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1 March - April 2020 Newsletter of the SSPX in Great Britain and Scandinavia The increasing ambiguity and mystery of each successive theological paradigm indicates that they are less an attempt to better illuminate man’s path to his beatitude, and more an exercise in theological violence to bend the Church to a new purpose.

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Catechism Light of the World 26

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Paradigms to order

Rev. Fr. Robert Brucciani, District Superior

My dear faithful, It is a difficult text to understand, because post Vatican II theology In recent editions of Ite Missa is evolving by steps and each suc- Est, we have traced the demise of cessive iteration or paradigm is Christendom by assaults from with- increasingly unintelligible. Each out – the Protestant Reformation, new take on the Catholic Religion Rationalism, Atheism, Liberalism, is more mysterious and ambigu- Egoism. We have then shown how ous than the last, not because it the structure of the Church has approaches the heart of revealed been inverted since the Second mysteries which are beyond reason, Vatican Council because its mission but because it tries more boldly to is no longer to teach, govern and appropriate the Catholic Religion to sanctify, but to listen to the world. a purpose which is radically alien In this edition of the Ite Missa Est, to it. we present an abridged text of a discourse given by the Superior General, Don Davide Pagliarani, The Paradigms which describes the changes in theology that attempt to legitimise the The first paradigm of the new reli- effective apostacy of the hierarchy. gion, unveiled at the Second Vati-

6 March - April 2020 can Council, ignores the distinction conversion (cf. Catholic Tradition), between the natural and super- neither by man following his con- natural order, bringing God down science (cf. Dignitatis Humanae), to the level of men. The words but by the Incarnation, which “justification”, “supernatural” and sanctified all humanity whether “sanctifying grace”, for example, individuals knew it or not (cf. Re- are not used once in the Declara- demptor Hominis). In other words, tion, Dignitatis Humanae. Fur- men are already redeemed: the ob- thermore, the first paragraph of jective and subjective redemption the same document infers that the happened at the Incarnation - no law is no longer determined by the conversion is necessary for heav- order of creation and revelation (ie. en. Again, the word “justification” the natural law and the divine [re- which literally means “being put vealed] law), but by the individual right with God” does not appear conscience. once in the encyclical.

In consequence, given the objective The latest paradigm of Pope Fran- redemption wrought by Christ, no cis is the most radical. By the In- elevation of a soul to the super- carnation, God joined Himself to all natural order is deemed necessary creation – not just to men. Redemp- for the justification (i.e. subjective tion, therefore, is no longer about redemption) of the individual soul, welcoming the grace of conversion no membership of the Church is and living in conformity with really necessary, no sacraments God’s laws so that we may unite necessary, no particular religion ourselves to Him for all eternity in necessary: you can be saved in any heaven (cf. Catholic Tradition). Nei- religion or none at all so long as you ther is it about following one’s con- follow your conscience. science (cf. Dignitatis Humanae). Neither is it something to celebrate The second paradigm – champi- as having already happened (cf. Re- oned by Pope John Paul II – holds demptor Hominis). Redemption is that man was indeed redeemed about converting ourselves to serve by Christ, not by the fruits of the this deified earth. We are called to Passion being applied to individ- “ecological conversion” which is ual souls at the moment of their defined as the realisation, by means

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of an “encounter with Christ”, that church fit for the New World Order. we have a vocation to protect God’s It is diabolical genius. creation (§216-221).

While it is true that we must re- The Solution spect creatures, the clear impres- sion given to the reader is that a This year, the Society of St. Pius X conversio ad creaturas is more celebrates its 50th anniversary. Our important than a conversio ad history reflects in part the struggles Deum (which, strangely enough, of the mortal condition of its mem- is St. Thomas’ definition of sin). bers, in part the nefarious assaults This disordered love of the earth from without, but, by the grace of is particularly dangerous, not only God, the Society has been faithful because it appears to put earth in to her mission of combating the cri- the place heaven, but because it sis in the Church by forming priests encourages the belief that man is who both teach the Catholic Faith actually a threat to the new heav- in season and out of season and en. Such a belief is but a step away sanctify souls by the administra- from the barbaric nihilism of the tion of the sacraments. culture of death. It is important for our brother priests and faithful to appreciate The Purpose the role that the Society has played in the crisis. Where would we be The increasing ambiguity and mys- now if Archbishop Lefebvre had not tery of each successive paradigm taken a courageous stand against indicates that they are less an an entire hierarchy who were attempt to better illuminate man’s wittingly or unwittingly working path to his beatitude, and more an for the destruction of the visible exercise in theological violence to Church? Where would we be now bend the Church to a new purpose. if hundreds of young men had not There is no longer a need for grace, joined her ranks to fight what ap- no longer a need for conversion, pears to be the biggest battle in the no longer a need for law, no longer history of the Church? Even today, a need for heaven. We now have a the Society, together with her af-

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Law (path to heaven) to (path Divine Law: both natural and revealed Immanent law of conscience necessary Not Sustainable UN Development Goals ?

Church Role of the Role Teach Govern Sanctify Di alogue Accompany Bless Reveal man to himself as already saved Listen in the theological spaces

heaven) Subjective Redemption (how we get to to we get (how Supernatural grace and conversion necessary supernatural No but conversion grace, necessary supernatural No no conversion grace, necessary supernatural No but grace, “Ecological conversion” necessary

gates of gates of opened) (how the the (how Objective Objective Redemption heaven were Christ’s Christ’s Incarnation happened Not yet Christ’s Christ’s Incarnation, Passion , Life, Death , Resurrection and Ascension

Heaven Dwelling place the of God, angels and all humanity Mother Earth in perfect harmony Dwelling place the of God, angels and the saints

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Religion

Paradigms Religion vs The Catholic Catholic The Catholic Catholic II Vatican JP II Pope Redemptor H ominis Pope Francis – Laudate si & Amazonian Synod This table illustrates how the paradigms have shifted. [Note: it is difficult to discern a clear teaching in all to discern a clear it is difficult [Note: shifted. have the paradigms how illustrates This table by multiple may be qualified that propositions contains every document II - Vatican since the publications broad lines of explicit, but the are heresies few or heretical; them either orthodox to make distinctions table in the statements The texts. the the actions of those who promulgate discernible as are are heresy texts.] wordy and unclear of long, distillations the “best-fit” are

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filiated communities, is the only and all the saints, will remain. We organised ecclesiastical body who are all on the frontline now and we is able and willing to denounce the need you to join the spiritual fight. project of destruction that plays it- Crowns are all stacked neatly and self out. She is the only ecclesiasti- waiting for souls to claim them! cal body that has not compromised in one way or another with the Please accept my wishes for a fer- revolution. vent Lent and truly happy Easter.

In Jesu et Maria, Help us Rev. Robert Brucciani

As the crisis deepens and the forces of evil become stronger and bolder, our Society needs your support more than ever before. As I have said before, Catholics must not look Other news to the Society as a petrol station for sacraments. They must attach The five-day pilgrimage to Lourdes themselves to her chapels as they is now booked-up. If you would would to a parish; they must par- still like to go, you can book ac- ticipate in her ecclesiastical life to commodation through the SSPX deepen their faith by catechetical and benefit from a modest rate (50€ instruction, by beautifying her litur- per night) in the same hotel as the gy, by their care for her chapels, by pilgrims of the district. For more helping her apostolate, by joining information, email Miss Monica her ranks as members of her Third Marshall: Order. They must raise up their [email protected] children to be priests and religious in her. They must send their chil- Summer camps for boys and girls dren to her schools if they are not are an excellent opportunity for able to educate them at home. children to learn catechism, the liturgy and violent games, and to The new paradigms-to-order will make Catholic friends. For more pass away; Catholic orthodoxy, by information, email: the grace of God, by the interces- [email protected] sion of the Blessed Virgin Mary [email protected]

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Tradition's Response

to Conciliar Ecclesiology

Rev. Fr. Davide Pagliarani, Superior General

During the XVth Congress of the then see how the causes of both Courier of Rome held 18th Jan- continuity and newness reduce to a uary 2020 on the theme "Is there single basic principle. a risk of schism in the Church today?" Rev. Davide Pagliarani, Superior General of the Society of Novelty and continuity in the Saint Pius X, gave the closing talk, pontificate of Pope Francis entitled "The Response of Tradi- tion to Conciliar Ecclesiology". The novelty of Pope Francis is best seen in the conclusion of his encyc- As the years go by, it is clear that lical Laudato si. He synthesizes the ongoing crisis in the Church this long encyclical in one principle is a continuation of the revolution in paragraph 245: wrought by the Second Vatican Council. Presently, however, there In the heart of this world, the appears to be an acceleration of the Lord of life, who loves us so revolution and a new contribution: much, is always present. He a novelty introduced by Pope Fran- does not abandon us, he does cis. This is the subject of the first not leave us alone, for he has part of my conference. We shall united himself definitively to

