Holy Mass of 8th Sunday after Pentecost - 4 p.m. Sunday 26th July

Welcome back to Holy Mass in the Extraordinary Form in the Diocese


Dear Supporters of the Holy mass in the Extraordinary Form in the Diocese of Menevia.

Canon Jones has kindly offered to celebrate Holy Mass next Sunday 26th at 4 pm at Sacred Heart Morriston,  subject to the current government social distancing regulations.

As you know,  churches were able to re-open for public Mass for a limited number of congregation from last Sunday in Wales. Please see below for the current regulations, and details of registering attendance.

The propers of the Holy Mass can be viewed here


Current number of free seats is 16,  or 6 family rows plus 2 rows of two people


Holy Mass Booking Process


At Sacred Heart,  a system of registration has been introduced,  whereby people wishing to attend the Mass are asked contact us to register their prospective attendance.   Bookings can continue until numbers are full.   Similarly , people who for one reason or another are not able to attend the Mass are asked to contact us to withdraw the booking,  and this could mean others could attend instead.

We'll display available seating here, and update this as the week goes on.

Contact details are as follows 

Mobile Phone  (voice call or text message)  -  07702 230983 or 07790 579473
email   tom.sharpling@btinternet.com
via Canon Jones,  who can pass on the booking details to us.

We'll acknowledge messages as soon as possible.

Confessions will be available before Holy Mass at 3.30 p.m.

Thank you for your continued support of the Holy Mass in the Diocese, and for your patience and understanding at this time, 


Seating Plan

• Up to 6 people of the same family can occupy one row.

• For people of different households,  two people can occupy one row

Current Availability.

At the time of writing,  we have availability for 16 people from different households.   If several people from the same household register, additional people can be accommodated.

First Sunday of Lent - 1st March 2020

"Then Jesus saith to him: Begone, Satan! for it is written: The Lord thy God shalt thou adore, and Him only shalt thou serve. Then the devil left Him: and behold angels came, and ministered to Him".

Holy Mass will take place in the Extraordinary Form on Sunday 1st March at 4 p.m. at Sacred Heart Morriston.

All are welcome .

There will be refreshments served in the Parish Centre after Holy Mass and the opportunity for confessions before Holy Mass.

Please click here for the propers of the Holy Mass

Attende Domine (Hearken O Lord)

R. Hearken, O Lord, and have mercy, for we have sinned against Thee.

Crying, we raise our eyes to Thee, Sovereign King, Redeemer of all. Listen, Christ, to the pleas of the supplicant sinners. R.

Thou art at the Right Hand of God the Father, the Keystone, the Way of salvation and Gate of Heaven, cleanse the stains of our sins. R.

O God, we beseech Thy majesty to hear our groans; to forgive our sins. R.

We confess to Thee our consented sins; we declare our hidden sins with contrite heart; in Thy mercy, O Redeemer, forgive them. R.

Thou wert captured, being innocent; brought about without resistance, condemned by impious men with false witnesses. O Christ keep safe those whom Thou hast redeemed. R.

An interesting discussion about the virtue of fasting and abstinence can be found here, which was a holy given at a Traditional Mass in the USA.

Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary 2nd February

The Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Holy Mass will take place at Sacred Heart R.C Church ,  Morriston, Swansea on Sunday 2nd February at 4 p.m.

The propers of the Holy Mass will be for the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary,  which is otherwise known as Candlemas.

"The feast of Candlemas, which derives its origin from the local observance of Jerusalem, marks the end of the Feasts included in the Christmas cycle of the Liturgy.  It is perhaps the most ancient festival of Our Lady, commemorating not only the obedience of the Blessed Virgin to the Mosaic Law in going to Jerusalem forty days after the birth of her child, making the accustomed offerings,  but also the Presentation of Our Lord in the Temple, and the meeting of the Infant Jesus with the old man Simeon, the Occursus Domini, as the Feast was anciently termed".


This is the principle theme of the liturgy today , Jesus taken to the temple to "present Him to the Lord"

The propers of Holy Mass can be found by clicking here

Lumen ad revelation gentium

https://podtail.com/en/podcast/st-joseph-catholic-church-podcast/feast-of-the-presentation-lord-with-fr-daniel-kell/

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.