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T h e F e a s t o f t h e A s s u m p t i o n o f t h e B l e s s e d V i r g i n M a r y 1 5 t h A u g u s t P r o d u c e d b y P r o d u c e d b y B e l l c o u r t L t d , N 2 B l o i s M e a d o w B u s i n e s s C e n t r e , S t e e p l e B e l l c o u r t L t d , N 2 B l o i s M e a d o w B u s i n e s s C e n t r e , S t e e p l e B u m p s t e a d , H a v e r h i l l , S u f f o l k , C B 9 7 B N B u m p s t e a d , H a v e r h i l l , S u f f o l k , C B 9 7 B N T e l e p h o n e : 0 2 0 7 1 1 2 6 7 1 0 T e l e p h o n e : 0 2 0 7 1 1 2 6 7 1 0 E d i t o r J o h n C l a w s o n . T e l : E ­, m a i l j o h n at b e l l c o u r t l t d . c o . u k o r d a v i d at b e l l c o u r t l t d . c o . u k E d i t o r J o h n C l a w s o n . T e l : E ­, m a i l j o h n at b e l l c o u r t l t d . c o . u k o r d a v i d at b e l l c o u r t l t d . c o . u k 2 0 p 2 0 p W H E R E S O L D W H E R E S O L D I S S U E 2 3 5 I S S U E 2 3 5 O C T O B E R O C T O B E R 2 0 1 5 2 0 1 5 M O R E T H A N 1 7 Y E A R S O F B R I N G I N G T H E M O R E T H A N 1 7 Y E A R S O F B R I N G I N G T H E N O T T I N G H A M D I O C E S E T O G E T H E R N O T T I N G H A M D I O C E S E T O G E T H E R C a t h o l i c N e w s S K E G N E S S F A R E W E L L A c h e q u e o n b e h a l f o f t h e p a r i s h i o n e r s w a s p r e s e n t e d t o M o n s i g n o r B r i a n D a z e l e y b y J a c i n t a L e w i s a t a f a r e w e l l b u f f e t i n t h e c h u r c h h a l l o f t h e S a c r e d H e a r t c h u r c h S k e g n e s s . ( P h o t o E i l e e n C h a n t r y ) P a r i s h i o n e r s g a t h e r e d r e c e n t l y i n t h e S a c r e d H e a r t C a t h o l i c c h u r c h H a l l t o s a y f a r e w e l l t o M o n s i g n o r B r i a n D a z e l e y w h o i s r e t i r i n g a n d m o v i n g t o L e i c e s ­, t e r a f t e r n e a r l y s i x t y y e a r s a s a p r i e s t . T r i b u t e s w e r e p a i d t o h i m b y P e t e r F i t z g e r a l d , w h o h a s k n o w n h i m s i n c e c h i l d h o o d , a n d b y J a c i n t a L e w i s w h o o n b e h a l f o f t h e p a r i s h i o n e r s p r e s e n t e d h i m w i t h a c h e q u e . A T h i s i s y o u r L i f e b o o k c h r o n i c l i n g h i s t w o a n d a h a l f y e a r s a t S k e g n e s s a n d S p i l s b y w a s c o m p i l e d a n d p r e s e n t e d b y E i l e e n C h a n t r y a n d L e s O s b o r n e , a d e c o r a t e d c a k e w a s p r e ­, s e n t e d b y M r s C h r i s t i n e F a i t h f u l . D e s p i t e o n l y h a v i n g b e e n h e r e f o r a s h o r t t i m e F a t h e r B r i a n h a s a c h i e v e d m u c h , m o s t n o t a b l y h i s e f f o r t s i n a f u n d r a i s ­, i n g a n d r e f u r b i s h m e n t p r o g r a m m e o f b o t h t h e S a c r e d H e a r t c h u r c h S k e g n e s s a n d O u r L a d y a n d t h e E n g l i s h M a r t y r s a t S p i l s b y . I n h i s r e p l y F a t h e r B r i a n t h a n k e d e v e r y o n e f o r t h e i r k i n d ­, n e s s t o h i m a n d s a i d S k e g n e s s a n d S p i l s b y a n d t h e v i l l a g e s b e t w e e n a n d b e y o n d h a d b e e n a d e l i g h t . F a t h e r P e t e r W a d e , f r o m S c u n t h o r p e , i s t a k i n g o v e r t h e p a r i s h e s o f S k e g n e s s a n d S p i l s b y . S t T e r e s a o f A v i l a F e a s t d a y O c t o b e r 1 5 t h Q u e e n E l i z a b e t h I I L o n g e s t r e i g n i n g m o n a r c h O n W e d n e s d a y 9 t h S e p t e m b e r , Q u e e n E l i z a b e t h I I b e c a m e t h e l o n g e s t r e i g n ­, i n g m o n a r c h i n B r i t i s h h i s t o r y . T h e L o y a l A d d r e s s ( s e e p a g e 3 ) w a s p r e s e n t e d t o H e r M a j e s t y b y C a r d i n a l V i n c e n t N i c h o l s o n b e ­, h a l f o f t h e C a t h o l i c C h u r c h i n E n g l a n d &, W a l e s . B i s h o p P a t r i c k a s k s u s a l l t o p r a y f o r T h e Q u e e n i n a s p e c i a l w a y . F o r Q u e e n E l i z a b e t h I I : t h a t a s H e r M a j e s t y s u r p a s s e s t h e r e i g n s o f a l l w h o w e r e b e f o r e h e r a s r u l e r o f t h e s e l a n d s , t h e L o r d m a y s t r e n g t h e n h e r s o t h a t s h e m a y c o n t i n u e t o s e r v e h e r p e o p l e s i n t h i s c o u n ­, t r y a n d t h e C o m m o n w e a l t h , a n d t h a t w e , a f t e r h e r e x a m p l e , m a y s e r v e e a c h o t h e r a n d s e e k t h e c o m m o n g o o d o f a l l . L o r d , h e a r u s . C o n t i n u e d o n p a g e 3

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P o p e F r a n c i s i s s u e d a s t r o n g a p p e a l t o t h e e n t i r e E u r o p e a n C h u r c h –, i n c l u d i n g t h e V a t i c a n –, t o t a k e i n m i g r a n t f a m i l i e s a s p a r t o f t h e l e a d ­, i n t o t h e u p c o m i n g J u b i l e e o f M e r c y . “, F a c e d w i t h t h e t r a g e d y o f t e n s o f t h o u ­, s a n d s o f r e f u g e e s f l e e i n g d e a t h o n a c c o u n t o f w a r a n d h u n g e r , a n d w h o a r e t r a v e l i n g t o w a r d a h o p e f o r l i f e , t h e G o s p e l c a l l s u s t o b e ` n e i g h b o u r s ` t o t h e s m a l l e s t a n d a b a n ­, d o n e d , ( a n d ) t o g i v e t h e m a c o n c r e t e h o p e , ”, t h e P o p e s a i d . H e s a i d i t ’, s n o t e n o u g h t o j u s t s a y “, C o u r a g e , p a t i e n c e ! ”, b e c a u s e h o p e “, i s c o m ­, b a t i v e , w i t h t h e t e n a c i t y o f t h o s e w h o g o t o ­, w a r d a s a f e d e s t i n a t i o n . ”, “, T h e r e f o r e , i n t h e i m m i n e n c e o f t h e Y e a r o f M e r c y , I m a k e a n a p p e a l t o t h e p a r i s h e s , t o r e l i g i o u s c o m m u n i t i e s , t o m o n a s t e r i e s , a n d s a n c t u a r i e s o f a l l E u r o p e t o e x p r e s s t h e c o n c r e t e n e s s o f t h e G o s p e l , a n d t o w e l c o m e a f a m i l y o f r e f u g e e s . ”, P o p e F r a n c i s m a d e t h i s c a l l f o l l o w i n g t h e w e e k l y r e c i t a t i o n o f t h e A n g e l u s p r a y e r i n S t . P e t e r ` s S q u a r e , a d d i n g t h a t t h e V a t i ­, c a n ` s t w o p a r i s h e s w i l l a l s o e a c h t a k e i n a r e f u g e e f a m i l y . H i s r e m a r k s c a m e i n r e s p o n s e t o t h e n e w s o f t h e h u n d r e d s o f t h o u s a n d s o f r e f u g e e s f l o o d i n g E u r o p e f r o m t h e M i d d l e E a s t a n d A f r i c a . A c c o r d i n g t o t h e B B C , m o r e t h a n 3 5 0 , 0 0 0 m i g r a n t s h a v e c r o s s e d i n t o E u r o p e i n 2 0 1 5 . M a n y a t t e m p t t h e c r o s s i n g i n o v e r c r o w d e d a n d u n s e a w o r t h y b o a t s , l e a d i n g t o s c o r e s o f d e a t h s d u e t o d r o w n i n g a n d s t a r v a t i o n . T h e s i t u a t i o n h a s r e a c h e d a f e v e r p i t c h i n r e c e n t d a y s , w i t h t h o u s a n d s o f m i g r a n t s a r r i v i n g t o G e r m a n y a n d A u s t r i a o n f o o t f r o m H u n g a r y . T h e p l i g h t o f t h o s e f l e e i n g w a r a n d v i o l e n c e a l s o r e c e i v e d r e n e w e d a t t e n t i o n i n r e c e n t d a y s w h e n a p h o t o o f a d r o w n e d S y r i a n t o d d l e r p u b l i s h e d r e c e n t l y b e g a n w i d e l y c i r c u l a t i n g t h e I n t e r n e t . A y l a n A l ­, K u r d i , 3 , d r o w n e d a l o n g w i t h h i s m o t h e r a n d o l d e r b r o t h e r i n a f a i l e d a t ­, t e m p t t o r e a c h t h e n e a r b y G r e e k i s l a n d o f K o s f r o m B o d r u m , t h e i r m o s t d i r e c t p a s ­, s a g e i n t o t h e E u r o p e a n U n i o n . T h e p h o t o s o f h i s b o d y w a s h e d u p o n t h e s h o r e o f B o ­, d r u m , T u r k e y q u i c k l y w e n t v i r a l , l e a d i n g m a n y t o c r i t i c i z e E u r o p e a n l e a d e r s f o r n o t d o i n g e n o u g h t o h e l p i n c o m i n g m i g r a n t s . I n h i s s p e e c h , P o p e F r a n c i s e x t e n d e d h i s a p p e a l t o t h e E u r o p e a n b i s h o p s , r e m i n d i n g t h e m t h a t “, M e r c y i s t h e m i d d l e n a m e o f L o v e , ”, a n d c i t e d t h e G o s p e l p a s s a g e f r o m M a t t h e w : “, T r u l y , I s a y t o y o u , a s y o u d i d i t t o o n e o f t h e l e a s t o f t h e s e m y b r e t h r e n , y o u d i d i t t o m e . ”, B e f o r e l e a d i n g t h e f a i t h f u l i n t h e A n g e l u s a d d r e s s , t h e P o p e f o c u s e d o n t h e d a y ` s G o s p e l f r o m M a r k , i n w h i c h J e s u s h e