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D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 9 I n s i d e H i s t o r i c D a y i n P e n z a n c e – p 4 P i l g r i m a g e t o S t P i o a n d S t F r a n c i s S h r i n e s – p 1 0 W a y f a r e r ’ s C h u r c h – p 1 1 S y o n A b b e y ­ p 1 2

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2 D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 9 C a t h o l i c S o u t h W e s t C O N T A C T S & D E T A I L S C a t h o l i c S o u t h W e s t i s a m o n t h l y n e w s p a p e r f o r C a t h o l i c s i n t h e P l y m o u t h , C l i f t o n a n d P o r t s m o u t h D i o c e s e s . I t i s p u b l i s h e d b y B e l l c o u r t L t d A I M S T o b u i l d c o m m u n i t y i n t h e S o u t h W e s t b y s h a r i n g s t o r i e s r e l a t i n g t o C a t h o l i c l i f e a r o u n d t h e S o u t h W e s t . T o e n c o u r a g e r e a d e r s t o g e t m o r e i n v o l v e d i n ­ o r s t a r t ­ p r o j e c t s a n d i n i t i a t i v e s i n t h e l o c a l a r e a . T o p r o v i d e t h o u g h t ­ p r o v o k i n g a r t i c l e s t o h e l p r e a d e r s d e e p e n t h e i r F a i t h . G E T I N V O L V E D W e n e e d y o u r h e l p ! A r t i c l e s : W e n e e d y o u r l o c a l a r t i c l e s ­ w e c a n o n l y i n c l u d e w h a t w e g e t . S o i f y o u h a v e a n a r t i c l e o r j u s t a p h o t o w i t h a s h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n ­ p l e a s e s e n d i t i n . I d e a s : W e n e e d y o u r i d e a s f o r t h e p a p e r a n d w e n e e d y o u r i d e a s i n t h e p a p e r . I f y o u h a v e a n y t h o u g h t s o n w h a t w e s h o u l d i n c l u d e ­ o r i f y o u a r e t h i n k i n g a b o u t s t a r t i n g a n e w i n i t i a t i v e ­ g e t i n t o u c h ­ w e ’ d l o v e t o s u p p o r t i t ! R e a d e r s : I f y o u c a n e n c o u r a g e o t h e r r e a d e r s i n y o u r p a r i s h p l e a s e d o s o . A d v e r t i s i n g : W e r e l y o n a d v e r t i s i n g ­ i f y o u k n o w o f a n y o n e t h a t w o u l d b e n e f i t f r o m p r o m o t i n g t h e i r b u s i n e s s , e v e n t o r a n y t h i n g e l s e t o p a r i s h i o n e r s t h r o u ­ g h o u t t h e S o u t h W e s t . S U B M I T T I N G E D I T O R I A L T o s e n d i n e d i t o r i a l o r t o g e t i n t o u c h p l e a s e c o n t a c t u s a t : C S W ­ 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 , S u f f o l k C B 9 7 B N c s w @ c a t h c o m . o r g 0 1 4 4 0 7 3 0 3 9 9 A D V E R T I S I N G T o a d v e r t i s e i n C a t h o l i c S o u t h W e s t p l e a s e c o n t a c t : J a n e t T o o k j a n e t t @ c a t h c o m . o r g 0 1 4 4 0 7 3 0 3 9 9 D A T E S C a t h o l i c S o u t h W e s t g o e s t o p a r i s h e s o n t h e l a s t f u l l w e e k e n d o f t h e m o n t h . I t i s p r i n t e d a r o u n d t h e m i d d l e o f t h e m o n t h ­ s o i f y o u w o u l d l i k e t o a d v e r ­ t i s e o r s e n d i n e d i t o r i a l p l e a s e d o i t a s e a r l y a s p o s s i b l e . L E G A L I N F O R M A T I O N P l e a s e n o t e t h a t o p i n i o n s e x p r e s s e d i n t h i s p a p e r a n d o n a n y l i n k e d s i t e s o r p u b l i c a t i o n 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 P u b l i s h e r s , E d i t o r , a n y D i o c e s e o r t h e w i d e r R o m a n C a t h o l i c C h u r c h E v e r y r e a s o n a b l e e f f o r t i s m a d e t o e n s u r e t h a t d u e a c k n o w l e d g e m e n t , w h e n a p p r o p r i a t e , i s m a d e t o t h e o r i g i n a t o r o f a n y i m a g e s u b m i t t e d f o r p u b l i c a t i o n . I t i s u n d e r s t o o d t h a t t h o s e s u b m i t t i n g m a t e r i a l f o r p u b l i c a t i o n i n C S W e i t h e r h o l d t h e c o p y r i g h t o r h a v e a r r a n g e d f o r p u b l i c a t i o n w i t h t h e a p p r o p r i a t e a u t h o r i t y . E D I T O R I A L G U I D E L I N E S 1 ) T h i n k o f t h e r e a d e r s : I f y o u a r e w r i t i n g a b o u t a n e v e n t , t h i n k a b o u t t h e r e a ­ d e r s t h a t d o n ’ t k n o w a n y t h i n g a b o u t i t . O u t l i n e w h a t h a p p e ­ n e d , b u t f o c u s o n w h y p e o p l e g o , w h y i t i s i m p o r t a n t t o t h e m , o r s o m e t e a c h i n g t h a t w a s g i v e n . M a k e s u r e r e a d e r s l e a r n s o m e t h i n g f r o m y o u r a r t i c l e ­ t h e y d o n ’ t j u s t w a n t t o k n o w w h o w a s t h e r e a n d w h a t s n a c k s w e r e a v a i l a b l e ! 2 ) K e e p i t b r i e f : M a k e s u r e y o u m a k e y o u r p o i n t ­ b u t k e e p i t b r i e f a n d p u n c h y . 