1 1 The Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of the Southern Cross AUSTRALIA-WIDE Publisher: Ordinariate of OLSC: 40A Mary Street, Highgate 6003 Western Australia. Mobile Phone: 0409 377 338 Editor: C/- St Francis Xavier Catholic Church, 60 Davey Street, Frankston. 3199 Australia. E-mail: [email protected]Mid-September 2015: Free E-Mail Edion Circulaon: Australia and Overseas DISCLAIMER: Views expressed in the arcles of this Ordinariate Publicaon “Australia Wide” are not necessarily those of the editor or publisher. Divine Worship: The Missal See Pages 2 & 3
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The Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of the Southern Cross
AUSTRALIA-WIDE
Publisher: Ordinariate of OLSC: 40A Mary Street, Highgate 6003 Western Australia. Mobile Phone: 0409 377 338
Editor: C/- St Francis Xavier Catholic Church, 60 Davey Street, Frankston. 3199 Australia. E-mail: [email protected]
Mid-September 2015: Free E-Mail Edition Circulation: Australia and Overseas
DISCLAIMER: Views expressed in the articles of this Ordinariate Publication “Australia Wide” are not necessarily those of the editor or publisher.
Divine Worship: The Missal See Pages 2 & 3
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THE PERSONAL ORDINARIATE OF OUR LADY OF THE SOUTHERN CROSS
The Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of the Southern Cross is a non-territorial diocese of the Australian Catholic Church.
The Ordinary: Monsignor Harry Entwistle, PA. 40A Mary Street, High-Gate. 6003. Western Australia. Local Phone: 08-9422-7988 or Mobile
Phone: 0417 180 145 or contact the Diocesan Office: M-Phone: 0409 377 338. E-mail: [email protected] or
OLSC Publications: The Ordinary: 40 A Mary Street, High-Gate. 6003. W.A. E-Mail: [email protected]
A WORD FROM OUR ORDINARY:
Monsignor Harry Entwistle, P. A.
On the feat of St Gregory the Great, the Pope who sent Augustine of Canterbury to evangelise the peoples of England, it was announced that after several years of work, Divine Worship – The Missal is now in the hands of the printers and will be authorised for use from Advent Sunday 2015, just prior to the beginning of the Holy Year celebrating God’s Mercy.
This missal represents the definitive expression of the Anglican Liturgical Patrimony within the Catholic Church, primarily for the use of those parishes of the Personal Ordinariate in Australia, the United King-dom, Canada and the USA. It is accompanied by Divine Worship – Occasional Services, which contains the rites for baptism, confirmation (including those entering full Catholic communion) and funerals.
In his blog, ‘Thine Own Service,’ Fr James Bradley writes the following about the new missal.
“Divine Worship: The Missal is long awaited for two reasons. First, because the effor t that has gone into producing this text, par ticular ly on the par t of the Holy See, shows a genuine desire to preserve in the Catholic Church the worthy Anglican liturgical patrimony which has nourished the Catholic faith throughout the history of the Anglican tradition and prompted aspirations towards ecclesial unity. It is an expression of the solicitude of the Roman Pontiff to care for all Christians and to promote the unity of Christians with the visible communion of the Apostolic See. At the start of his pontificate Pope Benedict XVI expressed what, in a certain sense, is here fulfilled: “Peter’s current Successor takes on as his primary task the duty to work tirelessly to rebuild the full and visible unity of all Christ’s followers. This is his ambition, his impelling duty. He is aware that good in-tentions do not suffice for this. Concrete gestures that enter hearts and stir consciences are essential, in-spiring in everyone that inner conversion that is the prerequisite for all ecumenical progress.” This is a “concrete gesture”, which shows that a true desire for communion with the Apostolic See will be met with the authentic charity of Christ, which is itself an essential component of the Petrine ministry. Secondly, the promulgation of Divine Worship: The Missal concludes, in a cer tain sense, the for-mal erection of the Personal Ordinariates. The permission to celebrate the sacred liturgy according litur-gical rites drawn from the Anglican tradition and approved by the Apostolic See, granted to the Personal Ordinariates by a faculty in Anglicanorum Cœtibus, is one of the central purposes of the provision of the canonical structure of the Personal Ordinariates. [Continued next page]
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A WORD FROM OUR ORDINARY: Continued.
