprised of two major and distinct, though related parts, namely the Liturgy of the Word and the Liturgy of the Eucharist. One centers around the Bible, and other, around the bread and wine. However, both form one single act of worship. They are not independent of each other. What is proclaimed in the Liturgy of the Word is celebrated in the Liturgy of the Eucharist. Christ is present in both parts; first in His word, then in His Eucharistic action. and

Christ said that man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God. This word is our food before the Eucharistic bread: we receive Christ in the Sacred Readings before receiving Him in Holy Communion.

Liturgy of the Word

The purpose of the readings and the homily is to proclaim the Word of God, which has the power to change our lives. We are not simply to listen, but to respond to what is being proclaimed.

The purpose of the Liturgy of the Word is not information, but transformation; not merely to tell what God has done in the past, but what he continues to do today; not merely to instruct, but to lead to worship. Worship is not something we do for God; rather it is our response to what he has done for us.

The Liturgy of the Word lead us to respond to that word by sacrifice in the second part of the Mass.

Liturgy of the Eucharist : Meal and Sacrifice

Family and friends like to enjoy each other's company through having meals together, eg family dinners, lunches, birthday parties, picnics etc. It is not surprising then that Jesus chose a meal to be close to us. The prototype of this Eucharistic meal was the Passover meal when the Jews recalled their deliverance from slavery to freedom through God's intervention.

In Holy Comm-union (community union), everyone is united with Jesus and with each other.

The Eucharist is the same sacrifice of Jesus offered once and for all, re-presented (made present) for us who were not at Calvary under the sacramental sign of the consecrated bread and wine of the Eucharist. The sacrifice at Calvary was bloody, the sacrifice at Mass is not.

We are God's children and by faith and baptism share in Christ's priesthood. In the Mass we join our High Priest, Jesus in offering the Sacrifice of His Body and Blood. With the whole Church we unite the offering of ourselves and of all created things with Christ's offering to the Father. We adore God, we thank Him, we atone for our sins and we ask Him for help.

In the Jewish Passover, the unblemished lamb is sacrificed and eaten by family members. The Body of Jesus is also eaten by the family members of the community during Holy Communion.

Nourishments

We eat to get nourishments and to live. The Mass nourishes us with the Word of God (first part, Liturgy of the Word) and the Body and Blood of Christ (Holy Communion) when Christ comes to our souls to give us a fuller share in His Sacrifice and unite us more closely to Himself and to one another.

When we eat food, the food is transformed into our beings. When we eat the Body and Blood of Christ under the form of bread and wine, Jesus transforms us into Himself.

The Real Presence

When the species (the bread and wine) are consecrated by a priest or bishop, "This is my body, ... This is my blood, ..." Jesus becomes really and truly present. We call this the Real Presence.

It is no longer bread and wine, but really Jesus Himself.
The substance (what the thing is) of bread and wine is changed into the Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Jesus, even though we can still see and taste the accidents (what we see or taste) of bread and wine. Traditionally, this is called transubstantiation.

It is not symbolic, but Jesus is really present.

"Very truly, I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His Blood, you have no life in you. Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood have eternal life, and I will raise them up on the last day." (John 6:53-54) This passage cannot be understood in a figurative way. In the biblical world, when the words "to eat the flesh and drink the blood" were used metaphorically, they meant to destroy someone, either by slander or by doing physical harm. (See Isaiah 49-26; Psalm 27:2.)

This is precisely why the Jews murmured at Jesus' words and why his disciples were shocked. They knew the phrase could only be taken literally. Jesus did not correct any misunderstanding on the part of the crowd or his disciples who walked away after He said these Words. (John 6:66) He simply reminded them that it is necessary to have God's Spirit to be able to accept such a teaching. (John 6:63.)