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our earth, and his love con- The triumph of personalism stantly impels us to find new ways forward. The great intuition of the Council and the great axis of the pontifi- God has "united Himself definitive- cate of John Paul II is the idea that ly to our earth": is this an original by His incarnation, Our Lord, in statement in relation to the Council a certain way, united Himself to and in relation to all that was heard every man (cf. Vatican II, Pastoral after the Council? Yes. It is a new Constitution Gaudium et Spes, 7th and original affirmation, but it is December 1965, no. 22 § 2). This is also an acceleration in the direction the underlying idea of Redemptor set by the Council, for the Council hominis, the programmatic encyc- tried to push the Church in a mod- lical of John Paul II. ernist “immanentist” direction [i.e. seeing the faith and the moral law If Christ is already united to every as coming from within] with a new man, then the Church’s mission conception of Revelation, a new is simply to help all men become conception of Faith, and therefore a aware that they are already united new mission of the Church. to Christ, that they are already saved in some way. Therefore, the Church must be a witness; evan-

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gelisation properly speaking is what a man is – his nature and transformed into witness, and this hence the natural law - but how he witness is that of the People of God relates to others]. which is a sacrament - a sign in the midst of humanity - of that union which the Word already has with From the person to the earth every man. Remember well this notion: the per- This perspective is profoundly person is a relationship which means sonalist. It emphasizes the person that he subsists in the measure [rather than being as the founda- that he gives himself; but to give tion of reality and morality]; the himself, he must be free. Here we person who is already "dignified" have - in relationship and freedom - by this union that he has, in some the two great pillars of the morality way, with the Word, and of which of Pope John Paul II. With Pope he must become aware. Francis, however, this morality is outdated. There is no break [it This personalistic perspective remains personalist], but it is out- produces a demanding morality dated because Christ did not simply because the person - in the per- unite himself to every man, Christ spective of the Council and of united himself to the earth. The John Paul II in particular - is a problem is no longer a problem of relationship, it is a being for, it is a making people aware that they are being that subsists and flourishes saved; it is not denied of course, but in itself in as much as it gives itself. the perspective of Francis is more [Therefore, to be perfect, a person radical. In a certain sense, it is even must be in harmony with others by simpler. The immanentist germ, one his unselfish giving to others.] In might say, produces riper fruit. consequence, Pope John Paul II's teachings on the family are quite In the new perspective proposed traditional - at least in their conclu- by Pope Francis, a deeper appre- sions - if we compare them with the ciation of the connectedness of teachings of Pope Francis, but the God, man and the earth gives rise general perspective is profoundly to a new moral code by which the personalist [i.e. Pope John Paul II’s respect for nature is the same as morality is not concerned with respect for God and neighbour [be-

14 March - April 2020 cause nature, man and God are all important relationship of man right divine]. This is the great intuition now is with the earth. The moral of Laudato si. The forest becomes requirement has been reduced to a "theological place" [a place where harmony and balance with the doctrine may be learnt]. But not world - very little in the end. only the forest, in this perspective everywhere is a theological It must be understood that the place: the sea is also a theological whole Church is expected to enter place; every part of humanity is a into this new perspective. The Syn- theological place; every people is od on the Amazon was not just a a theological place in the measure privileged moment consecrated to that it is considered in itself, in its the consideration of a region and its true, authentic identity. The Final particular problems. It was a stage Document of the Synod claims that upon which a new paradigm was youth itself is a theological place. launched, a model that the whole Church must follow. It was a call to universal "integral ecology" and The Church attentive to the "ecological conversion". environment, to youth and to the world In this “ecological conversion” we see yet another difference between Thus, the model to be followed is Pope John Paul II and Pope Fran- the forest and the youth as theo- cis: the mission of the People of logical places. It is necessary to be God becomes passive. With Pope in harmony with oneself and with John Paul II, we still have a Church, the environment, with nature, with a People of God that has the mis- the cosmos, but all from a perspec- sion to be a witness of something tive that denies original sin. The to humanity, to bear witness to relationship of a soul to Christ is Christ's union with each person. almost left out of this paradigm. Today, with Francis, the Church be- A diminution of the importance of comes a disciple, it is a Church that the relationship between the soul no longer has anything to teach, and Christ is already evident in the it is a Church that listens, it is a perspective of Pope John Paul II, Church that observes. It is always but under Pope Francis it becomes a sacrament of something, yes, but more distant still, because the most this time it is in a much more pas-

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sive way. It is a Church that must agree, but we cannot deny that con- undergo an "ecological conversion". temporary and revolutionary cul- It is a Church that must convert it- ture has given women a completely self and not others; it must convert new role [which is regrettably itself in order to be able to listen to against her nature]. As a listener to others. And therefore, its exempla- the world, the Church accepts what ry role, its role as a "sacrament of she hears from the world as revela- the human race", to use the Coun- tion. Consequently, she has worked cil's expression, becomes a role hard to introduce women into the of listening. She sets an example organization of the Church [and because she is the first one who even into the sanctuary], giving listens. them leadership roles and positions of authority [and ministerial func- tions]. The Final Document of the Consequences of the doc- Synod on the Amazon concludes trine of Pope Francis with a whole chapter devoted to women. It is "the time for women’s presence” says the Document, in The Church must assimilate the Chapter V, which then proposes phenomena of the world "new paths for synodal conversion.” If Christ is united to the earth, Di- vine Revelation through the earth Desacralisation of what the continues. God continues to reveal Church holds most dear Himself, not only in the conscious- Another consequence of this new ness of men, as post-conciliar tra- perspective is seen in Pope Francis dition would have it, but in the very deliberate attempts to desacralise life of the world in which there are the sacred and use expressions so many “theological spaces”. The that shock. For example, he said Church listens to the world, always in a sermon in December 2019 that ready to introduce into its struc- Our Lady as Co-Redemptrix is non- tures, into its way of thinking, what sense! He also insulted missionar- emerges from the life of the world. ies of the past by saying that their A concrete example of this listen- preaching of the Gospel was like ing to the world might be seen in throwing stones instead of listen- the debate surrounding the role of ing... These expressions are shock- women in the Church. We may dis- ing. What should we think of them?

16 March - April 2020 We must understand that Pope also see the emergence of the most Francis does not have a simple de- radical sort of immanentism which sire to shock or to show contempt; assimilates God to His creation it goes much deeper than that. In making the adoration of God im- any revolution, it is necessary to possible. It is tragic, but it is logical. desacralise a respected object in order to overthrow it. Desacral- Man truly does have a place in cre- isation of what is sacred in the ation, but a special place, because Catholic religion helps men liberate he is different from other creatures: themselves from the idea that they man is created with reason in order must give account to a transcend- that he may worship God. Man is ent God. Instead, they must look not God; God transcends man and for God within themselves. This is all creation. In so far as I recognise Pope Francis’ intention. the abyss between God and the world, I am able to worship God. The desacralisation of the Pope’s And if God became man, it was to authority and prestige is another teach us to how best to worship example. If the Church is to be Him as the transcendent God a listening Church rather than a teaching, governing and sanctifying Church, then it has no more use Moving away from fables and for the Pope’s authority and pres- returning to the mission of tige. This explains Pope Francis’ the Son of God shocking gestures; his behaviour is not the consequence of simple What did Our Lord do in his hu- vulgarity, or excessive simplicity, manity? What is the purpose of but of calculated disrespect. Anoth- his priesthood? He says it himself; er object of desacralisation is the these are the first words of Our priesthood which is being trans- Lord as soon as he enters the world: formed from something holy into to "Behold, I come to do Thy will, O something political. God" (Heb 10:9). It is in the accom- plishment of the Father's will that To conclude this section, we see Our Lord, man and priest, submits that there is continuity with the himself totally to the Passion and Second Vatican Council in the Cross. teachings of Pope Francis, but we The whole life of Our Lord is a long

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uninterrupted act of adoration. It Tradition's triple response to is magnificent! It is the exact oppo- the conciliar crisis site of the perspective into which the Church is entering with this Now, let us discern the answer of "ecological conversion" [which is Tradition. It will be articulated in adoration of the earth]. It is not just three parts. a mistake, it is not just a deviation, it is an abomination! We ourselves Our Lady of the Rosary and the cannot calculate the gravity of this, Salvation of the Church nor even find the words to express The first answer is the Blessed Vir- it. And they would have us believe gin who crushes all heresies with that this is the only way the Church the Rosary. We must not commit an can go today, that there is no other error analogous to that of the mod- possible way. It is written. ernists who seek new answers to new errors. Errors are new, yes, but It would seem that these words of the germs that produce them are Sacred Scripture may be applied: always the same, and therefore the "For there shall be a time when remedy is the same: the Rosary. It is they will not endure sound doc- to Our Lady that Our Lord entrust- trine but, according to their own ed the Church and entrusted the desires, they will heap to them- Faith. It is she who crushes, who selves teachers having itching will crush all heresies. When? We ears: And will indeed turn away do not know. Maybe we will have to their hearing from the truth, but wait a little longer. Have we hit rock will be turned unto fables. But be bottom? vigilant, labour in all things, do the work of an evangelist, fulfil What is certain is that the solution your ministry. Be sober” (4 Tim will be through the Blessed Virgin 4:3-5). and the Rosary; we have a part to play here, a very important part. Here we are. This whole Laudato It is through this prayer that God si encyclical is a fable: hundreds of will give life again - in a miraculous paragraphs, hundreds of fables. The way no doubt - because humanly highest authority in the world who speaking there is no hope. But God teaches all men, all men without has His time, His plan and His way; distinction, fables. It's unbelievable! we have already experienced it,

18 March - April 2020 we know it if we know the history grace, from Our Lord to accomplish of the Church. God wants to show that mission. He was a reformer par the divinity of His Church and He excellence primarily by the exam- always does this by leaving us for a ple of his life: he perfectly embod- time in situations that are humanly ies the great ideals of the Gospel, inextricable; yes, this brings out the and his influence was capable of holiness of the Church more. changing all of Christianity.