a l e d a m a n w h o w a s d e a f a n d m u t e b y t o u c h i n g h i s e a r s a n d t o n g u e , s a y i n g ", B e o p e n e d ", a s h e l o o k e d u p t o h e a v e n . “, T h e f i r s t t h i n g J e s u s d o e s i s b r i n g t h a t m a n w h o i s f a r f r o m t h e f l o c k : h e d o e s n ` t w a n t t o g i v e p u b l i c i t y t o t h e g e s t u r e h e i s a b o u t t o m a k e , b u t n e i t h e r d o e s h e w a n t h i s w o r d c o v e r e d b y t h e v o i c e s o f t h e d i n a n d t h e g o s s i p o f t h e e n v i r o n m e n t , ”, t h e P o p e s a i d . H e p o i n t e d t o J e s u s ` g e s t u r e s o f t o u c h i n g t h e m a n ` s e a r s a n d t o n g u e i n o r d e r t o r e ­, s t o r e t h e r e l a t i o n s h i p w i t h a m a n w h o w a s ", b l o c k e d ", f r o m c o m m u n i c a t i n g . T h e f i r s t t h i n g J e s u s d i d , h e s a i d , w a s t o r e ­, e s t a b l i s h c o n t a c t w i t h t h e m a n , “, b u t t h e m i r a c l e i s a g i f t f r o m o n h i g h , f o r w h i c h J e s u s i m p l o r e d t h e f a t h e r . ”, O n e o f t h e k e y l e s s o n l e a r n e d f r o m t h i s e p i s o d e i s t h a t G o d i s n ` t c l o s e d i n o n h i m ­, s e l f , b u t i s o p e n a n d c o n n e c t s w i t h h u m a n ­, i t y . I n h i s i m m e n s e m e r c y , G o d “, e x c e e d s t h e a b y s s o f t h e i n f i n i t e d i f f e r e n c e b e t w e e n h i m a n d u s , a n d h e c o m e s t o u s ”, b y b e i n g m a d e m a n h i m s e l f , P o p e F r a n c i s c o n t i n u e d . H e s a i d t h e G o s p e l i s a l s o d i r e c t e d t o u s , n o t i n g t h a t f r e q u e n t l y w e a r e ", f o l d e d a n d c l o s e d i n o n o u r s e l v e s , a n d w e c r e a t e s o m a n y i n h o s p i t a b l e a n d i n a c c e s s i b l e i s ­, l a n d s . ", “, E v e n t h e m o s t b a s i c h u m a n r e l a t i o n s h i p s s o m e t i m e s c r e a t e a r e a l i t y i n c a p a b l e o f r e ­, c i p r o c a l o p e n i n g : t h e c l o s e d c o u p l e , t h e c l o s e d f a m i l y , t h e c l o s e d g r o u p , t h e c l o s e d p a r i s h , t h e c l o s e d h o m e , ”, h e s a i d . P o p e F r a n c i s c l o s e d h i s s p e e c h b y p r a y i n g t h a t M a r y w o u l d i n t e r c e d e i n s u p p o r t i n g a l l i n t h e i r c o m m i t m e n t t o p r o f e s s i n g t h e f a i t h a n d b e a r i n g w i t n e s s t o ", t h e m a r v e l s o f t h e L o r d t o t h o s e w h o m w e e n c o u n t e r o n o u r w a y . ", A f t e r l e a d i n g p i l g r i m s i n t h e t r a d i t i o n a l M a r i a n p r a y e r , F r a n c i s r e c a l l e d t h e l i f e a n d w o r k o f B l e s s e d M o t h e r T e r e s a o f C a l ­, c u t t a , t h e a n n i v e r s a r y o f w h o s e d e a t h w a s c o m m e m o r a t e d o n S e p t e m b e r 5 . M o t h e r T e r e s a , h e s a i d , g a v e w i t n e s s w i t h h e r l i f e t h a t “, t h e M e r c y o f G o d i s r e c o g ­, n i z e d t h r o u g h o u r w o r k s . ”, Request your FREE copy of Voice of Hope today and get 44 days of inspiring devotions delivered straight to your door. 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O p i n i o n s e x p r e s s e d b y c o n t r i b u t o r s a r e n o t n e c e s s a r i l y t h o s e o f t h e E d i t o r o r t h e D i o c e s e . P u b l i s h e r s a n d O w n e r s : B e l l c o u r t L t d , N 2 B l o i s M e a d o w B u s i n e s s C e n t r e , S t e e p l e B u m p s t e a d , H a v e r h i l l , S u f f o l k , C B 9 7 B N A d v e r t i s i n g : t e l : 0 2 0 7 1 1 2 6 7 1 0 P a r e n t a l p e r m i s s i o n s h o u l d b e s o u g h t b e ­, f o r e s u b m i t t i n g p h o t o g r a p h s o f m i n o r s . V i e w s e x p r e s s e d i n T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s a r e n o t n e c e s s a r i l y t h o s e o f t h e e d i t o r M O R E T H A N 1 7 Y E A R S O F M O R E T H A N 1 7 Y E A R S O F B R I N G I N G T H E B R I N G I N G T H E N O T T I N G H A M D I O C E S E N O T T I N G H A M D I O C E S E T O G E T H E R T O G E T H E R T h e T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s C a t h o l i c N e w s W a n t e d P a r i s h C o r r e s p o n d e n t s T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s i s l o o k i n g f o r a P a r i s h C o r r e s p o n d e n t i n y o u r p a r i s h t o s e n d i n l o c a l n e w s f o r p u b l i c a t i o n i n t h i s n e w s p a p e r . A l l i t e m s t o b e e m a i l e d t o j o h n at b e l l c o u r t l t d . c o . u k b e f o r e 1 0 t h o f t h e m o n t h P a g e 2 T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . 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O n F r i d a y 7 t h A u g u s t , S t M a r y ’, s C h u r c h w e r e d e l i g h t e d t o w e l c o m e m e m b e r s o f t h e A n g l i c a n C o m m u n i o n a n d o t h e r C h r i s t i a n t r a d i t i o n s t o a c e l e b r a t i o n o f t h e E u c h a r i s t i n t h a n k s g i v i n g f o r t h e 1 5 0 t h A n n i v e r s a r y o f t h e C o m m u n i t y o f t h e H o l y N a m e ( C H N ) . T h e A n g l i c a n S i s t e r s , w h o s e m a i n c o n v e n t h a s b e e n a t O a k w o o d i n D e r b y s i n c e 1 9 9 0 , l i v e , w o r k a n d p r a y i n a n u m ­, b e r o f p l a c e s ­, M a n c h e s t e r , P e t e r b o r o u g h , L e s o t h o , Z u l u l a n d ­, c o m b i n i n g a l i f e o f p r a y e r w i t h s e r v i c e t o o t h e r s . T h e C o m m u ­, n i t y b e g a n i n V a u x h a l l , a d e p r i v e d a r e a o f L o n d o n , i n 1 8 6 5 , s u p p o r t i n g t h e p a r i s h p r i e s t . I t l a t e r t o o k a s i t s d e d i c a t i o n , ` T h e H o l y N a m e o f J e s u s , ` t h u s r e f l e c t i n g a v o ­, c a t i o n o f r e a c h i n g o u t t o o t h e r s i n t h e n a m e o f ` J e s u s , S a v i o u r ` . D u r i n g h i s s e r m o n , t h e R t R e v d a n d R t H o n D r R o w a n W i l l i a m s s p o k e a b o u t t h e i m p o r t a n c e o f n a m e s a n d h a v i n g a s e n s e o f b e l o n g i n g . T h r e e o t h e r A n g l i c a n B i s h o p s ­, R t R e v d A l ­, i s o n W h i t e , B i s h o p o f H u l l , R t R e v d D r A l a s t a i r R e d f e r n , B i s h o p o f D e r b y a n d t h e R t R e v d D r J o h n I n g e , B i s h o p o f W o r c e s t e r –, p a r t i c i p a t e d i n t h e c e l e b r a t i o n s . T h e s e t ­, t i n g o f t h e E u c h a r i s t w a s t h e D e u t s c h e M e s s e b y F r a n z S h u b e r t a n d t h e m u s i c w a s a b l y l e d b y t h e D e r b y C a t h e d r a l V o l ­, u n t a r y C h o i r . S t M a r y ’, s w a s p r i v i l e g e d t o w i t n e s s s u c h a n i n s p i r i n g c e l e b r a t i o n o f t h e E u c h a r i s t , w h i c h w a s o r i g i n a l l y p l a n n e d t o t a k e p l a c e a t t h e A n g l i c a n C a t h e d r a l i n D e r b y . H o w ­, e v e r , t h e e s s e n t i a l w o r k t h a t n e e d e d t o b e u n d e r t a k e n a t t h e C a t h e d r a l d u r i n g t h e S p r i n g a n d S u m m e r m o n t h s m e a n t a n e w v e n u e h a d t o b e f o u n d . S t M a r y ’, s w a s t h e o b v i o u s c h o i c e a s t h e y h a v e b e e n h a p p i l y l e n d i n g t h e C h u r c h t o t h e i r A n g l i c a n f r i e n d s f o r w e e k d a y E v e n s o n g a n d c h o i r p r a c t i c e . I t i s a t r i b u t e t o t h e w a r m e c u ­, m e n i c a l r e l a t i o n s b e t w e e n t h e d i f f e r e n t C h r i s t i a n t r a d i t i o n s i n D e r b y t h a t s u c h a n a r r a n g e m e n t i s p o s s i b l e . B o t h c o m m u n i t i e s h a v e e n j o y e d t h e o p p o r t u n i t y f o r f e l l o w s h i p a n d w o r s h i p t o g e t h e r –, i n c l u d i n g a j o i n t c e l e b r a t i o n f o r t h e F e a s t o f t h e A s c e n s i o n . T h e y h o p e t h a t t h e l i n k s f o r g e d d u r i n g t h e p a s t m o n t h s w i l l c o n t i n u e t o b e s t r e n g t h ­, e n e d i n t h e c o m i n g y e a r s a s w e r e m e m b e r w h a t u n i t e s u s i n C h r i s t . ”, F r a n W i c k e s P h o t o g r a p h M i c h a e l F u t e r s T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . O c t o b e r 2 0 1 5 P a g e 3

