Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Adoramus te, Christe, et benedicimus tibi.
Quia per sanctam crucem tuam redemisti mundum
Each Friday in Lent at 9.00am
Stations of the Cross with veneration of the relic of the Holy Cross each Friday in Lent at 9:00 am before the 10:00 am Mass.
First Stations of the Cross on Friday, February 24th, at 9:00 am
Exaudi nos, Domine, quoniam benigna est misericordia tua
Masses with imposition of ashes at
7:00 am
and
10:00 am
This year, Divine Providence has placed the feast of our great patron saint, St. Francis de Sales, on a Sunday. This will allow a greater number of faithful to attend the Mass which has the rank of a first class feast in the Institute. (The 4th Sunday after Epiphany will be commemorated.)
On December 28th, 2022, the feast of the Holy Innocents, the Church remembered the fourth centenary of the death of our holy patron which occurred at the Visitandine monastery in Lyon in the year 1622. In preparation of this year’s celebration it is recommended to (re-)read the wonderful Encyclical Rerum omnium perturbationem by Pope Pius XI. (January 26th, 1923). Since next Sunday is the last Sunday of the month, we will be able to ask for St. Francis’ powerful intercession and gentle guidance while kneeling before the Exposed Blessed Sacrament.
All present for Holy Mass on this feast day in any church of the Institute are able to receive a plenary indulgence under the usual conditions (Sacramental confession; Eucharistic Communion; prayer for the intention of the Sovereign Pontiff. It is further required that all attachment to sin, even venial sin, be absent. If the latter disposition is in any way less than perfect or if the prescribed three conditions are not fulfilled, the indulgence will be partial only).
Dear Faithful,
Many of us appreciate very much the reception in the hall after the 12:30 pm Mass. It gives our families a chance to get together, to meet and greet and to forge or renew friendships. Most of our faithful drive a long way to and from Mass, and the reception with refreshments is therefore a welcome occasion, especially for those families with little children.
I want to express my sincere gratefulness toward those ladies who have prepared the coffee hour over the recent years faithfully by providing sandwiches and other foods, tea and coffee, who overlooked the event itself and then cleaned the hall carefully afterwards.
However, for the relatively small number of team members, the hospitality on all Sundays has become too difficult to organise. I am kindly asking you therefore for more help and support. If you feel able and would enjoy to help with the reception, please contact Adeline Rayment at 07530-521-568 or at you very much!
With the assurance of my prayers and blessings for all of you and your families,
Canon Wiener
A Requiem Mass for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI will be celebrated at St Winefride’s Church on Tuesday 3rd January 2023 at 6.30pm
Requiem æternam dona eis, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis.
Instead of on the last Sunday in December, we will celebrate Benediction after Mass on Sunday,
January 1st, 2023.
The schedule for Christmas at St Winefride’s is as follows:
| December 24th: 10:00am (Vigil of Christmas) December 25th – Midnight Mass December 25th: 12:30pm |
Friday 30th December 2022
Rodington Village Hall, SY4 4QS
5pm to 10pm
Doors open at 5pm, dancing begins at 5.30pm until 9.30pm
Bring and share supper (and drinks!) at 7pm
£12 per adult £6 per child
Please buy your tickets before
Thursday 15th December,
from Margaret-Mary or Adeline after Sunday Mass
All profits will go to the ICKSP Shrewsbury Apostolate
Saturday, 10th December 2022 – St Winefride’s Hall
6:00pm: Talk by Canon Wiener on
“St. Hildegard of Bingen – Doctor of the Church”
6:50pm: Rosary
7:30pm: Bring and share supper
A donation of £2.00 per person will help to cover the heating costs.
Please contact Adeline on 07530-521568 to confirm attendance.
The Ladies’ Group will meet again on March 11th when
Canon Wiener will continue to talk about another of the four female Doctors of the Church: St. Catherine of Siena.
Thank you all very sincerely for your very kind and generous participation in the preparations and celebration of the important feast of Christ the King last Sunday. Many of you had helped tidying up the parish grounds one week before and all of you have contributed to the joyful and very beautiful celebration on the feast itself. I thank you wholeheartedly for your kindness you are showing toward me and for your generous gifts you gave me on the titular feast of our Institute.
I understand that by showing your affection toward your local pastor you also wish to demonstrate your love for our dear Institute which is the spiritual family of us all. Your support of our seminary in Gricigliano in Tuscany will be very helpful: the second collection on the feast of Christ the King this year brought £644.74. Also in the name of my superiors and all seminarians, I thank you for this most generous contribution and support of the priestly formation at our motherhouse.
May God bless you and your families always and especially in this very difficult time for the Church and the world.
With my prayers and my blessing for you and your families,
Canon Michael K. Wiener