The promulgation of a codified Eucharistic liturgy gives particular expression to this precious gift, intended both to nourish the faith of the members of the Personal Ordinariates, and as a treasure to be shared with the entire Church (AC III). Almost every other aspect of the life of the Personal Ordinariates is possible without the provision of such a circumscription. In a very particular way, the liturgy provided here makes sense of the juridic structure.” The announcement of the publication may simply appear to be ‘just another missal’, but it is much more than this. Its arrival marks a significant moment in Church history. It is the second missal written in “English Authorised” for use in the Catholic Church since Vatican II. It heralds the return of those unique English Spir-itual and Theological Traditions that shaped and nurtured the Church in England during the diaspora of Angli-cans from the Western Catholic Church. We give thanks for those who have worked tirelessly and prayed without ceasing over the centuries for the uni-ty of Christ’s Church. From Advent Sunday this year, this missal will be the only authorised form of Ordinari-ate Mass in the Catholic Church, so each Ordinariate parish must possess at least one copy. The missal is not cheap and the falling Australian dollar is working against us. It costs approximately $750 including postage, and if you are buying more than one copy for your parish, remember that import duty is payable of goods cost-ing more than $1000. The missal is available from the Catholic Truth Society (see advert) and payment is required before shipment. Some parish groups in formation may not be able to afford a copy at this time so if anyone of you would like to make a donation to the Ordinariate, we could buy one or two extra copies which could be loaned to parishes in formation until they can afford their own – cheques payable to Ordinariate OLSC and sent to 40A Mary Street, HIGHGATE, WA 6003, clearly indicating that the cheque is for a missal. At moments like these, it is difficult to see oneself as a pioneer, but Ordinariate members, Supporters and friends are precisely that. With every blessing: Monsignor Harry Entwistle. September 2015.
RRP: £300.00 600 Pages 190 x 270mm Binding: Leather-bound Publication Date: November 2015 Following the landmark decision by Pope Benedict XVI to open the doors of the Catholic Church to Christians of Anglican Patrimony who wished to continue to worship using the forms and words of the Book of Common Prayer, we are pleased to present Divine Worship: The Missal. These texts for the celebration of Mass have been approved and promulgated by the Holy See for use in the Personal Ordinariates established under the Apostolic Constitution Anglicanorum Coetibus. With high quality leather binding, gilding, Florentine blocking, ribbons and beautifully illustrated, this Missal will foster the noble and worthy celebration of the sacred liturgy in the Ordinariates worldwide, and provide an essential study text for all who love the Church's worship. Includes the Order of Mass, Proper of Time and Sanctoral cycle with votive, ritual and Masses for the dead with all the main liturgical texts set to music. Ordering Information: Catholic Truth Society, 42-46 Harleyford Road, London SE11 5AY Tel: 020 7640 0042 Fax: 020 7640 0046 www.CTSBooks.org
FINANCIAL SUPPORT:
In a recent e-mail to the Ordinariate clergy, the Ordinary has
suggested:
“Your parish should buy the missal for parish use but individ-uals within it might wish to contribute to the cost.”
Clergy should share with their congregations the information the Ordinary has given on how to purchase a copy of the “Divine Worship.” Where necessary obtain financial support to obtain a copy of The Missal and place an order as soon as pos-sible. Every parish should commence the use of the missal on Advent Sunday 2015.
Sunday 30th August the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of the Southern
Cross: celebrated it’s festival of Title. Several Ordinariate Parishes have
sent photos to make up these picture-pages of our celebrations.
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THE PARISH OF ST THOMAS a’ BECKET, EAST BRISBANE
On Sunday August 30, the Parish St Thomas á Becket, East Brisbane, commemorated the Solemnity of OLSC with a Sung Mass which concluded with Adoration and Benediction. As is our practice on special Parish occasions, those present retired to the park opposite the St Benedict’s Church, for morning tea and celebrations.
Not only was it an opportunity to celebrate the Solemnity of OLSC, and an opportunity for a celebration cake, but it also co-incided with anniversaries of some of our members, as can be seen in the attached photos
The Ordinariate parish of St Edmund Campion, gathered at St Patrick’s Catholic Church Mentone to celebrate the festival of our Australian Ordinariate Title on Sunday 30th August 2015 with a Sung Mass at 9-30am.
The Celebrant was Father Ramsay Williams,
Rector of the parish, and Father Richard Waddell preached the sermon. Fr Richard is a student of Canon Law in Rome for the Ordi-
nariate of OLSC.
The organist: Alan Roberts, and the small choir sang Byrd’s Mass for three voices. The Communion Anthem: Panis Angelicus.
Morning tea followed the Mass.
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PARISH OF ST EDMUND CAMPION, MENTONE: Continued.