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S t T e r e s a o f A v i l a , t h e f i f t h c e n t e n a r y o f w h o s e b i r t h w e a r e c e l e b r a t i n g i n 2 0 1 5 , h a s b e e n p o p u l a r i s e d i n C a t h o l i c i m a g i n a t i o n b y B e r n i n i ’, s r e m a r k ­, a b l e s t a t u e i n t h e S a n t a M a r i a d e l l a V i t t o ­, r i a c h u r c h i n R o m e . B e r n i n i d e p i c t s T e r e s a l o s t i n e c s t a t i c r a p t u r e , h e r h e a r t b e i n g p i e r c e d b y a n a n g e l c a r r y i n g a f i e r y d a r t . T h e s c e n e i s i n t e n s e l y e t h e r e a l , T e r e s a i s l o s t t o t h e l o v e o f G o d , f l o a t i n g a p p a r e n t l y w e i g h t l e s s l y , i n s e n s i t i v e t o e a r t h l y r e a l i t y . W i t h t h i s i n c r e d i b l e p i e c e o f a r t , B e r n i n i a t ­, t e m p t s t o c o n v e y t h e s p i r i t u a l e x p e r i e n c e T e r e s a d e s c r i b e s i n C h a p t e r 2 9 o f t h e B o o k o f h e r L i f e , s o m e t i m e s d e s c r i b e d a s t h e ‘, t r a n s v e r b e r a t i o n ’, o r p i e r c i n g o f h e r h e a r t . W e k n o w o f T e r e s a ’, s o t h e r m y s t i c a l e x p e r i ­, e n c e s f r o m h e r w r i t i n g s a n d f r o m c o n t e m ­, p o r a r y a c c o u n t s b y h e r s i s t e r s , T e r e s a t r u l y w a s a v i s i o n a r y , p r i v i l e g e d w i t h e n c o u n t e r s w i t h G o d t h e l i k e o f w h i c h f e w ( i f a n y ) o f u s w i l l e v e r e x p e r i e n c e . Y e t w h e n T e r e s a s e t s o u t h e r t e a c h i n g o n p r a y e r s h e g r o u n d s i t i n t h e v e r y d o w n ­, t o ­, e a r t h r e a l i t i e s o f d a i l y l i f e , a n d w r i t e s a s o n e w h o k n o w s w h a t i t i s t o s t r u g g l e w i t h p r a y e r , t o k n o w d r y n e s s , d i s s a t i s f a c t i o n a n d i n t e n s e d i s t r a c t i o n a s s h e e n d e a v o u r s t o r a i s e h e r m i n d t o G o d . I t i s t h i s , m o r e t h a n h e r e s o t e r i c m y s t i c a l e x p e r i e n c e s , w h i c h m a k e s T e r e s a t h e g r e a t s p i r i t u a l t e a c h e r t h a t s h e i s , a d o c t o r o f t h e s o u l a n d a t e a c h e r o f p r a y e r f o r o u r t i m e s . T h e f o l l o w i n g a r t i c l e w i l l f o c u s o n s o m e k e y a s p e c t s o f T e r e s a ’, s t e a c h i n g o n p r a y e r . I t i s i m p o r t a n t t o r e m e m b e r h o w e v e r t h a t , u n ­, l i k e m a n y s p i r i t u a l t e a c h e r s , T e r e s a n e v e r s e t o u t a f o r m a l m e t h o d f o r p r a y i n g : s h e d o e s n o t s o m u c h t e a c h a t e c h n i q u e a s g u i d e u s i n t o t h e w a y o f f r i e n d s h i p w i t h G o d . T e r e s a w a s a l s o n o t w r i t i n g f o r t h o s e s k i l l e d a t p r a y e r , f o r t h e e x p e r t m e d i t a t o r s o r a c c o m p l i s h e d c o n t e m p l a t i v e s . R a t h e r s h e i s w r i t i n g f o r e v e r y o n e , c o n f i d e n t t h a t G o d c a l l s e a c h p e r s o n , r e g a r d l e s s o f s t a t u s o r e d u c a t i o n , t o a n i n t e n s e r e l a t i o n s h i p w i t h h i m . A s s u c h , T e r e s a a d v i s e s t h a t p r a y e r i s n o t s o m u c h a m a t t e r o f t h i n k i n g m u c h , b u t o f l o v i n g m u c h . T e r e s a w a s c o n ­, v i n c e d t h a t f o r t h i s l o v e t o f l o u r i s h t h e s t a r t i n g p o i n t i s a t t e n t i v e n e s s , t a k i n g t i m e t o b e w i t h a n d a t t e n d t o t h e b e l o v e d . T h u s f o r T e r e s a a l l p r a y e r , w h e t h e r s i m p l y r e c i t ­, i n g v o c a l p r a y e r s s u c h a s t h e O u r F a t h e r , a t t e n d i n g t h e c h u r c h ’, s l i t u r g y , o r p r a c t i s ­, i n g s i l e n t m e d i t a t i o n , h i n g e s o n o u r a b i l i t y t o f o c u s o u r m i n d s o n C h r i s t a n d d i r e c t o u r l o v e t o w a r d s h i m . T h e m e a n s o f a c h i e v i n g t h i s w i l l , o f c o u r s e , v a r y f r o m p e r s o n t o p e r ­, s o n , a n d h e r e T e r e s a f r e e l y a d v i s e s , ‘, d o t h a t w h i c h b e s t s t i r s y o u t o l o v e . ’, T e r e s a ’, s o w n i n t e n s e l o v e o f G o d b e g a n w i t h h e r c o n s c i o u s n e s s o f t h e i n c a r n a t e C h r i s t , o f G o d b e c o m e h u m a n i n t h e p e r s o n o f J e s u s . S o T e r e s a ’, s s t a r t i n g i n p o i n t i n h e r o w n l i f e o f p r a y e r w a s a t t e n t i v e n e s s t o t h e h u m a n i t y o f C h r i s t . S h e t h u s e n c o u r ­, a g e s u s t o l o o k a t h i m , t o b e c o n s c i o u s o f h i s p r e s e n c e , t o b e a w a r e o f h i s l o v i n g g a z e , t o s h a r e w i t h h i m o u r c o n c e r n s a n d d i f f i c u l ­, t i e s , a n d t o a c c o m p a n y h i m i n h i s s u f f e r i n g . T e r e s a , h o w e v e r , i s n o t h i n g i f n o t i n t e n s e l y r e a l i s t i c . S h e k n o w s t h a t m o s t o f u s h a v e m i n d s l i k e ‘, w i l d h o r s e s ’, , t h a t a s s o o n a s w e b e g i n t o p r a y w e w i l l i n e v i t a b l y b e p l a g u e d b y a w h o l e l o a d o f d i s t r a c t i o n s b u z z i n g r o u n d l i k e g n a t s o n a s u m m e r ’, s d a y . H e r s o l u t i o n t o t h i s i s ‘, d e t e r m i n e d d e t e r m i n a ­, t i o n . ’, W e s h o u l d n o t g i v e u p t h e e f f o r t t o p r a y , n o r s h o u l d w e e x p e c t i t t o b e a n e a s y r i d e , b u t i n t h e b e g i n n i n g w e m a y s i m p l y h a v e t o c o n t e n t o u r s e l v e s w i t h p a t i e n t l y b r i n g i n g o u r m i n d b a c k t o C h r i s t e a c h t i m e w e b e c o m e c o n s c i o u s o f i t h a v i n g w a n d e r e d o f f i n s o m e o t h e r d i r e c t i o n . T e r e s a ’, s f a m o u s i m a g e o f t h e f o u r m e t h o d s o f w a t e r i n g g a r d e n i s a h e l p f u l r e a s s u r a n c e f o r a l l o f u s d i s t r a c t e d i n p r a y e r . I n t h e e a r l y s t a g e s , s h e r e a d i l y a d m i t s , p r a y e r i s g o i n g t o b e a w h o l e l o a d o f e f f o r t . I t i s l i k e l a b o r i o u s l y w a t e r i n g a g a r d e n w i t h a b u c k e t f i l l e d f r o m t h e w e l l . I t i s a l o t o f h a r d w o r k , a n d w e p r e t t y m u c h h a v e t o d o i t a l l o u r s e l v e s . H o w e v e r , T e r e s a a s s u r e s u s t h a t a s w e p e r s e v e r e i n p r a y e r , G o d w i l l c o m e t o o u r a s s i s t a n c e , i t w i l l b e c o m e e a s ­, i e r t o c o n c e n t r a t e o n h i m , r e q u i r i n g l e s s s t r u g g l e a n d e f f o r t o n o u r p a r t . T h i s i s l i k e a g a r d e n w h e r e a s y s t e m o f w a t e r w a y s d i s ­, t r i b u t e s t h e w a t e r a r o u n d t h e g a r d e n –, w e h a v e l e s s f a r t o c a r r y t h e b u c k e t ! A s G o d ’, s h e l p i n c r e a s e s , t h e s o u l g r a d u a l l y q u i e t e n s i n p r a y e r a n d t h e e f f o r t b e c o m e s e v e n l e s s . T e r e s a i m a g i n e s t h i s a s a r i v e r o r s t r e a m w h i c h b r i n g s t h e w a t e r s t r a i g h t i n t o t h e g a r d e n w i t h o u t u s h a v i n g t o d r a w i t f r o m t h e w e l l . F i n a l l y , G o d t a k e s o v e r c o m ­, p l e t e l y a n d a l l t h e s o u l h a s t o d o i s b e p r e s ­, e n t a n d r e c e i v e g r a c e f r o m h i m , l i k e a g a r d e n b e i n g w a t e r e d b y t o r r e n t i a l r a i n f a l l i n g f r o m h e a v e n . F o r T e r e s a t h e c u l m i n a t i o n o f a l l p r a y e r i s u n i o n w i t h G o d ( a s i n t h e f o u r t h s t a g e o f w a t e r i n g t h e g a r d e n ) w h e n t h e s o u l b e ­, c o m e s u n i t e d w i t h G o d , e n v e l o p e d i n d i v i n e l o v e a n d e n t i r e l y c o n f o r m e d t o h i s w i l l . I n T e r e s a ’, s o t h e r f a m o u s i m a g e , t h e s o u l ’, s t a s k i s t o j o u r n e y t h r o u g h m a n y r o o m s t o t h e c e n t r e o f a c a s t l e w h e r e i t f i n d s G o d a n d i s u n i t e d w i t h h i m . F o r a l l t h e d i v i n e e c s t a s y t h i s i m p l i e s , T e r e s a n e v e r t h e l e s s r e m a i n s r e s o l u t e l y p r a c t i c a l i n h e r a p ­, p r o a c h . T h e r e s u l t o f p r a y e r i s n o t s o m e k i n d o f c o n t e m p l a t i v e f e e l g o o d f a c t o r , o r s e l f ­, s a t i s f i e d s m u g n e s s . R a t h e r , T e r e s a i n ­, s i s t s t h a t t h e f r u i t o f p r a y e r i s ‘, t h e b i r t h a l ­, w a y s o f g o o d w o r k s . ’, I n o t h e r w o r d s , i f p r a y e r i s n o t a c c o m p a n i e d b y a g r o w t h i n l o v e o f o u r n e i g h b o u r a n d a n i n c r e a s e d w i l l i n g n e s s t o s e r v e t h e m , t h e n i t i s