Please pray for our Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV

℣  Let us pray for our Holy Father, the Pope.

℟  The Lord preserve him, and give him life, and make him blessed upon earth, and deliver him not up to the will of his enemies (Ps 40:3).

Let us pray: O Almighty and eternal God, have mercy on thy servant Leo, our Pope, and direct him according to thy clemency into the way of everlasting salvation; that he may desire by thy grace those things which are pleasing to thee, and perform them with all his strength. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

New for Easter 2025

Take a close-up look at the new altar lace specially  handmade by a parishioner during Lent as well as our paschal candle hand-painted by another parishioner. 

Welcome to St Pancras

The Catholic Church serving Central Ipswich

Scroll down for: times of Masses & Confessions, for a link to the latest newsletter, for other news, and for suggested reading lists

A warm welcome from all at St Pancras, whether you are a new parishioner, a returning parishioner, or a visitor.

Deum diligere et quae sunt Dei.

'To love God and the things of God.'

Our parish church is a sacred space and a house of prayer, consecrated to the worship of God, where parishioners and visitors may deepen their love of God and the things of God.

A Catholic parish has just two purposes, namely to give glory to Almighty God, and to pray and work for the sanctification and salvation of souls.

Here, through the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass - the re-presentation in time of Christ's expiatory sacrifice on Calvary two thousand years ago - souls are taught, sanctified, and ordered towards heaven. In the baptismal font, souls are cleansed of the stain of original sin, filled with grace, and made adopted children of God and members of His Church. In the confessional, souls are reconciled to God and absolved, and sins are forgiven. Souls receive the Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit to become soldiers of Christ at the hands of the bishop in the Sacrament of Confirmation. Standing before the altar of God, a man and a woman are united to each other by the bond of God's grace, and their mutual love, in the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony, in order to bring new life into the world, new souls to know, love, and serve God in this world and to be happy with Him forever in the next. And here, the souls of the Faithful departed are commended to the mercy of God and into the keeping of Our Saviour's love during requiem Masses as their mortal remains are laid to rest, ready to rise again from sleep on the Last Day.

Through our prayers and devotions, through our charitable works and virtuous deeds, and by getting to know more about the Catholic Faith, we learn to praise our God with joy and serve our neighbour with gladness (Ps 99:2).

Through these things, by God's grace, and by seeking the things that are above and storing up treasures in heaven (Col 3:1; Mt 6:20), we are lifted up to a supernatural plane to become 'partakers of the divine nature' (2 Peter 1:4).  

Our church is open from approximately 7am to 7pm every day. See below for times of Masses and Confessions, and see our newsletter for full details. 

Fr Joseph

Our Lady of Ipswich, pray for us.

St Pancras, pray for us. 

Suggested Reading

New to the Catholic Faith? Read A Simple Outline of the Catholic Faith (Please email parishpriest[at]stpancraschurch.org.uk if you would like a hard copy of A Simple Outline. £5 each.)

For other reading suggestions, please click on the relevant link:

Introductory catechetical reading. 

Weightier theological reading.

Books on the Mass.

Books about the Faith for children.

Which Bible to read or buy. 

Spiritual reading.

Lives of Our Lord.

On Prayer.