upcoming events - July

Wednesday 1 July 2009
Holy Hour - Prayer for Priests
7.00 - 8.00pm, St Mary's RC Cathedral, Broughton Street, Edinburgh

Sunday 5 July 2009
Mass of thanksgiving
4pm, Old College of Scalan, nr Tomintoul

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Please comment with details of further events, or if you would like to know more.

Cappa Magna in use again

by Gregor Kollmorgen

From the Scottish Catholic Observer comes this interesting report:

Cardinal Keith Patrick O’Brien received a great welcome as he arrived as the Papal Legate of Pope Benedict XVI at St Columba’s Church Long Tower on the feast of St Columba and the centenary of Long Tower.
Cardinal O’Brien arrived in cappa magna, seen in Derry for the first time since Vatican II. The particular cappa magna worn by the cardinal initially belonged to Cardinal Heard, the first Scots-born Cardinal appointed since the Reformation. The cappa magna then passed on to Cardinal Gray — then to Cardinal Winning — and now is in the possession of Cardinal O’Brien with this solemn event being the first occasion on which he has worn it.
Rev Thomas Philip Donnelly (senior priest of the diocese), Pontifical Mission to the Papal Legate, and Rev Michael Canny (Administrator, St Eugene’s Cathedral) accompanied the cardinal.

(Read the entire report at the site of the Scottish Catholic Observer here)

While the cappa magna is not a strictly liturgical vestment, it is still a part of the prelatial choir dress, and perhaps the one that most vividly typified the prelatial dignity. That its use has been taken up again by Cardinal O’Brien may be taken to show the ongoing influence of the re-assertion of a hermeneutic of continuity in the Church, which is also shown by a passage of the Cardinal's homily, reported by the observer:

Cardinal O’Brien said that the centenary celebrations were part of the ‘great river of Christianity of which the late Pope John Paul II spoke in the Year of Columba 1997.
That river of Christianity began with the birth of Jesus Christ; it has continued through the centuries with the ministry of men like St Columba in Ireland and Scotland; and continues right up to our own time.’

(reproduced from The New Liturgical Movement)

Vocation retreat with Juventutem Ecclesiastical Assistant Fr de Malleray, FSSP

Is God calling ME?
Come and discern:
Vocation Retreat (2 nights)
4-6 August 2009

Preached by Fr Armand de Malleray, FSSP, Ecclesiastical Assistant Juventutem
www.juventutem.org & fssp.org.uk
Starts: Tuesday 4th August 2009 at 1pm –
Ends: Thursday 6th August at 3pm

Theme: "Ask the master of the harvest to send out labourers for his harvest." (Mt 9:38)
Retreat for celibate lay men, age 16-40 (English-speakers living in or outside the UK)
Vocations video: www.fssp.org/objet/flashpretreEN.htm

Cost: no set price (donations welcome).

Schedule: Silent retreat (inside the premises); meals with table reading on the theme of the retreat or music; includes a one-hour conference in the morning and in the afternoon; coffee-break; walks around the house in beautiful countryside of Devon; possibility of private meeting with the Retreat Master and of confession. Eucharistic Adoration.
Mass in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman rite each of the three days:

• Tues. 3pm : St Dominic, Founder of the Order of Preachers;
• Wed. 11am: Dedication of St Mary of the Snows;
• Thurs. 11am : Transfiguration of OLJC.

Location: in Axminster, Devon (between Exeter and Yeovil).
By car: near A35, south of M5.
By rail: Axminster station: trains from London Paddington, London Waterloo, etc. A lift from and to the railway station can be arranged, also from the London area.

Booking and contact: Fr Armand de Malleray, FSSP, 179 Elgar Rd, Reading RG2 0DH, Berks – Tel.: 0118 987 5819 – E-mail: fij_malleray at fssp.org
Website: www.fssp.org.uk

To make a donation to help others – especially students – attend the retreat: please use contact above (£ cheques made payable to "FSSP England" – please mention "Retreat Sponsoring". Thank you very much). FSSP England is a registered charity no 1129964.

