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Dominican Rite (Old Rite) Missa Cantata at the Annual  Young Catholic Adult Weekend - Douai Abbey (UK) From the Catholic Herald:- "Young Catholics feel they have been denied their inheritance. Where do they go from here? By Matthew Schmitz Last week, in a speech to Italian liturgists, Pope Francis appeared to set in stone the liturgical changes that came at the time of Vatican II. “After this magisterium, after this long journey,” he said, “we can affirm with certainty and with magisterial authority that the liturgical reform is irreversible.” Liberal commentators celebrated his comments as a blow to the “the re-emergence of a certain neo-clericalism with its formalism” and rejoiced that the “restorationist movement in liturgy is being reversed”. Liberals have reason to be glad: Francis has shown that he is sympathetic to their desire for a liturgy that feels more like a communal meal than an ancient sacrifice. But does Francis’s declaration mean that after millennia of developmen...

  EWTN have been happy to post the Young Catholic Adults Douai Weekend on their Events Section. A big thank-you to them - from this side of the pond!

At :- Show map St Gregory's Church, Cheltenham 10 St James Square, GL50 3 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. This will be the MAIN Parish Holy Day of Obligation Mass - "brick by brick. "

  https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/ File:0260jfMaria_Assumpta_Seminary_Feast_ Assumption_Cabanatuan_Cityfvf_27.JPG   Holy Days of Obligation - A Description "Sundays and holy days of obligation are days on which  the faithful are obliged to participate in the Mass [... and to] abstain from those works and affairs which hinder the worship to be rendered to God, the joy proper to the Lord's day, or the suitable relaxation of mind and body  (Code of Canon Law, Canon 1247). Holy days mark days in the liturgical year of special importance or that merit special celebration. Worldwide, there is some variation in the dates of celebration of holy days as local Church authorities acknowledge patron saints or allow the celebration of holy days that occur during the week on the nearest Sunday. In England and Wales, according to a 1984 decision of the Bishops' Conference, holy days which fall on Saturday or Monday are in general transferred to the Sunday. From the first Sunday ...

The pilgrimage starts with registration in Ely on the evening of Thursday 24th August; and concludes with devotions in Walsingham on Sunday 27th August. There is an additional Mass for those staying Sunday night in the Slipper Chapel on Monday 28th August. This is the weekend of the August Bank Holiday. Don’t miss your chance to take part in this unique event, by walking it, volunteering in it, or sponsoring the pilgrims. •    Accompanied by priests, seminarians and religious. •    High Mass (with deacon and subdeacon) on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. •    Sung Mass in the Medieval Slipper Chapel on Monday. •    Specially created, re-usable Pilgrim’s Handbook with Mass texts, prayers, devotions, chants, and hymns for the road. •    Proper evening meals created by our dedicated cooking team. •    Support vehicles accompanying the Pilgrimage to carry heavy baggage and collect tired pilgrims...

From LifeSiteNews news:- "LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, August 9, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) -- To treat every word uttered by the Pope as if it were official Church teaching would be to fall into an “idolatry of the papacy,” said Cardinal Raymond Burke in a recent address at a Catholic conference in Kentucky. The Cardinal, who spoke at the July 22 “Church Teaches Forum” in Louisville, said that Catholics seeking to remain true to Christ and the Church he founded must learn to discern between the “words of the man who is Pope and the words of the Pope as Vicar of Christ on earth.” “Pope Francis has chosen to speak often in his first body, the body of the man who is Pope. In fact, even in documents which, in the past, have represented more solemn teaching, he states clearly that he is not offering magisterial teaching but his own thinking,” the Cardinal said. “But those who are accustomed to a different manner of Papal speaking want to make his every statement somehow part of the Magisterium. To ...

From the Catholic Herald:- A Welsh pub that initially turned away a group of seminarians after  mistaking them for a stag party  has named a beer in their honour. The City Arms pub in Cardiff has rebranded “The Rev James,” a popular ale on its menu, the “Thirsty Priests”. “We wanted to do something as a ‘thank you’ to the priests for taking the misunderstanding in such good spirits,” said Tim Lewis, PR manager for Brains, the pub’s owners, according to Wales Online. With the added slogan “saving souls and satisfying thirsts”, the “Thirsty Priests” was added to the taps last weekend. Celebrating the ordination of Father Peter McClaren, the group of seminarians dressed in their cassocks were at first refused service when they entered the City Arms on July 29. “The staff thought they were a stag. We do have quite a few issues on the weekends with parties wearing fancy dress so it is our policy to turn them away,” said assistant manager Matt Morgan. The manager overheard their pra...

St. Louis de Montfort, the great Marianist saint, gives us 7 reasons to say the rosary:- 1) It gradually gives us a perfect knowledge of Jesus Christ 2) It purifies our souls, washing away sin 3) It gives us victory over all our enemies 4) It makes it easy for us to practice virtue 5) It sets us on fire with love of Our Blessed Lord 6) It enriches us with graces and merits 7) It supplies us with what is needed to pay all our debts to God and to our fellow men, and finally, it obtains all kinds of graces for us from Almighty God Go and SAY YOUR ROSARY today!

G lorious  S aint  C ajetan, acclaimed by all people to be the father of providence because you provide miraculous aid to all in need, I stand here before you today, asking that you present to the Lord our God the requests that I confidently deposit in your hands today. May these graces that I now request help me to always seek the Kingdom of God and his Righteousness, knowing that God — who dresses with beauty the flowers of the field and abundantly feeds the birds of the sky — will give me all other things.  A men.

  Source:wikicommons Wednesday 2nd Aug at 7pm - Low Mass , (EF)   at St. Gregory's Church, Cheltenham (GL50 3PR), preceeded by a Rosary and confessions - the Rosary and the serving are organised by Cheltenham Young Catholic Adults.  Tuesday 15th August - 7pm  (EF) Low Mass of the Assumption of the B.V.M., - the Rosary and the serving are organised by Cheltenham Young Catholic Adults. HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION ! There will be a summer break during August re: the main Chelt YCA social meeting - this will resume on the 3rd Saturday of the month in September 2017. *Please note the Wednesday EF Mass is normally  on the first Wednesday of the month.  Tags: Cheltenham Young Catholic Adults,  EF Mass, Social.