External Solemnity of the Epiphany - Sunday 5th January 2020

Holy Mass - External Solemnity of the Epiphany

                               



The External Solemnity of the Epiphany will be celebrated in the Extraordinary Form at 4 pm on Sunday 5th January 2020.

At the end of Holy Mass,  the traditional prayers and the blessing of the Epiphany Chalk will take place,

May we also take this opportunity to wish you all a very happy New Year and thank you for your support of the Holy Mass in the Extraordinary Form within the Diocese over the last year.

On the feast of the Epiphany,  it is traditional for chalk to be blessed so that the faithful may mark the names of the magi over their doors as a witness to their faith and protection against evil.

Prayer:

P: Our help is in the name of The Lord.

All: Who made heaven and earth.

P: The Lord be with you.

All: And with your spirit. 

Bless, + O Lord God, this creature chalk to render it helpful to men. Grant that they who use it in faith and with it inscribe upon the entrance of their homes the names of thy saints, Caspar, Melchior and Balthasar, may through their merits and intercession enjoy health of body and protection of soul. Through Christ our Lord. 

All: Amen. 

The chalk is sprinkled with holy water.

Prayer Source: Roman Ritual: Volume III, The Blessings by Philip T. Weller, The Bruce Publishing Company, 1952

The Propers of the Epiphany can be found by clicking here


For a sermon on the Feast of the Epiphany,  click here

The Nativity of the Lord - Tuesday 24th December , Sacred Heart Morriston 8.30 p.m.

Holy Mass - The Nativity of the Lord

The Lord Said to Me,  thou art my Son,  this day I have begotten thee

A Missa Cantata will take place on Christmas Eve at 8.30 p.m. ,  Sacred Heart Church, Morriston.

Many thanks to Canon Jason Jones for offering this Mass, which is the first time Holy Mass has been celebrated in the Extraordinary Form within Menevia for many years.

All are welcome. 

The following will be sung at this Mass

Venite Adoremus

Missa De Angelis

Rossini Propers of Midnight Mass

Plainsong Communion Antiphon

Credo III

Alma Redemptoris

For the propers of Holy Mass,  please click Here

Holy Mass for Advent Sunday 1st December 2019

Holy  Mass will tale place on Advent Sunday  Sunday 1st December, 4pm at Sacred Heart , Morriston for the First Sunday of Advent.

There will also be the opportunity for confessions before Holy Mass.

Refreshments will be served in the parish centre after the Mass.

All are welcome.

The propers of the Holy Mass for Advent Sunday can be found here 

Ad te levavi animam meam, Deus meus,  in te confido,  non erubescam neque irrideant me  inimici mei. Et enim universi qui te expectant  non confundentur.

I will lift up my soul to you, my God, and confide in you; I will not be ashamed, nor will my enemies mock me. For all those who wait for you will not be confounded.

Sung Requiem Mass 10th November 6.30 p.m. Remembrance Sunday

Holy Mass on Remembrance Sunday

Good Evening,

Please note the following announcement which may be of interest to those who regularly attend Holy Mass in the Extraordinary Form.

There will be Holy Mass celebrated in the Sacred Heart Centre on Sunday 10th November at 6.30 p.m. with music provided by the tabernacle choirs of Morriston and Cardiff.  They will be singing the Faure Requiem.

All are welcome.

Holy Mass on Sunday 3rd November , 4 p.m. Sacred Heart , Morriston

21st Sunday After Pentecost 2019

Holy Mass of the 21st Sunday after Pentecost will take place at 4 p.m. on Sunday 3rd November, at Sacred Heart Church,  Morriston.

There will be tea and coffee served in the Sacred Heart Centre after Holy Mass , and the opportunity for the sacrament of confession before Holy Mass.

The propers for the Mass can be found here

A discussion about the parable of the unforgiving servant can be found here .

For it is in giving that we receive,
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.”

St. Francis of Assisi

Next a reminder about forthcoming times of Holy Mass at Sacred Heart and Sandfields, Port Talbot for the remainder of the year. We will have Holy Mass on Christmas Eve at 8.30 p.m. and many thanks to Canon Jason Jones for offering this Mass.  This will be the first Extraordinary Form Mass on Christmas Eve in Menevia for many years.

