Dear Friends
Holy Mass will be celebrated on 19th December for the fourth Sunday in Advent at Sacred Heart , Morriston. Swansea at 1pm
With thanks to Canon Jason Jones for offering the Mass
We are awaiting news about Holy Mass on Christmas Eve and further details will be published as soon as they are available
Many thanks for your continued support
Tom and Elaine Sharpling
A quick reminder that Holy Mass is taking place tomorrow Sunday 17th October at 1pm at Sacred Heart Morriston by Kind permission of Canon Jason Jones
We look forward to seeing you at the Mass
All are welcome The Mass will be of the 21st Sunday after Pentecost
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Good Morning
Please note that due to clergy vacations Holy Mass on the first Sunday of October (3rd October) has been Cancelled
The next scheduled celebration of Holy Mass in the ExtrOrdinary Form will be on the third Sunday and f October which will be the 17th October at 1pm Sacred Heart Morriston
There is also a fifth Sunday in October which it is planned to also have Holy Mass in the extraordinary Form , also at Sacred Heart
Other times will be published as they become a Aula le
Meanwhile I have attended the Latin Mass Society server training event at Spanish Place where we received instruction in serving at the LowMass I hope to be able to out this into practice as soon as possible many thanks to the Latin Mass Society for organising the event
Finally I am always happy to be contacted with enquiries about times and logistics of the Holy Mass You can do that on my email address Tom.sharpling@byinyernet.com or by mobile 07790579473
With best wishes and hoping to see you all on the third Sunday of October
Tom Sharpling
Latin Mass Society Representative
Diocese of Menevia
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Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost
Ongoing, there will be Holy Mass on the 1st, 3rd and (when there is one), the 5th Sunday of each month, until further notice, or as otherwise advised.
Further information will be provided about Mass on the fourth Sunday as soon as possible
We look forward to seeing as many people as possible a week on Sunday at Holy Mass
Many thanks for your understanding
Holy Mass on Sunday will be of the 17th Sunday after Pentecost
In the Liturgy today, we hear about the great commandment of charity towards God and our neighbour. "The precept is twofold", says St, Augustine. "But charity is one. we love God above all and our neighbour for his sake"
The next celebration of the Holy Mass in the Extraordinary Form will take place on Sunday 29th August at Sacred Heart Morriston
Please note that there will be NO Mass this weekend (Sunday 22nd August) at Haverfordwest
Further information will be provided about Mass on the fourth Sunday as soon as possible
We look forward to seeing as many people as possible a week on Sunday at Holy Mass
Many thanks for your understanding
Dear Friends
Holy Mass will be offered at Sacred Heart Morriston at 1pm tomorrow Sunday 15th August at 1pm by kind permission of Canon Jason Jones.
Please make every effort to support this Mass
The latest information we have is that there has been interim permission granted by His Grace Archbishop Stack that Holy Mass in the Extraordinary Form can continue within the diocese until further instructions are given later in the year
We are grateful for this and express our thanks to the Archbishop for his
Dear Friends,
Good Afternoon
For the avoidance of confusion please note that until we hear from the Archbishop regarding the continuation of the Holy Mass in the Extraordinary Form within the Menevia diocese , Mass is currently suspended.
A faculty permission is required for priests currently saying the Traditional Mass and there also needs to be permission for the current venue at Sacred Heart to continue to be used
We are hopeful that permission may be provided by virtue of the fact that Sacred Heart is also the Dovine Mercy Shrine which gives the church a different status
As soon as there has been an update , I will post this here
Meanwhile should you wish to get in contact you can email on Tom.Sharpling@btinyernet.com or text us on 07702230983
With best wishes
Tom and Elaine Sharpling
Holy Mass will be celebrated at Sacred Heart, Morriston, at 1pm tomorrow
Following the discussions regarding the use of the Traditional Mass , we are waiting to see what the impact of this statement will be in our diocese
It is clear that globally the celebration of the Traditional Mass has grown and this has been seen as a criticism or rejection of the Second Vatican Council
It appears that amongst the forthcoming restrictions may be the prevention of the celebration of the Mass in any church, regardless of the wishes of the Bishop. Only parishes that are personal parishes , such as the FSSP or the Institute of Christ the King will be able to continue to say the Mass in their churches , again with ongoing permission of the Bishop
There have been discussions about whether the document is ambiguous in this regard and some people think that it is We can expect that there will have to be some clarification about what is actually intended at some point in the future
Updates will be posted here as they happen but for those wishing to read the actual summary of the document a link is attached
With very best wishes
Tom Sharpling
Holy Mass will be celebrated tomorrow 3rd July at Sacred Heart Morriston at 1pm by kind permission of Canon Jason Jones
We look forward to seeing you there
Could those who have yet to return the form for the census please do so tomorrow. If you need a form we will bring some with us on the day.