n o t t r u e p r a y e r . T e r e s a h a s n o t i m e f o r n u n s d e v o t e d t o s p e n d i n g l o n g h o u r s i n c h a p e l e n j o y i n g s p i r i t u a l d e l i g h t s , w h o t h e n s n a p p e o p l e ’, s h e a d s o f f a s s o o n a s t h e y a r e a s k e d t o d o t h e s l i g h t e s t t a s k i n c o m m u n i t y ! I n f a c t , T e r e s a a r g u e s t h a t a s w e p r o g r e s s i n t h e l i f e o f p r a y e r , w e w i l l b e c o m e i n c r e a s ­, i n g l y f r e e t o s e r v e o t h e r s , m o r e s e n s i t i v e l y a t t u n e d t o t h e i r n e e d s , a n d m o r e e n e r g i s e d i n o u r e f f o r t s t o h e l p t h e m . T h e a c t i v e l i f e a n d t h e c o n t e m p l a t i v e l i f e b e c o m e l e s s a n d l e s s o p p o s e d t o e a c h o t h e r , e v e n t u a l l y b e ­, c o m i n g a s i n g l e w a y o f l i v i n g a n d b e i n g . A n d a g o o d t h i n g t o o , a s T e r e s a c o m m e n t s s c o r n f u l l y , ‘, i t w o u l d b e a h a r d t h i n g t o b e a r i f w e w e r e a b l e t o p r a y o n l y w h e n o f f i n s o m e c o r n e r ! ’, T e r e s a , t h e g r e a t m y s t i c a n d t e a c h e r o f t h e s p i r i t u a l l i f e h a s n o t i m e w h a t s o e v e r f o r h o l y h u d d l e s ! W h e n T e r e s a w r o t e h e r a d v i c e o n p r a y e r s h e w a s a c u t e l y c o n s c i o u s o f t h e t i m e s s h e w a s l i v i n g i n . O f f i c i a l c h u r c h g u i d e l i n e s r e ­, s t r i c t e d w o m e n t o s i m p l y r e c i t i n g v o c a l p r a y e r s , m a n y s p i r i t u a l b o o k s o n p r a y e r h a d b e e n b a n n e d , a n d t h e m o r e d e v e l o p e d t e c h n i q u e s f o r p r a y e r w e r e o f t e n r e g a r d e d a s s u i t a b l e o n l y f o r t h e e d u c a t e d a n d h o l y . T e r e s a ’, s o w n i n t e n s e f r i e n d s h i p w i t h C h r i s t p e r s u a d e d h e r o t h e r w i s e . F i r m l y c o n v i n c e d t h a t p r a y e r i s f o r e v e r y o n e , t h a t i t i s f u n d a m e n t a l l y a t a s k o f l o v e , s h e o f ­, f e r e d a s p i r i t u a l t e a c h i n g w h i c h i s a s r e l e ­, v a n t t o d a y a s i t w a s i n t h e s i x t e e n t h c e n t u r y . A t t e n t i v e n e s s a n d l o v e a r e t h e t i m e l e s s f o u n d a t i o n s f o r p r a y e r , a n d i t s f r u i t s a r e n o t e c s t a t i c r a p t u r e o r g r e a t m y s ­, t i c a l e x p e r i e n c e s , b u t t h e s i m p l e , s e l f l e s s g r o w t h i n l o v e o f G o d a n d o n e a n o t h e r . S t T e r e s a o f A v i l a , p r a y f o r u s ! J o R o b s o n , O C D C a r m e l i t e M o n a s t e r y , W a r e P a g e 4 T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . O c t o b e r 2 0 1 5 S t T e r e s a o f A v i l a E x h i b i t i o n B a r n a b a s C a t h e d r a l 9 ­, 1 5 O c t o b e r 2 0 1 5

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T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . O c t o b e r 2 0 1 5 P a g e 5 F R A N K L Y S P E A K I N G F R A N K L Y S P E A K I N G T h e W i n n e r s E v e r y y e a r t h e K n i g h t s o f C o u n c i l 6 2 1 , O u r L a d y o f V i c t o r i e s , M a r k e t H a r b o r o u g h r u n a V i c t o r y p r i z e d r a w . F o r £, 1 a m o n t h t h e r e i s a n o p p o r t u n i t y t o b e o n e o f t h e t h r e e l u c k y w i n n e r s e a c h m o n t h b u t t h e r e a l w i n n e r s a r e t h o s e w h o m w e c a n s u p p o r t i n t h e i r t r a i n i n g a s p r i e s t s a n d d e a c o n s f r o m t h e m o n e y r a i s e d . W e m a k e a n a n n u a l d o n a t i o n t o o u r d i o c e s e a n d t o t h e S t H u b e r t ’, s S e m i n a r y K u m a s i , G h a n a . F r J o h n B o a k y e M e n s a h c o m e s t o o u r P a r i s h e v e r y y e a r w h i l s t o u r p a r i s h p r i e s t h a s a s h o r t h o l i d a y w i t h h i s f a m i l y i n I r e l a n d . T h e p h o t o g r a p h s h o w s F r J o h n r e c e i v i n g a c h e q u e f o r £, 3 0 0 f r o m o u r G r a n d K n i g h t B r o K e i t h S h i e r s . K e n L i l l e y P r e s s o f f i c e r f o r t h e K n i g h t s o f S t C o l u m b a , C o u n c i l 6 2 1 M a r k e t H a r b o r o u g h . L o u g h b o r o u g h C a t e n i a n C i r c l e E n r o l s N e w M e m b e r T h e L o u g h b o r o u g h C a t e n i a n C i r c l e e n ­, r o l l e d M i c h a e l N e w t o n a s a n e w m e m b e r d u r i n g t h e i r J u l y m e e t i n g . M i c h a e l a n d h i s w i f e A n g e l a l i v e i n t h e v i l l a g e o f W y m e s w o l d a n d a r e p a r i s h ­, i o n e r s a t O u r L a d y o f t h e A n g e l s R C C h u r c h i n E a s t L e a k e . M i c h a e l h a s r e ­, c e n t l y r e t i r e d f r o m h i s p r o f e s s i o n a l r o l e a s a C o n s u l t a n t E n g i n e e r a l t h o u g h h e s t i l l r e m a i n s b u s y s u p p o r t i n g v a r i o u s i n d u s ­, t r i a l s o c i e t i e s a n d h i s p r o f e s s i o n a l b o d i e s . H e h a d a l w a y s p r o m i s e d h i m s e l f t h a t w h e n h e h a d e n o u g h t i m e h e w o u l d l i k e t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o j o i n t h e C a t e n i a n s a n d t h e L o u g h b o r o u g h m e m b e r s w e r e d e ­, l i g h t e d t o w e l c o m e M i c h a e l t o t h e i r C i r ­, c l e . M i c h a e l h a s a f i n e v o i c e a n d i s i n d e m a n d w i t h b o t h t h e c h o i r i n w h i c h h e s i n g s a n d a s a r e g u l a r c a n t o r f o r h i s c h u r c h . T h e J u l y m e e t i n g w a s a l s o a t t e n d e d b y R e v e r e n d F a t h e r P a u l O k e l l o W a n d e r a w h o h a s b e e n v i s i t i n g E n g l a n d f r o m U g a n d a . T h e p u r p o s e o f F a t h e r P a u l ’, s v i s i t t o E n g l a n d i s t o e x p l o r e C a t h o l i c o r ­, g a n i s a t i o n s f o r m e n a n d t a k e t h e l e a r n i n g b a c k t o h i s o w n D i o c e s e o f J i n g a . F o l l o w ­, i n g d i n n e r F a t h e r P a u l g a v e t h e m e m b e r s o f t h e C i r c l e a n i n s i g h t i n t o h o w t h e c h u r c h w o r k s i n U g a n d a a n d s o m e o f t h e c h a l l e n g e s t h e y f a c e i n o p e r a t i n g o v e r v e r y l a r g e d i o c e s e W h a t i s o u r s t r a t e g y f o r t h e f u t u r e ? O n t h e f i r s t F r i d a y i n S e p t e m b e r t h e t r a g i c m i g r a t i o n c r i s i s f i n a l l y r e s u l t e d i n B r i t a i n t a k i n g i n m o r e r e f u g e e s f r o m S y r i a . S e v e n d a y s e a r l i e r t h e A u s t r i a n p o l i c e h a d f o u n d 7 1 v i c t i m s i n c l u d i n g f o u r c h i l d r e n d e a d f r o m s u f f o c a t i o n i n ­, s i d e a n a b a n d o n e d l o r r y . I f a w e e k i s a l o n g t i m e i n p o l i t i c s w h a t w e h a v e w i t n e s s e d m u s t h a v e b e e n l i k e a n e t e r n i t y f o r s o m e i n p a r t s o f E u r o p e . Y e s t h e c o n t i n e n t o f o u r r e s i d e n c e h a s n o t s e e n s u c h a m o v e m e n t o f p e o p l e s i n c e 1 9 4 5 . T h e r e i s n o e a s y e n d t o t h i s s t o r y a n d t h e h o r r i f i c s i g h t o f A y l a n K u r d i a g e d t h r e e o n a T u r k i s h b e a c h p r o d u c e d a p h o t o g r a p h t h a t s e e m e d t o s h o c k o u r c o u n t r y a n d t h e r e s t o f t h e w o r l d . T h e h u m a n i t a r i a n t r a g e d y i s s e t a g a i n s t t h e b a c k g r o u n d o f f a m i l i a r a r g u m e n t s o n i m m i g r a t i o n a n d o u r m e m b e r s h i p o f t h e E u r o p e a n U n i o n . I n s o m e c o u n t r i e s a n t i ­, i m m i g r a n t f e e l i n g w i l l b e w h i p p e d u p a n d w h i l s t p o l i t i c a l l e a d e r s m a y h a v e t o t r e a d a c a r e f u l l i n e t h a t i s n o r e a s o n t o n o t s h o w c o m p a s s i o n i n w h a t i s a w o r l d c r i s i s b r o u g h t a b o u t b y s h e e r b a r ­, b a r i s m i n S y r i a a n d I r a q . L a r g e n u m ­, b e r s h a v e a l s o f l e d f r o m A f r i c a n c o u n ­, t r i e s f o r a v a r i e t y o f r e a s o n s . P o l i t i c a l a s y l u m a n d s h e e r p o v e r t y a r e a l s o s a d l y e x p e r i e n c e d t o g e t h e r . D i d i t t a k e a d r o w n e d c h i l d t o o f f e r t h e h a n d o f h o p e t o o u r f e l l o w h u m a n b e ­, i n g s ? W h a t i s o u r s t r a t e g y f o r t h e f u ­, t u r e ? O u r r o l e i n E u r o p e a n d o u r f u t u r e r e s p o n s e n e e d s t o b e c l e a r n o w w e s e e m t o h a v e f i n a l l y g r a s p e d t h a t t h e r e f u g e e s ` o f 2 0 1 5 h a v e f a c e d a p p a l l i n g d i f f i c u l t i e s w i t h g r e a t c o u r a g e . A t t h e t i m e o f w r i t ­, i n g t h i s a r t i c l e a n e s t i m a t e d 2 , 6 0 0 v i c ­, t i m s h a v e d i e d w h i l s t c r o s s i n g t h e M e d i t e r r a n e a n S e a . T h e C h r i s t i a n r e ­, s p o n s e i s s u r e l y t h e n e e d f o r l e a d e r s h i p , w i s d o m , u n d e r s t a n d i n g a n d c o m p a s s i o n , w e c a n o n l y h o p e a n d p r a y t h a t o u r p o ­, l i t i c a l l e a d e r s w i l l c o n t i n u e t o r e s p o n d a s t h e y g a t h e r f o r t h e i r a u t u m n c o n f e r ­, e n c e s . T h e y c o u l d a l s o r e s p o n d t o t h e l e a d g i v e n b y P o p e F r a n c i s w h o ’, s a p p e a l f o r p a r i s h e s t o o p e n t h e i r d o o r s a n d g i v e c o n c r e t e h o p e i s d i r e c t l y l i n k e d t o t h e G o s p e l . F r a n k G o u l d i n g H o l y T r i n i t y P a r i s h N e w a r k P l e a s e s u p p o r t o u r a d v e r t i s e r s

