For some reason my rep's report for the Spring 2016 Mass of Ages was missed out. You will find it below, covering the period from the 15th November 2015 to 13th February 2016.
Another breathtaking quarter in the Birmingham area – I
write this having returned from witnessing Pontifical High Mass at the
Birmingham Oratory, presided over by Archbishop Bernard Longley as part of his
visitation to the parish. This was the second Pontifical High Mass at the
Oratory this quarter, with Bishop Robert Byrne celebrating Mass on the Feast of
the Immaculate Conception. A daily EF Mass was said as part of a novena in
advance of this Feast and there has been a daily low Mass at 5.45pm on weekdays
since, with confessions available, as part of the Year of Mercy.
Our regular Mass centres at the Oratory, St Augustine’s in
Solihull and the Maryvale chapel have all been designated places of pilgrimage
or Jubilee churches for the Year of Mercy – a good excuse to attend one of the
EF Masses available there. Details are available in the Mass Listings.
Around forty people attended the first High Mass at St
Augustine’s since 1939 (when Archbishop Williams celebrated Mass for the
hundredth anniversary of the church) and a couple more are planned for 2016,
the first of which is in February. The regular Mass has moved from the last
Friday of the month to the first Friday to accommodate this.
There were also more ‘routine’ well-attended High
Masses at the Oratory for Christmas, the Octave of Christmas and the Epiphany.
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| Pontifical High Mass at the Oratory with Archbishop Longley |
1 comment:
Please can we have a Pontifical Mass from the Throne of St Chad's Cathedral??
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