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.
S. Mary’s stands firmly in the Catholic Tradition of the Anglican Church. Worship is central, and everyone is welcome to our services.
For the month’s services at S. Mary’s, and for those at S. Eigon’s, Llanigon; S. John’s Chapel, Hay; S. Michael and all Angels’, Clyro, ‘Little’ S. Mary’s, Capel-y-Ffin and Bettwys Chapel, please see the calendar below.
CALENDAR OF SERVICES FOR MARCH 2025
1st March – S. David, Patron Saint of Wales. The Cathedral at S. David’s stands on the site of the monastery which he founded. It is said that S. David, in his last sermon, uttered this well-known phrase, ‘Do ye the little things in life’, which is one for all of us to take to heart.
SUNDAY 2nd MARCH
Quinquagesima, also referred to as the Sunday next before Lent/8th Sunday of Ordinary Time & 7th week in Ordinary Time.
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
MONDAY 3rd MARCH
6.00 pm Mass at S. Mary’s, Hay
From now on, 6 pm Monday Mass will be a regular feature at S. Mary’s.
WEDNESDAY 5th MARCH
Ash Wednesday – The start of Lent.
10.00 am Mass at S. Mary’s, Hay
6.00 pm Solemn Mass at S. Mary’s, Hay
THURSDAY 6th MARCH
10.00 am Mass at the Chapel of S. John, Lion Street
7th March – Ss. Perpetua & Felicity. Perpetua with child, and Felicity pregnant, were arrested, tried, imprisoned and eventually put to death for the Faith. Whilst it is not always easy to be of the Christian Faith, the example of the early martyrs puts into pale difficulties experienced in the present day.
8th March – Edward King. A good Anglo-Catholic who was principal of the college at which I was formed for the Priesthood (Cuddesdon), founded S. Stephen’s House, Oxford whilst Regius Professor at the University, and served afterwards as Bishop of Lincoln. A man whose gentle nature put to shame the actions of those who attacked him for his Catholic practice.
SUNDAY 9th MARCH
1st Sunday of Lent
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 10th MARCH
6.00 pm Mass at S. Mary’s, Hay
WEDNESDAY 12th MARCH
Ember Day – The Church traditionally keeps the first Wednesday, Friday and Saturday of Lent as days of prayer, fasting and abstinence in thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth and to entreat God to aid us.
10.00 am Mass at S. Mary’s, Hay
THURSDAY 13th MARCH
10.00 am Mass at the Chapel of S. John, Lion Street
SUNDAY 16th MARCH
2nd Sunday of Lent
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-Ff
MONDAY 17th MARCH
S. Patrick – patron Saint of Ireland, whose work brought many to the Faith. The hymn sung around this feast, S. Patrick’s Breastplate, is fantastic. There is a statue of him as a part of the reredos in S. Mary’s.
6.00 pm Mass at S. Mary’s, Hay
WEDNESDAY 19th MARCH
S. Joseph of Nazareth – S. Joseph took Our Lady to be his wife, and so was a father to Our Lord and would have trained him in carpentry. He was of the House of David as is recorded exhaustively at the beginning of S. Matthew’s Gospel. The quiet life of loving dedication, as lived by S. Joseph, is greatly to be commended.
10.00 am Mass at S. Mary’s, Hay
THURSDAY 20th MARCH
10.00 am Mass at the Chapel of S. John, Lion Street
SUNDAY 23rd MARCH
3rd Sunday of Lent
9.30 am Parish Mass at S. Michael and All Angels, Clyro
11.00 am Parish Mass at S. Mary’s, Hay
6.00 pm Compline at the Chapel of the Holy Trinity, Bettwys
MONDAY 24th MARCH
S. Oscar Romero, Archbishop of El Salvador – His commitment to the fundamentals of the Faith and his ministering to the poor pleased neither the military dictatorship nor the Marxist rebels. He was shot dead in 1980, while celebrating Mass in a hospital chapel, and declared a saint in 2018.
6.00 pm Mass at S. Mary’s, Hay
TUESDAY 25th MARCH
The Annunciation – On this great feast we note Our Lady taking on her task, as Mother of God, with selfless acceptance. There is a most wonderful depiction of this moment, the visit of the Angel Gabriel to Our Lady to tell her of what was to happen, in the Shrine Chapel at S. Mary’s, Hay.
6.00 pm Solemn Mass at S. Mary’s, Hay
WEDNESDAY 26th MARCH
10.00 am Mass at S. Mary’s, Hay
THURSDAY 27th MARCH
10.00 am Mass at the Chapel of S. John, Lion Street
SUNDAY 30th MARCH
Laetare Sunday/ Mothering Sunday – a particular day of celebration amongst the austerity of Lent.
9.30 am Parish Mass at S. Eigon, Llanigon
11.00 am Parish Mass at S. Mary’s, Hay
Parish Lunch at S. Mary’s after Mass – monetary donations will go towards the starting of a fund to alleviate material need in our parishes, such as supporting the homeless, helping families with necessities, or ensuring that someone is able to heat their home.
MONDAY 31st MARCH
6.00 pm Mass at S. Mary’s, Hay
The Angelus bell rings out twice a day at St 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