3 ) P i c t u r e s : S e n d p i c t u r e s a s t h e y a r e ­ e v e n i f t h e y a r e v e r y b i g t o e m a i l . D o n ’ t r e ­ d u c e t h e m i n s i z e o r p u t t h e m i n s i d e a W o r d d o c u m e n t . T h e y l o o k f i n e o n t h e s c r e e n b u t t e r r i b l e i n t h e p a p e r ! F r o m C S W C l o s i n g c h u r c h ­ r u n s c h o o l s a n d h e a l t h c a r e f a c i l i t i e s i n E r i t r e a d e n i e s ‘ f u n d a m e n t a l h u m a n r i g h t s ’ , s a y s B i s h o p D e c l a n E r i t r e a n C a t h o l i c s i n L o n d o n a n d t h o s e s t a n d i n g i n s o l i d a r i t y w i t h t h e m e n g a g e d i n a ‘ d a y o f w i t n e s s a n d v i g i l f o r t h e E r i t r e a p e o p l e a n d C a t h o l i c C h u r c h ’ o n S a t u r d a y 2 N o v e m b e r . B i s h o p D e c l a n L a n g , a d d r e s s i n g t h o s e g a t h e r e d t h r o u g h h i s r e p r e s e n t a t i v e F r M a r k O d i o n M S P , a t t h e P i a z z a o f W e s t ­ m i n s t e r C a t h e d r a l , e x p r e s s e d h i s ‘ d e e p e s t s a d n e s s ’ a t n e w s t h a t t h e g o v e r n m e n t i n E r i t r e a h a d s e i z e d a n d c l o s e d a n u m b e r o f s c h o o l s a n d h e a l t h c a r e f a c i l i t i e s r u n b y t h e C a t h o l i c C h u r c h a n d o t h e r f a i t h c o m ­ m u n i t i e s i n t h e c o u n t r y . T h i s y e a r a l o n e 2 1 h e a l t h c a r e c e n t r e s h a v e b e e n c o n f i s c a t e d i n E r i t r e a . I n p r e v i o u s y e a r s , a t o t a l o f e i g h t h e a l t h c a r e c e n t r e s w e r e n a t i o n a l i s e d , t a k i n g t h e t o t a l t o 2 9 c e n t r e s f o r c i b l y s e i z e d b y t h e E r i t r e a n g o v ­ e r n m e n t . “ T h e s e h e a l t h c a r e c e n t r e s a r e a l m o s t e x ­ c l u s i v e l y e s t a b l i s h e d i n r u r a l a r e a s a n d s m a l l t o w n s t o s e r v e t h e n e e d s o f t h e p o o r a n d t h e n e e d y i n s o c i e t y , ” s a i d B i s h o p L a n g , C h a i r o f t h e B i s h o p s ’ I n t e r n a t i o n a l A f f a i r s d e p a r t m e n t . “ T h e s e i z u r e o f t h e s e f a c i l i t i e s i s , t h e r e f o r e , t a n t a m o u n t t o a h u g e d e p r a v i t y o f h e a l t h c a r e a s s i s t a n c e t o a l a r g e s e c t i o n o f t h e p o p u l a t i o n a n d c e r ­ t a i n l y w i l l h a v e a l a s t i n g n e g a t i v e e f f e c t o n t h e p o o r a n d m a y u l t i m a t e l y l e a d t o t h e l o s s o f i n n o c e n t l i v e s . ” “ T h r o u g h t h e s c h o o l s a n d h e a l t h f a c i l i t i e s , t h e C a t h o l i c C h u r c h i n E r i t r e a s e r v e s t h e m o s t v u l n e r a b l e m e m b e r s o f t h e s o c i e t y : t h e s i c k , t h e p o o r , t h e e l d e r l y , w o m e n a n d c h i l d r e n . I n a d d i t i o n , t h e C a t h o l i c C h u r c h r u n s o r p h a n a g e s a n d m a t e r n i t y w a r d s i n t h o s e r u r a l c o m m u n i t i e s . T o c o n f i s c a t e t h e s e f a c i l i t i e s a n d i n s t i t u t i o n s t r a n s l a t e s t o a d e n i a l o f t h e f u n d a m e n t a l i n a l i e n a b l e h u m a n r i g h t s o f t h e p o o r E r i t r e a n s t o e d u ­ c a t i o n a n d m e d i c a l a s s i s t a n c e , t h u s c a s t ­ i n g a b l e a k f u t u r e f o r t h o s e p o o r a n d n e e d y n a t i o n a l s . ” E x p r e s s i n g s o l i d a r i t y w i t h t h e E r i t r e a n c o m m u n i t y i n t h e U K a n d t h e e n t i r e C a t h o l i c f a m i l y i n E r i t r e a o v e r t h e “ u n l a w ­ f u l a n d u n c o n s t i t u t i o n a l ” c o n f i s c a t i o n o f t h e s c h o o l s a n d h e a l t h c a r e i n s t i t u t i o n s , B i s h o p L a n g p r a i s e d t h e h u m a n i t a r i a n m i s s i o n o f t h e C a t h o l i c C h u r c h i n t h e e a s t A f r i c a n c o u n t r y . “ W e a r e a w a r e o f t h e g r e a t r e m a r k a b l e h u m a n i t a r i a n s e r v i c e t h a t t h e C h u r c h ’ s h e a l t h c a r e c e n t r e s p r o v i d e t o a l l t h e p e o ­ p l e o f E r i t r e a a n d w e w e r e d i s t r e s s e d t o l e a r n o f t h e r e c e n t d e c i s i o n b y t h e g o v e r n ­ m e n t t o c l o s e t h e h e a l t h c a r e c e n t r e a n d t h e s c h o o l s . T h e C h u r c h ’ s w i t n e s s i n t r y i n g t o p r o v i d e t h e b e s t h e a l t h c a r e t o t h e p e o ­ p l e o f y o u r c o u n t r y , e s p e c i a l l y t h e p o o r e s t a n d m o s t v u l n e r a b l e , i s a v i s i b l e s i g n o f i t s c o m m i t m e n t t o t h e g o o d o f E r i t r e a , a n d i t s f i d e l i t y t o t h e G o s p e l . ” T h e B i s h o p c o n c l u d e d h i s a d d r e s s w i t h a n a p p e a l t o t h e E r i t r e a n g o v e r n m e n t : “ W e j o i n i n s o l i d a r i t y w i t h t h e E r i t r e a n s h e r e i n t h e U K t o a p p e a l t o t h e E r i t r e a G o v e r n m e n t t o r e c o n s i d e r t h e i r d e c i s i o n s a n d t o r e t u r