Sunday, May 29, 2011
St Joseph's, Gateshead
Please note that in June the Missa Cantata will be on Sunday 12th June at 12 noon. This is Pentecost Sunday and this Mass replaces that which would normally be celebrated on 3rd Sunday (19th June) which will now be a Low Mass.
Ascension Day Masses in Hexham & Newcastle
The following churches will have EF Masses on Ascension Thursday (2nd June)
SS Joseph, Patrick & Cuthbert, Church St, Coxhoe, Co Durham DH6 4DA
Low Mass & Benediction at 12 noon
St Mary's, Great Lime Rd, Forest Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne NE12 7AB
Low Mass at 6pm
St Mary's, Birch Rd, Barnard Castle, Co Durham DL12 8NR
Low Mass at 7.30pm
SS Joseph, Patrick & Cuthbert, Church St, Coxhoe, Co Durham DH6 4DA
Low Mass & Benediction at 12 noon
St Mary's, Great Lime Rd, Forest Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne NE12 7AB
Low Mass at 6pm
St Mary's, Birch Rd, Barnard Castle, Co Durham DL12 8NR
Low Mass at 7.30pm
ICKSP takes on SS Peter & Paul, New Brighton
Great news that Bishop Davies of Shrewsbury has agreed to priests of the Institute taking on the defunct church in New Brighton.
Perhaps the FSSP (which has 2 houses in the UK) might be asked to take on some churches scheduled for closure in other dioceses.
Perhaps the FSSP (which has 2 houses in the UK) might be asked to take on some churches scheduled for closure in other dioceses.
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Mass at Biddlestone Chapel
The annual Mass will take place on Saturday 18th June at 12 noon. It will be a Missa Cantata & the celebrant will be Fr Shaun Swales.
The chapel is situated near Netherton in Northumberland & is a Grade II listed building. The Selby Family were granted the manor of Biddlestoneon in 1272 & lived there for 600 years. In the 14th Century they built a pele tower which was incorporated into a tower house in the 17th Century. In 1715 it was describbed as a freestone structure in the form of a cross.
The Georgian style mansion was built about 1796 on the site of the old house & in about 1820 Walter Selby commissioned architect John Dobson to design a private chapel to be incorporated into the Hall.
The Hall deteriorated following the Selbys leaving in 1914 & was demolished in 1960 leaving only the chapel now in the custody of the Historic Chapels Trust.
The chapel is situated near Netherton in Northumberland & is a Grade II listed building. The Selby Family were granted the manor of Biddlestoneon in 1272 & lived there for 600 years. In the 14th Century they built a pele tower which was incorporated into a tower house in the 17th Century. In 1715 it was describbed as a freestone structure in the form of a cross.
The Georgian style mansion was built about 1796 on the site of the old house & in about 1820 Walter Selby commissioned architect John Dobson to design a private chapel to be incorporated into the Hall.
The Hall deteriorated following the Selbys leaving in 1914 & was demolished in 1960 leaving only the chapel now in the custody of the Historic Chapels Trust.
Mass at Dilston Chapel
This years annual Mass at Dilston Chapel will take place on Wednesday 20th July at 7.30pm. It will be Missa Cantata celebrated by Fr Michael Brown.
The chapel forms part of the estate of the former Dilston Castle built in the mid 15th Century when border raids were common. In the late 16th & early 17th Centuries the Radcliffe Family transformed the original tower house into a more comfortable Elizabethan/Jacobean manor house which, the following century, was incorporated into Dilston Hall, a palatial mansion owned by James Radcliffe, the 3rd Earl of Derwentwater. The Hall was demolished in 1768.
Dilston Chapel is a rare example of a Post-Reformation recusant chapel, built in 1616 reputedly with money raised for financing the Gunpowder Plot. It was designed specifically for Roman Catholic worship even though that was illegal. Sir Francis Radcliffe, who owned the manor at that time, was arrested on suspicion of complicity.
The Radcliffe Family were the wealthiest & most prominent Roman Catholic family in the north through their connection by marriage with the Royal House of Stuart. Sir James, the 3rd Earl of Derwentwater, took up arms in support of his cousin Prince James Stuart in the ill-fated Jacobite Rising of 1715 following which he was tried for High Treason, found guilty & beheaded on Tower Hill.
The chapel forms part of the estate of the former Dilston Castle built in the mid 15th Century when border raids were common. In the late 16th & early 17th Centuries the Radcliffe Family transformed the original tower house into a more comfortable Elizabethan/Jacobean manor house which, the following century, was incorporated into Dilston Hall, a palatial mansion owned by James Radcliffe, the 3rd Earl of Derwentwater. The Hall was demolished in 1768.
Dilston Chapel is a rare example of a Post-Reformation recusant chapel, built in 1616 reputedly with money raised for financing the Gunpowder Plot. It was designed specifically for Roman Catholic worship even though that was illegal. Sir Francis Radcliffe, who owned the manor at that time, was arrested on suspicion of complicity.
