Vigil Mass Saturday 5th July

This week's Latin Mass will be offered at The Church of the Sacred Heart, Morriston, near Swansea at 5pm on Saturday 5th July.

As we approach the anniversary of Pope Benedict's Motu Proprio on 7th July you may find this brief video clip featuring the great Cardinal Arinze interesting in this context.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqnjgg1vNgU

And a copy of Pope Benedict's letter to the Bishops may be viewed HERE

Corpus Christi in Menevia

There will be a Missa Cantata (Newcastle Emlyn Schola) and procession at the Church of The Sacred Heart, Morriston, Nr Swansea, on Thursday 19th June at 7pm.

Please email this link to all of your contacts as it would be rewarding to see a good number turn out to honour Our Lord on this great feastday.

Thank you

Here is our Corpus Christi Mass from 2012, held in St Joseph's Cathedral, Swansea.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaVHqRIOBEk 

May and June Latin Mass Schedule for Menevia

May is Mary's month...

Programme for the Holy Mass (May/June 2014)

Date	Time	Sunday/Place
Sunday 25th May	12 noon St Joseph’s Cathedral	5th Sunday after Easter (Little Christmas)
Saturday 31st May	5pm Sacred Heart, Morriston	External Solemnity of the Ascension Missa Cantata
Saturday 7th June	5pm Sacred Heart, Morriston	Vigil of Pentecost
Sunday 15th June	No Mass	Father Jason away
Thursday 19th June	7pm Sacred Heart, Morriston	Corpus Christi Missa Cantata Procession of the Blessed Sacrament
Sunday 22nd June	12 noon St Joseph’s Cathedral	2nd after Pentecost
Sunday 29th June	3pm Sacred Heart, Morriston	Saints Peter and Paul Missa Cantata

With a mantilla twitch to Mrs ES for the info.

Please remember Professor Robin Whatley in your prayers - Robin is due to have an eye operation shortly.

Also, we welcome Daphne McBrearty to our Confraternity and hope to meet her after Mass soon.

Stabat Mater

"Make me feel as thou hast felt;
make my soul to glow and melt
with the love of Christ my Lord.

Let me share with thee His pain,
who for all my sins was slain,
who for me in torments died.

Let me mingle tears with thee,
mourning Him who mourned for me,
all the days that I may live." 

H/T Once I was a Clever Boy blog

Sunday 16th March....EF Mass at Morriston

The Sacred Heart, Morriston at 3pm on Sunday 16th March

                                         

                                                      Deus, in nomine tuo.......

Latin Mass in Llandrindod Wells Saturday 8th March

There will be a Vigil EF Mass at Our Lady of Ransom Church, Llandrindod Wells at 4pm today.

EF Mass on Sunday 2nd March - Quinquagesima Sunday

Lamenting the destruction of Jerusalem

There will be a Missa Cantata at 3pm at the Church of The Sacred Heart next Sunday.

For a full overview of the pre Lent season that began with Septuagesima, please click on the link below:



http://www.fisheaters.com/customsseptuagesima1.html

ALSO......Information on Chartres 2014 may be found HERE.  

Now is the time to apply for a place on this wonderful pilgrimage!

Latin Mass for Sunday 23rd February

Will be at 12.30pm at The Sacred Heart, Morriston.

Fundraising for Chartres

This year the Confraternity hopes to be able to assist with the funds necessary for three or more of our young people to take part in the Chartres Pilgrimage.

How wonderful to have the chance of embedding the seed of Faith in a person by aiding them to participate in what must be one of the most deeply spiritual pilgrimages of our times?

To this end we have opened a fundraising page to enable those who wish to make a donation, to do so easily.

There is no pressure to do so, it is a matter for one's private conscience. Contribute if you wish to, but, equally, do not contribute if you do not wish to; there are many financial pressures on all of us at present.

Here is the fundraising site WALES TO CHARTRES

Candles, this Saturday

The EF Mass on Saturday 1st February will be at 5pm at The Sacred Heart, Morriston.

This will be the Vigil Mass for Candlemas so please bring any candles you wish blessed with you (or, you may buy some from the candle stalls in church).

Sorry for giving misleading information after Mass last Sunday......candles ARE required.

Latin Mass this coming Sunday, 19th January, in Menevia.....

...will be at the church of The Sacred Heart, Morriston at 3pm

Mass for Sunday 12th January

Will be at St Therese of Lisieux at Sandfields at 5pm......as far as we know.

Sorry to be imprecise but it is very hard to get hold of Fr Brophy for confirmation of the Mass date and time.

His phone number is:   01639 884791 it may be advisable to check before going.

Latin Mass on Sunday 24th November...

...will be at St Joseph's Cathedral, Swansea at 12 noon.

And, the following Sunday, 1st December is the First Sunday of Advent.
There will be a Missa Cantata at The Sacred Heart, Morriston at 3pm

A few words on Advent from The Fisheaters website:

The focus of Advent is preparation for the coming of the Lord -- both in commemoration of His Nativity and His coming again at the end of time. Though most Protestants -- and far too many Catholics -- see this time of year as a part of the "Christmas Season," it isn't; the Christmas season does not begin until the first Mass at Christmas Eve, and doesn't end liturgically until the Octave of the Epiphany on January 14. It goes on in the spiritual sense until Candlemas on February 2, when all celebrations of Christ's Childhood give way to Septuagesima and Lent. The mood of this season is one of sombre spiritual preparation that increases in joy with each day, and the gaudy "Christmas" commercialism that surrounds it in the Western world should be overcome as much as possible. The singing of Christmas carols (which comes earlier and earlier each year), the talk of "Christmas" as a present reality, the decorated trees and the parties -- these things are "out of season" for Catholics; we should strive to keep the Seasons of Advent holy and penitential, always remembering, as they say, that "He is the reason for the Season."