Dominicans 'Keep the Door Open' in Edinburgh

from Godzdogz

This year the celebration of Pentecost in the University Parish of St Albert the Great, Edinburgh, was a little different. Bringing the entire community together for a single weekend Mass, an unprecedented chapel project, ‘Keeping the Door Open’, was launched. The project is to build a new chapel for the growing community and so increase the capacity of the existing space. This is the largest community project in the history of Edinburgh University Catholic Chaplaincy.

Fr Bruno Clifton OP, Assistant Catholic Chaplain (and a former Godzdogz contributor, pictured left), writes that 'the parish filled the nearby Convent of Mercy, St Catharine’s, to mark the Feast together, acknowledging our unity in the Holy Spirit in preparation for the largest building project the Parish has ever undertaken. The Chaplaincy has been served by Dominicans since 1931, and the Provincial, Fr John Farrell OP, presided and preached at the Mass'.

The Prior and Parish Priest of St Albert the Great, Fr Tim Calvert OP, spoke of the task ahead as an opportunity to bring the growing community together. ‘There are many communities surrounding the Chaplaincy: students, alumni, staff and parishioners who feel at home with the Dominicans. At Pentecost we are called to recognise our deeper unity in the Spirit and this project is a tangible means of expressing this unity.’

In honour of the special event the Parish commissioned some new music. Fr Bruno composed a motet, Veni Sancte Spiritus, which received its premiere at the Mass. More information about the project can be found at keepingthedooropen.op.org

Chartres pilgrimage - sponsors required

With the annual Chartres pilgrimage under way, it's time to mention that Una Voce Scotland are sponsoring twelve students from the University of Glasgow on this pilgrimage from Notre-Dame Cathedral in Parish to Notre-Dame in Chartres (see here). The total cost is estimated to be around £1200. Donations will be gratefully received, those interested in making a donation can send a cheque to the acting treasurer, Thomas Thomson at 62 Torphin Crescent, Glasgow - please make cheques payable to "Una Voce Scotland".

upcoming events - June [updated]

Thursday 11 June 2009
Mass for Corpus Christi
6.15pm, St Andrew's Church, Belford Road, Ravelston, Edinburgh
NOTE: The procession will take place on Sunday 14 June

Thursday 11 June 2009
Mass for Corpus Christi
7.15pm, Sacred Heart Church, Bridgeton

Saturday 13 June 2009
St Margaret Pilgrimage
Culross to Dunfermline, ending with Vespers in the Abbey
more details at www.stmargaretpilgrimage.co.uk

Thursday 18 June 2009
Solemn Vespers for the Sacred Heart
6.15pm, St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh

Friday 19 - Sunday 21 June 2009
Traditional retreat to Pluscarden Abbey

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Please comment with details of further events, or if you would like to know more.

2009 Saint Margaret Pilgrimage

Built by King David I of Scotland in honour of his mother, Queen Margaret, Dunfermline Abbey has been a destination for pilgrims since the time of her Canonisation. In time, a glorious shrine was built over her to only to be destroyed, like so much of Catholic Scotland, at the time of the Reformation.

Una Voce Scotland hopes that this ancient route can be revived. The Pilgrimage will begin at Culross Abbey at 10.30am on Saturday 13th June. The Pilgrimage will include portions of the Liturgy of the Hours, sung according to the Extraordinary Form of the Roman rite. There will be popular English devotions along the route and a visit to Saint Margaret's Cave, in Dunfermline itself.

Itinerary

• 11.00 Terce and Itinerarium at Culross
• 12.30 (approximately) Sext
• 16.00 (app.) Arrive at Dunfermline. Litany of the Saints & Vespers around the Shrine of Saint Margaret.
• 16.45 (app.) Visit to Saint Margaret's cave.

email: info at stmargaretpilgrimage.co.uk
web: www.stmargaretpilgrimage.co.uk

Recent Vespers

The Edinburgh St Margaret Schola is pleased to report that our recent Vespers for the Feasts of St Joseph and the Ascension have been most sucessful.