At 4pm the choir of St Patrick’s Church under their musical director: Christopher Trikilis, with Alan Roberts
as organist, presented Sung Evening Prayer and Benediction (Ordinariate Rite).
Fr Ramsay Williams, Rector of the Ordinariate Parish, sang the Office of Evening Prayer. Fr Neil Fryer, the
associate priest led the Litany of Our Lady and gave Benediction.
“POPE ISSUES NEW RULES ON ANNULMENT PROCESS” Catholic World News - September 08, 2015 Pope Francis has issued two documents reforming and simplifying the process for obtaining a marriage annulment. The reforms, unveiled by the Vatican on September 8, eliminate the costs of obtaining an annulment, and the requirement—heretofore mandatory—for a 2nd review of any judgment that a marriage was invalid. In his most dramatic reform, Pope Francis also allows for a new, accelerated process leading to an-nulment in cases in which the evidence appears clear. The new norms will take effect on December 8, at the beginning of the Year of Mercy. They are contained in two documents, Mitis Iudex Dominus Iesus (“The Lord Jesus, Clement Judge”), and Mitis et Misericors Iesus (“Clement and Merciful Jesus”), which amend the Code of Canon Law and the Code of Canon Law for Oriental Churches, respectively. English translations of the docu-ments are not yet available. Introducing the reforms, the Pope explains that he was motivated by the desire to help those Catho-lics who “are too often separated from the legal structures of the Churches due to physical or moral distance.” He recalls that the need for simplifying the procedures for reforms was frequently men-tioned during the October 2014 discussions of the Synod of Bishops. These reforms, the Pope emphasizes, do not alter the Church’s clear teaching on the indissolubility of marriage. He notes that the canonical changes he introduces are “provisions that favor not the nullity of marriage but rather the speed of processes, along with the appropriate simplicity, so that the heart of the faithful who await clarification of their status is not long oppressed by the darkness of doubt due to the lengthy wait for a conclusion.” Continued next page:
Elimination of a mandatory review of every judgment of nullity. The Pope writes that “the moral certainty reached by the first judge according to law should be suffi-cient.”
Hearing of cases by a single judge—always a cleric—appointed by the bishop, ra-ther than a court of three judges. The bishop himself retains the final authority as judge in his diocese.
An accelerated process [described in more detail below], in which the bishop serves as judge with the help of diocesan assessors, for cases in which the evidence
appears clear that a sacramental marriage never took place.
Appeals in marriage cases may be heard by metropolitan tribunals, and in the final instance, cases may be appealed to the Holy See, to be heard by the Roman Rota. The reforms reflect the work of a special commission created by the Pontiff last September to suggest ways to streamline the annulment process. Several members of that panel addressed a September 8 press confer-ence at the Vatican introducing the new procedures. Cardinal Francesco Coccopalmerio, the president of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts—the Vati-can body responsible for the interpretation of canon law— emphasized to reporters that the term “annulment” is actually misleading, suggesting that the process dissolves a marriage. In fact, he explained: It is a process that leads to the declaration of nullity, or in other words, which leads first to establish whether a marriage may be
declared null and, if so, to declare its nullity.
Another member of the commission, Archbishop Luis Ladaria Ferrer, SJ, the secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, said that a breakdown in the public understanding of marriage has led to a sharp increase in the number of Catholics who form a union without a proper understanding of Christian marriage. He said: In our traditional civilization, it was possible to suppose that these teachings of the Church were known and shared. In recent
times there has emerged the doubt, that would seem not without basis, as to whether all those who marry in the Church are
sufficiently aware of these teachings and, therefore, as to whether their consent truly refers to them. If it is not the case, their
marriage would be null; that is, it would not exist in fact.
Most of the specific changes instituted by Pope Francis will have little practical effect on Catholics in the US-- the country responsible for nearly half of all annulments handed down by Church tribunals worldwide. Most American Catholics have ready access to marriage tribunals, and many dioceses have waived the fees associated with a petition for annulment. However, the new “fast-track” option could bring a significant change for those Catholics who qualify for that alternative. However, the reforms undertaken by Pope Francis could have an important impact on the work of the Synod of Bishops, which will meet again in October to discuss marriage and family issues. One of the most hotly contested debates at last October’s meeting of the Synod was whether Catholics who are divorced and remar-ried might be admitted to Communion. The new streamlined procedures for annulments will likely ease the pressure for such a change. As John Allen of Crux wrote: The decision will recalibrate the discussion at October’s second edition of the Synod of Bishops on the family, likely reducing the
emphasis on the question of Communion for divorced and remarried Catholics and creating space for other issues to emerge.
