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Tuesday 27 April 2010

Traditional Sacraments

Since Summorum Pontificum there has been an exponential increase in those attending the Traditional Latin Mass. In Birmingham, what used to be 20 dedicated faithful per week has now become 100, and in total with all masses around the region, 530 per month.


Other sacraments are also being celebrated with much less problem. At the Oratory there has even been a Solemn High Nuptial Mass, and also
Baptisms as well as the reception of a convert, all using the 1962 books. Although confirmations only take place in London at present, this Sunday, Margaret Mary Jordan received her first holy communion at the 9.30am Latin Mass (pictured). This sort of thing just wasn't happening a few years ago.

It was a wonderful occasion and Fr Guy Nicholls preached an outstanding homily based on our Lord's words in the Gospel; modicum et videbitis me (a little while, and you shall see me) relating it to faith in the real presence as demonstated in Emmaeus.

Margaret is home educated with her 4 siblings and is just approaching 8 years old. Their family is very new to the EF Mass, travelling all the way from Staffordshire, but the kids are thriving on it! Indeed, it was Margaret's own decision to receive communion at this point, after tuition from her mother and the support of Fr Guy. It was also great to see them at the 5th St Catherine's Trust Family Retreat just after Easter, also sponsored by the LMS.




4 comments:

Joseph Shaw said...

Congratulations to Margaret! And what a splendid First Communion dress.

Phred Jordan said...

Thankyou very much. I know she won't thank me for this, but the dress was made by Elizabeth Dulston, website Zelie's Roses.

Mrs D. said...

Hope you don't mind, I'm stealing this pic for my blog, Zelie's Roses as I can never get a decent one of the girl modelling the dress from those busy home-schooling mums!
It's such a lovely photo!
God Bless,
Elizabeth.

DrMatthewDoyle said...

I'm happy to support such a good cause Elizabeth!

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