n t h e S c h o o l s a n d h e a l t h c a r e f a c i l i t i e s b a c k t o t h e C h u r c h . ” C h r i s t m a s s e e m s t o c o m e r o u n d f a s t e r a n d f a s t e r e a c h y e a r . T h e r e f o r e , A d v e n t s e e m s s h o r t e r e v e r y y e a r , a n d b e f o r e w e k n o w i t … C h r i s t m a s w i l l b e h e r e ! S o w h a t a r e w e g o i n g t o d o t o p r e p a r e f o r C h r i s t m a s t h i s y e a r ? W h a t w i l l o u r A d v e n t j o u r n e y b e ? W h e r e d o w e w a n t t o e n d u p ? T h e o b v i o u s a n s w e r i s w i t h t h e b a b y J e s u s – a n d t h a t i s a l o v e l y i m a g e . B u t w h e r e d o w e f i n d J e s u s i n o u r l i v e s ? W h e r e w e f i n d h i m , w i l l d e t e r m i n e t h e j o u r n e y w e t a k e . P e r h a p s w e w i l l f i n d h i m i n r e a d i n g t h e B i b l e , o r m a y b e i n f e e d i n g t h e p o o r . K n o w i n g t h i s – w i l l h e l p u s m a k e t h a t A d v e n t j o u r n e y . B u t w e s h o u l d a l w a y s k e e p i n m i n d t h a t w h e r e w e i n t e n d t o g o , m a y n o t b e w h e r e G o d w a n t s u s t o g o . 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T h e a n n u a l G A T H E R C o n f e r e n c e u n i t e s p e o p l e f r o m a c r o s s t h e D i o c e s e o f P l y m o u t h a n d f u r t h e r a f i e l d f o r a w e e k e n d o f f a i t h , f o r ­ m a t i o n a n d f r i e n d s h i p . I n 2 0 2 0 w e w i l l g a t h e r a t t h e B e s t W e s t e r n L i v e r m e a d C l i f f H o t e l , T o r q u a y f r o m F r i d a y 3 1 J a n u a r y – S u n d a y 2 F e b r u a r y . T h i s y e a r w e a r e d e l i g h t e d t o w e l c o m e o u r s p e a k e r s ; S r G e m m a S i m m o n d s C J , d i r e c t o r o f t h e R e l i g i o u s L i f e I n s t i t u t e . S r G e m m a i s a t e a c h e r , s p i r i t u a l a n d r e t r e a t d i r e c t o r a n d a p a s s i o n a t e a d v o ­ c a t e o f t h e t r e a s u r e t h a t i s t h e s p i r i t u a l t r a d i t i o n o f S t I g n a t i u s o f L o y o l a ; M g r R o b e r t D r a p e r , V i c a r G e n e r a l o f t h e D i o c e s e o f P l y ­ m o u t h . F r R o b e r t i s a p a r i s h p r i e s t , a t e a c h e r a n d p r e a c h e r a n d h a s a g i f t o f b r i n g i n g s c r i p t u r e t o l i f e t h r o u g h h i s r e f l e c t i o n s ; F r A n t h o n y O ’ G o r m a n , p a r i s h p r i e s t o f N e w q u a y , C o r n w a l l . F r A n ­ t h o n y l e a d s t h e a n n u a l d i o c e s a n y o u t h p i l g r i m a g e t o L o u r d e s a n d i s e x p e r i e n c e d i n s u p p o r t i n g t h e f a i t h o f y o u n g p e o p l e . T o f i n d o u t e v e n m o r e a b o u t G a t h e r 2 0 2 0 a n d t o b o o k y o u r p l a c e , g o t o w w w . p l y m o u t h ­ d i o c e s e . o r g . u k / f a r e w e l l ­ t o ­ s o m e ­ w o n d e r ­ f u l ­ s i s t e r s ­ 2 / C a t h o l i c S o u t h W e s t D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 9 3 A r o u n d t h e S o u t h W e s t S e n d u s y o u r n e w s c s w @ c a t h c o m . o r g O n S a t u r d a y 1 9 t h O c t o b e r a t P l y m o u t h C a t h e d r a l , B i s h o p M a r k w e l c o m e d a n u m ­ b e r o f p a r i s h i o n e r s t o g e t h e r w i t h t h e i r f r i e n d s a n d f a m i l i e s f o r t h e a n n u a l D i o c e ­ s a n A w a r d s C e r e m o n y . T h e s e p a r i s h i o n e r s h a v e b e e n i n v o l v e d i n a w h o l e h o s t o f i n i ­ t i a t i v e s a n d p a r i s h a c t i v i t i e s a n d t h e D i o c e s a n A w a r d h o p e s t o s h i n e a l i g h t o n t h e i r a m a z i n g w o r k . T h i s y e a r t h e y w e r e a w a r d e d t o : • S t M a r y ’ s B a r n s t a p l e – J u l i a N o t t • S t J o h n t h e B a p t i s t & T h e A s s u m p t i o n , C a m b o r n e – M o n i c a B i s c o e • S t J o s e p h ’ s & S t W a l b u r g a , P o o l e – J o h n G r e g o r y , E d g a r R i c h e s • O u r L a d y a n d S t N e o t , L i s k e a r d – R i c h a r d P a t t , L e s l e y M o r g a n • S t B o n i f a c e , O k e h a m p t o n & H o l y F a m i l y , C h a g f o r d – N o r m a H y n e s , M r & M r s T e o • S t J a m e s & S t B o n i f a c e , T i v e r t o n – B r i d ­ g e t T o s h , T e r e s a C u m m i n g s • O u r L a d y S t a r o f t h e S e a , B r i x h a m – P a ­ t r i c i a T h o m a s • S t J o h n t h e B a p t i s t , D a r t m o u t h – S h e i l a C r i p p s , D o r o t h y S h e p p a r d C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s t o a l l w h o r e c e i v e d a w a r d s a n d t h a n k y o u f o r t h e i r s e r v i c e t o t h e c h u r c h a n d D i o c e s e . D i o c e s a n A w a r d 2 0 1 9 M i n e h e a d P a r i s h i o n e r c e l e b r a t e s C e n t e n a r y ! W e a r e d e l i g h t e d c e l e b r a t e o