December  -     Sunday 1st December   4 p.m.

                          Sunday 8th December,  6 p.m.  Port Talbot

                         Tuesday 24th December  8.30 p.m.  

                          (Christmas Eve)

And Finally a note about collections at the Extraordinary Form Mass and Gift Aid.  The great generosity of visitors to the Extraordinary Form Mass has been noted.  On the afternoon of 3rd November, it will be possible to obtain gift aid forms for those eligible or who would like to take advantage of this.  It means that the parish will be able to benefit even more and  claim back the tax that is paid on the donation.  If you would like to take advantage of this, please contact Paul Relf on the day,  who will be able to give you the required form. 

Holy Mass on 13th October - 18th Sunday after Pentecost

Sunday 13th October 2019

Holy Mass will take place on 13th October 2019 at 4 p.m.,  transferred from its usual first Sunday of the month,


This day will mark Corey's first anniversary, and Holy Mass will be said for Corey on this occasion.

There will be tea and coffee in the Sacred Heart centre after Mass , and confession will be available before Holy Mass.

The propers for the Mass can be found here

A short sermon for the 18th Sunday after Pentecost in the Extraordinary Form can be seen by clicking on this link

Sunday 13th October is also the 102nd anniversary of the miracle of the Sun at Fatima. Many gathered on that date in Fatima in response t the prophecy of the three shepherd children that the Virgin Mary would appear on that date and perform miracles.  Many who attended reported extraordinary solar activity such as the Sun appearing to dance in the sky.  These events reportedly lasted about 10 minutes. Bishop Jose de Silva declared the miracle worthy of belief in 1930 permitting officially the cult of Our Lady of Fatima.

In the spirit of Fatima and to pray for those who are close to death and for those who have died,  let us fervently pray the following prayer.  And we pray for the repose of the soul of Corey on this particular day,

"O My Jesus, forgive us our sins,  save us from the fires of hell,  lead all souls to heaven, especially those most in need of your mercy"

Forthcoming Mass Times at Sacred Heart , Morriston Swansea

FORTHCOMING MASS TIMES AT SACRED HEART CHURCH - MORRISTON 

FORTHCOMING MASS TIMES AT SACRED HEART CHURCH - MORRISTON

Forthcoming monthly mass times until the end of the year as as follows 

October       -   Sunday 13th October,    4 p.m.

November  -    Sunday 3rd November   4 p.m.

December  -     Sunday 1st December   4 p.m.

                         Tuesday 24th December  8.30 p.m.  

                          (Christmas Eve)

Please note particularly the entries in red above.  In October,  the normal first Sunday Mass will move to the second Sunday (13th). Father has also kindly advised that he will offer the Mass on Christmas Eve at 8.30 p.m.  It would be greatly appreciated if as many people as possible could come on Christmas Eve,  this is the first time it has been possible to have the Mass of Christmas Eve in the diocese of Menevia for many years,

The 13th October will also mark the first anniversary of Corey's passing,   we would like to thank you sincerely for your support over the last year,  and Holy Mass next Sunday will be said for Corey.  Refreshments will be available after Holy Mass,  all are welcome to join us on this occasion.

With very best wishes

Tom and Elaine.

FORTHCOMING MASS TIMES AT SACRED HEART CHURCH - MORRISTON

FORTHCOMING MASS TIMES AT SACRED HEART CHURCH - MORRISTON

Forthcoming monthly mass times until the end of the year as as follows 

September   -   Sunday 1st September,  4 p.m.

October       -   Sunday 13th October,    4 p.m.

November  -    Sunday 3rd November   4 p.m.

December  -     Sunday 1st December   4 p.m.

                         Tuesday 24th December  8.30 p.m.  

                          (Christmas Eve)

Please note particularly the entries in red above.  In October,  the normal first Sunday Mass will move to the second Sunday (13th). Father has also kindly advised that he will offer the Mass on Christmas Eve at 8.30 p.m.  It would be greatly appreciated if as many people as possible could come on Christmas Eve,  this is the first time it has been possible to have the Mass of Christmas Eve in the diocese of Menevia for many years.