St. Francis of Assisi Now, the charism proper to the But there is also, I think, a figure figure of St. Francis is inexhaust- that can help us and that deserves a ible: the example of the life of word tonight, and that is the figure St. Francis and his writings will of St. Francis. This Pope, despite have a capacity to transform souls being a Jesuit, chose the name and to transform the Church until Francis. We understand why; after the end of time. He is a charismatic a few years, we understand him figure and his charism transcends well. The synod for the Amazon time. Everyone is touched by this began on the feast of St. Francis. charism; it provokes conversions The encyclical we have spoken of even outside the Church; it has an - the central axis of Pope Francis' aura. Now, since one cannot deny pontificate - begins with the words the force of this charism, the only of the Canticle of the Creatures of way to arrest its influence is to St. Francis' Laudato si. He has the denature it: it must be channelled very clear intention of appropriat- towards an end other than that for ing a great saint of the Church, a which it was given to St. Francis. great reformer, and I would like to The same thing was done to the dwell on this for a few moments. figure of Our Lord. Our Lord could There are truths and conclusions to not be denied; the historical figure be drawn from this. of Our Lord cannot be denied at all, but there is a whole rationalist St. Francis has been much abused exegesis that tries to diminish the in the last fifty years because he figure of Our Lord in order to deny was given a specific mission from His miracles, to deny His divinity Our Lord at the beginning of the and subvert His mission. 13th century to reform the Church. He was given a charism, a special

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St. Francis, therefore, has been over the last few years, but these made the saint of ecology and na- reactions are disparate. Is there ture, channelling his charism to anything that the Society can do something completely foreign to to encourage all of these disparate the person and mission of the Pov- conservative reactions together? erello. But St. Francis shows us the error of Pope Francis. St. Francis Considering that the reactions are possessed the supernatural gift of diverse, each one has its time and science [knowledge] to an exempla- its own perception of the crisis in ry degree and the gift of science has the Church. The answer is very sim- two sides. The gift of science is that ple: all these reactions and all those motion of the Holy Ghost that takes that may come in the future need a us, when admiring nature, immedi- reference that does not move; they ately to the Creator, but at the same need an exemplary cause [a perfect time it makes us grasp the inanity example]. We must not think that of creatures: this is something that in order to encourage reactions the modernists do not say. Crea- against the various manifestations tures are beautiful in the measure of the revolution, we need to lower that they reflect the perfections of the bar a little. No, because if we God, but they are nothing in com- lower the bar, if we remain silent parison to God. While Pope Francis over a certain issue to appeal to would like to appropriate St. Fran- one group, for example, we relin- cis to lead souls to earth to listen quish our position as an exemplary to creatures, we must follow St. cause of Tradition. The greatest, Francis in his conformity to Christ most precious service that we so that those same creatures may can render to the Church at this lead us to heaven. moment is to offer an example of integral Tradition: to show it in its The Society of St. Pius X entirety and to preach it in its en- The last response is particular to tirety without diminishing it in any the Society of St. Pius X. What can way. We must not move; this is what we do as a Society? As individuals, those who are reacting now need. of course, we must seek holiness, And afterwards, each one will walk but what can the Society do? We at his own pace. have seen various conservative reactions to the radical changes

20 March - April 2020 Our role is not a purely human role: tic, it is impossible to have a Catho- we are called to be an instrument lic life if one follows the encyclical in a work which is beyond us. It has Laudato si, putting into practice its been said that the Rosary should principles. Living life of the integral be recited because it is the means faith is the most precious service given to us by Providence to com- we can offer to these souls. bat heresy. How it works to crush heresy is beyond us. We should Sometimes we are accused of not simply pray it as requested. Simi- having a sense of the Church, we larly, we should adhere to integral are accused of looking at ourselves, Tradition because God is asking at our chapels, at our own devel- us to be the example by which we opment, without worrying about help the Church and by which souls the need that the Church has to are saved. We are not the ones who re-appropriate Tradition, without are going to resolve the crisis of looking at the need that souls have the Church, but Providence has put to re-appropriate and benefit from us in this position in spite of our- the Tradition of the Church. This selves. Ours is indeed a privileged accusation not true. It is because position that allows us to freely wit- we love the Church that we cannot ness our faith and to freely shout move a millimetre. It is not only to out our attachment to the Church preserve our communities, but it is of always and to her Tradition. to preserve something that we have received, which does not belong to Let us think of those souls for us and which we must offer to all whom Catholic life is no longer pos- without distinction, and that is why sible in parishes. We must be realis- we must not change one iota.

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Love of nature

Extract from The Four Loves

C. S. Lewis

This great work of a great author that nature does not teach. The ten- (and unwitting Catholic apolo- dency to take her as a teacher gist) puts order into our under- is obviously very easily grafted on standing of the various acts of to the experience we call "love of love and objects of love. In The nature." But it is only a graft. While Four Loves, C. S. Lewis does not we are actually subjected to them, see nature as a 'theological place' the "moods" and "spirits" of nature where we learn theology, but as a point no morals. Overwhelming classroom where we learn the 'lan- gaiety, insupportable grandeur, guage of images' in order to know sombre desolation are flung at you. what a philosophical or theologi- Make what you can of them, if you cal proposition means. must make at all. The only imperative that nature utters is, "Look. Listen. Attend." Likings and loves of the sub-human The fact that this imperative is so often misinterpreted and sets If you take nature as a teacher she people making theologies and pan- will teach you exactly the lessons theologies and antitheologies all of you had already decided to learn; which can be debunked does not this is only another way of saying really touch the central experience

22 March - April 2020 itself. What nature-lovers - whether they are Wordsworthians or people with "dark gods in their blood" get from nature is an iconography, a language of images. I do not mean simply visual images; it is the "moods" or "spirits" themselves the powerful expositions of terror, gloom, jocundity, cruelty, lust, inno- cence, purity that are the images. In them each man can clothe his own belief. We must learn our theology or philosophy elsewhere (not sur- prisingly, we often learn them from theologians and philosophers).

But when I speak of "clothing" our belief in such images I do not mean anything like using nature for sim- iles or metaphors in the manner of the poets. Indeed I might have said "filling" or "incarnating" rather than clothing. Many people - I am one myself - would never, but for what nature does to us, have had any content to put into the words we must use in confessing our faith. Nature never taught me that there exists a God of glory and of infinite majesty. I had to learn that in other ways. But nature gave the word glory a meaning for me. I still do

But nature gave the word 'glory' a meaning for me. I still do not know where else I could have found one. The coast of Kerala, India at sunset.

