It is heartening to report the ordination to the priesthood of Gwilym Evans. Fr Evans, who comes from Wales, is now a priest of the FSSP.
Also, Two Englishmen were ordained deacons for the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest on the Feast of St Peter and St Paul. If all turns out well, Liam Dodd and Michael McCowan will be ordained priests this time next year.
Wednesday 29th June is the Feast of St Peter and St Paul, and a Holyday of Obligation. There will be two Latin Masses at the York Oratory. For early risers, there will be a Low Mass at 8.15am. Others may prefer the Missa Cantata at 6pm.
Last Thursday I attended a Missa Cantata for the Feast of Corpus Christi at the York Oratory. After Mass, there was Benediction with a Blessed Sacrament procession. This took place mostly within the church, although the procession did exit through the side door and re-enter through the main door. Both the Mass and the Benediction were accompanied by excellent singing provided by the choral scholars the and assisted by the parish schola.
On Sunday, I travelled to Warrington to attend a Solemn Mass at the FSSP-run Church of St Mary. The Mass was followed by a Eucharistic Procession which progressed through the streets of central Warrington to end up at the Church of St Alban, where Benediction was given. Again there was some wonderful music, with a particularly beautiful polyphonic setting of the Tantum Ergo.
I thought that it was wonderful that the procession passed through the town centre, and was seen by so many people. How good it is to see some of these older practices revived.
Friday 24th June is the Feast of the Sacred Heart. There will be two Latin Masses at the York Oratory. At 8.15am there will be a Low Mass, and at 6pm there will be a Solemn Mass followed by Exposition. This will form the start of the Forty Hours Devotions.
Starting with a Solemn Mass at 6pm on Friday 24th June, the Feast of the Sacred Heart, there will be Forty Hours of Devotion at the York Oratory. The full programme is below.
Thursday 16th June is the Feast of Corpus Christi, traditionally a Holyday of Obligation. There will be two Latin Masses that day at the Church of St Wilfrid in York - a Low Mass at 8.15am, and a Missa Cantata at 6pm. The 6pm Mass will be followed by a procession of the Blessed Sacrament and Benediction.
The Choral Scholars will be singing Missa Secunda by Hassler as well as motets at 6pm Mass. This comes highly recommended, as does the music at the Benediction.
Please note that there will be no Latin Mass in Hull on the Feast of Corpus Christi, as Fr Massie is away. Neither will there be a Latin Mass the following Thursday, for the same reason.