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P a g e 6 T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . O c t o b e r 2 0 1 5 T h o u g h t s f r o m E l s t o n H e r m i t a g e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T r a m p s a n d B u s k e r s f u n d r a i s i n g e v e n i n g S i n c e o u r o r d i n a t i o n s l i f e h e r e a t t h e h e r m i t a g e h a s t a k e n o n a s o m e ­, w h a t d i f f e r e n t a s p e c t . O u r d a i l y l i f e o f p r a y e r , w o r k , s t u d y e t c . c o n t i n ­, u e s u n c h a n g e d , o u r b a l a n c e d r o u ­, t i n e a s p r e s c r i b e d b y S t . B e n e d i c t h i m s e l f w h o s e r u l e w e f o l l o w i s s t r i c t l y a d h e r e d t o o . H o w e v e r , d a i l y w e a r e h a v i n g m o r e c o n t a c t w i t h m a n y m o r e p e o p l e a n d a r e b e i n g m o r e i n v o l v e d w i t h i n t h e l i f e o f t h e d i o c e s e , f o r t h i s r e a s o n o u r e r e m i t ­, i c a l l i f e s e e m s t o b e t a k i n g o n a n e q u a l l y a c t i v e a p o s t o l a t e . A g o o d n u m b e r a r o u n d t h e d i o c e s e h a v e i n ­, v i t e d u s t o d o s u p p l y , s p e a k w i t h t h e m a n d s h a r e o u r l i f e w i t h t h e m w h i c h w e a r e v e r y h a p p y t o d o o f c o u r s e . F o r a l o n g t i m e n o w i t i s o f t e n a s k e d o f u s w h a t t h e l i f e o f a h e r m i t c o n s i s t s o f a n d f o r m o s t p a r t p e o p l e e n v i s a g e t h i s l i f e t o b e o n e t o t a l l y c u t o f f f r o m t h e w o r l d a n d i n t o t a l i s o l a t i o n a n d t h i s i s c e r t a i n l y t r u e f o r m o s t p a r t . H o w e v e r i t i s m y e x ­, p e r i e n c e t h a t t h e r e a r e a s m a n y d i f f e r e n t e x p r e s s i o n s o f l i v i n g l i f e a s a h e r m i t a s t h e r e a r e p e o p l e l i v ­, i n g i t , s o t h e r e a r e n o h a r d a n d f a s t r u l e s w i t h n o t h i n g s e t i n s t o n e . S o m e h e r m i t s p r e f e r l i t t l e c o n t a c t w i t h t h e w o r l d –, o t h e r s n o w a d a y s u s e t h e m o d e r n t e c h n o l o g y a v a i l a b l e t o u s w i t h t e l e p h o n e , i n t e r n e t e t c . e v e n f a c e b o o k a n d t w i t t e r . H e r e i n E l s t o n w e s h a r e s o m e o f t h a t t e c h ­, n o l o g y , h o w e v e r w e s t i l l d o n o t h a v e a t e l ­, e v i s i o n s e t a n d s p e n d g r e a t d e a l o f t i m e i n s i l e n c e . F r o m t h e e a r l i e s t o f t i m e s t h o s e l i v i n g c o m ­, m i t t e d t o l i v e s o f p r a y e r a n d s o l i t u d e w h i l e s h a r i n g i n t h e e r e m i t i c a l v a l u e s , w h i c h a r e e v e r u n c h a n g e d h a d d i f f e r e n t a p p r o a c h e s t o t h e l i f e a n d t h e w a y t h e y l i v e d i t . S o m e i n c o m p l e t e s o l i t u d e , o t h e r s d a i l y h a v i n g p e o p l e v i s i t t h e m f o r p r a y e r a n d s p i r i t u a l d i r e c t i o n . O v e r t h e r e c e n t y e a r s r e t r e a t h o u s e s , m o n a s t e r i e s a n d h o u s e s o f p r a y e r w h e r e p e o p l e c a n f i n d G o d i n s i l e n c e a n d p r a y e r h a v e g r o w n u p e v e r y w h e r e , p e o p l e a r e t h i r s t i n g f o r m e a n i n g a n d v a l u e t o t h e i r l i v e s i n a s e c u l a r a n d c o n s u m e r w o r l d . F o r t h i s r e a s o n t h e l i f e o f t h o s e c o n ­, s e c r a t e d t o G o d a s r e l i g i o u s , m o n k s a n d n u n s l i v i n g a l i f e o f t o t a l d e d i c a t i o n a n d s i m p l i c i t y h a s b e c o m e a n a t t r a c t i o n t o o t h ­, e r s f o r i t s v a l u e s a n d g r e a t m e a n i n g . T h e Y e a r f o r C o n s e c r a t e d L i f e h a s c r e a t e d m u c h a w a r e n e s s a n d h a s u n v e i l e d t h e j o y s o f l i v i n g t h i s l i f e a n d t h e g r e a t s a t i s f a c t i o n a n d f u l f i l m e n t w h i c h i t b r i n g s . O n t h e 6 t h O c t o b e r w e s h a l l b e k e e p i n g t h e f e a s t o f S t . B r u n o w h o l i v e d t h e e r e m i t i c a l l i f e a n d w e n t o n t o e s t a b l i s h t h e C a r t h u ­, s i a n O r d e r . H e f o u n d e d h i s o w n f o u n d a t i o n i n t h e C h a r t r e u s e m o u n t a i n s o f F r a n c e a l o n g w i t h t w o m o r e m o n a s t e r i e s i n I t a l y , h e w a s n o t e d f o r l i v i n g i n a u s t e r e s u r ­, r o u n d i n g s , w i t h l o n g p e r i o d s o f s o l i t u d e , t h r o u g h t h i s h e d r a w m a n y p e o p l e t o G o d . A n d s o h e r e i n E l s t o n t h e d a i l y r o u n d o f p r a y e r c o n t i n u e s , t h e D i v i n e O f f i c e , d a i l y M a s s e i t h e r h e r e i n o u r l i t t l e o r a t o r y o r i n t h e p a r i s h e s o f o u r d i o c e s e . W e p r a y t h a t a s b o t h r e l i g i o u s a n d p r i e s t s w e m a y b e f a i t h f u l s t e w a r d s o f t h e m y s t e r i e s o f G o d a n d d r a w m a n y o t h e r s t o o h i m . P r a y f o r u s ! F r R i c h a r d E d e y H . D . N . S t . P a t r i c k ` s C h u r c h J u s t i c e a n d P e a c e g r o u p h a v e a r r a n g e d a f u n d r a i s i n g e v e n t f o r t h e i r 2 0 1 5 c h a r i t y , M a r y ` s M e a l s . T h e T r a m p s a n d B u s k e r s e v e n i n g w i l l t a k e p l a c e a t 1 9 : 0 0 o n F r i d a y t h e 2 n d o f O c t o b e r a t t h e S t . P a t r i c k ` s P a r i s h C e n t r e o n B e a u ­, m o n t L e y s L a n e . T i c k e t s w i l l c o s t £, 4 a n d i n c l u d e e n t r y i n t o t h e r a f f l e a n d a c h i p s u p ­, p e r w i t h s a u s a g e o r f i s h f i n g e r s , p e a s a n d a b u t t e r e d c o b . T h e b a r w i l l b e o p e n f o r r e ­, f r e s h m e n t s . F u n d s r a i s e d w i l l b e d o n a t e d t o M a r y ` s M e a l s , a r e g i s t e r e d c h a r i t y t h a t s e t s u p s c h o o l f e e d i n g p r o j e c t s i n s o m e o f t h e w o r l d ` s p o o r e s t c o m m u n i t i e s , w h e r e h u n g e r a n d p o v e r t y p r e v e n t c h i l d r e n f r o m g a i n i n g a n e d u c a t i o n . I t w a s f o u n d e d i n 2 0 0 2 a n d h a s g r o w n f r o m i t s f i r s t f e e d i n g o p e r a t i o n o f 2 0 0 c h i l d r e n i n M a l a w i , t o a w o r l d ­, w i d e c a m p a i g n , p r o v i d i n g f r e e s c h o o l m e a l s i n h u n d r e d s o f s c h o o l s a n d f e e d i n g o v e r o n e m i l l i o n c h i l d r e n d a i l y . T h o s e i n a t t e n d a n c e a r e e n c o u r a g e d t o c o m e d r e s s e d a s t r a m p s w i t h p r i z e s f o r t h e b e s t / w o r s t o u t f i t s a s w e l l a s t h e b e s t b u s k e r . 