23 Philosophy

not know where else I could have In some fashion. But not perhaps found one. I do not see how the in so direct and simple a fashion "fear" of God could have ever meant as we at first might suppose. For to me anything but the lowest pru- of course all the facts stressed by dential efforts to be safe, if I had nature-lovers of the other school never seen certain ominous ravines are facts too; there are worms in and unapproachable crags. And if the belly as well as primroses in nature had never awakened certain the wood. Try to reconcile them, or longings in me, huge areas of what I to show that they don’t really need can now mean by the "love" of God reconciliation, and you are turning would never, so far as I can see, from direct experience of nature— have existed. our present subject—to metaphys- ics or theodicy or something of that Of course the fact that a Christian sort. That may be a sensible thing can so use nature is not even the to do; but I think it should be kept beginning of a proof that Christi- distinct from the love of nature. anity is true. Those suffering from While we are on that level, while we Dark Gods can equally use her (I are still claiming to speak of what suppose) for their creed. That is nature has directly “said” to us, we precisely the point. Nature does must stick to it. We have seen an not teach. A true philosophy may image of glory. We must not try to sometimes validate an experience find a direct path through it and be- of nature; an experience of nature yond it to an increasing knowledge cannot validate a philosophy. Na- of God. The path peters out almost ture will not verify any theological at once. Terrors and mysteries, or metaphysical proposition (or not the whole depth of God’s counsels in the maimer we are now consid- and the whole tangle of the history ering); she will help to show what of the universe, choke it. We can’t it means. get through; not that way. We must make a détour—leave the hills and And not, on the Christian premises, woods and go back to our studies, by accident. The created glory may to church, to our Bibles, to our be expected to give us hints of the knees. Otherwise the love of nature uncreated; for the one is derived is beginning to turn into a nature from the other and in some fashion religion. And then, even if it does reflects it. not lead us to the Dark Gods, it will

24 March - April 2020 I do not see how the "fear" of God could have ever meant to me anything but the lowest prudential efforts to be safe, if I had never seen certain ominous ravines and unapproachable crags ... or crashing waves. Orphan boys of Palayamkottai, India learning the language of images. lead us to a great deal of nonsense. this to the love of nature seem to be those who retain it. This is what But we need not surrender the love one should expect. This love, when of nature—chastened and limited it sets up as a religion, is begin- as I have suggested—to the de- ning to be a god—therefore to be bunkers. Nature cannot satisfy the a demon. And demons never keep desires she arouses nor answer the- their promises. Nature “dies” on ological questions nor sanctify us. those who try to live for a love of Our real journey to God involves nature. Coleridge ended by being constantly turning our backs on insensible to her; Wordsworth, by her; passing from the dawn-lit fields lamenting that the glory had passed into some poky little church, or (it away. Say your prayers in a garden might be) going to work in an East early, ignoring steadfastly the dew, End parish. But the love of her has the birds and the flowers, and you been a valuable and, for some peo- will come away overwhelmed by ple, an indispensable initiation. its freshness and joy; go there in order to be overwhelmed and, after I need not say “has been.” For in a certain age, nine times out of ten fact those who allow no more than nothing will happen to you. The Light of the World series is the 1954 Syllabus of Religious Knowledge in Scotland and based upon the Catechism of Catholic Doctrine (Penny Catechism 1933). This is the only known primary school textbook series which is written for the Penny Catechism. The series can be found in its entirety at: http://www.straphaelshomeschool.co.uk/the-light-of-the-world/ The Light of the World series is always. the 1954 Syllabus of Religious Knowledge in Scotland and based upon the Catechism of Catholic We cannot see Him because He is Doctrine (Penny Catechism 1933). a Spirit. A spirit is invisible but is This is the only known primary a real person. God is invisible. He school textbook series which is has no body but He is with us at written for the Penny Catechism. every moment of the day and night The series can be found in its watching over us and loving us. entirety at: http://www.strapha- Angels are spirits and our souls are elshomeschool.co.uk/the-light-of- spirits. When we shut our eyes and the-world/ think, it is the spirit part of us that does the thinking. We could go on thinking even if we had no arms or 1. God legs or body.

We each have a father on earth God made us and He made all the whom we can see and love, and angels, but no one made God. He who is very good to us. We also lives by His own power and is per- have Our Father in Heaven, God. fect in every way. We say He is the He made us and we belong to Him. Supreme Spirit because He is high- He loves us and takes care of us er and greater and more important

27 Liturgy

than anyone else. We cannot see and living God Who made this God because He is a Spirit but we world and us. They knew, because know what He is like because Our God had sent holy men to tell them Lord came to tell us. God is good about Himself. and kind and merciful. When we have done anything wrong, He is There are still pagans to-day. ready to forgive us if we own up to Priests, Brothers and Nuns go out Him and are sorry. He is also very to these pagans and teach them just. If we wish to please Him and about the true God Who made to go to live with Him in Heaven, Heaven and earth and all things by we must do as He tells us by keep- His Divine Power. ing His Commandments. Some of the things we hear about Q. Who is God? God are so wonderful that we can- Q. Why is God called the Su- not understand them fully. They are preme Spirit? God's Mysteries, but we know that Q. Has God a body? they are true because He has told Q. Where is God? us about them. Q. Does God see us? Q. Is God good, just and merci- One of these Mysteries is that al- ful? though there is only one God, there are three Divine Persons in God. These three Persons are the Father, 2. The Blessed Trinity the Son and the Holy Ghost. This Mystery is the Mystery of the Bless- The Church teaches us about God ed Trinity. Our Lord Himself spoke and tells us that there is only one many times of His Father and of the God. No one made Him. He is the Holy Ghost. Creator of all things and all people. He is the one, true and Iiving God. Q. Is there only one God? Pagans are people who do not Q. Are there three Divine Per- know about the one, true God. They sons in the one God? think that there are many gods or Q. Is the Father God? that the sun and moon and stars Q. Is the Son God? are gods. Q. Is the Holy Ghost God? Q. Are these three Divine Per- The Jews knew about the one, true sons three Gods? 3. God gave me life choose to do what He tells me. If I know Him and love Him and serve GOD made all things, everything Him in this world, I shall be happy we can see in this world and spirits with Him forever in Heaven. whom we cannot see. The rocks and the earth and the sea and the Q. Who made you? sky are not living things. Plants and Q. Why did God make you? animals and human beings are living things.

God gave trees and flowers and vegetables one kind of life. We call it plant life. They need water and food which they take in through their roots. They grow; their seeds can be planted and will produce other trees or flowers or vegetables like themselves.

God gave another and better kind of life to animals. They can take in food and grow and have little animals like themselves. They can also move about, see, hear, taste, smell, feel and remember.

God has given human beings an even better kind of life.

We can do all the things an animal can do but God has given us a mind and a will. WE are able to think and to choose. With my mind I can think about God and get to know Him better. I can think kind and good things about other people. With my will I can love God and X Of your charity please pray for the souls of

Mr. Claude Lawrence of Ibstock who died on 24th December 2019 Mrs. Zita Martinez of Grantham who died on 20th January 2020 Mr. John Middlehurst of Liverpool who died on 2nd February 2020 Mr. Brian Martelli of London who died on 16th February 2020 Mr. George Nicholson of Manchester who died on 20th February 2020 Mr. Edward Atkinson of Downham Market who died on 22nd February 2020

Please also pray for the following whose anniversaries occur about this time

March ARCHBISHOP MARCEL LEFEBVRE, Father Jeremiah Donovan, Father Augustine Cummins, C.S.S.R, Fa- ther Guy Bouvier, Father Geoff Hilton, Cyril Empson, E. Watkins, Mrs. P. Fooks, Helen Guy, Robert Mal- colm, Roy Hawkins, Bernard Kenworthy-Browne, Hannah Prior, Mrs. O’Farrell, Michel Flaherty, Joseph Pacholack, William Thomas, Henry Vaughan, Mrs W. Thomas, Dr. Mather, Mary Osborne, Hubert Lewis, Mary Jones, Rosa Garrett, Colonel McSweeney, Bessie I’Anson, Leonard Hurst, Maxwell McGrath, Mol- lie Redmond, Guy Stanhope-Pearce, Norah Firth, Mary Kelleher, Florence Bradley, Lilian Baker, Veronica Salisbury, Leonard Costello, Betty Cullen, Charles Allison, Thomas Leetch, Elizabeth Rowbury, James McMullen, Walter Hunt, Richard FitzMullen, Andrew Martin, Constance Clarke, Teresa Brown, Bridget Sul- livan, George Shea, Francis Buckingham, Valerie Pollard, Veronica Brucciani, Maisie Woodward, Charles Tannant, Hugh Forshaw, Cyril Begley, William Vinton, Agnes Callaghan, Valentina Libietis, Janet Wheildon, Bridget Duffy, Mary Mulligan, Teresa Welch, James Boyle, Thomas Parker, Joseph Drury, Eric Morley, Evelyn Cundy, Frank Wilkin, Ruth Carbery, Robert Wood, Carmen McAsey, Sister Moira, Josephine Rich- ardson, John Joseph Barry, Marcia Thompson, Margaret Pennicott, Peter D. E. Budden, James O’Hare, Madeleine Primavesi, Dorothy Hardern, Martin Martinez Snr; Joan Sullivan, Kathleen Bryce, Rose Bran- nan, Edward Smith, Donald Halliday, Diana Palmer, Louis Brophy, Amey Davies, Edward Wiggins, Frederick Neesam, Catherine Connaughton, Edna Hartley, Margaret Taylor, Jeanne Cuttell, Mary Agnes Adams, Vin- cent Baker, Francis Fernhead, Virginia Nathan-Ciacci, Margaret Rowling, Monica Kemp, Francis Thomas Cooper, Francis Green, Graeme Le Monier, Michael Osborne, Joan Evelyn Procter, Frank Critchley, Hilda Jackson, Truda Kendrick, John Olna, Irene McNicholas, Norah Dalgiesh, Marc Mac Brádaigh, Marisa Valori