A reminder also that Holy Mass is also celebrated at St Therese,  Sandfields,  Port Talbot on the Second Sunday of each month,  with the exception of the month of August.  For further details, please contact the parish,.

For those going away on holiday,  we wish you an enjoyable break and safe travel. 

Tom and Elaine.

8th Sunday After Pentecost - Sunday 4th August

Give an account of thy stewardship

Holy Mass will be celebrated on Sunday 4th August at Sacred Heart Morriston at 4 p.m.  There will be tea and coffee available after Mass and the opportunity for confession.

The Mass will be of the 8th Sunday after Pentecost and the propers can be found here

An interesting discussion about the parable in this Mass can be found here 

Now why would Jesus be telling a parable like this unless he wanted to draw out something serious from something totally ridiculous? And the Jewish rabbis, from time to time, did in fact use humor whenever they wanted to make a very serious point. That perhaps is what Jesus is doing in the gospel. He isn’t in any way suggesting that one should emulate the corrupt servant, or the unscrupulous debtors, or the equally crazy landowner. But he is reminding us—gently, and with much humor—that there is something we can learn from all of them.

They were, after all, typical men of the world, who have given all their energy to achieving money and the good life. They were what Jesus calls the “children of this world”. And we are told that if we, his followers, would only show the same dedication and resolve in pursuing goodness, we could achieve so much more! And neither is he telling us that wealth is bad or that we should neglect our worldly affairs. He is, however, telling us to regard things in the proper perspective; and that while some of us find ourselves having to actively pursue the treasures of this world, we should just as eagerly pursue the treasures of heaven.

Behind the humor of our gospel today then, are lessons Jesus would want us to seriously think about: [i] If only we were as eager and ingenious in our attempts to attain goodness as the rascals in the gospel are in attaining money and comfort, we would all be better persons. [ii] If only we would give as much attention to things which concern our souls as we do the things which concern our business, we would be much better men and women. [iii] And If only we would desire God as eagerly as we sometimes desire material wealth, we wouldn’t only be wealthy, we would be truly wealthy. For we will possess wealth that “no moth can destroy, no rust can corrode, and no thief can ever steal”.

Perpetual Adoration at Sacred Heart Church, Morriston

                                 Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

Many thanks to all who attended Holy Mass on Saturday which was offered for the repose of the soul of Corey.  After Holy Mass,  Father showed us the new monstrance and throne which will be used in the perpetual adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.

As many of you will know,  the monstrance was purchased jointly in memory of Corey and the late Richard Collins,  who first taught Corey to serve at the Traditional Mass

Parishioners of the parish kindly purchased the beautiful throne which has come all the way from Portugal,  and in the future,  the monstrance with throne will be given a dedicated home.

Finally,  this post would be incomplete without extending a huge thank you to Canon Jason Jones for organising the purchases and institution of the perpetual adoration, and for his continued support in offering the Traditional Mass and in his support for us in our loss of Corey and Richard.

Additional Holy Mass on Saturday 20th July 12.30pm - Corey Sharpling

Dear Friends,

Father has very kindly offered to say Mass for us on Saturday 20th July at Sacred Heart, Morriston at 12.30 p.m. on the occasion of what would have been Corey's 22nd Birthday.

We would like to extend this invitation to as many as possible to join us in praying for the repose of the soul of Corey, and look forward to seeing you on that occasion.

Holy Mass on the Fourth Sunday After Pentecost - 7th July 2019

                                                      Fourth Sunday After Pentecost

And when they had done this, they enclosed a very great multitude of fishes and their net broke

Holy Mass will be celebrated on 7th July at Sacred Heart Morriston, at 4 p.m.  There will be refreshments available in the Sacred Heart Centre after Mass and confessions will be available before and during the Mass.


The propers of the Mass can be found here

Holy Mass on the Feast of Pentecost Sunday 9th June at 4 p.m.

Pentecost Sunday - 9th June  2019

A Missa Cantata will be celebrated on Pentecost Sunday,  Sunday 9th May at 4 p.m. at Sacred Heart, Morriston.

The following musical will be sung, 

Vidi Aquam

Propers for Pentecost Sunday,   Rossini and Plainsong

Mass 1 for Paschal Time

Sequence for Pentecost

Hymn - Veni Creator Spiritus

Regina Caeli

Refreshments will be served after Mass in the Sacred Heart Centre.  All are welcome.

