26 SUNDAY Fourth of Lent, Violet. Vespers of the
Sunday, suffrages. [In Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle commemoration in Mass of
the Octave of St Cuthbert. First Vespers of St Cuthbert with commemoration of
the Sunday. White. In Diocese of Plymouth, First Vespers of St Patrick (Meruit
supremos), commemoration of the Sunday. White.]
27 Monday Feria. Violet.
28 Tuesday Feria. Violet.
29 Wednesday Feria. Violet.
30 Thursday Feria. Violet.
31 Friday The Most Precious Blood of OUR LORD, greater
double. Creed. Preface of the Cross. Red. Plenary Indulgence.
1 Saturday Feria. Violet. [In dioceses of
Clifton, St David’s and Newport, and Plymouth, principal Mass of the BVM, Gloria,
one prayer and Creed; Litany of the BVM and Benediction. White.]
From this time to 8 July suffrages are not said. The
Crosses and Images are covered with purple veils till Good Friday and Holy
Saturday.
The parish of St Mary Chorley is served by the Revs John
Aylward and John O’Meara. On Sundays Mass is at 8.00, 9.15 and 10.45. Baptisms are at 1.30. Catechism is at 3.00.
Rosary, Sermon and Benediction at 6.30 except for first Sunday when Way of the
Cross and Benediction are at 6.30. On Holydays Mass at 4.45 (yes, 4.45) and
10.00. Weekday Mass at 8.00 and 8.30. On Thursday Instruction, Rosary and
Benediction at 7.30 pm.
In 2017 the parish is served by Fr Francis Marsden,
supported by Deacon Norman Arrowsmith.
Anticipated Mass on Saturday at 6.15. On Sundays Mass is at at 8.00 and
10.30. Catechesis for Year Four 11.45 to
12.45. At 4.00 pm Holy Hour – Adoration, Evening Prayer and Benediction.
Weekday Mass at 12.00 but see bulletin. Morning Prayer at 9.30 Monday, Tuesday
and Friday, and 8.40 on Wednesday. Rosary after Mass Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday. On Friday at 7.30 pm Stations of the Cross, Benediction and Holy
Communion. Confessions on Saturday 11.00 to 11.45.
4 comments:
As I have said before these are an excellent and illuminating series.
Until last week I was oblivious to local Octaves in Lent. I found the same when I looked in two copies of the Catholic Directory I have for 1893 and 1908. Van der Stappen mentions these local Octave and says they were be specific grant of the Holy See and ceased to be granted from 1895.
Good to see a rose-free Sunday too!
4.45 mass on holy days of obligation.Early enough for all but the very wierdest shifts, I suppose. And how many catholics actually had watches ? Clocks perhaps...
Incidentally it also destroys the purported justification of Pius XII for the innovation of evening Masses. Working people were willing in their devotion to go to Mass at a quarter past four. It is destructive to devotion to ''do away with it'' and destroy both the ancient Communion-fast and with it the rubric requiring Mass to be said ''no earlier than an hour before dawn and no later than 1 P.M.'' (Fortescue).
Concessions seem pretty invariably to lead to laxity and indevotion. A man I know makes a fasting journey of five hours to Mass. I should be very much surprised if any great number observed the ridiculous modern one-hour communion fast. When I was working (I am presently not well enough) I should have been delighted to go to Mass at 4.45.
One small erratum in the above: quarter-to-five was the time.
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