In his motu proprio, Pope Francis stipulates that the shorter process could be followed in cases where one or both partners showed a clear lack of faith; where the marriage had been brief and the couple divorced quick-ly; where one partner was engaged in an extramarital affair at the time of the wedding; where one partner concealed information about serious disease, infertility, or children from another relationship; or where the marriage vows were taken under pressure or without the use of reason.
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MUSINGS OF THE ORDINARY
Week by week we recite the words, I believe in the One, Holy Catholic and
Apostolic Church. The word, ‘Catholic’ is understood to mean, ‘Universal,’
but this must not be confused with one of the most erroneous and danger-
ous views held today by many Christians, both Protestant as well as Catho-
lic. This spiritual cancer in our midst is known as Universalism.
The Catholic Church is indeed Universal, but she is not Universalist. Uni-
versalists teach that because God wants everyone to be saved, then every-
one will be saved when they die, either immediately or eventually, no mat-
ter whether they are people of faith, or how depraved their lives have been.
Universalism is the gospel of ‘nice’ writ large. Humans want things to be
nice, and as God has created us in his own image, then God must be super nice. Such a nice God
would not allow people to be separated from him in hell, or undergo more purification in purgatory. A
nice God wouldn’t do that. Like all nice people, he ‘moves on’ without bearing a grudge.
Now if you think that such a view is outrageous, just think about some of the funerals you have at-
tended in recent years, conducted either by civil celebrants, Catholic or other clergy. How often have
you had to listen hard to hear God mentioned? How often is sin mentioned? How often is the hope of
the resurrection mentioned as opposed to the certainty of the deceased’s resurrection? The deceased is
described as ‘having passed over,’ ‘being with the angels,’ or more clearly, ‘in heaven with God.’
Some clergy are known to wear white vestments at funerals not black or purple which smack of sin
and the need for forgiveness. They argue that they are celebrating the Resurrection but appear unclear
whether they mean Our Lord’s resurrection or the deceased’s resurrection. As Our Lord’s is celebrat-
ed at Easter and every mass, they must mean the resurrection of the deceased.
I was once told very forcibly by one lady that when her aunt died she went straight to heaven. Yet on-
ly a week previously this same lady had dismissed the Solemnity of the Assumption of Our Lady as a
Papal fabrication for which there was no Scriptural evidence!
Universalism is so appealing because we would like it to be true. However, what we would like, does
not make it true! Even the briefest foray into the gospels will alert the reader to the frequency of how
often Jesus speaks of heaven and hell. He speaks of how hard it is to enter the Kingdom of God and
tells parables of how ‘knock, knock, knocking’ on heaven’s door does not in itself guarantee entry.
Universalism is not Scriptural so has very serious consequences. It is cancerous and leads to the death
of Christianity. Once clergy focus on the gospel of niceness and guaranteed salvation for all, then
why should anyone take their prayer life, their sacramental life and moral life seriously? If we are go-
ing to be saved anyway, why bother leading a life of discipleship?
Universalism hides under the guise of the ‘spirit of Vatican II’ and its consequences are that mass at-
tendance has dropped, if there is no sin, then there is no need for Confession and Reconciliation. If
the priesthood is not about being the figure of Christ and offering the sacrifice of the mass then voca-
tions decline. If the mass is not a re-presentation of Christ’s saving death on the Cross and the chal-
lenge to the faithful to live lives of sacrifice in the world, worship becomes little more than a pleasant
fellowship meeting with a very strict time limit imposed.
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In the end, the question, ‘why bother with church’ must be asked. Removing the gospel of salvation and
replacing it with the gospel of niceness in the Christian life turns the churches into social clubs, welfare
agencies and care-centers for children, teens, the aged, and agencies for social justice and cultural change.
If these things are no longer seen as being consequences of Christ’s saving death for those who respond to
him, then they are available without a veneer of religiosity. It was Dean Inge of St Paul’s Cathedral who
wrote, “Any Church that marries the spirit of the age will soon find herself a widow in the next.”
Universalism reduces Christianity to the level of niceness and so irrelevance. It is a false doctrine that kills
the Christian faith.
We in the Ordinariate must not be seduced by it, and proclaim the faith we have received so that others will
know what is needed for salvation, namely repentance and an amendment of life.
Prayer to Saint Michael: Feast Day: 29th September.