u r “ C e n t e n a r i a n ” p a r i s h i o n e r i n M i n e h e a d / S a c r e d H e a r t P a r i s h r e c e n t l y . P i c t u r e d a r e M r s H e l e n D o w l e y a n d F r M i c h a e l T h o m a s j u s t a f t e r a s p e c i a l M a s s w h i c h w a s c e l e b r a t e d i n E a s t l e i g h R e s i d e n t i a l H o m e i n M i n e h e a d . A s s i s t e d b y m y s e l f D e a c o n D a v i d C r o u c h e r , w h o r e g u l a r l y v i s i t s t h e H o m e ’ s r e s i d e n t s , F r M i c h a e l p r e s e n t e d M r s D o w l e y w i t h a f r a m e d P a p a l B l e s s i n g t o c o m m e m o r a t e h e r 1 0 0 t h b i r t h d a y i n O c t o b e r , a f t e r t h e M a s s . W i t h a l i v e l y m i n d , s h e w a s d e l i g h t e d b o t h b y t h e H o l y M a s s a n d h e r P a p a l B l e s s i n g , r e m i n d i n g u s t h a t s h e w a s o n t h e l a s t s h i p t o l e a v e S i n g a p o r e b e f o r e t h e J a p a n e s e i n v a s i o n . R e v e r e n d D e a c o n D a v i d C r o u c h e r G a t h e r 2 0 2 0 C e l e b r a t i n g B a m e n d a S u n d a y i n F a r n b o r o u g h T h e P a r i s h o f O u r L a d y & S t D o m i n i c , C o v e , F a r n b o r o u g h c e l e b r a t e d B a m e n d a S u n d a y a t t h e 1 0 . 0 0 M a s s . S e v e r a l p a r i s h i o n e r s a r e o r i g i n a l l y f r o m B a m e n d a a n d w e a r t r a d i t i o n a l f e s t i v e c l o t h i n g a n d l e a d t h e O f f e r t o r y p r o c e s s i o n e v e r y B a m e n d a S u n d a y . T h i s y e a r w e w e r e a l s o j o i n e d b y t h e R e a d i n g I n t e r n a t i o n a l C h o i r m a n y o f w h o s e m e m b e r s a r e o r i g i n a l l y f r o m C a m e r o o n . T h e y s a n g a f u l l j o y f u l l i t u r g y i n A f r i c a n s t y l e , w i t h t h e p a r i s h c o m m u n i t y j o i n i n g i n s o m e o f t h e r e f r a i n s . T h e r e w a s a n a p p e a l a n d c o l l e c t i o n f o r t h e B a m e n d a F u n d w h i c h r a i s e d £ 7 7 5 . 5 5 a n d a f t e r w a r d s B a m e n d a s p e c i a l i t y r e f r e s h m e n t s w e r e s e r v e d i n t h e c h u r c h h a l l a l o n g w i t h t h e u s u a l t e a a n d c o f f e e .

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4 D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 9 C a t h o l i c S o u t h W e s t T h e 1 7 6 t h a n n i v e r s a r y o f t h e o p e n i n g o f o u r f i n e , l a r g e p a r i s h c h u r c h o n 2 6 t h O c t o ­ b e r 1 8 4 3 w a s m a r k e d t h i s y e a r o n t h e p r e ­ v i o u s W e d n e s d a y , 2 3 r d , w h e n B i s h o p M a r k c a m e t o c o n s e c r a t e t h e a l t a r i n t h e n e w l y ­ f o r m e d c r y p t c h a p e l a n d b l e s s t h e t w o g r a v e s o f F r . J o h n H e a r n a n d M r . J o h n B u r k e . F a t h e r H e a r n , w h o a s f a r a s w e k n o w w a s o n l y p a s s i n g t h o r o u g h P e n z a n c e i n 1 8 4 6 , d i e d h e r e o n 1 6 t h D e c e m b e r 1 8 4 6 , a n d w a s b u r i e d i n t h e c r y p t o n C h r i s t m a s E v e . H e w a s o n l y 4 2 , a n d h a d b e e n t h e P r i e s t a t t h e S a r d i n i a n E m b a s s y C h a p e l i n L o n d o n , a n d h i s b r o t h e r , E d w a r d , a l s o a p r i e s t , w h o w a s a t t h e B a v a r i a n E m b a s s y C h a p e l . T h e t w o b r o t h e r s w e r e i n s t r u m e n ­ t a l i n o b t a i n i n g t h e f i r s t L o n d o n H o u s e o f t h e S i s t e r s o f M e r c y , i n Q u e e n ’ s S q u a r e , B l o o m s b u r y i n 1 8 4 4 . F a t h e r H e a r n ’ s g r a v e h a s b e e n m a r k e d w i t h a n A . W . N . P u g i n B r a s s s i n c e 1 8 5 1 . m a d e b y h i s f r i e n d a n d f o u n d e r o w n e r o f H a r d m a n & C o , B i r m i n g ­ h a m , w h o ’ s d a u g h t e r w a s t h e f i r s t P r i ­ o r e s s o f t h e S i s t e r s o f M e r c y c o n v e n t i n t h a t c i t y . T h i s h a s b e e n r e s t o r e d i n t i m e f o r t h e d e d i c a t i o n . A n o t h e r g r a v e w a s o n t h e o t h e r s i d e o f t h e c r y p t , b u t n o t h i n g w a s k n o w n a b o u t t h e o c c u p a n t . T h i s w e d i s c o v e r e d t o b e M r . J o h n B u r k e , o f K i l k e n n y , w h o w a s a g e d 7 7 w h e n h e d i e d i n P e n z a n c e o n 1 6 t h O c t o b e r 1 8 5 1 . H i s o c c u p a t i o n w a s g i v e n a s ‘ G e n t l e m a n ’ o n t h e c o p y o f t h e D e a t h C e r t i f i c a t e w e h a v e o b t a i n e d . W i t h t h e n e c e s s a r y M i n i s t r y o f J u s t i c e a u t h o r i s a t i o n , h i s g r a v e w a s o p e n e d a n d t h e u n o p e n e d l e a d ­ l i n e d c o f ­ f i n , e x h u m e d a n d r e ­ b u r i e d ( w i t h f u l l R i t e s o f t h e C h u r c h ) i n t h e n e w l y f o r m e d c h a p e l a r e a . T h e f o r m e r c r y p t f o r