Please note that Mass will be at 8am on the following dates:
Saturday 25th January
Saturday 1st February
Thursday 6th February
Saturday 8th February
Please note that Mass will be at 8am on the following dates:
Saturday 25th January
Saturday 1st February
Thursday 6th February
Saturday 8th February
At Buckden Towers, High Street, Buckden, St. Neots, Cambs PE19 5TA, United Kingdom
Starts Friday 5:00pm; ends Sunday 2:00pm
COME & SEE
If you are a single Catholic man aged 18 – 30 years, come and discern with us near Bedford. Fr Armand de Malleray, FSSP will lead the weekend. There will be talks, prayers, Holy Mass. Possibility of private meetings with a priest and of confession. Feel welcome confidentially to call, email or write for any questions. Holy Mass each of the three days.
COST: £95.00 per person in total (bed + full board). FREE for unwaged and students – give whatever amount you can.
BOOKINGS & CONTACT: [not via Facebook] malleray@fssp.org (read by Fr de Malleray only).
ACCESS: Direct train from London St Pancras to St Neots, every half hour, duration 56 minutes.
The nearest towns are Huntingdon (5 miles NNE of Buckden) and St Neots (5 miles South of Buckden). Both Huntingdon and St Neots are served by the West Anglian Great Northern Railway line from King’s Cross London to Peterborough. Let us know if you would need a lift from the railway station. There also are bus and coach links to both Huntingdon and St Neots from many parts of the country.
(No 11am Mass on Monday 6th January)
We are delighted to announce the launch of the St John’s Homeschool Co-op, beginning in January at St John’s Church. This exciting new initiative aims to foster a vibrant learning community rooted in the traditions of the Church. Through collaborative activities, children will grow in faith, skills, and friendships, while parents share the joy and responsibility of providing instruction. The co-op will cater to two age groups:
Classes will include:
This is a wonderful opportunity for families seeking a faith-centred approach to education and fellowship. For more information or to join, please contact Mrs Emily Daly at redaly17+stjohnscoop@gmail.com
At St John’s Church, Parnell St, Waterford, unless indicated otherwise.
24 Dec: 11 am
25 Dec: Midnight at Waterford Cathedral
10am at St Peter’s College Chapel, Wexford
1:30pm at St John’s Church, Waterford
26 Dec: 11am
27 Dec: 11am
28 Dec: 12noon
29 Dec: 10am at St Peter’s College Chapel, Wexford
1:30pm at St John’s Church, Waterford
30 Dec: 11am
31 Dec: 11am
1 Jan: Midnight Mass (Adoration at 11pm on New Year’s Eve)
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In this issue:
Editorial: Three Saintly Anniversaries
Three forthcoming anniversaries of great significance for Catholics are spiritual opportunities to seize. They commemorate God’s Incarnation, the Lord’s revelation of his Sacred Heart, and Our Lady’s mediation, Fr de Malleray observes.
Hope Does Not Disappoint
Extracts from Pope Francis’ bull of indiction for the 2025 Jubilee of the Incarnation of the Lord. Further to Pope Benedict XVI’s encyclical on the virtue of Hope, Pope Francis reminds all the importance of that virtue, especially in times of trial or gloom.
He Smuggled The Sacred Heart Into England
Dominica Roberts tells how French priest Father Claude la Colombière S.J. providentially brought the devotion from Paray-le-Monial into the heart of London at the cost of his life, thus securing a direct connection between the Sacred Heart and England.
Statistics, Intercession, And Sanctification
The annual statistics of the FSSP were updated to close to 600 members and over 10,000 sodality members: an occasion to give thanks to God, but also to request more prayers for us to grow and bear lasting fruit by God’s grace.
Garments of Sanctity: Opus Anglicanum
The glorious English tradition of sowing and embroidering liturgical vestments is valued anew, Ola Smalley finds, with immediate use within the traditional movement as generously provided by the busy sewing needles of the Guild of St Clare.
Interior of the Carpenter’s Shop at Forty Hill
Using a non-religious painting by John Hill (c.1780–1841) from the Tate Britain Gallery in London, Fr Armand de Malleray walks a few easy steps with beginners in the art of interpretation that can further apply to religious art.
Craft Resources For Catholic Homes
Catherine Witkowski and John Grimer introduce the online shop run by them and their siblings to equip families with home-made visual illustrations of the Catholic faith through the depictions of saints, calendars, and books.
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