29
March 2012
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE LATIN MASS SOCIETY
For Immediate Release
Bishop Drainey Leads LMS Pilgrimage to York
The
Bishop of Middlesbrough, Rt Rev Terence Drainey, led a procession through the
streets of York, as part of the Latin Mass Society’s 2nd Annual
Pilgrimage to York in honour of St Margaret Clitherow on Saturday, 24 March.
This followed a Solemn Mass in the Extraordinary Form at St Wilfrid’s Church at
which Bishop Drainey had presided at the Faldstool, and which attracted pilgrims
from across England and Wales and overseas. The music was provided by the
Rudgate Singers who sang a Mass setting by contemporary composer Jeffrey
Ostrowski and pieces by Victoria, Bruckner and Scarlatti.
During
the Mass, the bishop preached on the danger posed in contemporary society by
moral relativism. ‘This relativism seems to permeate our world today to such an
extent that it is part of the cultural and societal air that we breathe. If we
are not on our guard it will taint us and affect us. It is an evil about which
our Holy Father, Pope Benedict has spoken on many occasions,’ said the bishop.
He went on to say that this was nothing new and, indeed, Bl. John Henry Newman
had spoken nearly two centuries ago about the dangers to the faith posed by liberalism
and religious indifferentism.
After
Mass, Bishop Drainey led the procession through the narrow streets of the city,
as pilgrims prayed the Rosary. Passing St Margaret Clitherow’s house and her
shrine in The Shambles, the line of people crossed Ouse Bridge where the bishop
drew attention to the site of St Margaret’s martyrdom, now marked by a plaque.
The procession reached the Church of the English Martyrs where Solemn
Benediction was celebrated. A relic of St Margaret’s hand, which was kindly lent
by the Sisters at the Bar Convent, was exposed for veneration by the faithful.
LMS
General Manager Mike Lord commented, ‘The pilgrimage was an important witness
to the Catholic Faith in times when our religion is once again under attack.
This was brought home by some of the negative comments made from the crowd as
the procession made its way through York’s city centre. We were delighted that
Bishop Drainey was able to join us and his encouraging sermon was much praised
by pilgrims on what was a very successful day.’
Photo
attribution: Andrew Sheffield
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For
further information, please contact Mike Lord, General Manager,
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