It is a delight once again to be able to have a Missa Cantata and thanks go to Canon Jason Jones and also to Andrew Butcher who has kindly agreed to serve the Mass on Sunday.

We look forward to seeing as many people as possible at the Mass.  If you are keen to sing at this Mass with the schola,  you are most welcome,  please let us know in advance using the contact form on this site so we can have the right number of copies with us.

Spiritus Domini, replavit orbis terrarum

Postponement of Holy Mass of 2nd June

Good Morning,

Due to unforeseen circumstances,  Holy Mass originally scheduled for Sunday 2nd June in the Extraordinary Form at Sacred Heart,  Morriston,  has been postponed to Sunday 9th June at the same time of 4 p.m. at Sacred Heart. 

We look forward to seeing you then,  and a further post will be uploaded nearer the time.

Best Wishes

Tom and Elaine.

Second Sunday After Easter - 5th May at 4 p.m.

Holy Mass will take place at Sacred Heart, Morriston, Swansea at 4 p.m. this coming Sunday, 5th May with the propers being those of the 2nd Sunday After Easter.

The sacrament of confession is available before and during Holy Mass and there will be refreshments sailable in the Sacred Heart Centre after Mass.

All are welcome.

Thanks are due to Canon Jason Jones for celebrating Holy Mass in the Extraordinary form in our diocese.  For those who are able to attend,  Holy Mass is also offered in the Extraordinary Form at St. Therese in Sandfields, Port Talbot on the 2nd Sunday of every month,  at 6 p.m.  Please contact the parish for further details.

This Sunday is called "Good Shepherd Sunday"

The propers for this Mass can be found by clicking here

Today is "Good Shepherd" Sunday in the usus antiquior, the 2nd Sunday after Easter, when the gospel is taken from that of St. John, chapter 10, verses 11-16:  

"I am the good Shepherd. The good Shepherd gives His life for His sheep. But the hireling, and he that is not the shepherd, who own the sheep are not, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees: and the wolf catches and scatters the sheep: and the hireling flees, because he is a hireling, and he has no care for the sheep. I am the good Shepherd: and I know Mine, and Mine know Me. As the Father knows Me, and I know the Father: and I lay down My life for My sheep. And other sheep I have that are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear My voice, and there shall be one fold and one shepherd."

Today too in the usus antiquior the Communion antiphon also invokes this imagery: "I am the good Shepherd, alleluia: and I know My sheep, and Mine know Me, alleluia, alleluia."

In the modern Roman liturgy, these references take place on the Fourth Sunday after Easter (one week hence), where the gospel there is taken either from St. John, chapter 10, verses 1-10 (cycle A), St. John 10:11-18 (cycle B) or St. John 10: 27-30 (cycle C). The communion antiphon also, as in the usus antiquior, draws upon this imagery: "The Good Shepherd is risen! He who laid down his life for his sheep, who died for his flock, he is risen, alleluia."

The image of Christ the Lamb, of course, but also of the sheep is something one sees in many of the apse mosaics of the Roman basilicas (as well other churches elsewhere) and I have always quite enjoyed this particular and ancient symbolism.

Accordingly, today offers an opportunity to both provide a visual meditation upon this theme, while also sharing some of the great artistic glories of Christendom.

Holy Mass on the First Sunday of the Passion - April 7th

Holy Mass will be celebrated at Sacred Heart R.C. Church,  Morriston,  Swansea at 4 p.m. on Sunday April 7th.

The sacrament of confession will be available before and during the first part of Holy Mass

There will be refreshments available in the Sacred Heart Centre after Holy Mass.

                                       Amen, amen, I say to you, before Abraham was made, I AM.

Until 1959, the fifth Sunday of Lent was officially known in the Roman Catholic Church as Passion Sunday.  It marked the beginning of a two-week-long period known as Passiontide, which is still observed by traditional Catholics.

In 1960, Pope John XXIII's Code of Rubrics changed the name for that Sunday to "First Sunday of the Passion" bringing the name into harmony with the name that Pope Pius XII gave, five years earlier, to the sixth Sunday of Lent, "Second Sunday of the Passion or Palm Sunday".