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A t O u r L a d y o f V i c ­, t o r i e s P a r i s h i n M a r k e t H a r b o r ­, o u g h , t h e P r o L i f e G r o u p h a d b e e n k e e n f o r a l o n g t i m e t o e r e c t a c o n s t a n t r e m i n d e r , b y w a y o f a M e m o r i a l S t o n e , r e m e m b e r i n g t h e U n b o r n . A f t e r d i s ­, c u s s i o n s w i t h t h e i r P a r i s h P r i e s t , i t w a s d e c i d e d t o t r y a n d l i n k t h e e r e c t i o n o f a n y s u c h M e m o r i a l w i t h t h e c e l e b r a ­, t i o n s a t t a c h e d t o F r . O w e n ’, s G o l d e n J u ­, b i l e e o f P r i e s t h o o d . W i t h t h i s i n m i n d , a s m a l l w o r k i n g p a r t y w a s a g r e e d o n , t o m e e t t h e t a r g e t i n J u n e 2 0 1 5 . A l o c a l A r t i s t a n d m e m ­, b e r o f t h e p a r i s h , S u z a n n e T a n n e r , k i n d l y a g r e e d t o d r a f t a p o s s i b l e d e s i g n h a v i n g b e e n t o l d w h a t t h e w o r k i n g g r o u p h a d i n m i n d . A f t e r t h e f i r s t d e s i g n w a s s u b m i t t e d , a f e w s u g g e s t i o n s a n d a l t e r a t i o n s w e r e o f ­, f e r e d . T h e w o r k i n g g r o u p w e r e d e l i g h t e d w i t h t h e s e c ­, o n d d e s i g n . A t t h i s s t a g e a p o s s i b l e s i t e f o r t h e m e m o r i a l h a d b e e n t a r g e t e d , o n t h e o u t w a r d b u t t r e s s o f t h e C h u r c h w a l l , w h i c h w o u l d b e c l e a r l y v i s i b l e t o p a s s e r s b y f r o m t h e s t r e e t . A l o c a l S t o n e M a s o n C o m p a n y , J o n a t h a n S t a m p , a f a m i l y m e m b e r o f J S t a m p &, S o n s , o u r l o c a l U n d e r ­, t a k e r s , w a s c a l l e d o n f o r a d v i c e a n d g u i d a n c e . J o n a t h a n i n s p e c t e d o u r p r o p o s e d s i t e a n d s u g g e s t e d t h a t t h e m o s t s u i t a b l e m a t e r i a l f o r o u r m e m o r i a l , f i t ­, t i n g i n w i t h t h e C h u r c h r o o f a n d c o n t r a s t i n g w i t h t h e s u r r o u n d i n g b r i c k w o r k , w o u l d b e a n i c e p o l i s h e d s l a t e . J o n a t h a n a g r e e d t o t a k e o n t h e t a s k a t h i s w o r k s h o p a t t a c h e d t o “, T h e C h e s t n u t s ”, o n K e t t e r i n g R o a d , M a r k e t H a r b o r o u g h . H i s c r a f t s ­, m a n R i c h a r d A l l s o p w a s g i v e n S u z a n n e ’, s d e s i g n , w i t h a r e q u e s t t h a t t h e W o r k i n g P a r t y b e g i v e n a s i g h t o f t h e e a r l y p r o o f o n t h e s l a t e b e f o r e c o n ­, t i n u i n g f u r t h e r . T h a t r e q u e s t w a s g r a n t e d , a n d h a v i n g a p p r o v e d t h e i n i ­, t i a l d r a f t , J o n a t h a n w a s t o l d o f o u r t a r g e t f o r c o m p l e t i o n w h i c h h e s a i d w o u l d d e f i n i t e l y b e m e t . T h e P a r i s h w a s k e p t f u l l y i n f o r m e d t h r o u g h t h e N e w s l e t t e r a b o u t t h e p r o j e c t , d e s i g n , c o m m i s s i o n i n g a n d t a r g e t . O n S u n d a y , J u n e 2 8 t h . F r . O w e n u n ­, v e i l e d a n d b l e s s e d t h e n e w l y e r e c t e d M e m o r i a l S t o n e t o t h e U n b o r n C h i l ­, d r e n . I n t h e P a r i s h N e w s l e t t e r f o r t h a t w e e k e n d , F r . O w e n w r o t e : T h e n e w l y e r e c t e d m e m o r i a l s t o n e d e p i c t s a m o t h e r h o l d i n g h e r b a b y w a t c h e d o v e r b y a n g e l s . H o p e f u l l y t h i s m e m o ­, r i a l w i l l b e a c o n s t a n t r e m i n d e r t o a l l w h o p a s s b y a n d s e e i t , o f t h e v a s t n u m b e r o f u n b o r n c h i l d r e n , w h o w e r e n o t g i v e n t h e c h a n c e a n d r i g h t t o l i f e , a n d t o t h e m e m o r y o f t h e l i t t l e c h i l d r e n w h o w e r e s t i l l b o r n , o r b a b i e s w h o d i e d i n i n f a n c y . H o p e f u l l y t o o , i t w i l l b e a p l a c e w h e r e m o t h e r s a n d f a t h e r s w h o h a v e l o s t a b a b y , c a n s t o p a n d r e f l e c t , a n d b e s t r e n g t h e n e d a n d c o m f o r t e d b y t h e f a c t t h a t t h e i r l i t t l e a n g e l i s r e m e m ­, b e r e d , r e c a l l i n g t h e w o r d s o f J e s u s “, l e t t h e l i t t l e c h i l ­, d r e n c o m e t o m e ”, . T h e t h a n k s a n d a p p r e c i a t i o n o f t h e e n t i r e P a r i s h i s o f f e r e d t o J o n a t h a n S t a m p a n d J . S t a m p &, S o n s , U n ­, d e r t a k e r s , w h o k i n d l y d o n a t e d t h e M e m o r i a l S t o n e i n a p p r e c i a t i o n o f t h e C a t h o l i c C h u r c h e s i n v o l v e m e n t i n t h e l i f e o f t h e l o c a l c o m m u n i t y a n d t h e t o w n i n g e n ­, e r a l . T h e p h o t o g r a p h s h o w s F r . O w e n w i t h t h e C h a i r o f t h e P r o l i f e G r o u p M a u r e e n D o u g l a s , t o g e t h e r w i t h s o m e A l t a r s e r v e r s , b l e s s i n g t h e S t o n e , a f t e r M a s s o n S u n d a y t h e 2 8 t h . o f J u n e 2 0 1 5 , w h e n t h e f e a s t o f S t . P e t e r a n d P a u l w a s c e l e b r a t e d t h i s y e a r . O s c a r R o m e r o : P r o p h e t o f H o p e b y R o b e r t o M o r o z z o D e l l a R o c c a , p u b l i s h e d b y D a r t o n , L o n g m a n &, T o d d , i s a c o m p r e h e n s i v e a c c o u n t o f t h e m a r t y r e d A r c h b i s h o p o f S a n S a l v a d o r ` s i n c r e d i b l e j o u r n e y o f h o l i n e s s a n d c o u r a g e o u s w i t ­, n e s s i n t h e f a c e o f c r u e l s t a t e o p p r e s s i o n . H i s t o r i a n R o b e r t o M o r o z z o D e l l a R o c c a d r a w s d i ­, r e c t l y o n p r e v i o u s l y u n p u b ­, l i s h e d d o c u m e n t s ­, s o m e o f w h i c h w e r e u s e d a s e v i d e n c e i n t h e p r o c e s s l e a d i n g t o R o m e r o ` s b e a t i f i c a t i o n i n 2 0 1 5 ­, t o w r i t e t h e m o s t a u t h o r i t a t i v e b i o g r a ­, p h y o f R o m e r o t o d a t e . M o r o z z o t e l l s t h e c o m p l e t e s t o r y o f O s c a r A r n u l f o R o m e r o y G a l d á, m e z , f r o m h i s h u m b l e r o o t s i n C i u d a d B a r r o s , E l S a l ­, v a d o r , t o h i s o r d i n a t i o n i n R o m e a n d h i s e v e n t u a l a p p o i n t ­, m e n t a s A r c h b i s h o p o f S a n S a l ­, v a d o r . I t w e a v e s a s e n s i t i v e a c c o u n t o f R o m e r o ` s c h a r a c t e r ­, b o t h p u b l i c a n d p r i v a t e ­, w i t h a m a t u r e a p p r a i s a l o f h i s t h e o l ­, o g y a n d u n f a i l i n g c o m m i t m e n t t o t h e p o o r , m a r g i n a l i s e d a n d p e r s e c u t e d o f L a t i n A m e r i c a . T h e f i n a l c h a p t e r d e s c r i b e s R o m e r o ` s m o v e m e n t s a n d w o r d s d u r i n g t h e f i n a l m o n t h s , w e e k s a n d d a y s t h a t l e d t o h i s m a r t y r d o m ­, a s s a s s i n a t e d w h i l e c e l e b r a t i n g M a s s t h e d a y a f t e r p u b l i c l y a p p e a l i n g t o s o l ­, d i e r s o f E l S a l v a d o r ` s R e v o l u ­, t i o n a r y G o v e r n m e n t t o r e f u s e t h e i r o r d e r s t o k i l l . R o b e r t o M o r o z z o D e l l a R o c c a t e a c h e s m o d e r n h i s t o r y a t R o m a T r e U n i v e r s i t y a n d i s a r e s e a r c h s p e c i a l i s t o n O s c a r R o m e r o a n d t h e p o l i t i c a l a n d r e l i g i o u s h i s t o r y o f L a t i n A m e r ­, i c a . H e w a s i n v i t e d t o c o l l a b o ­, r a t e a s a n e x p e r t o n t h e p r o c e s s f o r t h e c a n o n i s a t i o n o f R o m e r o . T h i s n e w b i o g r a p h y i s t h e r e f o r e t h e r e s u l t o f m a n y y e a r s o f s t u d y . T o o r d e r o n l i n e s e e : h t t p : / / w w w . d a r t o n ­, l o n g m a n ­, t o d d . c o . u k / t i t l e s / 2 1 3 9 ­, 9 7 8 0 2 3 2 5 3 2 0 1 2 ­, o s c a r ­, r o m e r o P a g e 1 0 T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . O c t o b e r 2 0 1 5 H o w t o g e t m o r e o u t o f H o l y C o m m u n i o n B y S t P e t e r J u l i a n E y m a r d . S o p h i a I n s t i t u t e P r e s s . w w w . S o p h i a I n s t i t u t e . c o m T h i s i s a 1 9 t h c e n t u r y s p i r i t u a l c l a s s i c , n o w r e p r i n t e d b y t h i s e n t e r p r i s i n g C a t h o l i c p u b l i s h i n g h o u s e , t h a t r e p a y s r e a d i n g a n d r e r e a d i n g . T a c k l i n g h o w t h e r e v e r e n t r e ­, c e p t i o n o f C o m m u n i o n b r i n g s t h e r e c i p i e n t c o n s t a n t l y c l o s e r t o t h e s o u r c e o f a l l l o v e , a s w e l l a s d e e p e n i n g o n e ’, s f r i e n d s h i p w i t h C h r i s t , a r e o n l y t w o o f t h e t h e m e s d i s ­, c u s s e d b y t h e a u t h o r , a s a i n t w h o , n o t s u r ­, p r i s i n g l y , f o u n d e d t w o r e l i g i o u s o r d e r s t o p r o m o t e a d o r a t i o n o f t h e E u c h a r i s t . 