We are holding a nationwide pilgrimage to the Shrine of St John Henry Newman at the Birmingham Oratory on SS Peter and Paul's Day, Saturday 29th June.
Coaches will leave from Westminster Cathedral & the Manchester Oratory. Book by 20th June.
Visit
The young Polish Priest Fr Michael ordained in his hospital bed has died.
Requiem æternam dona ei, Domine
Et lux perpetua luceat ei
Requiescat in pace.
Amen
"The devil hates the ancient Mass. He hates it because it is the most perfect reformulation of all the teachings of the Church. "
Alice M. von Hildebrand RIP
As Pope Benedict travels to Germany to be with his ailing brother, pray for Msgr. Georg Ratzinger.
It is a bedside visit," said the diocese. "It may be the last time that the two brothers, Georg and Joseph Ratzinger, see each other in this world."
The older brother of Pope-emeritus Benedict XVI, Msgr. Georg Ratzinger has died at 96
Msgr. Georg Ratzinger
January 15, 1924 - July 01, 2020
Requiescat in pace
Pope Francis today asked for prayers for Pope Benedict XVI, saying he is "very sick" and asking God "to console and sustain him in his witness of love for the church until the end."
Pray for Pope Benedict
On this day 400 years ago Pope Gregory XV conducted the greatest canonization ceremony in history, recognizing the holiness of Isidore the Farmer (ca. 1070-1130), Francis Xavier (1506-1552), Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556), Teresa of Avila (1515-1582) and Philip Neri (1515-1595).
Happy Feast of St Thomas Aquinas! He died on this day in 1274.
"The doctrine of St Thomas is so vast that it contains like a sea all the wisdom that has come down from the ancient authors" – Pope Leo XIII
Sancte Thoma de Aquino, ora pro nobis 🙏
Canon Altiere
@ICKSP
who was on the verge of death with Covid, has not only fully recovered, but was able to celebrate Mass for the first time since his hospitalization: a solemn Mass on Passion Sunday. Such wonderful news.
As we prepare for the beautiful Midnight Mass and those glorious opening words 'Dominus Dixit ad me' we want to wish all our followers a very Happy and Blessed Christmas .
#Christmas
#latinmass
This Thursday is the Ascension of Our Lord – a Holy Day of Obligation.
Take a look at our Mass Listings for Spring 2023 to find your nearest TLM for Thursday's Solemnity 👇
We have been overwhelmed with the number of follows, likes & messages today from around the world. Our society of Catholic faithful was founded in 1965 & we remain dedicated to the promotion of the Traditional Latin liturgy of the Church.
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RESCRIPT NEWS: We are very sad to hear that Bishop Stock has decided to cancel all Traditional Latin Masses in his diocese of Leeds (Cardinal Roche’s former diocese) as of next week with the sole exception of St Patrick's, Bradford (which is not a parish church. )
LATEST Pope Benedict is "absolutely lucid and aware" and his condition is serious but stable, the Vatican has said.
The Vatican said today Benedict "rested well" during the night.
Pray for Fr Gerard Hatton. He is a wonderful and devoted priest and is critically ill with meningitis in hospital. He has had a setback since his operation earlier. Keep him in your prayers 🙏
The Latin Mass Society has been informed that the Annual Requiem (sung, 1962 Missal) scheduled to take place at Westminster Cathedral on Saturday 4th November at 2:30pm will not take place. 🧵1/5
It is still Christmas!
Today is the fourth day in the Christmas Octave. We celebrate the Feast of the Holy Innocents.
Omnes sancti Innocentes, orate pro nobis 🙏
The Pope Emeritus' private secretary, Bishop Georg Gänswein, said Benedict XVI was saddened to read the motu proprio Traditionis Custodes restricting the Traditional Latin Mass.
High Mass for the Vigil of the Assumption is beginning
@WestminsterCath
and we have so many here we have run out of Mass sheets. Praise God!
#latinmass
This week our beloved Cardinal Joseph Zen faces his trial at a Communist court in Hong Kong.
Repost this picture on your page with the hashtag
#IamwithcardinalZen
to express your solidarity with this 90 year old Cardinal. Dear friends, let us make this trending!
Cardinal Nichols in light of Traditionis Custodes notifies his Diocesan Priests:
“ I hereby authorize you to continue to enjoy the faculty to celebrate according to the Missale Romanum of 1962 for the group(s) of the faithful in the places & on the days and times specified above
Today is the Feast of St Thomas Aquinas, and 750 years since he died at the Cistercian Abbey of Fossanova.
He was an influential philosopher and theologian. The legacy of his contributions lives on through Thomism today.
Sancte Thoma de Aquino, ora pro nobis 🙏
Pray for all our candidates who will receive the Sacrament of Confirmation today. Bishop John Sherrington (Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster) will confer the Sacrament of Confirmation in the Traditional Rite.
Cardinal Pell’s funeral is happening currently but sadly no live coverage. His wooden coffin was carried into the church by seven pallbearers.
Earlier, his body had been lying in state at the church of St Stephen of the Abyssinians.
Today is the 15th anniversary of the election of Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger as Bishop of Rome, Vicar of Jesus Christ, Successor of Saint Peter, Servant of the Servants of God.
HABEMUS PAPAM!
“A few months ago, from his place of retirement at the Mater Ecclesiæ monastery in the Vatican, he (Pope Benedict) sent a private letter of encouragement to the Superior of the Fraternity of Saint Peter following the Motu Proprio Traditiones Custodes.“
The Polish community from London sent food, water and priests to Manston Airport on Christmas Eve to provide confessions, blessings and pastoral care to the hauliers stuck there .
Just beautiful.
Photos from
@zurma1305
on fb
We are hearing reports that Cardinal Burke is seriously unwell. Whether this is true or not we pray to our most merciful Jesus for the good health of His Eminence.🙏
NEW: Read our response to the Rescript on Traditionis Custodes in the link below 🧵
"Serious pastoral harm will follow if permission is not granted where alternative places of worship are not readily available for the use of communities attached to the older form of the Mass."