The form is used to identify the stable group of people attending the Mass should this be required at diocesan level in the future so it is very important that everybody who supports the Mass in the Extraordinary Form to be represented
In terms of the rumoured changes to the Motu Proprio , we are yet to hear anything definite however should there be future possible restrictions on the celebration of the Mass, it will be especially important to demonstrate that there is a stable group who are requesting it
Please note that Holy Mass will again be offered at Haverfordwest, St David and St Patrick tomorrow Sunday 27th June at 3pm The Mass will be that in f the 5th Sunday After Pentecost
Sincere thanks to Father Liam Bradley for ordering the Mass. Please support this Mass if you are able , particularly for m the light of the rumoured amendments to the Motu Proprio We look forward to seeing you tomorrow if you are able to attend
Fourth Sunday After Pentecost - 20th June 2021 at 1pm
"Stupor enim circumdéderat eum et omnes qui cum illo erant, in captúra píscium quam céperant:"
Holy Mass will take place at Sacred Heart Morriston at 1 p.m. this Sunday , for the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost.
Please see this link for the propers of the Holy Mass which can be printed and downloaded
An interesting commentary on this Sunday's Gospel Reading can be found here
In the current situation it is very important that as many people as possible come to the Holy Mass. This is the most important thing we can do aside from prayer to play our part in the continuation of the celebration of the Holy Mass not only in our diocese but up and down the country. Please also continue to pray for our priests who offer the Holy Mass in the Extraordinary Form.
If you have not already done so, would you be so kind as to complete a registration form and hand it in to Father at the end of Sunday's Mass. Should the need then arise in the future, it will be possible to provide details of the stable group within the diocese, and this will strengthen the case for continuation of the Holy Mass . If you don't have a form or have mislaid it, we will have spare copies on Sunday that you will be able to take away and fill in.
Many thanks for your continued support.
Father has kindly sent us an article which we publish today on the blog about the Stabat Mater It is the name of our stable group, It brings to mind that as we offer up our sorrows to Christ on the cross, we say to both Christ and Our Blessed Lady "Your Efforts were not in vain"
The below article is from https://marytv.tv/a-moment-with-mary/
"Is there any grief like a mother’s when she loses her child? Stabat Mater, a Latin hymn that can also be recited in prayer, immerses us in the Blessed Mother’s intense sorrow at seeing her beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, dying on the cross in His Passion so that we might have Eternal Life! Its title comes from its first line in Latin “Stabat Mater dolorosa” (roughly translated “the sorrowful mother stood”).
A Franciscan friar named Jacopone da Todi is said to have written the original text of the Stabat Mater in the 13th century, although some scholars have attributed it to Pope Innocent III, among others.
There are over 60 English translations of the Stabat Mater. It has been so popular that numerous composers including Bach, Vivaldi, Haydn, Schubert, and Verdi have set the original Latin text to music.
The Stabat Mater was used frequently in the Liturgy for centuries before it became a sequence (a hymn spoken or sung before the Gospel) in 1727 for the feast of the Seven Sorrows [or Dolors] of the Blessed Virgin Mary on September 15th. Its use as a sequence is optional now on that feast day (now called the feast for Our Lady of Sorrows), but the hymn is often prayed with the Stations of the Cross at Lent.