Watching Mass - participation

The purpose of offering this apostolate, this opportunity to watch and experience the traditional Latin Mass online, is not to provide a "spectacle" but to spiritually sustain the faithful of the Church Catholic who are perhaps

  • unable to attend Mass personally e.g. the housebound, the ill or infirm*
  • or wishing to familiarise themselves with the traditional Latin Mass before attending an offering in person.
Broadcasting on the internet will obviously afford others to be able to view the Mass and we hope that the prayerful nature and mysteries of the Mass will afford them a spiritual experience which may lead them to enquire more about the Catholic faith.
 
The "Propers" for the Mass, i.e. the Readings, Tract, Alleluia etc are taken from the Tridentine Ordo but following the post-Vatican II General Calendar.  This is because the Old Catholic Church in Europe follows the new General Calendar as an expression of spiritual affinity with the majority of the Church Catholic, (our clergy use the Liturgy of the Hours as opposed to the Brevarium Romanum) though preferring the traditional Rite of Mass to express continuity with the faith of the ancient Church.  
 
Ways to Participate in the broadcast Mass:
 
Viewers are encouraged to participate spiritually in the Mass, perhaps by following the Mass with the resources available here or with their own Missal and are strongly encouraged to "pray the Mass" with the Priest, mirroring the spiritual intentions being offered by the celebrant.
  • By following the Order of Mass available here;
  • By remembering the intentions of the Mass notified here;
  • By joining in the recitation of the "Pater Noster" (the Lord's Prayer) and "Domine non sum dignus" (Lord I am not worthy) at the exposition of the Host to the people;
  • By making an Act of Spiritual Communion during the broadcast (this is led by the Priest or Server after the Holy Communion).  St John Vianney had this to say about Spiritual Communion;
"If we are deprived of Sacramental Communion, let us replace it, as far as we can, by spiritual communion, which we can make every moment; for we ought to have always a burning desire to receive the good God. Communion is to the soul like blowing a fire that is beginning to go out, but that has still plenty of hot embers; we blow, and the fire burns again. After the reception of the Sacraments, when we feel ourselves slacken in the love of God, let us have recourse at once to spiritual communion. When we cannot come to church, let us turn towards the tabernacle: a wall cannot separate us from the good God; let us say five Patres and five Aves to make a spiritual communion. We can receive the good God only once a day; a soul on fire with love supplies for this by the desire to receive Him every moment. O man, how great thou art! fed with the Body and Blood of a God! Oh, how sweet a life is this life of union with the good God! It is Heaven upon earth; there are no more troubles, no more crosses! When you have the happiness of having received the good God, you feel a joy, a sweetness in your heart for some moments. Pure souls feel it always, and in this union consists their strength and their happiness."
  • By sending in the names of loved ones to be remembered during Mass here;
  • By sending a Mass Stipend or other offering towards the cost of the Mass here.
*Nota Bene: It should be remembered that spiritually participating in a broadcast Mass does not fulfill one's obligation to attend Mass when required to in person i.e. on Sundays and Solemnities. If you are unable to receive the Blessed Sacrament by attending Mass in person, you should contact a local Priest to make arrangements to have the Sacrament brought to you at home or wherever you are.

The Order of Mass

Click on the Missal below for the Ordinary of the Mass


Prayer Requests & Mass Intentions & Offerings

Prayer Requests

You are most welcome to send in the names of persons whom you would like remembered by the Priest during a Mass; they may be a loved one, perhaps a member of your family or a friend - or even a work colleague or just "anybody" you feel would benefit from being remembered at the Altar.  To send your prayer request click here

Mass Intentions & Offerings

Perhaps you would like a particular person for a particular reason remembered at Mass; such as an anniversary e.g. a wedding or birthday, or the anniversary of the death of a loved one?  Requesting Mass be said particularly for someone, is a wonderful act of charity on behalf of the petitioner.  To request a particular Mass intention click here

A "Mass Stipend" is customary but not obligatory when asking Mass to be offered for a particular intention, this is to cover the cost of the bread and wine, liturgical supplies, chapel rental etc and should in no way be understood as a "charge".  The recommended rate for a general Mass intention is £5.

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