Glorious St. Michael, Prince of the heavenly hosts, who standest always ready to give assis-tance to the people of God; who didst fight with the dragon, the old serpent, and didst cast him out of heaven, and now valiantly defendest the Church of God that the gates of hell may never prevail against her, I earnestly entreat thee to assist me also, in the painful and dangerous con-flict which I have to sustain against the same formidible foe. Be with me, O mighty Prince! that I may coura-geously fight and wholly vanquish that proud spirit, whom thou hast by the Divine Power, so gloriously over-thrown, and whom our powerful King, Jesus Christ, has, in our nature, so completely overcome; to the end that having triumphed over the enemy of my salvation, I may with thee and the holy angels, praise the clemency of God who, having refused mercy to the rebellious angels after their fall, has granted repentance and forgiveness to fallen man. Amen. [Picture: St Michael the Archangel: St Michael’s Church, Hamburg]
Pope Gives Priests Authority to Absolve Sin of Abortion. [Editor: The following article has been re-printed from the National Catholic Register]
In a Sept. 1 letter for the upcoming Year of Mercy, the Holy Father also granted to priests of the Society of St. Pius X the faculty to ‘validly and licitly’ absolve sins. Article by ELISE HARRIS/CNA/EWTN NEWS 09/01/2015
VATICAN CITY — In a new set of pastoral guidelines for the upcoming Year of Mercy, Pope Francis has made some significant moves, allowing all priests to forgive the sin of abortion and granting SSPX priests the faculty to forgive sins. “One of the serious problems of our time is clearly the changed relation-ship with respect to life,” the Pope said in a Sept. 1 letter addressed to Archbishop Rino Fisichella, president of the Pontifical Council for the New Evangelization, charged with organizing the jubilee. In today’s society, “a widespread and insensitive mentality” has become an obstacle to welcoming new life, with many who don’t fully understand the deep harm done by the “tragedy of abortion,” he said. However, Francis also noted that there are many women who, despite thinking abortion is wrong, feel that they have no other choice. “I am well aware of the pressure that has led them to this decision. I know that it is an existential and moral ordeal. I have met so many women who bear in their heart the scar of this agonizing and painful decision,” he said. A woman who obtains an abortion automatically incurs a latae sententiae (automatic) excommunication, as well as those who assisted her in the process. Normally the sin of committing an abortion can only be ab-solved by a bishop, or priests appointed by him, as is the case in the United States. For specific occasions such as Advent or Lent, some bishops extend this faculty to all priests within their dio-cese. Sincere Repentance However, the Pope said that the forgiveness of God can’t be denied to a person who has sincerely repented, especially when the person comes to the sacrament of confession in order to be genuinely reconciled with the Father. Because of this, Francis said, he has allowed all priests for the Jubilee of Mercy “to absolve of the sin of abortion those who have procured it and who, with contrite heart, seek forgiveness for it.” In another significant move, Francis has also allowed priests from the Society of St Pius X to “validly and licitly” hear confessions during the holy year. “This Jubilee Year of Mercy excludes no one,” the Pope said in his letter, explaining several bishops have informed him of the society’s “good faith and sacramental practice,” albeit combined with an “uneasy situa-tion from the pastoral standpoint.” SSPX The Society of St. Pius X was founded by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre in 1970 to form priests, as a response to what he described as errors that had crept into the Church following the Second Vatican Council. Its rela-tions with the Holy See became strained in 1988, when Archbishop Lefebvre consecrated four bishops with-out the permission of Pope John Paul II. The illicit consecration resulted in the excommunication of the five bishops; the excommunications were lift-ed in 2009 by Benedict XVI, and since then, negotiations between the society and the Vatican to re-establish full communion have continued. In his letter, Francis expressed his confidence that solutions to recovering full communion with the priests and superiors of the society could be found in the near future. In the meantime, “motivated by the need to respond to the good of these faithful, through my own disposi-tion,” he declared that those who approach priests of the society for confession during the jubilee “shall valid-ly and licitly receive the absolution of their sins.”
In May it was announced that as part of the Year for Mercy, holy doors will for the first time be designated in dio-ceses and will be located either in the cathedral or in a church of special significance or a shrine of particular im-portance for pilgrimages. For the elderly and sick, often confined to their homes, the Pope said that living their illness and suffering with “joyful hope” and attending Mass, receiving Communion and participating in community prayer, “even through the various means of communication,” is a way that they can receive the jubilee indulgence. In regards to prison-ers, Francis said that they will be able to obtain the indulgence in the chapels of the prisons.
