Laying out the issues which the Bishop had to consider along with the historic background and identifying the parts of relevant Canon Law, the Bishop invites Fr Baker to resign as Parish Priest in Downham Market
Grant, Charles Alexander Rev LCL BA (1906-1989)Pg 3-8: Pastoral Letter - General Jubilee; absolution; Jubilee Indulgence; conditions; supply of priests; Society "Opus Vocations
Pg 9: Notices
Pg 10-34: Ecclesiastical Fund, 1965 - table listing named donations within each parish
Pg 35: A Prayer for Priests; A Short Indulgenced Ejaculation
Pastoral Letter from Bishop Grant on Holy Communion and, whilst only the priest can consecrate the host, delivery by others to those unable to attend the Mass. Pope Paul has just removed the requirement for only a priest to deliver the host. Lay people commissioned by the Bishop can now do this.
Grant, Charles Alexander Rev LCL BA (1906-1989)Pg 2: A Prayer for Priests; A Short Indulgenced Ejaculation
Pg 3-6: Pastoral Letter - Pope Paul's address to church students; Council of Trent; vocations; Pope Pius XII; 24 boys at colleges, 40 at seminaries; Family Fast Day vs. Priests Training Fund
Pg 7: Notices
Pg 8-36: Ecclesiastical Fund, 1961[sic] - table listing named donations within each parish
Compliments slip: Bishop Secretary: "Tony Sketch will arrange to deliver the enclosed - less the carbon - to all Downham Market parishioners when he distributes his invitations to the real Mass."
Page 1: letter to the congregation at Downham Market - explaining, now that the legal procedure is over, the sorrow he feels in acting against Fr Baker. Obedience to the Holy Father means accepting the changes away from the Tridentine Mass. Expects support for Fr Sketch. Notes of explanation included.
Page 2-3: Notes headed: "1. Your present position"; "2. The Missal of Pope Paul VI"; "3. The Bishop's dealings with Fr Baker"