Pope Francis likes his Chartres mug!

"Excelente Señor Lino, muchas gracias.
Pero no estoy seguro sobre el mensaje"

Yes, His Holiness was on the phone (again) today, thanking me for the complimentary Latin Mass mug that I sent him.

I did drop a few hints about a Papal Knighthood but he said that I would not be so very humble if I had one of those and that, anyway, it would take more than a free mug and a dodgy blog to get me on the list.

BTW.....if you would like one or two non gratis mugs, just send me an email and I will send you my address by return. £14 per mug including p & p in the UK. A bit more if you live in the Ozarks.

PS: Please blame Babelfish for the Spanish translation

Holy Father 'Mugged'

Let's hope Pope Francis takes the hint

My thanks go to Dom Antony Tumelty for his suggestion that I send a complimentary ‘Keep calm and go to the Latin Mass’ mug to Pope Francis.

Of course, it would have been nice if His Holiness had got on the old blower and asked me personally, but then, you can’t have everything.
So, I shall despatch the mug, free, gratis and for nothing in the hopes that, now you know that the Pope has one, you will wish to order one (or six) for yourself and your priest friends.


What a wonderful Lenten opportunity to fulfil the ‘alsmgiving’ requirement this presents.

Just to remind you that the mugs cost £10 plus £4 postage and packing. The proceeds go towards a fund to send young Menevians on the Chartres Pilgrimage this year.

It is, I hope you will agree, a mugnificent offer (aaargh!) 

 So far mugs have been ordered from places such as Canada, the USA, Ireland and Llandewi Brefi……overseas postage costs amount to £7.20 so please – don’t hold back.

Just email me on r.collinsassoc@btinternet.com and I will let you have my address so that you may send me some folding money – simple!