Our thanks must go to our officiants Fr Neil Ferguson OP (St Joseph and Ascension) and Fr John Emerson FSSP (St Joseph the Worker) and to everyone who has served and assisted at Vespers.

We are most grateful to Eoghain Murphy for sending us photographs of Vespers and Benediction for the Feast of St Joseph the Worker.

The Schola singing the psalms

The incense is placed in the thurible

Fr Emerson aproaches the altar to give Benediction.

The Schola is looking forward to its next liturgy which will be First Vespers for the Feast of the Sacred Heart on 18th June at 6:45pm. We plan to have a full compliment of six coped assistants to compliment the chant, as is fitting for such a great feast. Please see edinburghschola.blogspot.com for updates and further information.

Young Catholic Adults Douai Abbey Retreat

by Fr Tim Finigan

It is very heartening to receive news of so many different retreats and events, especially for young people. Organisers frequently tell me that they receive many bookings after a notice has been posted here, so I am happy to help.

Young Catholic Adults Douai Abbey Retreat

During the weekend of the 18-20 September 2009. Young Catholic Adults (YCA are part of the International Juventutem Federation) will be running a Traditional Retreat at Douai Abbey in the south of England. The weekend will be led by Juventutem Ecclesiastical Assistant Fr de Malleray.

Here are some particularly encouraging points to note: they show that Summorum Pontificum is working - as Fr Z says - "brick by brick."

• For the first time Young Catholic Adults will be using the main Abbey Church for Mass
  
• For the first time YCA will be organising a Missa Cantata, sung by the Douai Singers; this will be followed by a Marian Procession
  
• YCA has booked out the whole of the retreat complex this year, on the advice of Douai Abbey itself, as the monks were so pleased with the YCA retreat last year
  

YCA will have the retreat centre to itself, and there will be a social in the evening. Fr de Malleray FSSP head of Juventutem will preach the retreat, and all Masses will be in the Extraordinary form.

There will be a Sung Mass (Missa Cantata) in the main Abbey Church on Saturday 19 September 09 at 10am. (Choir: the Douai Singers) This will be followed by a Marian Procession at 11am around the extensive grounds of the Abbey. (If the weather is poor there will be Marian devotions in the main Abbey Church.) This event will be open to the public. There are also a few rooms allocated for all age groups (not just YCA) so please book soon.

How to book

The weekend will be full-board (except for the Sunday lunch.) The cost will be from as little as £25 for students (or £48.88 for non-students). For more details, please see the notice at the YCA website or email juventutemcatholicam at yahoo.co.uk. Places are limited so please book early.

Novena for 3rd anniversary of Juventutem Federation

Ad Deum qui laetificat + Juventutem meam

Dear Juventutem Friends,

Greetings in the Lord.

In 10 days (Sunday after the Ascension, 24th May) on the Feast of Our Lady Help of Christians we will celebrate the third anniversary of the foundation of the International Juventutem Federation. We invite you to pray each of the next 9 days one decade of the Holy Rosary for all Juventutem members worldwide and for the clergy supporting Juventutem.

With my prayers,

Fr de Malleray,
Ecclesiastical Assistant, Juventutem

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Upcoming events:

1) Traditional international ‘Pilgrimage of Christendom’ from Paris to Chartres, France, May 30th – June 1st, 2009 (see here). Join the Juventutem chapter and walk from Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris to Notre-Dame cathedral in Chartres, together with 8,000 other young pilgrims! All Masses in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman rite. Meet with dozens of clergy and religious from the Priestly Fraternity of St Peter and other ‘Ecclesia Dei’ communities. Contact: Madeleine Readings: madeleinereadings at googlemail.com.

2) Juventutem retreat in England, Douai Abbey, Berks., September 18-20, 2009: all young adults welcome. Preacher: Fr Armand de Malleray, FSSP. Contact: Damian Barker: juventutemcatholicam at yahoo.co.uk; for more details, please see here. Cost: from as little as £25 for students (or £48.88 for for non-students).