m o s t o f t h e i r t i m e w a s u s e d a s a s t o r e / d u m p i n g g r o u n d . T h e y n o w h a v e a n a p p r o p r i a t e c h a p e l t o r e s t i n p e a c e , a f t e r n e a r l y 1 7 0 y e a r s . D e o G r a t i a s ! W e w e r e d e l i g h t e d t o w e l c o m e t o t h e M a s s , 6 S i s t e r s o f M e r c y w h o h a d j o u r ­ n e y e d f r o m L o n d o n t o b e w i t h u s . A p o l o ­ g i e s h a d b e e n r e c e i v e d f r o m t h e f o r m e r D a u g h t e r s o f t h e C r o s s i n H a y l e , t h e M e n s a o f t h e n e w a l t a r c o m i n g f r o m t h e i r f o r m e r C o n v e n t c h a p e l . T h e M a s s b e g a n w i t h t h e h y m n o f S t . B e r n a r d o f C l u n y , ‘ J e r u s a l e m t h e g o l d e n ’ . T h e K y r i e a n d A g n u s D e i w e r e s u n g t o a s e t t i n g b y D a v i d G r i d l e y ( b o t h o u r D i r e c t o r o f M u s i c a n d C l e r k o f W o r k s ) , d e d i c a t e d t o S t E u g e n e d e M a z e n o d , w h o v i s i t e d t h i s c h u r c h i n 1 8 5 0 . T h e S a n c t u s w a s f r o m t h e M i s s a C u m J u b i l o ( P l a i n s o n g M a s s e s o f O u r L a d y ) a n d t h e C o m m u n i o n m o t e t ‘ L a u ­ d a t e D o m i n u m ’ , w i t h m u s i c b y G . O . P i t o n i ( 1 6 5 7 ­ 1 7 4 3 ) . I n t h a n k s g i v i n g a t t h e e n d o f t h e M a s s , a l l j o i n e d i n s i n g i n g t h e P l a i n ­ s o n g ‘ T e D e u m ’ , a s h a d b e e n s u n g a t t h e o p e n i n g o f t h e c h u r c h i n 1 8 4 3 . B i s h o p M a r k w a s v e r y m o v e d b y t h e o c c a ­ s i o n a n d s p o k e m o v i n g l y t o u s t o o . T h e H o m i l y h e h a d p r e p a r e d h e s a i d h e w o u l d d i s c a r d a n d s p e a k o f f ­ t h e ­ c u f f ! P i c k i n g u p f r o m t h e 1 s t r e a d i n g o f J a c o b ’ s d r e a m o f t h e l a d d e r g o i n g f r o m e a r t h t o h e a v e n , a n d m a k i n g t h e s t o n e h e h a d u s e d a s a p i l l o w f o r a n a l t a r , w h i c h h e a n o i n t e d , a n d w h i c h B i s h o p M a r k d i d h e r e a f t e r t h e h o m i l y . T h e B i s h o p f e l t e x a c t l y a s J a c o b , ‘ t h e L o r d i s i n t h i s p l a c e ’ . H e l i k e n e d u s t o t h e e a r l y C h r i s t i a n s , m e e t i n g i n t h e C a t a ­ c o m b s f o r M a s s , w i t h t h e i r d e p a r t e d a r o u n d t h e m . T h e p r e s e n c e o f t h e S i s t e r s o f M e r c y , a n d t h e c o n g r e g a t i o n , l e d h i m t o s p e a k o f t h e v o c a t i o n o f a l l o f u s P r i e s t s , S i s t e r s , L a y F a i t h f u l a n d e n c o u r a g e d u s , a s o u r p r e d e c e s s o r s h a d , t o s p r e a d t h e W o r d o f G o d i n o u r d a y , a s t h e y h a d i n t h e i r s . T h e B i s h o p a l s o t o l d a m e m o r a b l e t r u e s t o r y o f h i s b o y h o o d , w h e n h i s m o t h e r t o o k h i m a n d h i s b r o t h e r s t o I r e l a n d t o v i s i t h e r a g e d a u n t ­ t h e l a d i e s s p o k e i n I r i s h , s o t h e b o y s d i d n ’ t k n o w w h a t w a s b e i n g s a i d , b u t m o t h e r w a s n o d o u b t p o u r ­ i n g o u t h e r h e a r t a b o u t f a m i l y l i f e a n d p r o b l e m s a n d a n x i e t i e s . T h e a u n t s a i d ‘ T h i n k , w h e n y o u s e e t h e p r i e s t p o u r t h e w i n e i n t o t h e c h a l i c e , t h i n k o f a l l y o u r w o r ­ r i e s a n d p r o b l e m s g o i n g i n t o t h e c h a l i c e a s w e l l , a n d a s t h e p r i e s t e l e v a t e s t h e c h a l i c e , a l l y o u r p r o b l e m s , w o r r i e s , a n x i ­ e t i e s a r e o f f e r e d u p t o G o d , l i f t i n g t h e m f r o m e a r t h t o h e a v e n . ’ T h e f l o o r o f t h i s n e w l y c r e a t e d c h a p e l t e l l s a s t o r y i n i t s e l f ; a s d o m a n y a s t a i n e d g l a s s w i n d o w i n o u r c h u r c h e s . I t i n c l u d e s r e ­ c l a i m e d M i n t o n t i l e s d e s i g n e d b y A . W . P u g i n a n d o f t h e s a m e p e r i o d o f m a n u f a c ­ t u r e a s o u r 1 8 4 3 c h u r c h , ( a n d a t i m e l y a c ­ q u i s i t i o n b y o u r C l e r k o f W o r k s ) o f s o m e t i l e s s a v e d f r o m t h e b o m b e d A . W . P u g i n C o n v e n t c h a p e l a t H a n d s w o r t h , t h e B i r m ­ i n g h a m h o m e o f t h e S i s t e r s o f M e r c y , a n d r e c e n t l y m a d e a v a i l a b l e t h r o u g h t h e P u g i n S o c i e t y . T h e s e Q u a t r e f o i l p a t t e r n e d t i l e s a r e t o b e f o u n d e i t h e r s i d e o f t h e n e w a l t a r , a n d n e a r b y a t i l e s h o w i n g t h e 1 6 t h E a r l o f S h r e w s b u r y ’ s m o t i f , w h o a l o n g w i t h J o h n H a r d m a n , w a s o n e o f t h e f u n d e r s o f t h e H a n d s w o r t h C o n v e n t f o r t h e S i s t e r s o f M e r c y . T h i s f l o o r t h e n t i e s t o g e t h e r t h e s u b s t a n t i a l e f f o r t s m a d e b y t h e P u g i n s a n d t h e H a r d m a n s , a l o n g w i t h t h e i r g r e a t B e n e f a c t o r a n d s u p p o r t e r , t h e E a r l o f S h r e w s b u r y w h o o w n e d A l t o n T o w e r s . 