The propers for Passion Sunday can be found by clicking here

For a discussion about the tradition of Passiontide,  the two weeks leading up to Easter,  please click here

Holy Mass on Quinquagesima Sunday 3rd March

Holy Mass will take place on Quinquagesima Sunday,  3rd March at Sacred Heart, Morriston at 4 p.m.

The season of Septuagesima consists of the three Sundays before Ash Wednesday and is regarded by traditional Catholics as a pre-Lent season of preparation

The sacrament of Confession will be available before and during Holy Mass, and there will be refreshments available in the Sacred Heart Centre after Mass.

All are welcome, and it will be good to see as many people as possible supporting this Mass in the Extraordinary Form.  Thanks are due to Canon Jason Jones for offering the Holy Mass in the Extraordinary Form on this and each first Sunday of the month.






The blind man receives his sight


A reminder too that Holy Mass is also offered on the Second Sunday of each month at Sandfields, Port Talbot,  at 6 p.m.  Contact details can be found on the site.



The propers for Quinquagesima Sunday can be found by clicking here 

And below is an interesting discussion about the season, which we have used before on this site,

Sunday 3rd February Fourth Sunday After the Epiphany

Holy Mass will be offered for the Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany at Sacred Heart R.C Church, Morriston,  Swansea on Sunday 3rd February at 4 p.m. 

What manner of man is this, for the winds and the sea obey Him?

Confessions will be available before Holy Mass and there will be tea and coffee available afterwards in the Sacred Heart Centre.

Sunday is also the commemoration of St. Blaise,  Bishop and Martyr.  The traditional blessing of throats will take place after Holy Mass on Sunday.

For a discussion of the Gospel reading for this traditional Mass and the propers themselves, please click here 

    St. Blaise

Born: Sivas, Turkey

Died: 316 AD, Sivas, Turkey

Full name: Saint Blase

Attributes: Wool comb, candles, tending a choking boy or animals

Feasts: february 11 (eastern orthodox and greek catholic), february 3 (roman catholic)

Patronage: Choking, Veterinarian, Maratea, Sicily, Dalmatia, Dubrovnik, Ciudad del Este, Campanário, Madeira, Rubiera

According to the Acts, while Blaise was being taken into custody, a distraught mother, whose only child was choking on a fishbone, threw herself at his feet and implored his intercession. Touched at her grief, he offered up his prayers, and the child was cured. Consequently, Saint Blaise is invoked for protection against injuries and illnesses of the throat.

In many places on the day of his feast the blessing of St. Blaise is given: two burning candles, blessed on the feast of the Presentation of the Lord ("candlemas"), are held in a crossed position by a priest over the heads of the faithful or the people are touched on the throat with them. At the same time the following blessing is given: "May Almighty God at the intercession of St. Blaise, Bishop and Martyr, preserve you from infections of the throat and from all other afflictions". Then the priest makes the sign of the cross over the faithful.

Feast of the Epiphany - 6th January 2019 4 p.m. at Sacred Heart

A very happy New Year to all of our followers and we hope you have had a peaceful and blessed Christmas time.

Many thanks to all of you who came to Mass on New Year's Eve.  Special thanks go to Canon Jason and also to Andrew Butcher who came from Cwmbran to serve for us.



Holy Mass for the Feast of the Epiphany will take place on Sunday 6th January at 4pm at Sacred Heart Morriston, Swansea


All are welcome and tea and coffee will be available after the Mass,

"From this day of thy Manifestation, O divine King! begins thy separation from the Synagogue, which refuses thy love; and on this same Day, thou takest, in the person of the Magi, the Gentiles as thy Spouse. Thy union with her will soon be proclaimed from the Cross, when, turning thy face from the ungrateful Jerusalem, thou wilt stretch forth thy hands towards the nations of the Gentiles. O ineffable joy of thy Birth! but O still better joy of thine Epiphany, wherein we, the once disinherited, are permitted to approach to thee, offer thee our gifts, and see thee graciously accept them, O merciful Emmanuel!"

Excerpted from The Liturgical Year by Abbot Gueranger O.S.B.

For a discussion about the Feast of the Epiphany,  see the following link :

Feast of the Epiphany