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I n a c h a p t e r e n ­, t i t l e d , “, H o w C o m m u n i o n d r i v e s s a d n e s s f r o m y o u r s o u l ”, , h e r e f l e c t s t h a t s u c h “, s a d ­, n e s s ”, i s c o m m o n t o h o l y p e o p l e , a d v i s i n g t h a t “, h u m a n c o n s o l a t i o n ”, i s n o t e n o u g h , “, e s p e c i a l l y i f G o d h a s s e n t a n i n c r e a s e o f s a d n e s s t o t e s t y o u . ”, T h e o n l y s u r e r e m e d y i s C o m m u n i o n , w h e r e “, O u r L o r d . . . e n t e r s i n t o u s t o g i v e d i v i n e c o m b a t t o o u r s a d ­, n e s s . ”, T h i s e d i t i o n , w i t h i t s c o v e r p a i n t i n g o f S t T e r e s a o f A v i l a r e c e i v i n g C o m m u n i o n , w o u l d m a k e a n e x c e l l e n t C o n f i r m a t i o n p r e s e n t . I t i s a w o r k c o m b i n i n g c a t e c h e s i s a n d i n s i g h t i n t o t h e a u t h o r ’, s o w n l i f e o f p r a y e r . 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T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . O c t o b e r 2 0 1 5 P a g e 1 1 I n 1 9 9 2 , F r W e n c e s l a o ‘, W e n s ’, P a d i l l a p a c k e d t h e w a r m e s t c l o t h e s h e h a d a n d s e t o f f f r o m h i s h o m e c o u n t r y o f t h e P h i l i p ­, p i n e s f o r t h e c a p i t a l o f M o n g o l i a , U l a a n ­, b a a t a r . H i s m i s s i o n w a s t o s h a r e G o d ’, s l o v e w i t h t h e p e o p l e l i v i n g i n o n e o f t h e h a r s h ­, e s t c l i m a t e s i n t h e w o r l d , f o l l o w i n g t h e c o l ­, l a p s e o f C o m m u n i s m . T o d a y , h e i s t h e n a t i o n ’, s f i r s t a n d o n l y b i s h o p . T h e f u t u r e B i s h o p W e n s a n d t w o o t h e r p r i e s t s a r r i v e d t o g e t h e r , o p e r a t i n g o u t o f a h o t e l r o o m . T h e t h r e e m e n w o u l d c e l e b r a t e M a s s w i t h e x p a t r i a t e s . E v e n t u a l l y , t h e y i n t u r n b r o u g h t t h e i r M o n g o l i a n f r i e n d s a n d , b e f o r e l o n g , t h e f i r s t C a t h o l i c C h u r c h b u i l d i n g w a s c o n s t r u c t e d , s u p p o r t e d b y M i s s i o . D u r i n g h i s f i r s t y e a r s i n M o n g o l i a , B i s h o p W e n s w o r k e d h a r d t o u n d e r s t a n d t h e n e e d s o f t h e p e o p l e , l e a d i n g t o s e v e r a l i n i ­, t i a t i v e s t h a t c o n t i n u e t o d a y . T h e y i n c l u d e a c a r e c e n t r e f o r c h i l d r e n w h o w e r e h o m e ­, l e s s , s c h o o l s , c l i n i c s , a n d t r a i n i n g c e n t r e s f o r v o c a t i o n a l s k i l l s . “, A l l c a t e r f o r t h e v e r y p o o r , ”, s a y s B i s h o p W e n s , “, t h o s e w h o h a v e n o c l o t h e s t o w e a r , n o f o o d , n o f a m i l y . ”, A s P o p e F r a n c i s r e m i n d s u s i n h i s m e s s a g e f o r t h i s y e a r ’, s W o r l d M i s s i o n S u n d a y , “, m i s ­, s i o n i s a t o n c e a p a s s i o n f o r J e s u s a n d a p a s s i o n f o r h i s p e o p l e ”, . T h i s p a s s i o n i s w h a t d r i v e s B i s h o p W e n s a n d t h e w o r k o f t h e m i s s i o n a r i e s h e w o r k s a l o n g s i d e . W i t h t h e h e l p o f l o c a l c a t e c h i s t s , t h e y a r e r e a c h ­, i n g o u t , s h a r i n g t h e C a t h o l i c f a i t h w i t h t h e M o n g o l i a n p e o p l e i n a w a y t h a t i s r e l e v a n t a n d m e a n i n g f u l t o t h e i r o w n c u l t u r e . G a n t u l g a ’, s f a m i l y i s j u s t o n e e x a m p l e o f p e o p l e w h o s e l i v e s h a v e b e e n d r a m a t i c a l l y t r a n s f o r m e d t h a n k s t o m i s s i o n a r i e s s h a r ­, i n g G o d ’, s l o v e . T h e f a m i l y f i r s t l e a r n e d a b o u t t h e C a t h o l i c C h u r c h w h e n t h e y m o v e d t o t h e r u r a l t o w n o f A r v a i h e e r t e n y e a r s a g o . A l o n g w i t h h i s w i f e , U u r t s a i k h , a n d c h i l d r e n , G a n t u l g a s o u g h t r e f u g e a f t e r t r a g i c a l l y l o s i n g a l l t h e i r l i v e s t o c k , a n d t h e r e f o r e t h e i r l i v e l i h o o d , d u e t o t h e f r e e z ­, i n g c o n d i t i o n s . W h i l e U u r t s a i k h a n d t h e c h i l d r e n s t a r t e d a t t e n d i n g a c t i v i t i e s r u n b y t h e c h u r c h , G a n t u l g a w a s h a u n t e d b y h i s a l c o h o l a d ­, d i c t i o n a n d d e s t r u c t i v e b e h a v i o u r . S a d l y , i n M o n g o l i a a l c o h o l i s m , d o m e s t i c a b u s e a n d e x t r e m e p o v e r t y i s w i d e s p r e a d . S e e i n g t h e c h a n g e s i n h i s w i f e ’, s b e h a v i o u r , G a n t u l g a w a s i n s p i r e d t o l e a r n a b o u t t h e C a t h o l i c f a i t h a n d s t a r t e d g o i n g t o c h u r c h w i t h U u r t s a i k h a n d t h e i r c h i l d r e n . G a n t u l g a w a s b a p t i s e d a t E a s t e r t w o y e a r s a g o , a n d i s n o w a p a r i s h c a t e c h i s t . H e s a y s , “, W h e n I s t a r t e d g o i n g t o c h u r c h a n d f e e l i n g h o w G o d ’, s m e r c y r e a c h e s m e , I f e l t t h a t I h a d t o r e c e i v e b a p t i s m . N o w I c a n s a y I a m a b e t t e r f a t h e r a n d h u s b a n d b e c a u s e I h a v e r e c e i v e d G o d ’, s m e r c y a n d c a n b e m e r c i f u l t o o t h e r s . ”, O n S u n d a y s y o u n g a n d o l d g a t h e r i n t h e t r a d i t i o n a l g e r ( t e n t ) c h u r c h , s h a r i n g t h e i r f a i t h w i t h o n e a n o t h e r a n d s u p p o r t i n g e a c h o t h e r . G a n t u l g a e x p l a i n s , “, T h e r e i s a p o s i ­, t i v e i n f l u e n c e o f t h e C h u r c h h e r e i n t h i s w h o l e c o m m u n i t y . T h e r e i s m o r e j o y a n d h a p p i n e s s a r o u n d u s a n d t h e r e h a s b e e n a b i g c h a n g e f o r t h e b e t t e r i n t h e l i v e s o f m a n y p e o p l e . ”, M g r C a n o n J a m e s C r o n i n , t h e N a t i o n a l D i ­, r e c t o r o f M i s s i o i n E n g ­, l a n d a n d W a l e s , r e m i n d s u s , “, W o r l d M i s s i o n S u n ­, d a y i s a n o p p o r t u n i t y f o r t h e f a m i l y o f t h e C h u r c h t o s u p p o r t i t s y o u n g e s t m e m b e r , t h e C h u r c h o f M o n g o l i a . ”, I n o r d e r t o s h a r e G o d ’, s l o v e , B i s h o p W e n s a n d h i s f e l l o w m i s s i o n a r i e s r e l y o n t h e w o r l d w i d e C a t h o l i c f a m i l y , t h r o u g h t h e P o p e ’, s o w n c h a r i t y f o r o v e r s e a s m i s s i o n , M i s s i o . H e i s i n c r e d i b l y g r a t e f u l f o r t h i s s u p p o r t a n d s a y s , “, A l t h o u g h I ’, v e s e e n m a n y M o n g o l i a n s c o m e t o k n o w C h r i s t , t h e r e a r e s t i l l s o m a n y m o r e t h a t n e e d t o b e r e a c h e d . I w a n t t o c o n ­, t i n u e r e a c h i n g o u t t o t h e p o o r a n d a m g r a t e f u l f o r t h e l o v e a n d s u p p o r t o f o u r s i s t e r s a n d b r o t h e r s i n E n g l a n d a n d W a l e s . ”, S u n d a y , 1 8 O c t o b e r i s W o r l d M i s s i o n S u n d a y , w h e n e v e r y C a t h o l i c c h u r c h a r o u n d t h e w o r l d , w h a t e v e r i t s c i r c u m ­, s t a n c e s , g i v e s w h a t i t c a n t o h e l p a n d s u p p o r t t h e C h u r c h w h e r e i t i s t o o y o u n g o r t o o p o o r t o s u p p o r t i t s e l f . 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T h e C h u r c h h a s a r e s p o n s i b i l i t y t o e n s u r e a l l t h o s e w h o u n d e r t a k e w o r k i n t h e n a m e o f t h e C h u r c h a r e a d e q u a t e l y t r a i n e d i n s a f e ­, g u a r d i n g m a t t e r s . T h e C a t h o l i c C h u r c h i s d e p e n d ­, e n t o n C l e r g y , R e ­, l i g i o u s a n d L a y p e o p l e u s i n g t h e i r s k i l l s a n d t a l e n t s t o n u r t u r e a n d s u p p o r t t h e C a t h o l i c c o m m u n i t y . S o m e w i l l b e p a i d e m p l o y e e s , b u t t h e m a ­, j o r i t y u n d e r t a k e t h e i r w o r k o n a v o l u n t a r y b a s i s . W h i l s t s o m e w i l l r e c o g n i s e t h e i r r o l e a s a v o l u n t e e r , m a n y r i g h t l y s e e t h e i r c a r i n g a n d s u p p o r t c o n t r i b u t i o n a s p a r t o f t h e i r C h r i s t i a n r e ­, s p o n s i b i l i t y a n d m i n i s t r y . B u t w e a l l h a v e a r o l e t o p l a y i n s a f e ­, g u a r d i n g t h e y o u n g o r a d u l t s w h o m a y b e a t r i s k a n d i t i s f o r t h i s r e a s o n t h a t t h e C a t h o l i c C h u r c h i n E n g l a n d a n d W a l e s h a s w o r k e d w i t h E d u C a r e t o b r i n g y o u a n e ­, l e a r n i n g p a c k a g e t h a t w i l l r a i s e a w a r e n e s s t h r o u g h o u t t h e C a t h o l i c C o m m u n i t y i n o u r c o u n t r i e s . T h e e ­, l e a r n i n g p a c k a g e i s p a r t o f t h e C h u r c h ’, s c o m m i t m e n t t o s a f e g u a r d i n g , a n d i s a v a i l a b l e t o a l l m e m b e r s o f t h e C a t h o l i c c o m m u n i t y f r e e o f c h a r g e . P l e a s e d o w n l o a d t h e b r o c h u r e f r o m t h e d i o c e s a n w e b s i t e t o s e e t h e c o u r s e s a v a i l a b l e a n d h o w t o a c c e s s t h e m . W h a t d o I n e e d t o d o t o a c c e s s t h i s t r a i n i n g r e s o u r c e ? 