Dr Mary Berry's funeral

Dr Mary Berry's funeral will take place in Dorchester on Thames, with a Traditional Sung Requiem.



The Requiem will be in Dorchester Abbey, at

2pm Monday (12th May).

She will be buried in the graveyard of St Birinus, which is close to the Abbey Church.

Dr Berry was awarded the CBE and a papal medal 'Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice' for her work preserving and promoting Gregorian Chant. She led a Chant Training Day in Oxford in 2006. Her obituary in The Times can be read here.

Traditional Catholic Pilgrimage to Lourdes

A number of local people are taking the opportunity of the 150 anniversary, and plenary indulgence, to go to Lourdes on this pilgrimage. Places are still available.

From Maria Chang,
65 Lynette Ave, London SW4 9HF

The Pilgrimage will be from the 13th October 2008 to the 19th October 2008 and Our Spiritual Leader is Fr Andrew Southwell. At the heart of each day is the Mass in the Traditional Roman Rite in Latin. There is Daily Rosary, opportunity for Confession and we end the evening with Compline sung in Latin..

We shall be flying by British Airways from Gatwick Airport to Toulouse and the flight leaves at 13.30. From Toulouse we shall proceed to Lourdes by Coach.

We shall be staying at the Hotel Saint Sauveur at Full Board and the hotel is situated within 5 minutes walk to the Sanctuary.

The cost of the Pilgrimage is £525 per person with a supplement of £125 for a single room. This includes the transfers to and from the airport and all travel expenses in Lourdes but NOT Travel Insurance which should be arranged privately. We plan to visit Bartres and Betharam.

If you would like to join the Pilgrimage please complete the enclosed registration form and return it as soon as possible with a deposit of £75.00, cheque made payable to M F Chang.

I sincerely hope you will be able to join us.

God Bless

Maria Chang

Traditional Mass at St Anthony of Padua

This Mass marked the 40th Anniversary of the coming into effect of the Abortion Act. It was offered in conjuction with the monthly prayer vigil which takes place outside this church, which happens to be by the entrance of the only place in Oxford where abortions take place, the John Radcliffe Hospital.

The Mass and Witness were particularly well-attended this month. Many thanks to the organiser, Amanda Lewin, to the celebrant, Fr John Saward, and the parish priest of St Anthony's, Fr Aldo Tapparo. It is interesting and heartening to see the Traditional Mass in this modern church.

Juventutem retreat at Douai

During the weekend of the 4th- 6th July Young Catholic Adults will be running a Traditional Retreat at Douai Abbey, the retreat will be led by Br. Christopher Greener who will give a series of talks on St. Benedict. The weekend will be full-board (except for the Sunday lunch). Douai Abbey, situated on high ground in the Berkshire countryside overlooking the beautiful Kennet valley towards the distant Hampshire downs, is within easy reach of London, Reading, Oxford and many places of interest. It provides an ideal setting for quiet reflection, retreats and for conferences.

One of the comments frequently made about Douai is that it offers an environmentand atmosphere of peace and serenity, where the cares of daily life can be left behind.

Places are limited so please book early. YCA will have it’s own area set aside. There will be a social bar available in the evening .

A Marian Procession will take place on Saturday 5th July in the Abbey grounds

Traditional Mass will be celebrated on Sunday 6th July

And see here.

St Catherine's Trust Family Retreat 2008

I've just come back from this great occasion, and done a long post on the NLM blog here. Here are some pictures.

Easter Triduum in Reading

Images from Holy Thursday: The procession to the Altar of Repose, and the Altar of Repose itself.

Below, images from the Easter Vigil: blessing the new fire, blessing the holy water in the font, the Consecration.

Fr Benjamin Durham FSSP celebrated, assisted by the FSSP seminarian Marek Grabowski. The success of the Triduum owes much to the work Ann de Cruz of the Reading Latin Mass Community, MC Edward Stratton and the leader of the schola, Martin Martinez.

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