Fr Patrick Hayward of the Canons Regular of the Lateran, celebrated a Missa Cantata at Maiden Lane on Monday evening on the 50th aniversary of his first celebration of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.Cannon McDonald preached the sermon and Fr Southwell presented Fr Hayward with a Papal Blessing after Mass on behalf of the Latin Mass Society.
On Sunday, Fr Hayward concelebrated Mass at with several Bishops, and with his colleague Fr Anthony Maggs CRL, also celebrating his Golden Jubilee. Above you can see Fr Hayward with the Sisters of Mercy from Bodmin, and friends. The Mass was at Christchurch, Eltham, which is the next-door parish to me, so I was able to get there for some of the celebrations. Please remember Frs Hayward and Maggs in your prayers and give God thanks for their many years of labour in the vineyard of the Lord.Bishop John Arnold was there. Bishop Arnold recently celebrated the Pontifical High Mass at Westminster Cathedral for the Latin Mass Society at which several boys from my parish were serving.
It was good also to see Bishop Malcolm McMahon of Nottingham, the Chairman of the Trustees of the Society of St Catherine of Siena. He celebrated the Pontifical Mass for the Society at the Chapel of the Knights of Malta in May.
Also present was Fr Christopher Basden, the redoubtable parish priest of St Bede's Clapham Park where I was this afternoon for an excellent study day led by Fr Anthony Doe.
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Thank God for our Priests and Wow! what amazing celebrations going on locally at the moment! Golden Jubilees congratulations to Frs Hayward and Maggs and your own Siver Jubilee coming shortly Fr Tim. Fr Ray just celebrated his a month or so ago.
May Our Blessed Lord our High Priest Bless you all for your true and faithful service ministering to his 'sheep' all these years.
Thank you, a million times, thank you. Our prayers are with you.
"Remember, 0 most loving Heart of Jesus, that they for whom I pray are those for whom Thou prayed so earnestly the night before Thy death. These are they to whom Thou look to continue with Thee in Thy sorrows when others forsake Thee, who share Thy griefs and have inherited Thy persecutions, according to Thy word: That the servant is not greater than his Lord. Remember, O Heart of Jesus, that they are the objects of the world's hatred and Satan's deadliest snares. Keep them then, 0 Jesus, in the safe citadel of Thy Sacred Heart and there let them be sanctified in truth. May they be one with Thee and one among themselves, and grant that multitudes may be brought through their word to believe in Thee and love Thee".
Thank you Jesus,for our Priests,both young and old. Protect their vocations,and renew their calling daily,with strong moments of clarity,of their mission and destiny.May your Grace abound where sin would seek to destroy,infuse our Priest's with a passion for Your Will and help us,the laity to cleanse our own hearts.Amen
As always, Holy Mass was beautiful at Maiden Lane. Ad Multos Annos, Fr. Hayward!
What a joyful post!
"Cannon McDonald preached the sermon."
Must have been a booming affair!
Congratulations, Fr. Hayward, ad multos!
I was going to post a comment, but George seems to have said it first!
It is great to see so many jubilees being celebrated. It is so encouraging to see that there are still many good men in the priesthood who remain faithful to their vocations, and, indeed, seem to genuinely enjoy their priesthood.
What a great beginning to the Year of Priests!
May Our Lord bless Frs Patrick, Anthony, Ray and Tim.
St. John Vianney pray for us, and especially for our priests.
M.
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