1 . E m a i l A d m i n at f a m i l y c a r e ­, n o t t i n g h a m . o r g . u k t o r e g i s t e r y o u r i n t e r e s t . 2 . Y o u r e m a i l s h o u l d c o n t a i n y o u r n a m e , e m a i l a d d r e s s , t h e n a m e o f y o u r p a r i s h / o r d e r / c o n g r e g a t i o n , a n d y o u r r o l e . F o r e x ­, a m p l e : P r i e s t , M e m b e r o f t h e R e l i g i o u s , S a f e g u a r d i n g R e p r e ­, s e n t a t i v e , Y o u t h W o r k e r , T e a c h e r , S V P o r O t h e r V o l u n t e e r s , P a r e n t / G r a n d p a r e n t / G u a r d i a n , o r O t h e r . 3 . O n r e c e i p t o f y o u r e m a i l t h e s a f e g u a r d i n g a d m i n i s t r a t o r w i l l r e g i s t e r y o u r e m a i l a d d r e s s w i t h E d u C a r e . 4 . Y o u w i l l r e c e i v e a W e l c o m e E m a i l f r o m E d u C a r e w h e r e y o u w i l l s e t y o u r p a s s w o r d . 5 . Y o u w i l l t h e n h a v e i n s t a n t a c c e s s t o t h e t r a i n i n g p r o g r a m m e s . P a g e 1 2 T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . O c t o b e r 2 0 1 5 W E W O U L D L I K E T O T H A N K T H E S C H O O L S O N T H I S P A G E F O R S U P P O R T I N G T H E P A P E R I f y o u r s c h o o l w o u l d l i k e t o p u r c h a s e a s u p p o r t a d v e r t i n t h e p a p e r p l e a s e c o n t a c t A l i c e o n 0 1 4 4 0 7 3 0 3 9 9 o r e m a i l a l i c e j at c a t h c o m . o r g A 5 c m x 6 . 2 c m a d v e r t i n t h i s s e c t i o n i s o n l y £, 3 5 . £, 3 8 £, 7 5 Saint Charles Catholic Primary School Bosworth Road, Measham, Leicester DE12 7LQ Headteacher Mrs Smith Telephone 01530 270572 Our Lady and Saint Edward Catholic Primary School Gordon Road, Nottingham Headteacher Mrs M Dales Telephone 0115 9155800 Holy Trinity Catholic Primary School Boundary Road, Newark, Notts NG24 4PH Headteacher Mr B Doran Telephone 01636 689177 S t . E l i z a b e t h o f t h e T r i n i t y A y o u n g s a i n t o f d a z z l i n g s i m p l i c i t y H e r s i m p l e m e s s a g e i s : ‘, J u s t l e t y o u r G o d l o v e y o u . ’, E l i z a b e t h w a s c a n o n i s e d i n 1 9 9 8 b y P o p e J o h n P a u l I I . T o w a r d s a C u l t u r e o f S a f e g u a r d i n g H e a c k n o w l e d g e d t h a t s h e w a s o n e o f t h e s a i n t s t h a t h a d m o s t i n f l u e n c e d h i s o w n l i f e . F o r E l i z a b e t h t h e w o r d s “, G o d i s l o v e , ”, h e l d t h e m e a n ­, i n g a n d f o u n d a t i o n o f e v e r y t h i n g . T h e r e i s a t o n c e a c o n t e m p l a t i v e t i d a l w a v e a n d a f a b u l o u s i n n o c e n c e i n h e r t e a c h i n g . S h e s a y s : “, W e a r e h e r e o n e a r t h s o t h a t w e c a n b e d r a w n i n t o G o d ’, s v o r t e x o f l o v e . S o j u s t l e t y o u r G o d l o v e y o u . I f w e c a n d o t h a t w e a r e h o l y w i t h t h e h o l i ­, n e s s o f J e s u s . E l i z a b e t h i n s i s t s i t i s G o d ’, s e m b r a c e , G o d ’, s l o v e , t h a t m a k e s u s h o l y . T h e r e i s n o s u c h t h i n g a s ‘, o u r ’, h o l i n e s s . H o l i n e s s b e l o n g s e n t i r e l y t o G o d a l o n e , b u t e a c h o f u s a c c o r d i n g t o o u r o p e n n e s s , o u r g i f t e d n e s s , o u r t e m ­, p e r a m e n t , o u r l o n g i n g , o u r r e a d i n e s s , i s o p e n t o r e c e i v e G o d ’, s l o v e i n a w a y u n i q u e t o o u r s e l v e s . I n J e s u s , E l i z ­, a b e t h c o n t e m p l a t e d a f a t h o m l e s s l o v e . S h e d e c l a r e s : “, I t i s t h i s i n t i m a c y w i t h h i m w i t h i n t h a t h a s b e e n t h e b e a u t i f u l s u n i l l u m i n a t i n g m y l i f e , m a k ­, i n g i t a l r e a d y a n a n t i c i p a t e d h e a v e n . ”, T h i s d o c t r i n e o f t h e T r i u n e G o d , F a t h e r , S o n a n d H o l y S p i r i t , w a s t h e k e y t o E l i z a b e t h ’, s o w n s p i r i t u a l l i f e a n d i s a t t h e c e n t r e o f h e r t e a c h i n g . G o d : F a t h e r , S o n a n d H o l y S p i r i t a r e a t h o m e , s h e s a y s , i n t h e h u m a n h e a r t . E l i z a b e t h s p o k e o u t o f t h e l i v e d r e a l i t y o f h e r o w n l i f e . K n o w n t o d a y a s ‘, P r o p h e t o f t h e P r e s e n c e o f G o d ’, , s h e i n v i t e s u s t o a c c e p t t h e g i f t o f G o d ’, s i m m e d i ­, a c y a n d t o o p e n o u r h e a r t s t o G o d ’, s r e a l i t y w i t h i n . E l i z a b e t h d e c l a r e s : “, I n t h a t l i t t l e i n n e r s a n c t u a r y o f m y s o u l I f i n d h i m a t e v e r y h o u r o f t h e d a y a n d n i g h t . ”, S h e c o n t e n d s : “, H e i s a l w a y s t h e r e , a l t h o u g h y o u d o n o t f e e l i t . H e i s w a i t i n g f o r y o u a n d w a n t s t o e s t a b l i s h a ‘, w o n d e r f u l c o m m u n i o n w i t h y o u . ”, E l i z a b e t h i n s i s t s t h a t p r a y e r i s m u c h m o r e t h a n a t e c h n i q u e , i t h a s t o m a t u r e t o b e c o m e a r e l a t i o n s h i p . O u r l i s t e n i n g i n s t i l l ­, n e s s h a s t o f u e l t h e c o n t e n t o f o u r s i l e n t p r a y e r . I n t h a t r a t h e r s h o c k i n g s t y l e o f a s a i n t E l i s a b e t h i n ­, s i s t s : “, I t i s s o s i m p l e t o l o v e . I t i s t h e s u r r e n d e r o f y o u r ­, s e l f t o a l l h i s w i s h e s . S h e a d v i s e s u s : “, R i g h t i n t h e d e p t h s , i n t h e h e a v e n o f y o u r s o u l , y o u m u s t b u i l d a l i t t l e c e l l w i t h i n . I d o t h i s . R e m e m b e r t h a t G o d i s t h e r e a n d e n t e r i t …, H e w a n t s t o b e t h e f r i e n d y o u c a n a l w a y s f i n d . H e i s s t a n d i n g a t t h e d o o r o f y o u r h e a r t . H e i s w a i t i n g , o p e n t o H i m . ”, I n a l l t h i s , E l i z a b e t h o f t h e T r i n i t y , w h o h a d t h i s i m ­, p l i c i t a w a r e n e s s o f G o d a s c o m m u n i t y , F a t h e r , S o n a n d H o l y S p i r i t , w a s d r a w i n g d e e p o n h e r C a r m e l i t e t r a d i ­, t i o n s . “, I n t h e e v e n i n g o f l i f e , ”, s h e d e c l a r e s , “, l o v e a l o n e r e ­, m a i n s …, I h a v e o n l y t o l e t m y s e l f b e l o v e d , a l l t h e t i m e , t h r o u g h a l l t h i n g s : t o w a k e i n l o v e , t o m o v e i n l o v e t o s l e e p i n l o v e . ”, E l i z a b e t h d e c l a r e s : “, I t s e e m s t o m e t h a t i f I s a w d e a t h , e v e n d e s p i t e a l l m y i n f i d e l i t i e s , I w o u l d a b a n d o n m y ­, s e l f i n t o t h e a r m s o f m y G o d l i k e a c h i l d w h o f a l l s a s l e e p o n i t s m o t h e r ’, s h e a r t . ”, T h e s i m p l i c i t y o f E l i z a b e t h ’, s w a y c a n b e a p o w e r f u l c o r r e c t i v e . S h e a d v i s e s u s t o k e e p r e t u r n i n g t o t h e N e w T e s t a m e n t a n d l e a r n d i r e c t l y f r o m C h r i s t . S h e e n c o u r a g e s u s : “, I f y o u g o t t o k n o w h i m a l i t t l e , p r a y e r w o u l d n ’, t b o r e y o u a n y m o r e . T o m e i t s e e m s t o b e r e s t a n d r e l a x a t i o n . W e c o m e q u i t e s i m p l y t o t h e o n e w e l o v e . S t a y c l o s e t o h i m l i k e a c h i l d i n t h e a r m s o f i t s m o t h e r a n d l e t y o u r h e a r t g o . T h e r e i s n o n e e d f o r b e a u t i f u l t h o u g h t s , o n l y a n o u t p o u r i n g a n d a n o u t ­, r e a c h i n g o f y o u r h e a r t . T h e o n l y w i s e t h i n g i s f o r u s t o d o i s t o a b a n d o n o u r s e l v e s t r u s t f u l l y i n t o G o d ’, s h a n d s . ”, D a v i d M a h o n P l e a s e s u p p o r t o u r a d v e r t i s e r s The Priory Catholic Voluntary Academy Raglan Street, Eastwood, Notts NG16 3GT Headteacher Mr A Harrison Telephone 01773 713731 C h e s t e r f i e l d R o a d , M a t l o c k D E 4 3 F T H e a d t e a c h e r P a u l S c u l l y T e l e p h o n e 0 1 6 2 9 5 8 3 6 1 6 S t J o s e p h ` s C a t h o l i c P r i m a r y S c h o o l

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