This blog is offered as a forum within which events to promote and celebrate the Traditional Catholic Latin Liturgy can be organised in the North of England. The idea emerged during conversations at the 2010 Low Week Latin Mass Society training course at Ushaw College.

Regular Sunday Masses in the North of England

St Mary's Brigg, Every Sunday 5 pm

St. Joseph's, Castleford, Every Sunday 3 pm

Sacred Heart, Broughton Hall, Skipton, 1st Sunday of Month 11.30 am

St Mary Magdalene, Penwortham, Preston Every Sunday 9 am

St Dominic's Priory, Newcastle, Every Sunday, 11.30 am

The Sacred Heart & English Martyrs, Thornley, Co Durham, Every Sunday 9.30 am

St Joseph's, Gateshead, Every Sunday 12 noon

St Mary's, Barnard Castle, Co Durham, Every Sunday 9 am

Our Lady Star of the Sea, Seaforth, Liverpool, Every Sunday 9.30 am

St Anthony's, Liverpool, Every Sunday 3 pm

English Martyrs', York, Every Sunday 6.30 pm

St Alphonsus, North Ormesby, 6 pm

Holy Name, Manchester, 4 pm

St Mary's, Gilbert Street, Halifax, Every Saturday 6 pm

St Catherine Laboure, Staningfield Lane, Farington P25 4QG, Every Sunday 11.30 am











Friday, 1 July 2011

Solemn Requiem for Fr John Shaw RIP



Bishop Malcolm McMahon is pictured here conducting the Absolution having presided in Mitre and Cope at the Solemn Requiem for Fr John Shaw, on Thursday 30th June.

Friday, 24 June 2011

Fr John Shaw RIP

Solemn Requiem in the presence of the Bishop
Thursday 30th June
12.30 pm Holy Cross Priory, Leicester.

Fr Shaw was a strong defender of the Faith and the Latin Liturgy in the Nottingham Diocese through many difficult years. Requiescat in Pace.

Sacred Heart of Jesus

Friday 1st July
Holy Souls' Church, Scunthorpe
7.00 pm Low Mass
followed by singing of Litany of the Sacred Heart

Ss Peter & Paul

Wednesday 29th June
Holy Souls' Church, Scunthorpe
Low Mass, 7.00 pm

Monday, 20 June 2011

Corpus Christi Holy Souls' Scunthorpe

Thursday 23rd June
Low Mass 7.00 pm
followed by Benediction

Tuesday, 14 June 2011

Our Lady, Star of the Sea - Seaforth: Feasts of Corpus Christi, SS Peter & Paul and Sacred Heart

Low Mass will be celebrated on all feasts (Thurs. June 23, Weds. June 29, Fri July 1) at 7.00pm.


Courtesy note: prior advice had related that there would not be a Corpus Christi Mass. However, Fr Ian O'Shea has since kindly agreed to celebrate for us on that feast.

Monday, 2 May 2011

The Rudgate Singers' 15th Anniversary Mass


Many of you will, I'm, sure, have heard of us. Some no doubt, will have heard us sing at various services that have taken place in the North of England over the last few years. What you may not know, is that the idea to form the choir originated in prison! I used to work for the Prison Service, and a chance conversation with one of the Catholic Chaplains where I worked (Fr. Richard Aladics) led to the first Rudgate Service which took place in the beautiful catholic church in Scarthingwell, back in June 1996, where amongst other pieces, we sang the Missa Papae Marcelli by Palestrina.



What we believed would be a one-off occasion (or annual at best) clearly didn't turn out to be the case, and we now approach our 15th Anniversary!

The 15th anniversary Mass will take place at St. Joseph's Church, Newby, Scarborough (YO12 6HT if you have satnav) on 18th June, 2011 at 3pm, and will, once again include the Missa Papae Marcelli. Other music is as follows:

Aichinger: Factus est repente
Tallis: Loquebantur variis linguis
Lotti: Regina Caeli

as well as the full Chant Proper of the Mass of Whit Saturday from the Graduale Romanum.

Fr. Stephen Maughan, who celebrated the historic Mass in York Minster earlier this year, has kindly agreed to be the Celebrant, for what we hope will be another special occasion.

Please do put the date in your diaries.