April BISHOP ANTONIO DE CASTRO MAYER; Fr. Anthony Chadwick, Fr. Hugh Thwaites, Alma Keily, Mrs. M. Gilbert, Teresa Kenefeck, Cyril Prescott, Margaret Tutt, Robert Carr, Jessie Nevard, Freda Walton, John Silk, John Clitheroe, Gwen Hartley, John McKimmie, Agnes Kay, Katherine Husain, Margaret Restieaux, Claude Couldery, Sudney Kay, Jane Ogden, Mary Judge, Mrs. M. McCarthy, Elizabeth Boyle, Patrick Car- penter, Veronica McCauley, Ida McNello, Josephine Lawlor, Henry Towers, Margaret Rennie, Gertrude M. Yates, Wilfred Dean, Kathleen Buckland, Norah Taylor, Elizabeth Martin, Joseph Boyle, Basil Lewis, Nina Lynch, Mary Perry, Mary Keily, Maria Stigell, Muriel Smith, Mary Carnoustie, Pamela Kenward, Cecilia Gill, Margaret Brierley, Lady Denham, Catherine Skelton, Mary McDonald, Ellen Stew- art, Robert Hughes, Mervyn Goonesekera, Joan Gac, John Lane, Esther McGlame, Geoffrey Nutter, Michael John Dowey, Dorothy Marshall, William Gerrard-Crosby, Margaret Evans, Pamela Macdonald, Alan Green, James Bren- Mr. Ted Atkinson was a simple, but without success. One cell-mate, when colourful soul. He was a heroic cam- he was about to be escorted to court paigner against abortion, pornogra- for sentencing, asked Ted to pray that phy and blasphemous cinema and he be let-off all charges. Ted said, “I went to prison on a number of occa- will pray that justice is done.” “Don’t sions for refusing to pay fines incurred do that!” his cell-mate shot back, during his protests. Ever the apostle, “They’ll gimme 20 years!” in one court appearance, he persuad- ed the judge to adjourn proceedings Ted was a very pious man with a par- so that he could recite the Angelus. ticular devotion to Our Lady. He was On another occasion in court, after familiar figure on the Canterbury and being found guilty of criminal damage Walsingham Pilgrimages and, in the of a cinema projector which was pro- day, was a prolific hitch-hiker mis- jecting a blasphemous film, the judge sionary too – giving out miraculous asked him if he had anything to say. medals and saying the rosary with his His response: “Your honour, I wish I drivers. He retired to Downham Mar- had a bigger hammer!” The judge was ket when his knees gave-out but fre- not amused. While languishing at Her quently received the sacraments from Majesty’s leisure, Ted set about re- one of our priests. He died early on the forming his cell-mates too – and not morning of 22nd February 2020. R.I.P.

nan, Kenneth Collett, Bridgetta Johnson, Joseph Bryce, Albert Pollard, Barbara Mortimer, Werner An- dersson, Eileen Ladnor, Dorothy Mungovin, Lynn Clarke, Edward Hales, Kathleen Simmons, Hugh Budden, Conception Traynor, Margaret Bradley, Francesco Vericonte, William Henry Riley, Margaret Laurie, Mary Patricia Mackay, Theresa Ogden, Rachel Turnedge, Geraldine Weir, Kenneth Parkinson Mary Bristow, Byron Harries, John Clague, John Wood, Cyril Pettitt, Anne Patricia Dougal, Cathleen Allen, Ursula Carr, John Cun- nington, Louis Fisher, Jessica Vickers, Peter Baldwin, Ronald Warwick, Maria Williams, Anne Knott, Henry Fraser, Joan Harrison, Sheila Biggs, Pauline Edwards, Catherine Taylor, Gerard Pearce, Winifred Middlehurst Spiritual Testament

My dear Family and Friends, Today you are alive and busy, with lots to do, people to see, places to go. But what about I have not been able to write to each of you, tomorrow? No-one can know. and so I have written you all a letter by way of saying farewell - Adios! - until we meet again Becoming a Catholic does not mean that in God. I hope to be with Him, and with my everything in life will be made perfect. It does father, and all whom I have loved and who not make everything perfect and may even have gone before me by the time these words bring you more crosses. Some of you may feel reach you. Please accept my most humble that you will never be good enough to become thanks for all the Masses, prayers, sacrific- Catholics, but this, of course, is not true. You es and support you have given me since my will probably go through hard times trying to illness began. I would not have been able to become Catholic since the devil wishes you to carry on without them. Above all, I am so very be ignorant and not to convert. In your head grateful to my husband who has been my rock the devil will denigrate the Catholic faith, give through all I have gone through, as well as my you endless reasons why you shouldn’t both- children, my mother and my siblings. I ask er and will ridicule it cruelly. The devil does you to continue to pray for me, and to hasten not want you to worship God. Will you listen my return to the embrace of our Heavenly to a liar? The greater the criticism in your Father. The words of St. Augustine come to head, the greater the devil’s working against mind: 'Thou hast made us for Thyself, O Lord, you. Becoming Catholic is the only true path and our heart is restless until it finds its rest you can follow to try and obtain Heaven. We in Thee.' And of course when I have reached are all imperfect. St. Peter denied Christ that eternal happiness, I will not cease to pray three times before the cock crowed. But did for you all. St. Peter give up? No. Then why should you? The harder the fight, the greater the reward. I have striven to do God’s will with a cross I did not want. I fought, I shouted, I cried full of I want to see all my Family and Friends in self-pity. Eventually I let go of it all. I want to Heaven and I will be praying for you but you get to Heaven. have to do your part.

To my Family and Friends who have the faith, I am grateful, by the grace of God, to be a don’t give up. If you are finding it hard to pray, Traditional Catholic and to have attended the or to go to Mass or you are missing out on Mass Of All Time since my twenties. I only the Sacraments, I entreat you to get back to regret my past sins and ask pardon of any- basics without delay. You have the means to one whom I have inadvertently offended or obtain Heaven for all eternity. Don’t throw it scandalised. away. Don’t give up now. Fight for the life of your soul and those of your families! I beg you to remember me at Holy Mass and in your Rosaries when I am gone. To those who do not have the faith, please don’t waste another day. You have but one life Yours in Jesus, Mary and Joseph to live and then eternity will come upon you. Zita Isabel Martinez Chronicle: London

Above: A noble soul keeps watch as dawn approaches in the early hours of Sunday morning during the forty hours devotions for reparation and vocations. Below: Mr. Peter Balogun and family, newly arrived from Enugu, Nigeria are welcomed by Fr. Brucciani and Connie. The climate here might be chilly, but there is always sunshine when they come to St. Joseph's!

33 Chronicle: India

Rev. Fr. Robert Brucciani visited India in January to preach retreats to the priests and to the sisters and to catch-up on all the news. Above: Mr. Amalan, a fisherman, and family who moved away from the sea to be close to the priory and school. Below: The faithful of St. Anthony's Chapel, Singamparai (about an hour from the priory) all turned out after Sunday Mass (not all in their Sunday best it seems).

34 March - April 2020 Above: Sr. Maria Immaculata, Superior of the Consoling Sisters of the Sacred Heart in India, carries her cross with a smile as all the children crowd round after the retreat. Below: The Reparation Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary: also happy and smiling after their retreat.

35 Chronicle: Priests' Retreat

17th - 23rd February: 19 priests and 2 brothers attended a retreat preached by Rev. Fr. Carlo-Magno Saa of the Philippines on St. Matthew's Gospel, Sermon on the Mount. The book read at table was Priestly Holiness - a compilation of conferences given by Archbishop Lefebvre. A real tonic.

36 March - April 2020 Above: After the retreat, Fr. Saa visited the holy places of London including the shrine of St. Ed- ward the Confessor. Below: At Downing Street, another historical moment as the first international post-Brexit treaty was concluded between the United Kingdom and the Philippines.

