Dowry Winter 2020, Issue N˚44 “O Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God and our most gentle Queen and Mother, look down in mercy upon England thy Dowry.” In this issue: Editorial: Persecution and Resurrection Special issue on For Your Diaries Anti Christian England is Our Lady’s Dowry Persecutions Our ¼ Billion Persecuted Fellow Christians They Did Nothing But Pray Our Lady’s Reconquista Taking Oaths to Ungodly Leaders Meditative Film ‘A Hidden Life’ On Pilgrimage to Italy Concerning Art, Music and Man (Part 1) Support Our Apostolate (N˚41, Spring 2019) Dowry – Catholic periodical by the FSSP in Great Britain & Ireland (N°44, Winter 2020) Editorial: Persecution and Resurrection ur country has left the entrustment. Our personal promise received almost no European Union. It has not brings us closer to Our Lady, the further donations. As explained at O left Europe, though. As first disciple of Christ. In this we the time, our charity now owns two one having lived in five different unite in her joy by following her thirds of Priory Court next door to European countries and stayed in openness to God’s call. Our our Shrine, but we have only eight many more over the past twenty- communal entrustment unites us months left to raise the missing five years, I affirm that I love together as the people of our £140,000.00 needed to buy the last Europe deeply, as a continent and in country in prayer, by renewing the third. Thankfully we use the leased its distinct countries. Europe is vows of dedication made to the premises already, as depicted on the rooted in Christ, but those making Virgin Mary by our ancestors. back cover picture showing eleven laws in Brussels have time and men from all over the UK and again rejected this truth, both at the The Priestly Fraternity of St Peter in Ireland come to discern God’s natural and the supernatural levels. these Isles is glad to contribute to calling to consecrated life. Brexit will be a failure, though, the re-evangelisation, with its However, we will be compelled to unless it coincides with a spiritual limited resources but with time- vacate this building unless we can renewal. Great-Britain was once proofed traditions. Our apostolates buy it soon. deeply Catholic. Having left the of Warrington, Reading, Chesham Church five centuries ago, for Bois, Bedford and Edinburgh are This Lent, I earnestly ask you to decades it has led the way to help us. While many Christians boastful apostasy. This new chapter suffer abroad as illustrated in this in British history is an opportunity issue of Dowry, no less than them, for all people of good will to bring No less than them, we are the Church in need. We few back our country to its triune and traditional priests and faithful in incarnate God. we are the Church in need. England are in urgent need of support to take part in the Our bishops have been inspired to reconstruction, rejuvenation and re- choose the safest and quickest way inspiration of this land. If you can to reach that end. They will re- give no money, please inform your steadily growing, while in Ireland dedicate England to the Mother of friends and acquaintances of our the bishop of Waterford has now God, the Blessed Virgin Mary. The determination, inviting them to entrusted to us a regular ministry in first dedication was made by King support us. Lastly, please ask the his diocese. Our youth groups, Richard II in Westminster Abbey as saints of these Isles and Our Lady to retreats, summer camps and family he sought the protection of Our touch the hearts of wealthy souls to events attract a growing number of Lady in the face of great political help us complete this essential souls. turmoil. At this point, England purchase. We are working hard to received the title ‘Mary’s Dowry’; As conditions sadly worsen for raise souls to God. Help us raise the meaning that England was ‘set Catholic believers, the need for missing amount to complete our aside’ as a gift, a dowry, for Our strong and varied pastoral support Campaign. May God reward you Lady under her guidance and increases. The Priory Campaign in for investing with us in the future of protection. Warrington aims at securing a fully Catholic Britain this Lent. fledged centre to serve these On Sunday 29th March at 12noon, We assure you of our prayer growing needs, not only for our the Re-dedication will take place especially next 29th March, on the local congregation but also for throughout