He said that directing their thoughts and prayers to God each time they cross the door of their cells would signify their passage through the Holy Door, “because the mercy of God is able to transform hearts and is also able to transform bars into an experience of freedom.” Jubilee Indulgence
The Pope also pointed to how a jubilee indulgence can be obtained for the deceased and encouraged prayer for them during Mass, that “the merciful face of the Father” free them of the remainder of every fault.
Francis then turned to the corporal and spiritual works of mercy, explaining that the experience of mercy “becomes visible in the witness of concrete signs, as Jesus himself taught us.”
Therefore, each time that someone personally per-forms one or more of the 13 works of mercy, such as feeding the hungry, visiting the sick, burying the dead,
willingly forgiving offenses, comforting the afflicted or praying for the living and dead, that person will “surely obtain the jubilee indulgence.”
For all those who will celebrate and experience the grace of the jubilee either as pilgrims in Rome or in their indi-vidual dioceses, Francis prayed that the indulgence would be “a genuine experience of God’s mercy” for each one.
He affirmed that in order to receive the indulgence one must make a pilgrimage to the Holy Door, either in Rome or in their diocese, “as a sign of the deep desire for true conversion.”
In addition to the cathedrals and shrines where the Holy Door of Mercy will be opened, the Pope also designated that the indulgence could be attained in the churches traditionally identified as Jubilee churches.
He stressed the importance of remembering that the reception of the indulgence must be linked “first and foremost to the sacrament of reconciliation and to the celebration of the holy Eucharist, with a reflection on mercy.”
It will be necessary, he said, “to accompany these celebrations with the profession of faith and with prayer for me
and for the intentions that I bear in my heart for the good of the Church and of the entire world.”
The following are a selection of Websites and Blogs:
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Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of the Southern Cross (Australia) – Ordinariate website and contact for the e-magazine: “Australia Wide” www.ordinariate.org.au [See: RESOURCES]
OLSC: Ordinariate: Japan: website: www.ordinariatejapan.org/ Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham – website. The Portal Magazine – magazine for news of the Ordinariate of OLW. Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter (USA & CANADA) – website St. John the Evangelist (Calgary, Alberta) www.calgaryordinariate.com/ St. Thomas More Catholic Church (Personal Ordinariate CSP) www.thomasmorechurch.ca/ [Toronto] Fellowship of Blessed John Henry Newman at Saint www.blessedjohnhenrynewmanfellowship.ca/ Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary annunciationofthebvm.org/ [Ottawa] St Edmunds stedmund.ca/ [Ontario] The Church of the Good Shepherd A Sodality of the goodshepherdoshawa.blogspot.com/ [Oshawa, Ontario]
The Fellowship of Saint Alban www.stalbanfellowship.org/ [New York, USA] Marylebone Ordinariate Group at St James's Spanish Place https://www.facebook.com/MaryleboneOrdinariateGroup Vocations to the sacred ministry: Melbourne: [email protected] The Vatican – official website +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ BLOGS: Ordinariate News (from Ordinariate Expats) - http://ordinariateexpats.wordpress.com The Anglican Use of the Roman Rite – one-stop blog for the Anglican Use (Personal Ordinariates and Pastoral Provision) by Steve Cavanaugh, Boston, MA.
Fr. Stephen Smuts’ blog – with lots of Ordinariate news.
Father Ed's Blog | A Catholic priest reflects… www.tunbridgewells-ordinariate.com/blog/ Antique Richborough - Blogger mgredwins.blogspot.com/
Marylebone Ordinariate Group - Blogger maryleboneordinariate.blogspot.com/ Fr. Christopher Phillips’ blog, Deborah Gyapong’s blog, Father Scott Anderson’s blog , Mgr. Edwin Barnes’ blog.
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ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI
Saint Francis' feast day is observed on October 4. On June 18, 1939, Pope Pius XII named Francis a joint Patron Saint of Italy
along with Saint Catherine of Siena with the apostolic letter "Licet Commis-
sa.” Pope Pius also mentioned the two saints in the laudative discourse he
pronounced on May 5, 1949, in the Church of Santa Maria Sopra Minerva
St. Francis is honoured in the Church of England, the Anglican Church of Canada, the Episcopal Church USA, the Old Catholic Churches, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and other churches and religious communities on October 4. The Evangelical Church in Germa-ny, however, commemorates St. Francis' feast day on the day of his death: 3rd October.
[Legend of St. Francis, Sermon to the Birds, upper Basilica of San Francesco d'Assisi ]