37 MONTH OF ST. JOSEPH March

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 1 cl. 2 3 cl. 3 3 cl. 4 2 cl. 5 3 cl. 6 2 cl. 7 2 cl. FIRST SUNDAY Feria in Lent Feria in Lent Ember Wednesday Feria in Lent Ember Friday(Comm. of SS. Ember Saturday(Comm. of IN LENT St. David‡, B. & C., Patron of (Comm. of St. Casimir Confessor; Perpetua & Felicitas, Martyrs) St. Thomas Aquinas, Confessor, Wales. (Cardiff, Menevia 1 cl.) Comm. of St. Lucius I, Pope, First Friday Doctor of the Church) Martyr) First Saturday

St. Aelred, Ab.; 1166 (Hexham & St. Chad, B. & C.; 672 (Birmingham Newcastle, Middlesbrough, Liverpool, 3 1 cl.; Leeds, Liverpool, Middlesbrough, cl.; Nottingham, Comm.) Newcastle, Salford, Shrewsbury, 3 cl.; St. Wimlock, Ab. & C.; England/ St. David, B. & C., (Portsmouth, West- Nottingham, Comm.) France 529 BBl. John Larke, John Ireland & Ger- minster 3 cl.) St. Nicholas Owen, M.; Tower of St. Nonnita, Mother of St. David; St. Adrian, B. & Comp., MM.; Scot- St. Piran, Prince, B. & C.; Padstow, St. Fridolin, Ab. & C.; England/Ger- man Gardiner, MM.; Tyburn 1544 St. Monan, M.; 875; Scotland London 1606 Wales 540 land 875 Cornwall, 5th cent many 564 St. Esterwine, Ab. & C.; Jarrow 686 8 1 cl. 9 3 cl. 10 3 cl. 11 3 cl. 12 3 cl. 13 3 cl. 14 3 cl. SECOND SUNDAY Feria in Lent Feria in Lent Feria in Lent Feria in Lent Feria in Lent Feria in Lent IN LENT (Comm. of St. Frances of Rome, (Comm. of The Forty Holy (Comm. of St. Gregory the Great, Pope, C. & D., Apostle of England; St. John of God, C. Widow) Martyrs) In England & Wales 2 cl)

Bl. John Larke, M.; 1544 (Brentwood St. Felix, B. & C.; 650 (Northampton 3 cl.) Bl. Agnellus of Pisa, C.; Oxford 1236 (Birmingham 3 cl.) 3 cl.) Bl. John Ogilvie, M; 1615 (All Dioceses St. Constantine, King & M.; Cornwall St. Paul de Leon, B. & C.; England St. Alfred, King of Northumbria, C.; St. Canock, H. & C.; Wales 604 St. Duthac, B. & C.; 1056 (Aberdeen of Scotland 3 cl.) 6th cent. (Argyll & The Isles 3 cl.) 570 Scotland 710 Scotland 1102 3 cl.) St. Bosa, B. & C.; York 700 St. Gerald, Ab. & C.; Durham 732 Bl. Thomas Atkinson, M.; York 1616 St. Elphege, B. & C.; Winchester 951 St. Viganus, C.; St. Kyrin, B. & C.; Ross, Scotland 660 15 1 cl. 16 3 cl. 17 3 cl. 18 3 cl. 19 1 cl. 20 3 cl. 21 3 cl. THIRD SUNDAY Feria in Lent Feria in Lent Feria in Lent ST. JOSEPH Feria in Lent Feria in Lent IN LENT (Comm. of St. Patrick , Bishop, (Comm. of St. Cyril of Jerusalem, Confessor, Spouse of the Blessed (Comm. of St. Benedict, Abbot) Confessor; Birmingham, Cardiff, Bishop, Confessor, Doctor of the Virgin Mary, Patron of the Uni- Nottingham, Portsmouth, Church) versal Church (Comm. of Feria Menevia, Westminster, Glasgow 2cl. in Lent) Other Dioceses of Scotland 3 cl.) Scotland: Holy Day of Obligation

St. Aristobulus, B. & M.; Glaston- bury 98 St. Cuthbert, B. & C. 687 (Patron: St. Fethno, C.; Scotland 580 St. Edward, M., King of West Saxons; Hexham & Newcastle 1 cl.; Shrewsbury, Liverpool, Bl. William Hart, C.; York 1583 Dorset 979 (Plymouth 3 cl.) Lancaster, St. Andrew’s & Edinburgh 3 cl.) Ven. Thomas Pilchard, M.; Dorches- BBl. John Amias & Robert Dalby, BBl. John Thules, & Roger Wrenno, St. Herbert, Anchorite & C.; Durham ter 1587 MM.; York 1589 MM.; Lancaster 1616 Ven. Thomas Ashby, M.; Tyburn 1544 687 Ven. Matthew Flathers, M.; York 1608 22 1 cl. 23 3 cl. 24 3 cl. 25 1 cl. 26 3 cl. 27 3 cl. 28 3 cl. FOURTH SUNDAY Feria in Lent Feria in Lent THE ANNUNCIATION Feria in Lent Feria in Lent Feria in Passiontide IN LENT (Comm. of St. Gabriel Archangel) OF THE BVM (Comm. of St. John Damascene (Comm. of St. John Capistran, Confessor, Doctor of the Church;) Confessor) (Laetare Sunday) (Comm. of Feria)

St. Stephen Harding, Ab.; 1134 Comm. of Martyrs of Lincolnshire; (Plymouth 3 cl.) (17 Apr: Westminster Bardney 872 3 cl.) St. Hamund, B. & M.; Sherborne, St. Fremund, M.; Dunstable, Bedford- Dorset 872 St. Finguar, H. & M.; Cornwall 500 St. Kennocha, V.; Fife, Scotland 1007 St. Alfwold, B. & C.; Sherborne, shire 798 Vens. James Harrison & Antony St. Ethelwald, H. & C.; Durham 689 Bl. Lanfranc, Archbishop of Canter- St. Margaret Clitherow, M.; York 1586 Dorset 1058 Glastonbury 188 Ven. Christopher Wharton, M.; York Bates, MM.; York 1602 Ven. Edmund Sykes, M.; York 1587 Bl. James Bird, M.; Winchester 1592 St. Archibald, Ab. & C.; Scotland 708 St. Medwyn, C.; bury; 1089 1600 29 1 cl. 30 3 cl. 31 3 cl. PASSION SUNDAY MONDAY OF PASSION TUESDAY OF PASSION Dedication of Cathedral Church WEEK WEEK (Portsmouth 1 cl.) “Tradidi quod et accepi”

St. Osburga, V. & Abs.; 1016 (Birming- St. Adelmus, B. & C.; Malmesbury ham 3 cl.) 709 “I have handed on what I have received” St. Palton, B. & C.; England/Germa- St. Gundeley, King & H.; Newport, Ven. Stephen Rowsham, M.; Glouces- ny 762 Wales 510 ter 1587 St. Regulus, Ab., brought relics of St. Epitaph on the tombstone of Mons. Marcel Lefebvre St. Baldred, C.; Scotland 610 Andrew from Greece to Scotland, 4th Vens. Thurston Hunt & Robert Mid- Wales 6th c. St. Gladys, W.; cent. dleton, MM.; Lancaster 1601

fsspx.uk MONTH OF ST. JOSEPH March

fsspx.uk MONTH OF THE MOST BLESSED SACRAMENT April

WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 3 cl. 2 3 cl. 3 3 cl. 4 3 cl. WEDNESDAY OF THURSDAY OF FRIDAY OF SATURDAY OF PASSION WEEK PASSION WEEK PASSION WEEK PASSION WEEK (Comm. Our Lady of Compassion) (St. Isidore, B., C. & D.) First Friday First Saturday

St. John Payne, M.; Chelmsford 1583 (Northampton 3 cl.) (3-Apr: Brentwood St. Gilbert, B.; Caithness, Scotland 3 cl.) St. Richard, B. & M., Chichester, 1245 St. Constantine, King & M.; Scotland 253; Westminster, Birmingham, SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY Ven. John Bretton, M; York 1598 874 Southwark, 3 cl. St. Guier, H.; Cornwall 871 5 1 cl. 6 1 cl. 7 1 cl. 8 1 cl. 9 1 cl. 10 1 cl. 11 1 cl. PALM SUNDAY MONDAY IN TUESDAY IN WEDNESDAY IN THURSDAY IN GOOD FRIDAY HOLY SATURDAY HOLY WEEK HOLY WEEK HOLY WEEK HOLY WEEK VIGIL OF EASTER (Maundy Thursday) St. Leo I, P., C. & D. St.Vincent Ferrer, C

St. Brennack, Ab. & C.; N. Wales 500 BBl. Henry Walpole & Alexander St. Davianus, C.; Glastonbury 111 Rawlins, MM.; York 1595 St. Tilbert, B. & C.; Hexham 789 SS. Gista & Rectrude, VV.; Canter- St. Gulac, Prince, H. & C.; Croyland BBl. Edward Oldcorne & Ralph bury 770 714 St. Gotebald B & C England/Sweden Ven. John Goodman, M.; Newgate St. Elstan, B. & C.; Wiltshire 980 Worcester 1606 1004 Ashley, MM.; 1642 St. Frithstan, B. & C.; Winchester 932 Bl. George Gervase, M.; Tyburn 1608 12 1 cl. 13 1 cl. 14 1 cl. 15 1 cl. 16 1 cl. 17 1 cl. 18 4 cl. MONDAY IN THE TUESDAY IN THE WEDNESDAY IN THE THURSDAY IN THE FRIDAY IN THE SATURDAY IN THE EASTER OCTAVE OF EASTER OCTAVE OF EASTER OCTAVE OF EASTER OCTAVE OF EASTER OCTAVE OF EASTER OCTAVE OF EASTER St. Justin, M SUNDAY St. Hermenegild, M