The Stabat Mater brings to mind front and center just how fully our Blessed Mother suffered along with Jesus, like Him on our behalf! St Alphonsus Liguori once wrote that “two hung upon one cross.”
While she wasn’t crucified, of course, her heartbreak was just as intense! After all, as we read in the seventh stanza of the twenty that comprise the Stabat Mater she saw her beloved Son “bruised, derided, cursed, defiled…all with bloody scourges rent.”
Imagine seeing a loved one, a very special loved one, in fact, undergoing such physical and emotional agony. Now add to that the thought that you can’t do anything to help that person, who’s suffering all the more to see your anguish!
Is it any wonder that we have devotions and prayers to our Blessed Mother as Our Lady of Sorrows? St Bonaventure wrote of Mary’s sorrow at her Son’s death that “no grief was more bitter than hers, because no son was as dear as her Son.”
From what tradition tells us, the Blessed Mother had a strong sense of what was coming way before Christ’s Passion. When she presented her little baby Jesus in the Temple, fulfilling Mosaic law, a “just and devout” (Lk 2:25) man named Simeon, enlightened by the Holy Spirit, foretold both our Lord’s greatness, saying He would be “a light of revelation to the Gentiles and a glory for thy people, Israel,” calling Him “a sign that shall be contradicted” (Lk 2:32 and 34).
He told Mary that she would suffer along with her Son as well, saying that “thy own soul a sword shall pierce” (Lk 2:35). Her wounds would be figurative but just as painful! St Bernard once noted that “Love inflicted on the heart of Mary the same tortures caused by the nails in the body of Jesus.”
When the Blessed Mother experienced, along with her Son, such an intense, bitter martyrdom of love that awful day at Calvary, could anyone present there have imagined that anything good would come out of it? Yet something quite wonderful did occur! Christ, in His death and resurrection, paved the road for our salvation and “life everlasting” with Him in Heaven.
When we offer up our sorrows to Jesus on the Cross, bearing our own cross with patience, and truly seek to follow in His footsteps in our daily lives, we say to both Him and His Blessed Mother, “your efforts on my behalf weren’t in vain!”
External Solemnity of Corpus Christi - 7th June 1pm
Holy Mass will be celebrated in the Extraordinary Form on Sunday 7th June , for Corpus Christi at 1 p.m., Sacred heart Morriston.
There will be sufficient seats to accommodate everybody we know about, but if you are coming for the very first time, please contact us on 07702 230983 so that we can note down your details for contact tracing purposes.
Please follow this link for the propers of the Mass which can be downloaded and printed at home.
Dear Supporters of the Traditional Mass in our diocese,
Over the last few days, many may have heard in the Catholic Press about discussions taking place in Rome whereby the Motu Proprio , Summorum Pontificum promulgated by Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI could be rescinded and the Traditional Mass once more suspended.
It is currently unknown whether such action is likely, it would have a large impact not only on ourselves but on the church worldwide, but it is a measure that i do not believe we, as supporters of the traditional Mass want to see.
The most important thing we can do individually and as the Catholic Faithful is to continue to pray for our priests and the continuation of the Traditional Mass in our Diocese and to fully support the Holy Mass in the Extraordinary Form wherever possible so that this gives a strong mandate for the continuation of its presence here in the Diocese of Menevia.
If there are people we know who might like to come to the Holy Mass, let us invite them to come along as well. All will be very welcome.
With Very Best Wishes
Tom Sharpling
Diocesan Representative of the Latin Mass Society
Dear Friends
Apologies for the late post. Holy Mass will take place today Sunday 30th for Trinity Sunday at 1pm Sacred Heart Morriston
We look forward to seeing you at t Mass
Pentecost Sunday - Holy Mass at Haverfordwest
Holy Mass will take place this Sunday, 23rd May at 3 p.m. at St David and St Patrick Haverfordwest.
Please note that this Mass requires your support. It is a relatively recent initiative to hold Holy Mass in the extraordinary form at Haverfordwest for those who are not able to travel to Swansea and Port Talbot, but it requires support if it is to continue.
