INTERIM PERMISSION AND HOLY MASS AT HAVERFORDWEST SUNDAY 25th JULY

 Dear Friends, 

Thank you all for your ongoing support and prayer concerning the continuation of the Holy Mass according to the 1962 Missal in the Menevia Diocese. 

We are grateful to Archbishop George Stack for allowing Holy Mass to take place at St David and St Patrick, Haverfordwest  as planned,  at 3pm on Sunday 25th July. 

We are of course awaiting further direction regarding regulation of the Holy Mass according to the 1962 Missal,  but this is very welcome news.   We would be grateful if those who are able to attend would do so this Sunday to show our gratitude for this move, and in support of our priests, Canon Jason Jones, Father Paul Brophy and Father Liam Bradley who serve us in the celebration of the Holy Mass.  We are extremely grateful to them also.

We also express our gratitude to those priests who host the Traditional Mass in their parishes ,  and for the kind welcome they have extended to us over the months and years.

Should anybody wish to attend the Mass and be unsure about the location,  please visit out site at  https://meneviastabatmater.blogspot.com

There you will find detailed directions to each of our Mass Centres

 

We can also be contacted as follows 

Test or Mobile Phone   07702 230993  -  Elaine

text or Mobile Phone   07790579473    -  Tom 

email    tom.sharpling@btinternet.com

Please do not hesitate to contact us if there is anything you need to know.  

Of course there will be further updates as time goes by,  You can view these by visiting our website, as outlined above.  We expect there to be further direction once the full details of the new Motu Proprio have been studied,  but we remain prayerful and hopeful that the Holy Mass will be able to continue in the diocese on an ongoing basis

With Very Best Wishes 

Tom and Elaine Sharpling

Diocesan Representatives of the Latin Mass Society

Supporting the Traditional Latin Mass within the Catholic Diocese of Menevia

Suspension of Holy mass Pending response from Archbishop

 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 Mas Sunday 18th July

 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 

https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/248392/breaking-pope-francis-issues-restrictions-on-extraordinary-form-masses-in-new-motu-proprio#.YPFmTTb8lcY.twitter

With very best wishes

Tom Sharpling 

Holy Mass 3rd July at 1pm

 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