St. Magnus, M.; Orkney Islands/Scot- St. Donnan & 52 Comp., MM; Hebri- St. El ed, V.; Glastonbury 936 St. Ethelnulph, King & C.; Winchester land 1118 (Aberdeen 3 cl.) des, Scotland 617 (Argyll & The Isles St. Oswin, C.; Northumberland 670 BBl. John Lockwood & Edward 857 Bl. Robert de Bethune, B. & C.; 3 cl.) St. Maydulph, H.; Malmsbury, Wilts. Hereford 1148 Catherick, MM.; York 1642 St. Caradoc, Pr. & H.; Wales 1124 St. Paternus, B. & C.; Wales 550 Ven. Henry Heath, M.; Tyburn 1643 680 19 1 cl. 20 4 cl. 21 3 cl. 22 3 cl. 23 3 cl. 24 3 cl. 25 2 cl. DOMINICA IN ALBIS Feria St. AnselmBishop, Confessor, SS. Soter & Caius St George St. Fidelis of St. Mark The Evangelist (Low Sunday) Doctor Popes, Martyrs (St. George, Martyr, Principal Sigmaringen, Martyr The Greater Litanies Patron of England, 1 cl)

BBl. Robert Watkinson, Francis Page St. Mellitus, B. & C.; Canterbury 624 & Ven. Thomas Tichborne, MM. (Brentwood, Southwark, Westminster St. Alphege, B. & M.; Grenwich 1012 Tyburn 1602 3 cl.) (Clifton, Portsmouth, Southwark, St. Beuno, Ab.; Wales 630 (Menevia Ven. Antony Page, M. York 1593 3 cl.) St. Egbert, Ab. & C.; Scotland 730 Westminster 3 cl.) (Argyll & The Isles, Hexham & New- BBl. Robert Anderton & William Vens. Richard Sergeant & William St. Malrubius, Ab. & C.; Isle of Skye, Bl. James Duckett, M.; Tyburn 1602 St. Bristan, B. & C.; Winchester 944 St. Ethelred, King & M.; 872 castle 3 cl.) Thomson, MM.; Tyburn 1586 Scotland 724 (Glasgow 3 cl.) Marsden, MM.; Isle of Wight 1586 26 2 cl. 27 3 cl. 28 3 cl. 29 3 cl. 30 3 cl. Second Sunday St. Peter Canisius St. Paul of the Cross St. Peter of Verona St. Catherine of Siena after Easter Confessor, Doctor of the Church Confessor Martyr Virgin SS. Cletus & Marcellinus, PP.MM.

St. Maughold, B. & C.; Isle of Man Dedication of the Cathedral Church BBl. Francis Dickenson & Miles 488 (Liverpool 3 cl.) (Glasgow 1 cl.) St. Senan, H. & C.; North Wales 660 Gerard, MM.; Rochester 1590 St. Leofric, B. & C; Exeter 1073 St. Winewald, Ab. & C.; Beverley, St. Cortillus, B. & M.; England/Ger- St. Wilfrid the Younger, B. & C.; Ven. William Southerne, M.; New- Ven. Edward Morgan, M.; Tyburn 1642 York 752 many 820 York 744 castle 1618

fsspx.uk MONTH OF THE MOST BLESSED SACRAMENT April

fsspx.uk Retreats 2020 Boys Camp 2020 Saint Saviour’s House, Bristol 13th-21st July St. Michael's School Feb 29 : Lenten Recollection Burghclere Mar 30 - 4 Apr : Passion Retreat Email to Bernard Bevan May 11-16 : Marian Retreat [email protected] Jun 26-28 : Married Couples Jul 13-18 : Men's Ignatian Aug 3-8 : Women's Ignatian Aug 21-23 : Youth Conference Girls Camp 2020

[email protected] 31st July -8th August 0117 977 7916 Colleton Manor, Devon Email to Miss Charlie Eastace [email protected] Chartres Pilgrimage 2020

Chaplain: Rev. Fr. O'Hart Lourdes Pilgrimage Theme: "For the honour of 2020 the Church"

Meet: Saturday 30th May 8am 24th -26th October Chartres Cathedral In thanksgiving for 50 years of the Society of St. Pius X Ends: 1st June 6pm Les Invalides, Paris The five-day pilgrimage to Lourdes Info: Chris Sudlow is now booked-up. If you would still [email protected] pelerinagesdetradition.com like to go, you can book accom- modation through the SSPX and Cost: €50 plus travel benefit from a good rate (50€ per

To Do: i) for packing list and info: night) in the same hotel as the fsspx.uk pilgrims of the district. [email protected] ii) subscribe online For more information, pelerinagesdetradition.com iii) buy travel tickets email Miss Monica Marshall iv) make will [email protected] Planner 2020

Mar 25 ANNUNCIATION Ordination of Bernard Bevan to Acolyte & Exorcist at the Seminary of 28 St. Pius X, Ecône, Switzerland 30-4 Passion Retreat, St. Saviour's House, Bristol

Ordination of Mr. Joseph Budds to Porter & Lector at St. Aquinas Seminary, Apr 3 Dillwyn, USA Ordination of Rev. Mr. Dominic O'Hart to the Subdiaconate at St. Aquinas 4 Seminary, Dillwyn, USA 4 St. Michael's School, End of Term (return 19th April) Sacred Triduum at St. Saviour's House 9-12 Booking required for those who wish to stay. 12 EASTER SUNDAY

May 8 St. Michael's School May Procession

14 All day adoration at Our Lady of Victories, Preston

22 St. Michael's School, Half Term holiday (return 31st March)

26-7 Priests' Meeting at St. Saviour's House, Bristol with the Superior General

30-31-01 Chartres Pilgrimage Expedition

31 PENTECOST

Ordination of Rev. Mr. Dominic O'Hart to the Diaconate at St. Aquinas Seminary, Jun 12 Dillwyn, 26-28 Married Couple's Weekend Retreat, St. Saviour's House, Bristol

Jul 13-21 Boys' Camp at St. Michael's, Burghclere

13-18 Men's Ignatian Retreat, St. Saviour's House, Bristol

24-26 Canterbury Pilgrimage

30-8 Girls' Camp at Colleton Manor, Devon

Aug 3-8 Women's Ignatian Retreat, St. Saviour's House, Bristol

21-23 Youth Conference, St. Saviour's House, Bristol

Sep 3 Feast of St. Pius X, Patron of the Society of St. Pius X

11 Extended Walsingham Pilgrimage start at King's Lynn

12-13 Walsingham Pilgrimage

23 All day adoration at St. Michael's School, Burghclere

24 Translation of the mortal remains of Archbishop Lefebvre to the crypt of the Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Ecône, Switzerland

Oct 24-26 Lourdes Pilgrimage of thanksgiving for the 50th anniversary of the SSPX

43 Sacred Triduum

APRIL 9th 10th 11th 12th Maundy Thursday Good Friday Holy Saturday Easter Sunday

Bristol 1900 Mass & 1000 Stations of the Cross 2000 Confessions 1000 Low Mass Adoration until 1400 Confessions 2100 Easter Vigil midnight 1500 Good Friday Liturgy

Burghclere 1900 Mass & 0830 Tenebrae 0830 Tenebrae 0900 Sung Mass Adoration until 1300 Confessions 2100 Confessions midnight 1400 Stations of the Cross 2200 Easter Vigil 1500 Good Friday Liturgy Edinburgh 1900 Mass & 1300 Confessions 2130 Confessions 1100 Sung Mass Adoration until 1400 Stations & Rosary 2230 Easter Vigil midnight 1500 Good Friday Liturgy

Gateshead 1900 Mass & 1300 Confessions 1800 Confessions 1100 Sung Mass Adoration until 1400 Stations & Rosary 1900 Easter Vigil midnight 1500 Good Friday Liturgy

Glasgow 1900 Mass & 1400 Stations & Rosary 2130 Confessions 1030 Sung Mass Adoration until 1500 Good Friday Liturgy 2230 Easter Vigil midnight 1700 Confessions

Leicester 1900 Mass & 1300 Confessions 2130 Confessions Adoration until 1400 Stations & Rosary 2230 Easter Vigil midnight 1500 Good Friday Liturgy

London 1900 Mass & 1300 Confessions 1900 Confessions 1100 Sung Mass (St. Joseph) Adoration until 1400 Stations & Rosary 2000 Easter Vigil midnight 1500 Good Friday Liturgy

Manchester 1900 Mass & 1300 Confessions 2130 Confessions 0930 Sung Mass Adoration for 1 hour 1400 Stations & Rosary 2230 Easter Vigil 1500 Good Friday Liturgy

Portsmouth 1300 Confessions 1130 Low Mass 1400 Stations & Rosary 1500 Good Friday Liturgy

Preston 1900 Mass & 1300 Confessions 1900 Confessions 0930 Sung Mass Adoration for 1 hour 1400 Stations & Rosary 2000 Easter Vigil 1500 Good Friday Liturgy

Taunton 1300 Confessions 1100 Sung Mass 1400 Stations & Rosary 1500 Good Friday Liturgy

Woking 1930 Mass & 1300 Confessions 2200 Confessions Adoration 1400 Stations & Rosary 2230 Easter Vigil Rev. Fr. Sten Sandmark1500 celebrates Good Friday Mass Liturgy at home in Sweden.