Just a few facts about this blog

Some of you may, at times wonder why the Confraternity of the Holy Cross operates this blog.

First and foremost, of course, because it is a useful means of communication.

A means of letting Confraternity members aware of the dates and times of EF Masses in the Diocese.

But, you may not be aware of the numbers of people beyond Menevia, who view with interest (hopefully) all that is taking place here in Wales.

One interesting facet of blogs is that they are subject to interrogation; you can audit the numbers of people who view each 'post', you can tell which countries they come from.

You may even, if you have such a deep interest, subscribe to Stat Counters that will tell you the addresses of those who view the posts.

But, since we have been operating this form of information giving, you may be surprised to learn that we have had over 12,000 people coming to read our blog and, hopefully, taking heart from the development of the Latin Mass in Menevia.

This is not big in blogging terms, in fact, it is rather small.
But, for a blog aimed at giving out information to a small and specific audience, it is actually doing quite well.

Here is a breakdown of where they all came from, taken from 13th November 2014:-

United Kingdom	5463
United States	3008
Russia	1006
Germany	382
Latvia	134
Ukraine	118
Canada	100
Netherlands	99
France	97
Indonesia	90

Latin Mass, Sunday 17th November.....

...will be at 3pm at The Sacred Heart Morriston near Swansea.


Please remember prizes for our raffle, ticket sales to commence at the end of the month (for seminarian funds).

So far we have......




1 bottle of whisky     



1 bottle of wine            

1 bottle of Cava

Prizes do not have to be alcoholic......you could donate a tin of biscuits, lunch for two at Verdi's or a trip on the Orient Express! - (Boxes of chocolates also welcome).

Please pass any contributions, however small, to Sally after Mass, thank you.

Latin Mass Sunday 10th November

Will be at 5pm at the Church of St Therese of Lisieux, Sandfields, nr Port Talbot

The fresco painted by St Therese
in the Carmel Chapel at Lisieux

Oh! how I love Thee, Jesus! my soul aspires to Thee —

And yet for one day only my simple prayer I pray!

Come reign within my heart, smile tenderly on me,

To-day, dear Lord, to-day.

From the poem "My Song of today" by St Therese de Lisieux

Feast of Christ the King

There will be a Missa Cantata (Newcastle Emlyn Schola) to celebrate this great feast on Sunday 27th October at 3pm (preceded by the Rosary at 2.45pm) at the Church of The Sacred Heart, Morriston, Nr Swansea.

Fr Miguel Pro SJ, martyred for the Faith in Mexico in 1927.
He died with the words: "Long live Christ the King" on his lips

Hail Redeemer, King Divine

Hail Redeemer King divine!

Priest and Lamb, the throne is thine,

King, whose reign shall never cease,

Prince of everlasting peace.

Angels, saints and nations sing

"Praised be Jesus Christ, our King;

Lord of life, earth sky and sea,

King of love on Calvary."

King, whose name creation thrills

Rule our minds, our hearts our wills

Till in peace each nation rings

With thy praises, King of Kings. (to chorus...)

King most holy, King of Truth,

Guide the lowly, guide the youth

Christ thou King of glory bright

Be to us eternal light.(to chorus...)

Shepherd King, o'er mountains steep

Homeward bring the wandering sheep;

Shelter in one royal fold

States and kingdoms, new and old. (to chorus...)

WERDE MUNTER,

J. Schop, c. 1664.

20th October - Mission Sunday

Mass in the Extraordinary Form (22nd Sunday after Pentecost) will be at the Sacred Heart, Morriston at 3pm (Rosary at 2.45pm)

St Therese de Lisieux - Patron Saint of the Missions


A MORNING PRAYER WRITTEN BY ST. THERESE

O my God! I offer Thee all my actions of this day for the intentions and for the glory of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

 I desire to sanctify every beat of my heart, my every thought, my simplest works, by uniting them to Its infinite merits; and I wish to make reparation for my sins by casting them into the furnace of Its Merciful Love.

O my God! I ask of Thee for myself and for those whom I hold dear, the grace to fulfill perfectly Thy Holy Will, to accept for love of Thee the joys and sorrows of this passing life, so that we may one day be united together in heaven for all Eternity.

The Miracle of the Sun - October 13th 1917

The statue of Our Lady of Fatima at
the Church of The Sacred Heart, Morriston


"I want to tell you that a chapel is to be built here in my honour. I am the Lady of the Rosary. Continue always to pray the Rosary every day. The war is going to end, and the soldiers will soon return to their homes."

The words spoken by Our Lady of Fatima on October 13th 1917.

Sunday October 13th....

....EF Mass at Sandfields at 5pm .................and the anniversary of the Miracle of the Sun at Fatima....

O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, and lead all souls to heaven, especially those in most need of Thy mercy.