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C a t h o l i c S o u t h W e s t D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 9 5 K i n s h i p B y M a r g a r i t a E n g l e P o e t r y C o r n e r F a c t s , F i g u r e s a n d F a k e N e w s F a k e F a c t : T h e m o s t p o p u l a r d a y f o r e l e c t i o n s t o b e h e l d i s a c t u a l l y S u n d a y n o t M o n d a y . T H E G R A N G E R E S TA U R A N T & T E A R O O M J o i n U s F O R A C H R I S T M A S F E A S T S p e c i a l 2 0 1 9 C h r i s t m a s M e n u P e r f e c t f o r c o u p l e s , f a m i l i e s , g r o u p s a n d p a r t i e s . C o n t a c t u s f o r f u l l m e n u d e t a i l s F e st i v e L u n c h 1 1 . 3 0 t o 2 . 3 0 p m 2 c o u r se s p l u s c oe e a n d m i n c e p i e s : £ 1 9 . 5 0 3 c o u r se s p l u s c oe e a n d m i n c e p i e s : £ 2 3 . 5 0 F e st i v e D i n n e r ­ g r o u p s o n l y , p l e as e c a l l t o a r r a n g e y o u r b o o k i n g 3 c o u r se s p l u s c oe e a n d m i n c e p i e s : £ 2 6 . 5 0 P r i c e s p e r p e r s o n . W h e n o r d e r i n g t w o c o u r ses , p l e as e c h o o s e e i t h e r m a i n a n d d e ss e r t o r s t a r t e r a n d m a i n f o r y o u r w h o l e g r o u p . T o m a k e y o u r b o o k i n g p l e as e c o n t a c t M a r k B r a d l e y o r B e r n a r d C o l e m a n o n 0 1 3 6 4 6 4 5 5 0 4 o r e m a i l g r a n g e @ b u c k f as t . o r g . u k T h e r e’ s s t i l l t i m e t o b o o k . . . O u r s p e c i a l f est i v e m e n u i s a v a i l a b l e f r o m M o n 2 6t h N o v e m b e r u n t i l S a t 2 2 n d D e c e m b e r ( E x . S u n d a y s ) w w w . b u c k f a s t . o r g . u k B u c k f as t A b b e y S h o p s B o o k s h o p , G i f t S h o p , M o n a st i c S h o p C h r i s t m a s g i f t s a n d d e c o r a t i o n s n o w a v a i l a b l e C o m e a n d s e e t h e v a r i e t y o f r e l i g i o u s b o o k s , C h r i st i a n r es o u r ces , C a r ds , J ew e l l e r y , C D’s , D V D ’s , i d e a l g i f t s ! A l s o o u r i n t e r es t i n g r a n g e o f M o n a s t i c p r o d u c e f r o m a c r os s E u r o p e . P L U S ­ i t e m s f r o m l o c a l a r t i s a n s i n c l u d i n g d e l i c i o u s f u d g e m a d e b y t h e m o n k s o f B u c k f a s t A b b e y. C a r P a r k s a n d E n t r y t o T h e A b b e y i s f r ee. Y o u c a n a l w a y s p h o n e u s o n ( 0 1 3 6 4 ) 6 4 5 5 0 6 o r e m a i l o n b o o k s h o p @ b u c k f as t . o r g . u k T w o s e t s o f f a m i l y s t o r i e s , o n e l o n g a n d d e t a i l e d , a b o u t m a n y c e n t u r i e s o f i s l a n d a n c e s t o r s , a l l l i v i n g o n t h e s a m e t r o p i c a l f a r m . . . T h e o t h e r s i d e o f t h e f a m i l y t e l l s s t o r i e s t h a t a r e b r i e f a n d v a g u e , a b o u t v i o l e n c e i n t h e U k r a i n e , w h i c h D a d ` s p a r e n t s h a d t o f l e e f o r e v e r , l e a v i n g a l l t h e i r l o v e d o n e s b e h i n d . T h e y d o n ` t e v e n k n o w i f a n y o n e s u r v i v e d . W h e n M a m i t e l l s h e r f l o w e r y t a l e s o f C u b a , s h e f i l l s t h e t w i n i n g w o r d s w i t h r e l a t i v e s . B u t w h e n I a s k m y U k r a i n i a n ­ J e w i s h ­ A m e r i c a n g r a n d m a a b o u t h e r c h i l d h o o d i n a v i l l a g e n e a r s n o w y K i e v , a l l s h e r e v e a l s i s a s i n g l e m e m o r y o f i c e ­ s k a t i n g o n a f r o z e n p o n d . A p p a r e n t l y , t h e l e n g t h o f a g r o w n ­ u p ` s g r o w i n g ­ u p s t o r y i s d e t e r m i n e d b y t h e d i f f e r e n c e b e t w e e n i m m i g r a t i o n a n d e s c a p e . Y o u m i g h t h a v e h e a r d t h e r e i s a n e l e c t i o n o n t h e h o r i z o n . T h i s m o n t h ’ s f a c t s & f i g u r e s a r e t h e r e f o r e a l l a b o u t e l e c t i o n s a r o u n d t h e w o r l d . . . T h e m o s t p o p u l a r d a y f o r e l e c t i o n s t o b e h e l d a r o u n d t h e w o r l d i s M o n d a y . T h e r e a r e s o m e n o t a b l e e x c e p t i o n s – i n t h e U S e l e c t i o n s a r e h e l d o n T u e s ­ d a y s a n d o f c o u r s e , h e r e i n t h e U K , e v e r y e l e c t i o n s i n c e 1 9 3 1 h a s b e e n h e l d o n a T h u r s d a y . I f y o u d o n ’ t v o t e i n A u s t r a l i a – y o u ’ l l g e t a f i n e . A u s t r a l i a i s o n e o f a f e w c o u n t r i e s w h e r e v o t i n g i s c o m p u l s o r y . T h e y t a k e i t s e r i o u s l y t o o – i f y o u d o n ’ t p a y t h e f i n e i t w i l l r i s e a n d u l t i m a t e l y y o u c o u l d f a c e v a r i o u s p e n a l ­ t i e s i n c l u d i n g l o s i n g y o u r d r i v i n g l i c e n c e . T h e m o s t c o m m o n a g e a t w h i c h v o t i n g i s a l l o w e d i s 1 8 – 8 6 % o f c o u n t r i e s h a v e 1 8 a s t h e i r m i n i m u m a g e . 