Pope Francis I

viernes, 3 de enero de 2014

Overhead Sacristy: Honey, I Shrunk the Pope

by Fr LW Gonzales via Overheard in the Sacristy

A wonderful New Year blessing for the Ordinariate

On New Year's Day, the ten Sisters of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Maryvale took their solemn vows and were established by Mgr Keith Newton as the first autonomous monastery of the Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham. It was the anniversary of the sisters' reception into full communion with the Catholic Church. During the past year, they have been quietly preparing for this wonderful day which is a blessing not only for the Ordinariate but for all of us: the strength of the Church in any place is strongly enriched by those in contemplative life who pray for us all.

Mother Winsome (above) was appointed the first Reverend Mother for an initial period of three years. After that, the superior will be elected in accordance with the constitutions of the monastery. She said:

“For us the day was a mixture of great solemnity, but also of deep joy. We each professed our original vows separately, in the case of some of the sisters, more than 50 years ago. For us to be able to renew our vows solemnly and publicly and to be able to share this profound moment, when we have shared such a unique spiritual journey over the last two years, felt a very special gift of God to each of us and to us corporately as Sisters of the Blessed Virgin Mary.”

See the full report at the Ordinariate website as well as Mgr Newton's homily.

While on the subject of the Ordinariate, let me give a plug for the Service of Lessons and Carols by Candlelight with Benediction next Thursday at 6.30pm at Warwick Street. Here is the poster:

by Timothy Finigan via The hermeneutic of continuity

jueves, 2 de enero de 2014

Catholic life: Contemplation for the Christmas Season

by Sister Timothy Marie, OCD Sometimes the early morning sky, just before the light of the new day dawns, is so still and quiet that I think I am at the threshold of heaven. The atmosphere itself is permeated in a prayerful stillness. The beauty of these moments absorbs my total being and resonates within […]

via The Integrated Catholic Life http://www.integratedcatholiclife.org/2014/01/carmelite-sisters-contemplation-for-christmas/

Catholic life: Daily Catholic Quote from St. Basil the Great

“There is still time for endurance, time for patience, time for healing, time for change. Have you slipped? Rise up. Have you sinned? Cease. Do not stand among sinners, but leap aside.” (St. Basil the Great, Bishop and Doctor of the Church) January 2 is the Memorial of St. Basil the Great (A.D. 330 – […]

via The Integrated Catholic Life http://www.integratedcatholiclife.org/2014/01/daily-catholic-quote-from-st-basil/

Catholic life: Encountering the Word — Romans 8:14-17

“For those who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God. For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you received a spirit of adoption, through which we cry, ‘Abba, Father!’ The Spirit itself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, […]

via The Integrated Catholic Life http://www.integratedcatholiclife.org/2014/01/encountering-the-word-romans-8-2/

miércoles, 1 de enero de 2014

Overhead Sacristy: Mary, Seat of Wisdom

“Mary, the all-holy ever-virgin Mother of God, is the masterwork of the mission of the Son and the Spirit in the fullness of time. For the first time in the plan of salvation and because his Spirit had prepared her, the Father found the dwelling place where his Son and his Spirit could dwell among men. In this sense the Church’s Tradition has often read the most beautiful texts on wisdom in relation to Mary. Mary is acclaimed and represented in the liturgy as the “Seat of Wisdom.” — Catechism of the Catholic Church 721