The Radcliffe Family were the wealthiest & most prominent Roman Catholic family in the north through their connection by marriage with the Royal House of Stuart. Sir James, the 3rd Earl of Derwentwater, took up arms in support of his cousin Prince James Stuart in the ill-fated Jacobite Rising of 1715 following which he was tried for High Treason, found guilty & beheaded on Tower Hill.
Monday, May 16, 2011
Lain Mass Society welcomes the 'Instruction' from the Pontifical Commission 'Ecclesia Dei' on the application of the Motu Proprio 'Summorum Pontificum'
I quote in full the press release from the LMS on the recent Instruction from Rome 'Universae Ecclesia'.
The Latin Mass Society has welcomed unequivocally the publication by the Pontifical Commission 'Ecclesia Dei' of its Instruction on the application of the Holy Father's Motu Proprio 'Summorum Pontificum'.
The Instruction is a resounding justification for the work of the LMS and other adherents of the Extraordinary Form in insisting on their right to the Traditional Liturgy and Sacraments of the Church. There are many bishops and priests who should feel chastened for the way they have treated those attached to the Extraordinary Form over the years - as the then Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger once wrote, they were treated as "lepers".
However, 'Summorum Pontificum' establishes a new and authoritative basis for the reintroduction of the Extraordinary Form into the heart of the Church and the LMS is determined to look forward rather than back.
Just as with 'Summorum Pontificum' there is a great deal in the new Instruction which will be teased out with time. And here the LMS notes that the authoritative Latin text of the Instruction is, in crucial areas, more strongly worded that the unofficial English translation.
The LMS draws attention to these selected points:
*The Instruction stresses that 'Summorum Pontificum' is the universal law of the Church and cannot be ignored. (Art 2)
*The Instruction confirms that the Extraordinary Form is not a poor relation of the Ordinary Form but is an "expression of the same lex orandi of the Church""alongside""the ordinary form". (Art 6)
*'Summorum Pontificum' is "an important expression of the Magisterium of the Roman Pontiff and his 'munus' for regulating....the Church's Sacred Liturgy" and offers to "ALL THE FAITHFUL" (LMS emphasis) the use of the Extraordinary Form, "effectively guaranteeing...the use of the 'forma extraordinaria' for all who ask for it". (Art 8), ie this is not just for the elderly or those previously attached to the Society of St Pius X.
* The Pontifical Commission 'Ecclesia Dei' now exercises the power "as hierarchical superior" to decide upon complaints referred to it regarding any "administrative provision of an Ordinary which appears to be contrary to the 'motu proprio' subject to final appeal to the Apostolic Signatura (Art 10.1)
*It is the task of the Diocesan Bishop to undertake all necessary measures to ensure respect for the 'forma extraordinaria' of the Roman Rite, according to the 'Motu Proprio' 'Summorum Pontificum'.
*A stable group of the faithful who request the use of the Extraordinary Form is simply constituted by "some people" who come together and can "be composed of persons coming from different parishes or diocese" (Art 15).
*Priests are are to be considered "qualified" to offer the Traditional Mass if they have a "basic knowledge" of Latin "and have celebrated it previously". Among others this would refer to priests who have taught themselves the Old Rite and celebrated it privately or, for example, have learned it at an LMS training course (Art 20).
*Ordinaries are to offer their clergy training in the Extraordinary Form and are also urged to provide training in seminaries (Art 21).
*Dioceses without qualified priests should ask the Traditional Orders such as the Fraternity of St Peter to provide priests or training for diocesan priests (Art 22).
*The particular law and customs of the 1962 books are protected from subsequent law and therefore SUCH PRACTICES AS COMMUNION IN THE HAND, COMMUNION UNDER BOTH KINDS AND FEMALE ALTAR SERVERS ARE NOT PERMITTED IN THE EXTRAORDINARY FORM (LMS emphasis) (Art28)
*The Sacred Triduum can be celebrated in the Extraordinary Form and where necessary these celebrations can take place in churches where the Sacred Triduum in the ordinary form is also celebrated (Art 33).
*Individuals of the religious Orders may use the Order's liturgical books in effect in 1962 (Art 34).
Doctor Joseph Shaw, Chairman of the LMS, said "This is a wonderful day for the Church. With this Instruction the Pontifical Commission 'Ecclesia Dei' has confirmed what we all knew - that 'Summorum Pontificum' is a gift to the whole Church designed to end the 'litugy wars' and establishing the full membership of the Extraordinary Form in the family of rites. The LMS will be urging its diocesan representatives to liaise with the diocesan bishops to maximise the reintroduction of the Old Rite in their dioceses. We will also keep records of any problems so that recourse may be made to the disciplinary function of Ecclesia Dei if necessary. There is a tremendous task to be carried out to improve the standard of liturgy in England and Wales and the LMS pledges its its full cooperation in this cause so close to Pope Benedict's heart."
The Latin Mass Society has welcomed unequivocally the publication by the Pontifical Commission 'Ecclesia Dei' of its Instruction on the application of the Holy Father's Motu Proprio 'Summorum Pontificum'.
