Mark Greaves at the Catholic Herald has given a good write-up for the story on the first parish in Britain to be given over to celebrations of the Classical Roman Rite. (Cf Diocese to create first parish for traditional Mass)
Archbishop Kelly of Liverpool has appointed Fr Simon Henry to the Church of St Vincent in Liverpool's Toxteth. St Vincent's is an 1856 Pugin Church that has not been wreckovated. It has only 25-30 people attending Mass there each week. There is a Sunday afternoon Mass in Liverpool served by a rota of priests and attended by 40-50 people in a less accessible location. I wish Fr Henry every success in this new initiative which will put the traditional liturgy into the mainstream of the life of the diocese: a "treasure for the whole Church" as Cardinal Hoyos has said.
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The bigger story is Archbishop decides not to close church shocker - among the many misdeeds of Archbishop Kelly is his destruction of some of Liverpool's Catholic heritage. He has destroyed more Catholic chruches in Liverpool, than Hitler's air force.
How ironic that the beautiful St Mary of the Angels (which would have been ideal for this kind of venture) is now a rehearsal hall for the Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.
This appears to be a very interestig appointment by the Archbishop of Liverpool. Let us hope that the Archbishop will not be disappointed in his choice of priest to lead this challenging appointment which breaks new ground.
`A very positive step by the Liverpool Archdiocese. Let us hope that other diocese will folow this lead. It is good to know that the Archbishop has appointed a beautiful traditional Church for the celebration of the Extra Ordinary Form of the Liturgy. Wouldn't it be greatif there was a Solemn High Mass to mark the opening of the Traditional Parish in the presence of the Archbishop.
Incidentally I have heard that the Society of St Pius X Church in Liverpool is soon due for demolition and that they are thinking of having Mass in a hotel again. Let us hope that this move by the Archbishop will win some of their Congregation back into the fold.
I received the following information today from a member of the clergy in the Archdiocese of Liverpool regarding the establishment of a Traditional Parish in the Archdiocese of Liverpool:
In accordance with the requirements of Canon 515$2 the archbishop wishes to consult the Council about the following intention:
That the territory of the parish of St Vincent, Liverpool, be annexed to the Cathedral parish, and that St Vincent's thereupon cease to be a separate parish.
N O T E S
1. There is no statutory quorum for attendance at the Council of Priests, but most members of the Steering Committee are expected to attend, as they have other agenda to address as soon as the general meeting ends.
2. As this is a consultative exercise, all priests working in the diocese, whether named representatives of their Pastoral Areas or not, are welcome to attend, and/or to submit written observations to the Secretary (Mr P Heneghan at LACE) in advance of the meeting.
3. Pastoral Area Leaders could profitably take soundings among local priests with a view to making a corporate submission from their area.
4. The archbishop's intention is to create a new City Centre Pastoral Area (Pastoral Area 25) which would embrace the specialised ministries of the Cathedral, the Royal Liverpool Hospital, the University Chaplaincy and the Blessed Sacrament Shrine with the addition of the church of St Vincent.
5. St Vincent's church would be reserved for the celebration of liturgy in the "Extraordinary Form" (cf "Summorum pontificum" 2007), in the care of Fr Simon Henry.
6. Fr Henry's status would be that of Assistant in the Cathedral parish, but his accommodation would be in St Vincent's.
7. St Vincent's church would no longer be used – except in special circumstances – for Masses in the "Ordinary Form". St Vincent's present parishioners would become members of the Cathedral parish.
8. Bishop Malone will advise the parishioners of St Vincent's about this consultation at the 6.30pm Mass there on Saturday 12 July.
St Vincent's Church, designed by E W Pugin in 1856, is considered to be more suitable for traditional liturgy because it has not yet been re-ordered, what this means is that it had not been 'wreckovated' after V11.
This is good news for Liverpool - Thanks be to God. Can someone possibly film and YOUTUBE a Mass for the rest of us to see - pleeeaase.
Well our hopes for St Vincent's are dashe by a vote from the unnamed members of the "Council of Priests" who voted down the proposal put to them by the Archbishop of Liverpool. I for one would like to know the names of these 18 priests who may not have attended a Mass in the Old Rite in their entire lives or may not have attended one in the last 40 years. Who are these people? How can they anonymously trounce the wishes of the Pope, the Archbisop and what remains of the Catholic Faithful in Liverpool. This Archdiocese is dying on its feet. Let these 18 Cultural Vandals have the courage to face the Catholic public. As the Archdiocese of Liverpool claims that the Freedom of Information Act does not apply to them, if they have an ouce of moral fibre between them, perhaps these 18 will reveal thei names or are they afraid of DIALOGUE when it comes down to it?
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