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In this issue:

     Editorial: Jubilee of St Francis of Assisi

Fr de Malleray tells why celebrating the happy death of the Poverello with the Church universal on 3rd October 2026 is relevant and beneficial.

     My Chartres Pilgrimage Experience 2026

Bridget Nisiima recalls her very first Christendom pilgrimage last Pentecost weekend among 20,000 young pilgrims

     On the Loss of Our Unborn Child

A young wife shares her experience of miscarrying and how as a couple she and her husband dealt with their child’s remains with dignity, despite challenges inherent in the UK health system

     The Latin Mass Revival Inspires Lady Novelists

That novelists from different continents should feel inspired to describe the same phenomenon, albeit from various angles, confirms the vitality and relevance of their shared topic of interest, Fr Armand de Malleray explains     

     A Monk Muses Over a Painting by Bellini

An English Benedictine monk share his reflexions on Bellini’s Madonna and Child and Two Female Saints painted around the year 1490

     The Girl and the Priest on the Train

Good Counsel Network co-founder Stuart McCullough has recourse to fiction to help readers realise the impact of peaceful pro-life witness, with prayer

     Modesty and Chastity for Modern Women

A talk given by Sarah Haire to young ladies at the Juventutem Summer Weekend attended by 60 in July 2026

     On the SSPX Episcopal Consecrations

What are disorientated laity and clergy to think of the event last 1st July in Switzerland: guiding principles on what Catholic tradition entails and excludes, even in critical times, in charity and truth 

     An Englishman in French-speaking Bavaria?

Englishman Deacon David Kahn, FSSP, feels at home in the multilingual motherhouse of the FSSP, where Latin is a unifying factor

     Support & Events

Clergy retreat for any priests, deacons, religious, and seminarians, led by Fr Armand de Malleray, FSSP at Stonyhurst 5-9 Oct 2026 on the theme This Sacred Victim – The priest at the altar as sacrificer. Visit the event page https://christianheritagecentre.com/events/this-sacred-victim/ and join already ten priests booked in

Save the date: Annual weekend of vocational discernment on 5-7 March 2027, led by FSSP clergy at Buckden Towers, PE19 5TA. For unmarried men 18-35. Contact & inquiries:malleray@fssp.org.

Please note that Mass on the Vigil of the Assumption, Friday 14th August, will be at the earlier time of 11am (no evening Mass).

As we enter the final stretch of our appeal for St Oliver Plunkett House, we give thanks to God that €467,000 has now been raised toward the €500,000 cost of the presbytery. This leaves just €33,000 remaining on the loan.

Only three years after acquiring our first dedicated house in Ireland, the generous response of so many faithful souls has brought us within striking distance of full ownership. Completing this project will free us from debt, and so we turn to you once more with renewed hope and confidence in Divine Providence.

This is the final call of the Appeal. Whether you have supported us before or are considering a gift for the first time, your contribution — large or small — will make a decisive difference.

The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass will be offered for all benefactors of the Appeal at 1:30pm on Sunday, 26 July 2026, in St John’s Church, Waterford.

You can support the Appeal in one of the following ways:

1. Make a one-off or recurring tax-deductible donation online by clicking here.

2. Set up a standing order or bank transfer with our fundraising account details:

Bank name & Address: Allied Irish Banks, The Quay, Waterford
Account name: The Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter CLG 
Account No: 36429015 
IBAN: IE63 AIBK 9342 7536 4290 15
BIC: AIBKIE2D

3. Send a cheque, made payable to The Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter, to:
  St Oliver Plunkett House, Ballinaneeshagh, Cork Road, Waterford City, X91 N677

May God reward you.

We are happy to share the following notice from the organisers of this year’s Annual Latin Mass Pilgrimage to Knock.

No 11am Mass on Monday 29th June, the feast of Ss Peter and Paul.