Missa Cantata at St Therese

Each month Canon Lebocq of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest, accompanied by an Oblate or seminarian, makes the 452 mile round-trip to Belfast to offer a sung Mass in St Therese. The next Mass will be on the 12th of June at 7pm. Please come and support the efforts that Canon Lebocq is making to make the Mass in the Extraordinary Form available in Belfast.

On a recent trip to Limerick we visited the beautiful church of the Sacred Heart where Canon Lebocq is based and saw his heroic efforts at restoring this church (and the adjoining residence) for the worship of the the thrice-Holy God. A novena to the Sacred Heart, the first for many years in Limerick begins on 19th of June. Regina magazine reviews the work of the Institute in Ireland in its recent Irish edition (pages 94 - 101).

http://reginamag.com/downloads/vol8%20Ireland%20FINAL.pdf

Traditional Retreat in Dromantine

Sincere thanks to Fr. Giuseppe Cardamone of the Missionary Servants of the Poor for his excellent retreat. Fr Cardamone was accompanied by a seminarian, Jose who is in his second year of philosophy. The retreat was entitled 'How to be a Christian in a neopagan era'. Fr Cardamone spoke of the similarities of this current era with that of the world in which the early Church found herself and, with beautiful scriptural and patristic exegesis, explained the glories of Christ and the Redemption won for us and the application of these mysteries in our own lives, beginning with our enfolding into the Blessed Trinity at Baptism. We were also given some information of the Holy work that the missionary servants of the poor are accomplishing in Peru - have a look at their excellent work - http://www.msptm.com/en/

Holy Mass was offered very beautifully. Each day we prayed the Holy Rosary and several hours of the Divine Office (Breviarium Romanum) were said in common.  Exposition and Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament gave an opportunity for silent adoration of Our Lord exposed in the monstrance. In between there were opportunities for confession or to walk in the beautiful grounds of Dromantine. In the corridors I found the ordination photograph of a deceased friend, Fr Owen Maginn SMA, dated 1943. Fr Maginn died in 2006, may he rest in peace. My son was baptised by Fr Maginn in 2004 and given his name in his honour.

 Thanks to the staff of Dromantine for their kind assistance, comfortable accommodation and delicious meals. Thanks also to Fr McCaughan for supplying the vestments for the Sacred Liturgy. Fr Cardamone is willing to come back next year and I would heartily recommend this retreat to anyone

the main Church in Dromantine

'Hic est enim Calix Sanguinis Mei'

Fr Cardamone, MSP

the late Fr Owen Maginn SMA (centre) RIP

Cancelled! Solemn High Mass in May

Please note that due to the unavailability of the Sister Adorers of the Royal Heart of Jesus, the planned Solemn High Mass has been cancelled. Other Masses are unaffected.

Solemn High Mass, Missa cantata and Low Masses over the next month

The next Mass in Belfast will be a Missa cantata on Easter Thursday offered by Canon Lebocq in St Therese' church at 7pm. Fr Graham will offer a Low Mass in St Paul's on the 4th of May at 2.30pm and Fr McCaughan will offer a Low Mass on the 20th of May at 7pm in St Therese. On the 27th of May there will be a Solemn High Mass in St Therese at 7pm - with Canon Lebocq as celebrant, Fr McCaughan as deacon and Abbe Lancaster as subdeacon. The music for the Mass will be provided by the Sister Adorers of the Royal Heart of Jesus - there will be an opportunity to meet the sisters after Holy Mass. Please encourage your friends and family to come and support the Mass.

Two Masses next week

Holy Mass will be offered on Tuesday and Thursday of next week (18th and 20th February) at 7pm in St Therese' church, Somerton Road, Belfast. Tuesday will be a Low Mass with hymns while Thursday will be a Missa cantata. Thanks to Fr McCaughan and Canon Lebocq for offering these Masses.