The Instruction is a resounding justification for the work of the LMS and other adherents of the Extraordinary Form in insisting on their right to the Traditional Liturgy and Sacraments of the Church. There are many bishops and priests who should feel chastened for the way they have treated those attached to the Extraordinary Form over the years - as the then Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger once wrote, they were treated as "lepers".
However, 'Summorum Pontificum' establishes a new and authoritative basis for the reintroduction of the Extraordinary Form into the heart of the Church and the LMS is determined to look forward rather than back.
Just as with 'Summorum Pontificum' there is a great deal in the new Instruction which will be teased out with time. And here the LMS notes that the authoritative Latin text of the Instruction is, in crucial areas, more strongly worded that the unofficial English translation.
The LMS draws attention to these selected points:
*The Instruction stresses that 'Summorum Pontificum' is the universal law of the Church and cannot be ignored. (Art 2)
*The Instruction confirms that the Extraordinary Form is not a poor relation of the Ordinary Form but is an "expression of the same lex orandi of the Church""alongside""the ordinary form". (Art 6)
*'Summorum Pontificum' is "an important expression of the Magisterium of the Roman Pontiff and his 'munus' for regulating....the Church's Sacred Liturgy" and offers to "ALL THE FAITHFUL" (LMS emphasis) the use of the Extraordinary Form, "effectively guaranteeing...the use of the 'forma extraordinaria' for all who ask for it". (Art 8), ie this is not just for the elderly or those previously attached to the Society of St Pius X.
* The Pontifical Commission 'Ecclesia Dei' now exercises the power "as hierarchical superior" to decide upon complaints referred to it regarding any "administrative provision of an Ordinary which appears to be contrary to the 'motu proprio' subject to final appeal to the Apostolic Signatura (Art 10.1)
*It is the task of the Diocesan Bishop to undertake all necessary measures to ensure respect for the 'forma extraordinaria' of the Roman Rite, according to the 'Motu Proprio' 'Summorum Pontificum'.
*A stable group of the faithful who request the use of the Extraordinary Form is simply constituted by "some people" who come together and can "be composed of persons coming from different parishes or diocese" (Art 15).
*Priests are are to be considered "qualified" to offer the Traditional Mass if they have a "basic knowledge" of Latin "and have celebrated it previously". Among others this would refer to priests who have taught themselves the Old Rite and celebrated it privately or, for example, have learned it at an LMS training course (Art 20).
*Ordinaries are to offer their clergy training in the Extraordinary Form and are also urged to provide training in seminaries (Art 21).
*Dioceses without qualified priests should ask the Traditional Orders such as the Fraternity of St Peter to provide priests or training for diocesan priests (Art 22).
*The particular law and customs of the 1962 books are protected from subsequent law and therefore SUCH PRACTICES AS COMMUNION IN THE HAND, COMMUNION UNDER BOTH KINDS AND FEMALE ALTAR SERVERS ARE NOT PERMITTED IN THE EXTRAORDINARY FORM (LMS emphasis) (Art28)
*The Sacred Triduum can be celebrated in the Extraordinary Form and where necessary these celebrations can take place in churches where the Sacred Triduum in the ordinary form is also celebrated (Art 33).
*Individuals of the religious Orders may use the Order's liturgical books in effect in 1962 (Art 34).
Doctor Joseph Shaw, Chairman of the LMS, said "This is a wonderful day for the Church. With this Instruction the Pontifical Commission 'Ecclesia Dei' has confirmed what we all knew - that 'Summorum Pontificum' is a gift to the whole Church designed to end the 'litugy wars' and establishing the full membership of the Extraordinary Form in the family of rites. The LMS will be urging its diocesan representatives to liaise with the diocesan bishops to maximise the reintroduction of the Old Rite in their dioceses. We will also keep records of any problems so that recourse may be made to the disciplinary function of Ecclesia Dei if necessary. There is a tremendous task to be carried out to improve the standard of liturgy in England and Wales and the LMS pledges its its full cooperation in this cause so close to Pope Benedict's heart."
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Extraordinary Form Mass in St Peter's in Rome
Having just watched Fr Brown's blog (forest murmurs) showing today's EF Mass in St Peter's I was struck by the beauty & solemnity of this form of the Roman Rite. Whilst I accept wholeheartedly that 'the Mass is the Mass is the Mass' how can we not be moved to realise that this form of the sacrifice of the Mass is so much superior to the banality of so many celebrations of the Ordinary Form? Here we saw a large number of priests processing together with 2 bishops & 3 cardinals to the altar of sacrifice to give glory to Our Lord & God. None of that happy-clappy rubbish which is, frankly, more suited to an entertainment centre. Here we saw priests & people gathering to give glory & honour to God using Man's best, but less than perfect, offering in splendour of music & liturgy.
I trust that the bishops of England & Wales see this and realise that this is the form of Mass they should be encouraging among the Catholics of this land. Why? Ad Majorem Dei Gloria - To the greater Glory of God!
I trust that the bishops of England & Wales see this and realise that this is the form of Mass they should be encouraging among the Catholics of this land. Why? Ad Majorem Dei Gloria - To the greater Glory of God!
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