S. Mary’s stands firmly in the Catholic Tradition of the Anglican Church. Worship is central, and everyone is welcome to our services.
Mass
Sunday 11.00 am Solemn Mass – a sung Mass (traditional language 1984 Church in Wales Prayer Book) with incense, choir, occasional sung propers, motets/anthems.
Monday 6.00 pm Mass
Wednesday 10.00 am Mass
Evensong
Evensong daily at 6.00 pm (said in chancel) except for days when there is a Mass.
For services in the current month at S. Mary’s, Hay; S. John’s Chapel, Hay; S. Eigon’s, Llanigon; ‘Little’ S. Mary’s, Capel-y-Ffin; S. Michael and all Angels’, Clyro and Bettwys Chapel, Clyro please see the Calendar of Services below.
Calendar of Services for April 2026
SUNDAY 1st MARCH
Second Sunday of Lent & Second Week of Lent
9.30 am Parish Mass at S. Eigon, Llanigon
11.00 am Parish Mass at S. Mary’s, Hay
6.00 pm Parish Mass at Little S. Mary’s, Capel-y-Ffin
WEDNESDAY 1st APRIL
Spy Wednesday – our Lord was betrayed by one of his Disciples for 30 pieces of silver
10.00 am Mass at S. Mary’s, Hay
6.00 pm Mass at S. Michael & All Angels, Clyro
THURSDAY 2nd APRIL – MAUNDY THURSDAY
10.00 am Morning Prayer at the Chapel of S. John, Lion Street
6.00 pm Mass at S. Mary’s, Hay, followed by the Watch at the Altar of Repose
FRIDAY 3rd APRIL – GOOD FRIDAY
12.00 pm Stations of the Cross at S. Eigon, Llanigon
3.00 pm Good Friday Liturgy at S. Mary’s, Hay
SATURDAY 4th APRIL – HOLY SATURDAY
Holy Saturday, a day of waiting until….
8.00 pm The Easter Vigil at S. Mary’s, Hay, with the lighting of the New Fire, Exultet & Easter Proclamation moving into the First Mass of the Resurrection
SUNDAY 5th APRIL – EASTER DAY
Sunday of the Resurrection
9.30 am Mass at S. Michael & All Angels, Clyro
9.30 am Mass at S. Eigon, Llanigon
11.00 am Mass at S. Mary’s, Hay
6.00 pm Mass at Little S. Mary’s, Capel-y-Ffin
6.00 pm Evensong at Bettws
MONDAY 6th APRIL
Easter Monday
6.00 pm Mass at S. Mary’s, Hay
WEDNESDAY 8th APRIL
Easter Wednesday
10.00 am Mass at S. Mary’s, Hay
THURSDAY 9th APRIL
Easter Thursday
10.00 am Mass at the Chapel of S. John, Lion Street
FRIDAY 10th APRIL
Easter Friday
Our pilgrims head to the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham for a weekend of spiritual refreshment and renewal. Please pray for them as they shall pray for you.
SUNDAY 12th APRIL
2nd Sunday of Easter/Divine Mercy Sunday and Second Week of Easter
9.30 am Parish Mass at S. Eigon, Llanigon
11.00 am Morning Praise at S. Michael and All Angels, Clyro
11.00 am Parish Mass at S. Mary’s, Hay
MONDAY 13th APRIL
There will be no 6 pm Mass at S. Mary’s, Hay on Monday since the clergy will be returning from the Pilgrimage to Walsingham.
WEDNESDAY 15th APRIL
10.00 am Mass at S. Mary’s, Hay
THURSDAY 16th APRIL
S. Bernadette of Lourdes – Born in 1844 to a poor family in the French town of Lourdes, aged 14 she had several visions of Our Lady. In these Our Lady identified herself as the Immaculate Conception. Following investigation, the Church affirmed the visions and the Immaculate Conception of Our Lady, meaning that she was free from sin, as doctrine of the Church. Lourdes developed into the well-known Shrine and pilgrim destination that it is today. Our Lady appeared to the young at Capel-y-Ffin several years later. I feel it is a shame that such devotion and pilgrimage does not happen here.
10.00 am Mass at the Chapel of S. John, Lion Street
SUNDAY 19th APRIL
3rd Sunday of Easter and Third Week of Easter
9.30 am Parish Mass at S. Eigon, Llanigon
11.00 am Parish Mass at S. Mary’s, Hay
6.00 pm Evensong at Little S. Mary’s, Capel-y-Ffin
MONDAY 20th APRIL
S. Bueno – Some say born and educated in Herefordshire, others in Montgomeryshire, he became known as an Abbot in North Wales. He died in 640 in Clynnog Fawr. A large retreat centre in North Wales, run by the Jesuit Order and popular with Anglicans as well as Roman Catholics, is dedicated to him.
6.00 pm Mass at S. Mary’s, Hay
21st April – S. Anselm – A native of Northern Italy, he joined a Monastery in Normandy, which was then a centre of learning and scholarship. He became noted for his own works and in time was asked to be Archbishop of Canterbury. He was appointed, though protested much (a good sign!), and immediately fell into conflict with the Monarch. At a later stage he refused to pay homage to Henry I. He held the office for nineteen years of which seven were spent in exile.
WEDNESDAY 22nd APRIL
10.00 am Mass at S. Mary’s, Hay
23rd April – S. George – Patron Saint of a number of countries, including England, town and cities, and numerous other things. He is often depicted on horse-back slaying a dragon. I recall a campaign to make his feast a national holiday in England. This is something that I approve of and think the same should be done for S. David, here in Wales, and S. Andrew in Scotland. Being a border town, we could then lay claim to two additional bank holidays.
THURSDAY 24th APRIL
10.00 am Mass at the Chapel of S. John, Lion Street
25th April – S Mark the Evangelist – The writer of one of the Gospels, his is the shortest. He is identified as the young man who fled when Our Lord was arrested at the Garden of Gethsemane, who escaped leaving his garment in the hands of his pursuers. I suspect most of us would have felt such fear in the circumstances.
SUNDAY 26th APRIL
4th Sunday of Easter and Fourth Week of Easter
9.30 am Parish Mass at S. Michael and All Angels, Clyro
11.00 am Parish Mass at S. Mary’s, Hay
MONDAY 27th APRIL
6.00 pm Mass at S. Mary’s, Hay
WEDNESDAY 29th APRIL
S. Catherine of Siena – A Doctor of the Church and Patron of Europe, she wrote many a letter to the warring factions in the Italian states, pleading for peace, and tried to persuade Pope Gregory XI to return from exile. She was from a large family in Siena and resisted the many efforts of her parents for her to marry. The call to the religious life was intense and strong and she had several visions. She began to learn to read and write in her twenties and in time became sought after by male and female alike for her spiritual counsel and her understanding of the Faith. Perhaps she could be the Patron Saint of ‘it is never too late to try’.
10.00 am Mass at S. Mary’s, Hay
THURSDAY 30th APRIL
10 am Mass at the Chapel of S. John, Lion Street
NOTICES and SPECIAL SERVICES
Friday 10th – Monday 13th April 2026, Parish Pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham – for details, please see the Pilgrimage page.
The Angelus bell rings out twice a day at S. Mary’s, 12.00 noon and 6.00 pm before evening prayer. This devotion reminds people that they are being prayed for and blessed. The Angelus is a very ancient devotion – and I hope that when people hear the bell ringing (3×3, then 9) they will pause and join with the prayer being offered in the church as it rings. Fr. David