Father Liam Bradley has kindly offered to celebrate the Mass with permission of the parish priest Father Matthew,
On Sunday we shall celebrate the joyful feast of Pentecost Sunday.
The propers of the Holy Mass can be found and downloaded here
Good Morning
Quick update to advise that Holy Mass is taking place today as planned at 1pm. Sacred Heart Morriston
We look forward to seeing you there
Dear readers
Unfortunately due to illness Holy Mass at Port Talbot Sandfields on Sunday 9th May is cancelled
ThAnk you for your understanding
Holy Mass at Haverfordwest Sunday 25th April
3PM
(John 16)
Holy Mass will be celebrated at St David and St Patrick, Haverfordwest this Sunday, 25th April by kind permission of the parish priest Father Matthew Roche-Saunders. Father Liam Bradley will be the celebrant.
It would be greatly appreciated if as many people as possible could attend Holy Mass on this occasion.
The Mass will be of the Third Sunday after Easter, during which the Gospel will tell us of how Jesus will leave us for a second time, foretelling His ascension and the sending of the Holy Spirit. The passion is presented as the necessary agonising period of birth of a Christian mankind.
The propers of the Holy Mass can be found by clicking on this link Propers of the Mass
Baptism and Holy Mass - Sacred Heart Morriston Sunday 18th April 12.30 p.m.
We are delighted to announce that on Sunday, Daniel and Rebecca will be baptised at Sacred Heart RC Church , Morriston, Swansea. The service will begin at 12.30 p.m. and all are welcome to attend provided that you have registered for contact tracing purposes.
Many congratulation to them both, as we welcome them into the Christian family.
The baptism will be followed at 1 p.m. by Holy Mass of the Second Sunday After Easter.
For those who do not have a missal, the Mass Propers can be found and printed from the following link
Also of note is that both the baptism service and the Holy Mass will be live streamed. You can find the link to the live streaming service at the following site
https://sacredheartmorriston.org.uk
This Sunday is also known as Good Shepherd Sunday. The Gospel tells us of the Good Shepherd. Jesus is indeed the Good Shepherd of our souls. He came to give his life for us.
Low Sunday - Holy Mass at 6 p.m. St Therese Sandfields , Port Talbot
For details of how to get to the church, please look at the Mass Locations page, or contact the parish directly on (01639) 884791.
For the propers of the Holy Mass of Low Sunday, please click here. It is possible to download and print this sheet if you do not have a missal.
Passiontide and Easter 2021
Please see the following times of Holy Mass in the Extraordinary Form for Passiontide and Easter in the Diocese
1st Sunday of the Passion Sunday 21st March , 4 p.m. Sacred Heart Morriston
2nd Sunday of the Passion - Sunday 28th March . 3 p.m. St. David and St Patrick, Haverfordwest
Easter Sunday - Sunday 7th March 1 p.m. Sacred Heart Morriston
Low Sunday - Sunday 14th March 6 p.m. St Therese , Sandfields Port Talbot
Please always check for any last minute alterations and cancellations by visiting the website , especially at this time of the coronavirus pandemic. Although the number of cases here is falling, please continue to observer the safety rules of sanitising hands on entry and the benches on departure, and wearing masks throughout the Mass except at Holy Communion.
Please note carefully the times of Holy Mass, which differ from one week to the next. In particular, with effect from Easter Sunday, note that Holy Mass at Sacred Hear Morriston will continue at 1 p.m. on the First Third and Fifth Sundays of each Month until further notice, which differs from the previous time of 4 p.m.
Due to exceptionally high demand, Holy Mass for Easter Sunday is by prior booking only. It would be helpful to let us know if you normally attend the Holy Mass but are unable to do so this Easter, so that we can allocate the seat to another individual or family. This can be done by calling or sending a text message to your local representatives, Tom and Elaine Sharpling, on 07702 230983. Many thanks for your understanding
Season of Lent 2021
Please see the following times of Holy Mass in the Extraordinary Form during Lent 2021
1st Sunday of Lent Sunday 21st February , 4 p.m. Sacred Heart Morriston
2nd Sunday of Lent - Sunday 28th February . 4 p.m. St. David and St Patrick, Haverfordwest
3rd Sunday of lent - Sunday 7th March 4 p.m. Sacred Heart Morriston
4th Sunday of Lent - Sunday 14th March 6 p.m. St Therese , Sandfields, Port Talbot
Please always check for any last minute alterations and cancellations by visiting the website , especially at this time of the coronavirus pandemic. Although the number of cases here is falling, please continue to observer the safety rules of sanitising hands on entry and the benches on departure, and wearing masks throughout the Mass except at Holy Communion.