the country. We are Re-dedication of England to Our visitors, retreatants, schoolchildren, invited to give ourselves, as the Blessed Lady. pro-lifers, clergy etc. I thank you people of this country, to the Virgin wholeheartedly for your past Mary. We respond to this invitation Fr Armand de Malleray, FSSP, support. But despite the overall on the day of Re-dedication in two Superior of the English FSSP success of the Campaign so far, ways; by making a personal Apostolate, since last November we have nd promise and a communal 2 February 2020. □ 2 Dowry – Catholic periodical by the FSSP in Great Britain & Ireland (N°44, Winter 2020) For Your Diaries CLERGY RETREAT 27 APRIL - still profess the Church as holy and Summer Conference Weekend for 1 MAY 2020, STONYHURST the priesthood as sacred? The Young Adults & Professionals 18- The priests and Holy Church: her traditional ecclesiology, spirituality 35 on ‘Holy Church our Mother’, and liturgy explain why the sins of sons and defenders. at SPEC Retreat Centre, 125 her sons wound the Bride of Christ and yet do not mar her purity, Waxwell Lane, Pinner, London HA5 In the brand new retreat centre in neither invalidate their calling. After 3EP on 3-5 July 2020. Organised by historic Jesuit college in Lancashire. the example of the Sovereign High Juventutem. With Frs Armand de Make use of the Theodore House Priest Jesus Christ, today as ever, Malleray FSSP, and Patrick Oratory or St Peter’s O’Donohue, FSSP. £135 per church for private prayer and Holy person full-board. Contact: Masses, adoration and [email protected]; Compline. Enjoy the Info beautiful surrounding www.facebook.com/londonj countryside with its uventutem/ network of footpaths. Comfortable en-suite Sacrament of Confirmation accommodation makes on Saturday 18th July 2020, Theodore House a 3:00pm, administered by His fantastic retreat setting! Grace Malcolm McMahon, O.P., Archbishop of COST: £320 in total (4 Liverpool, at St Mary’s days full board, modern Shrine in Warrington, single room with Buttermarket Street WA1 ensuite). 2NS. Followed by Benediction of the Blessed BOOKINGS: Directly Sacrament and refreshments. with Stonyhurst Candidates from within and on bookings@christianh without the Liverpool eritagecentre.com Archdiocese should contact ;01254 827329. Send Fr Whisenant your £50 and/or full [email protected]. payment to The Christian Heritage Centre, Stonyhurst, Two residential summer Clitheroe BB7 9PZ. camps for children aged 10 to 17 next August, based at Facebook priestly sanctity is essential to the page: https://business.facebook.com/ Savio House, Ingersley Road, welfare of Holy Church. Bollington, Macclesfield. events/565043530909466/ About the preacher: For fifteen Full price £220. Subsidized: £100. Details: years Fr de Malleray has been • Arrival by 3pm on Monday 27th giving clergy retreats at various Both camps will involve scheduled April 2020 venues in England and abroad. • Departure 3pm on Friday 1st May activities including Holy Mass, Based in the Liverpool Archdiocese, prayer and catechetical talks, sports / 2020. he is the author of Ego Eimi – It is I: • Preached by: Fr Armand de hiking /games, quizzes, preparing Falling in Eucharistic Love. 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Can we Boys: 10 – 15 August 2020. □ 3 Dowry – Catholic periodical by the FSSP in Great Britain & Ireland (N°44, Winter 2020) England is Our Lady’s Dowry From the official page in preparation for the rededication of England on Sunday 29th March 2020 The Annunciation Walsingham The story of the Annunciation ehold the handmaid (Luke 1:26-38) perfectly describes ‘When England goes back to of the Lord, let it be the route of our spiritual journey: Walsingham, Our Lady will come “B done to me Before ever we seek God, He is back to England.’ Pope Leo XIII. according to thy Word” (Luke seeking us and initiates the Richeldis was a widow who lived in 1:38). conversation; but we are hesitant Walsingham, and desired to do At the Annunciation, Our Blessed and fearful; as we seek to something to honour the Mother of Lady said yes to the Angel Gabriel, understand God’s will in our life; God. It was under the reign of King who asked her to conceive and give God reminds us of our experience Edward the Confessor, in 1130. Our birth to God’s son. She freely of His love for us, and that “nothing Lady asked her to build a replica of accepted God’s will in her life. We is impossible for God”.