St Anicetus was a Pope who was martyred in 161. He and St Polycarp disagreed over the date on which to celebrate Easter. However, St Anicetus allowed St Polycarp to continue celebrating Easter on 14 Nisan because it was a tradition in the Church of Smyrna.
The MC for the Mass was Jonathan Hague who marshalled clergy and servers with unobtrusive confidence. The singing was unaccompanied Gregorian Chant. Afterwards, Trisha & Pip served the clergy an excellent lunch.I had acquired a number of linen albs and cottas. The local laundry washed and pressed them and I was able to offer them to the priests who came to the Mass, so after lunch there was a session of alb-fitting.
Fr Chris Basden of St Bede's, Clapham Park came to the Mass. At his parish, Mass is offered every day in both the classical Roman rite and the Novus Ordo.
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Looks like a splendid clebration was had.
I sent some linen albs and altar cloths to the local laundry in preparation for Easter and they must have soaked them in industrial strength "Comfort" or its equivalent. A properly laundered linen alb should have to be peeled open at the sleeves. In future, I'll have to be more precise with my instructions.
When I first got them they had been lovingly starched, pressed into many pleats and tied firmly with bands of linen at the convent that was about to close. When I used to celebrate early morning Mass there an oatmeal polyester shift, masquerading as an alb, was provided whilst these lovely things languished in the vestment press.
I have heard other references to St Bede's Clapham Park and would be grateful if you could explain whether it is 'independent' or diocescan. Is is anything to do with FSSP or SSPX? I ask as one who has a growing interest in the Rite of 1962.
Very nice Fr, but where's the congregation?
Congratulations Father! I was surprised not to see you on the altar though. It is quite incredible to think what you have managed to achieve in a simple parish. Congratulations!!!
Father Christopher Baseden is a truly excellent priest, and a very brave one. And what he has done at St. Bede's is the model not only for England, but for the whole Catholic world as to how the Traditional mass and the novus ordo can successfully live together to the benefit of the church, truly manifesting the hermeneutic of continuity which our Holy Father desires so much.
Do I see an Oratorian in that photograph?
It looks like it was a great event! St. Anicetus is, I am sure, pleased to have received the attention. The next time you are doing something like this, let me know and I'll come up from Rome if I can!
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St Bede's is a diocesan parish. Fr Basden welcomes priests from the FSSP and elsewhere. His altar servers play football against the SSPX school but are not happy because they usually lose! His parish is an excellent example of the Hermeneutic of Continuity in action.
The laity were towards the back of the Church (being Catholics!). There was quite a good attendance considering that it was a weekday and we had already had a weekday Mass earlier in the day (Novus Ordo).
Yes, it is an Oratorian in the photo - Fr Michael Lang, author of Turning Toward the Lord.
Fr Z - if you are coming over from Rome any time, we'll lay on a High Mass specially :-)
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