44 Mass Times

MARCH APRIL

1st 8th 15th 19th 22nd 25th 29th 5th 12th 19th 26th

Bingley 1500 1500 1500 - 1500 - 1500 1500 1500 1500 1500

0800 Bristol 1000 1000 1000 0800 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1830 0730 0730 0730 0715 0730 0715 0730 0730 0000 0730 0730 Burghclere 0900 0900 0900 0900 0900 0900 0900 0900 0900 0900 0900 11th 15th Colleton Manor ------1130 1130 0000 Edinburgh 1100 1100 1100 1230 1100 1230 1100 1100 1100 1100 1100

Gateshead 1800 1800 1800 1200 1800 - 1800 1800 1100 1800 1800

0000 Glasgow 1030 1030 1030 1830 1030 1830 1030 1030 1030 1030 1030

Groombridge 0830 0830 0830 - 0830 - 0830 0830 0830 0830 0830

Herne 1230 1230 1230 - 1230 - 1230 1230 1230 1230 1230

28th 25th Jersey ------1030 1030

Leicester 1130 1130 1130 1100 1130 1100 1130 1130 0000 1130 1130

Liverpool 1300 1300 1300 - 1300 - 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300

London 1100 1100 1100 1900 1100 1900 1100 1100 1100 1100 1100 (St. Joseph) London 0800 0800 0800 0715 0800 0715 0800 0800 0800 0800 0800 (Wimbledon) 0000 Manchester 0930 0930 0930 1100 0930 1100 0930 0930 0930 0930 0930 Middlemarsh / 1600 1600 1600 - 1600 - 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 Holnest

Portsmouth 1130 1130 1130 - 1130 - 1130 1130 1130 1130 1130

Preston 0930 0930 0930 1100 0930 1100 0930 0930 0930 0930 0930

Rhos-on-Sea 1700 1700 1700 - 1700 - 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700

Taunton 1100 1100 1100 - 1100 1130 1100 1100 1100 1100 1100

Woking 1130 1130 1130 1930 1130 1930 1130 1130 0000 1130 1130

see fsspx.uk/en/scandinavia for Mass times in Scandinavia

45 Mass Centres

DISTRICT HOUSE BRISTOL Saint George’s House Saint Saviour’s House 125 Arthur Road Saint Agnes Avenue, Knowle, Bristol BS4 2DU Wimbledon SW19 7DR [email protected] Tel: 0208 946 7916 Tel: 0117 977 5863 [email protected] Resident: Resident: Rev. Fr. Philippe Pazat (Prior) Rev. Fr. Robert Brucciani (District Superior) Rev. Fr. John McLaughlin Rev. Fr. Håkan Lindström (District Bursar) Sr. Marie-Charbel JssR Rev. Fr. Francis Ockerse (District Secretary) Sr. Mary Joseph JssR Rev. Fr. Matthew Clifton BURGHCLERE Saint Michael’s School Chapel Scotland Harts Lane, Burghclere, Hants RG20 9JW Tel: 01635 278 137/173 ABERDEEN [email protected] Aberdeen Foyer Marywell Centre, Resident: Marywell St, Aberdeen AB11 6JF Rev. Fr. John Brucciani (Headmaster) Tel: 01857 616206 Rev. Fr. Lawrence Barrett Rev. Fr. Reid Hennick CARLUKE Rev. Fr. Thomas O'Hart Saint Andrew’s House Br. Ignatius 31 Lanark Road Br. Gerard Mary CssR Carluke, Lanarkshire ML8 4HE Tel: 01555 771523 CHULMLEIGH [email protected] Colleton Manor Chapel Resident: Chulmleigh, Devon, EX18 7JS Rev. Fr. Sebastian Wall (Prior) Tel: 01769 580 240 Rev. Fr. Anthony Wingerden GATESHEAD EDINBURGH Church of the Holy Name of Jesus Saints Margaret and Leonard Gladstone Terrace West, Bensham 110 Saint Leonard’s Street Gateshead NE8 4DR Edinburgh EH8 9RD Tel: 07443 588 039 Tel: 01555 771523 GROOMBRIDGE (Tunbridge Wells) GLASGOW Church of Saint Pius V, Saint Andrew’s Church, Station Road, Groombridge TN3 9QX 202 Renfrew Street, Glasgow G3 6TX Tel: 01892 654 372 Tel: 01555 771523 HERNE STRONSAY Saints John Fisher & Thomas More Church St Columba’s House, Herne Street, Herne CT6 7HR Stronsay, KW17 2AS , Tel: 01857 616206 Tel: 020 89467916 Resident: Rev. Fr. Nicholas Mary CssR LEICESTER Br. Louis-Marie CssR Church of Saint Anne Abingdon Road, Leicester LE2 1HA Tel: 01858 555813 England LIVERPOOL BINGLEY The Church of Saints Peter and Paul The Little House 35 Upper Parliament Street, Liverpool L8 7LA Market Street, Bingley BD16 2HP Tel: 01772 562428 Tel: 01274 567786 LONDON Church of Saints Joseph and Padarn Salterton Road, N7 6BB Tel: 020 8946 7916

46 March - April 2020 MANCHESTER Church of Saint Pius X, Scandinavia 16 Deer Park Road, Manchester M16 8FR Tel: 01772 562 428 AALBORG, DENMARK

MIDDLEMARSH / HOLNEST OSLO, NORWAY Saint Lawrence Chapel Tel: 01963 210 580 [Mass celebrated in Holnest in wintertime] MALMÖ, SWEDEN

PORTSMOUTH STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN Our Lady Help of Christians 14 Kingston Road, Porstmouth PO1 5RZ Tel: 01635 278137 Rev. Fr. Håkan Lindström, St. George’s House, 125 Arthur Road, PRESTON London SW19 7DR St. Mary's House Tel: +44 20 8946 7916 12 Ribblesdale Place, Preston PR1 3NA [email protected] Tel: 01772 562 428 www.fsspx.uk/en/scandinavia [email protected] Resident: Rev. Fr. Vianney Vandendaele (Prior) Rev. Fr. Gary Holden

Our Lady of Victories Church East Cliff, Winckley Sq, Preston PR1 3JH Pious Groups

TAUNTON THIRD ORDER OF ST. PIUS X Church of Our Lady of Glastonbury Rev. Fr. Gary Holden 17 South Street (off East Reach), TA1 3AA [email protected] Tel: 01823 652701 ARCHCONFRATERNITY OF ST. STEPHEN WOKING Rev. Fr. Lawrence Barrett Church of the Holy Cross Mr. Richard Cullen Sandy Lane, Maybury, GU22 8BA [email protected] Tel: 01483 767 537 EUCHARISTIC CRUSADE Rev. Fr. Vianney Vandendaele Wales [email protected]

RHOS ON SEA MILITIA IMMACULATAE Saint David’s Chapel Rev Fr. Robert Brucciani Conwy Road, (A547) Mochdre LL28 5AA, Mr. Howard Toon Tel: 01492 582586 militia-immaculatae-1.org [email protected] Jersey ST. RAPHAEL'S HOMESCHOOL & OL FATIMA CORRESPONDENCE Saint Nicholas Centre, Greve d'Azette CATECHISM COURSE St. Clement, Jersey Miss Monica Marshall Tel: +44 1534 857 186 [email protected]

EMERGENCY NUMBER: 0754 888 0281

47 THE LOGO

The black letters stand for the organization itself. The Society of St. Pius X is an international priestly society of common life The design seeks to express something without vows, whose purpose is the priesthood and that which pertains to it. of the organization’s core values, showing ourselves fully “in the light”. Since its foundation by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre in 1970, the Society has formed priests according to the immemorial teachings of the Catholic Church. By offering the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass in the traditional Latin rite and administering the sacraments according to the traditional rites in vigour in 1962 (before the Second Vatican Council 1962-5), the Society’s priests perpetuate what the Church has taught and done throughout its history. By the exercise of the teaching office of its priests, the Society fights against the errors that presently afflict the Church.

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