The purpose of this blog is to provide an open forum for discussion of the aims of the society; news from the wider Church and details of Masses and events of interest in the diocese. The Latin Mass Society in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Middlesbrough expresses its full filial devotion and loyalty to Holy Mother Church, Pope Francis and Bishop Drainey.



REGULAR TRADITIONAL MASSES IN THE DIOCESE OF MIDDLESBROUGH

12 Noon. Every Sunday Missa Cantata
York Oratory (
Church of St Wilfrid)
Duncombe Place, York. YO1 7EF

8:15am Monday-Friday
9:15am Saturday

Feast Days (as advertised) usually at 6pm.

Church of St Mary & St Romuald, High Street, Yarm. TS15 9AA

2pm Sunday.

Church of Our Lady of Lourdes and St Peter Chanel
119 Cottingham Road, Hull. HU5 2DH
7.30pm Every Thursday. Low Mass.

VESPERS AND BENEDICTION

4pm. Every Sunday
York Oratory (
Church of St Wilfrid)
Duncombe Place, York. YO1 7EF

Compline and Vespers (as advertised)
(see link to the Rudgate Singers Calendar below)


28 October 2024

Music at the York Ortatory during November

 Below is the Music List for November at the York Oratory.



Feasts of All Saints and All Souls

 Friday 1st November is the Feast of All Saints and a Holiday of Obligation.  There will be two Latin Masses at the York Oratory:

        8.15am       Low Mass 

        6pm            Solemn Mass

Saturday 2nd November is the Feast of All Souls.  There will be two Latin Masses at the York Oratory:

        9.15am       Low Mass

        12.10pm     Sung Requiem Mass

The music for the Sung Masses is listed in a separate post.

07 October 2024

Additional Masses at the York Oratory

There are several additional Latin Masses coming up at the York Oratory.


     Wednesday 9th October, Feast of St John Henry Newman

     Solemn Mass at 6pm


     Saturday 12thy October, Feast of St Wilfrid

     Solemn Mass at 12.10pm


     Friday 1st November, All Saints Day

     Solemn Mass at 6pm


     Saturday 2nd November, All Souls Day

     Sung Requiem Mass at 12.10pm


     Sunday 4th November

     Requiem for deceased Fathers and Brothers of the the Oratory at 6pm.

09 September 2024

Latin Mass in a Barn

 Brendan Kavanagh is a musician with a very large following on Youtube.  He usually plays public pianos in location s ,like St Pancras Station, and specialises in Boogie Woogie music.  However, he has an interest in the Latin Mass, and has released a video of the beginning of a Missa Cantata that took part in a barn that he has converted into a chapel.  Here is the link.

https://youtu.be/ZG0clp1NPQY?si=5xG157Jr_gy26MPE

I expect that more will be available soon.

30 August 2024

Promoting your local Latin Mass

 This is how to advertise a Latin Mass if it is not permitted to be included in the parish bulletin.

This picture was taken in Cleveland, Ohio.

29 August 2024

Private Chapel in the Countryside

 I came across this video:

https://youtu.be/avjpk38v8oo

28 August 2024

Margaret Clitherow Pilgrimage

 Here is a better picture of the pilgrimage passing the Margaret Clitherow Shrine in the Shambles in York.



27 August 2024

Pilgrimage in Honour of St Margaret Clitherow and the Martyrs of York.

 This pilgrimage was a great success with around 250 in the congregation at the Mass,  Here are some pictures.



More can be seen on the Facebook page of the York Oratory.

Report on the Walsingham Pilgrimage

The Latin Mass Society's 2024 pilgrimage to Walsingham is over.  Over 200 pilgrims walked the 57 miles from Ely to Walsingham.  Some of these had had extended the pilgrimage by stating the previous day in Cambridge.  An even smaller number had started much earlier and walked all the way from London.  The pilgrimage was supported by a further dozen people who did the catering, moved the baggage, provided the toilets and prepared for the Masses.

A flavour of the joyful nature of the pilgrimage can be seen in the following clip of pilgrims arriving after the first day of walking.

https://x.com/i/status/1827278549377581212

Here are some more pictures taken en route.





This is how toilets are provided for the pilgrims at each stopping point.


The destination is reached.


Some pilgrims stayed overnight and attended Mass is the Slipper Chapel on the Monday morning.  Here is a clip.

https://x.com/i/status/1828052897428390268

16 August 2024

Good Attendance at Assumption Mass

The Solemn Mass for the Feast of the Assumption last night at the York Oratory was very well attended.  The picture below shows how full the church was.



It was also a musical treat, the musical setting being Palastrina's  Assumpta est Maria.  There was also the motet, Ave Maria, by Parsons.

I did not get a chance to count the size of the congregation, but I would estimate more than 200.  I noticed many new faces.  It was also very noticeable how many young people were present.  Again I do not have any figures, but would estimate that two thirds of the congregation was under the age of 30.