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6 D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 9 C a t h o l i c S o u t h W e s t B y F r J e r e m y C o r l e y S c r i p t u r e F o c u s I S A I A H ’ S H O P E S F O R A S A V I O U R A s t h e d a y s s h o r t e n a n d w e p r e p a r e f o r o u r c e l e b r a t i o n o f C h r i s t m a s , t h e C h u r c h g i v e s u s t h e s e a s o n o f A d v e n t t o h e l p u s g e t r e a d y f o r C h r i s t ’ s c o m i n g . A l t h o u g h l i v i n g c o n d i t i o n s h a v e g r e a t l y c h a n g e d s i n c e O u r L o r d w a s b o r n 2 0 0 0 y e a r s a g o , o u r h u m a n s i t u a t i o n i s s i m i ­ l a r i n m a n y w a y s . O u r w o r l d i s m a r k e d b y c o n f l i c t a n d d i v i s i o n , y e t w e l o n g f o r a l l t h e n a t i o n s o f t h e w o r l d t o u n i t e p e a c e f u l l y . I s a i a h e x p r e s s e s t h i s h o p e , w h i c h w e b e l i e v e b e c o m e s p o s s i b l e w i t h t h e c o m i n g o f C h r i s t . O n t h e F i r s t S u n d a y o f A d v e n t ( 1 s t D e ­ c e m b e r ) , w e h e a r I s a i a h ’ s v i s i o n o f t h e J e r u s a l e m t e m p l e r a i s e d u p o n a h i g h h i l l , w i t h a l l t h e n a t i o n s o f t h e w o r l d g a t h e r i n g t o w o r s h i p t h e o n e t r u e G o d . F r o m J e r u s a l e m , G o d ’ s m e s s a g e o f l o v e a n d p e a c e w i l l s p r e a d o u t t o t h e w h o l e w o r l d . I n t h i s v i s i o n , t h e n a t i o n s w i l l c o n v e r t t h e i r m i l i t a r y w e a p o n s i n t o f a r m i m p l e m e n t s a n d w i l l a b a n d o n t h e i r p r e p a r a t i o n s f o r w a r . W e b e l i e v e t h a t C h r i s t ’ s c o m i n g m a k e s p o s s i b l e t h i s t r a n s f o r m a t i o n f r o m c o n ­ f l i c t t o p e a c e , b e c a u s e h e r e c o n c i l e s u s a l l . W e l o o k o n t h e b a b y l y i n g i n t h e m a n g e r , w h o s o f t e n s o u r h e a r t s f r o m v i o l e n c e a n d p o i n t s u s t o o u r s h a r e d h u ­ m a n i t y t h a t u n i t e s u s a l l . W e h e a r I s a i a h ’ s p r o p h e c y o f a n e w k i n g o n t h e S e c o n d S u n d a y o f A d v e n t ( 8 t h D e c e m b e r ) . I n t o d a y ’ s w o r l d o f c o m p l e x p r o b l e m s , w e n e e d t h e w i s d o m o f t h i s d e s c e n d a n t o f D a v i d , t h i s o f f s h o o t f r o m t h e s t u m p o f J e s s e . O n h i m w i l l r e s t G o d ’ s S p i r i t , b r i n g i n g g i f t s o f w i s d o m a n d u n d e r s t a n d i n g , c o u n s e l a n d f o r t i t u d e , k n o w l e d g e a n d f e a r o f t h e L o r d . B a b y J e s u s w i l l g r o w u p t o o f f e r u s G o d ’ s w i s d o m , l i v e d o u t w i t h f o r t i t u d e . B y d y i n g a n d r i s i n g a g a i n , h e w i l l e n a b l e u s t o r e c e i v e t h e H o l y S p i r i t w h o w i l l g i v e u s t h e s e g i f t s . D u r ­ i n g A d v e n t w e p r a y f o r t h e H o l y S p i r i t t o m a k e u s n e w . T h e I s a i a h r e a d i n g t h a t w e h e a r o n t h e T h i r d S u n d a y o f A d v e n t ( 1 5 t h D e c e m b e r ) o f f e r s a w o n d e r f u l v i s i o n o f t h e d e s e r t b l o o m i n g w i t h w i l d f l o w e r s a n d G o d r e ­ t u r n i n g t o h i s p e o p l e . A s a r e s u l t , t h e e y e s o f t h e b l i n d w i l l b e o p e n e d , a n d t h e l a m e w i l l l e a p l i k e a d e e r . I n o u r w o r l d o f t o d a y , m a n y p e o p l e l o n g f o r h e a l t h o f m i n d o r b o d y . W h e n C h r i s t c a m e t o t h i s e a r t h , h e c u r e d t h e p h y s i ­ c a l l y b l i n d a n d t h e l a m e . H e a l s o h e a l e d t h o s e b l i n d e d f r o m s e e i n g G o d o r f r o m r e c o g n i z i n g t h e i r n e i g h b o u r . H e r e s t o r e d s p i r i t u a l s t r e n g t h t o t h o s e i n c a p a c i t a t e d b y s i n s c o m m i t t e d o r h u r t s r e c e i v e d . O u r L o r d s t i l l h a s t h e p o w e r t o h e a l u s t o d a y i n b o d y , m i n d o r s p i r i t , i f w e t u r n t o h i m . F i n a l l y , o n t h e F o u r t h S u n d a y o f A d v e n t ( 2 2 n d D e c e m b e r ) , w e h e a r I s a i a h ’ s p r o p h e c y o f a r o y a l b a b y w h o w i l l h a v e t h e n a m e o f E m m a n u e l , “ G o d w i t h u s . ” I n t h e p r o p h e t ’ s o w n t i m e , t h e p e o p l e o f J e r u s a l e m f a c e d a c r i s i s o f l e a d e r s h i p . M a n y l o n g e d f o r a n e w k i n g t o g