A sincere thanks to al of our priests for offering the Mass in the Extraordinary Form
Propers of the Holy Mass can be found here Link to Propers
Please feel free to download and print these if you do not have a missal.
Kyrie from Mass XVII for Advent and Lent
Sexagesima Sunday Holy mass 4 p.m. Sacred Heart Morriston
Today's Gospel reading is the Parable of the Sower, taken from the Gospel according to Luke (8 4-15). On this Sexagesima Sunday, we consider that Jesus is our Redeemer, and by His saving doctrine gives life to souls
We are fortunate once again to be able to attend Holy Mass at 4 p.m. this Sunday, Sacred Heart Morriston by kind permission of Canon Jason Jones.
Please observe the usual precautions during the coronavirus pandemic and please wear masks throughout Holy Mass and sanitise hands upon entry and benches upon leaving the church. Many thanks for your kind assistance in helping us to keep our churches open.
Propers of the Holy Mass can be found here Link to Propers
Please feel free to download and print these if you do not have a missal.
"Arise, why steepest Thou , O Lord? arise, and cast us not off to the end"
Ps 43, 23-26 , Introit of the HolyMass
Septuagesima Sunday 4 p.m. Sunday 31st January Sacred Heart Morriston
We are fortunate once again to be able to attend Holy Mass at 4 p.m. this Sunday, Sacred Heart Morriston by kind permission of Canon Jason Jones.
Please observe the usual precautions during the coronavirus pandemic and please wear masks throughout Holy Mass and sanitise hands upon entry and benches upon leaving the church. Many thanks for your kind assistance in helping us to keep our churches open.
Propers of the Holy Mass can be found here Link to Propers
Please feel free to download and print these if you do not have a missal.
This Sunday also marks the start of the Season of Septuagesima. This is the pre-Lent season consisting of the Sundays of Septuagesima (70 symbolically), Sexagesima (60 symbolically) and Quinquagesima (50 symbolically) with the following Sunday, Quatragesima being the Sunday that marks the 40 days of Lent.
An interesting article about the Season can be found by clicking this link
Second Sunday After the Epiphany - 4 p.m. Sacred Heart Morriston
The marriage in Cana of Galilee is commemorated: the first miracle of Jesus. Mary, full of charity, asks of Jesus His first miracle. Jesus, at the request of His Mother, anticipates the hour appointed for the manifestation of His Divinity to His Disciples, so that He puts His power at the service of His love.
We are fortunate once again to be able to attend Holy Mass at 4 p.m. this Sunday, Sacred Heart Morriston by kind permission of Canon Jason Jones.
Please observe the usual precautions during the coronavirus pandemic and please wear masks throughout Holy Mass and sanitise hands upon entry and benches upon leaving the church
Propers of the Holy Mass can be found here http://www.extraordinaryform.org/propers/Epiphany2nd.pdf
Please feel free to download and print these if you do not have a missal.
HOLY MASS ON 3rd JANUARY 2021
Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus
A Happy New Year to you all
Please contact Elaine on 07702 230983 or email tom.sharpling@btinternet.com if you have not already done so to advise you will be attending and so the attendance sheet can be filled in for you.
Please wear masks throughout the Mass and sanitise hands on arrival and benches on departure.
The propers of the Holy Mass can be found and downloaded here
For those who are not able to attend Holy Mass in person for any reason, an online streaming of the Holy Mass in the Extraordinary form is available each Sunday from the Institute of Christ the King in New Brighton Shrewsbury Diocese. Their link can be found here https://icksp.org.uk/newbrighton/