u i d e t h e m w i s e l y i n t o t h e w a y o f p e a c e . I s a i a h p r o m i s e d t h a t a m a i d e n w o u l d g i v e b i r t h t o a c h i l d , w h o w o u l d b e a s i g n o f G o d ’ s p r e s e n c e w i t h h i s p e o p l e . I n i t s o r i g i n a l c o n t e x t , t h e p r o p h e c y p r o b a b l y r e f e r r e d t o K i n g H e z e k i a h , w h o b e c a m e a w i s e a n d s t r o n g k i n g f o r t h e p e o p l e o f J e r u s a l e m . B u t i n M a t t h e w ’ s G o s p e l , t h e f u l f i l m e n t o f t h e p r o p h e c y g o e s b e y o n d h u m a n e x ­ p e c t a t i o n , b e c a u s e i t i s a v i r g i n , M a r y h e r s e l f , w h o w i l l g i v e b i r t h t o t h e S a v i o u r . H e r c h i l d w i l l b e m o r e t h a n a s i g n o f G o d ’ s p r e s e n c e w i t h u s — h e w i l l b e G o d ’ s o w n S o n l i v i n g o n e a r t h . T h e r o y a l c h i l d t o b e b o r n w i l l b e n o t m e r e l y a h u m a n l i k e u s . H e w i l l r e c e i v e t h e n a m e E m m a n u e l , m e a n i n g “ G o d w i t h u s . ” W h e r e a s G o d w a s w i t h t h e p e o p l e o f I s r a e l i n t h e J e r u s a l e m t e m ­ p l e , h e n o w c o m e s a m o n g u s i n a s m a l l b a b y . A s S t J o h n r e m i n d s u s : “ T h e W o r d w a s m a d e f l e s h a n d d w e l t a m o n g u s . ” I n t o d a y ’ s t u m u l t u o u s w o r d , w e l o n g f o r p e a c e a n d w i s d o m , f o r h e a l i n g a n d g o o d l e a d e r s h i p . C h r i s t c a n g i v e u s t h e s e g i f t s t h r o u g h h i s c o m i n g a m o n g u s . U l ­ t i m a t e l y , h e c a n l e a d u s f r o m t h e w e a k ­ n e s s o f o u r e a r t h l y l i v e s t o t h e g l o r y o f h e a v e n . A n d s o , o u r A d v e n t p r a y e r i s s i m p l e : “ C o m e L o r d J e s u s , c o m e a n d s a v e u s . ” [ F o r b a c k g r o u n d n o t e s o n t h e s c r i p t u r e r e a d i n g s s e e w w w . t a r s u s . i e ] O n S u n d a y 2 0 O c t o b e r t h e r e w a s a d o u b l e c e l e b r a t i o n a t S t F r a n c i s C h u r c h , N a i l s e a , w h e n w e w e l c o m e d B i s h o p D e c l a n w h o c a m e t o c o n f e r t h e S a c r a m e n t o f C o n f i r m a t i o n o n G u s t a v o , M a r i e t t a , M i g u e l a n d J i m a n d t o b l e s s o u r b e a u t i f u l n e w s t a t u e o f S t F r a n c i s . T h e c e l e b r a t i o n w a s e n h a n c e d b y t h e s u n s h i n i n g t h r o u g h t h e c h u r c h , a n d t h e j o y o n t h e f a c e s o f o u r f o u r a d u l t c o n f i r m a n d s w a s p l a i n f o r a l l t o s e e . T h r o u g h t h i s s a c r a m e n t t h e H o l y S p i r i t e m p o w e r s t h e f a i t h f u l t o b r i n g t h e S p i r i t ’ s j o y , p e a c e , h e a l i n g a n d l o v e t o t h o s e t h e y e n c o u n t e r , e m p o w e r s t h e m t o b e c o m e t r u e i c o n s o f C h r i s t , m a k i n g t h e w o r l d a b e t t e r , h o l i e r , p l a c e b y t h e w i t n e s s t h e y g i v e . A s o u r Y e a r o f P r a y e r d r a w s t o a c l o s e w e l i s t e n e d t o t h e g o s p e l r e a d i n g o f t h e w i d o w w h o w o u l d n o t g i v e u p ( L u k e 1 8 : 1 ­ 8 ) a n d B i s h o p D e c l a n d r e w o n t h i s i n h i s h o m i l y r e m i n d i n g u s a l l o f t h e n e e d t o p r a y c o n t i n u a l l y a n d b e c o m e m o r e C h r i s t ­ l i k e i n a l l t h a t w e d o a n d a r e . A t t h e e n d o f t h e M a s s B i s h o p D e c l a n b l e s s e d o u r n e w s t a t u e o f S t F r a n c i s w h i c h h a d b e e n p r a y e r f u l l y s c u l p t e d f o r u s b y D a v i d H a r d i n g – a g i f t e d s c u l p t o r w h o u s e s h i s a r t a s a n e x p r e s s i o n o f , a n d a w a y o f , d e e p e n i n g h i s f a i t h a n d o f c o n t r i b u t i n g t o t h e N e w E v a n g e l i s a t i o n i n t h i s c o u n t r y . T h i s s t a t u e w i l l b e a r e m i n d e r t o u s o f a l l t h a t S t F r a n c i s s t o o d f o r . W e p r a y t h a t i t w i l l i n s p i r e t h o s e w h o p r a y b e f o r e i t w i t h a n a d m i r a t i o n f o r o u r p a t r o n a l s a i n t w h o e m b o d i e d i n h i s l i f e a n d w o r k a h u m i l i t y , a d e e p r e s p e c t f o r c r e a t i o n a n d f o r o t h e r s a n d a d e d i c a t i o n t o s e r v i n g o t h e r s . 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C a t h o l i c S o u t h W e s t D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 9 7 D e a r C a t h o l i c S o u t h W e s t r e a d e r , L i f e w i t h s e v e r e c a t a r a c t s h a s n o t b e e n e a s y f o r t h r e e ­ y e a r ­ o l d N a h e l , l i v i n g i n W e s t A f r i c a . U n a b l e t o s e e , t h i s b r i g h t b o y s t r u g g l e s t o p l a y w i t h h i s f r i e n d s a n d m a y n o t b e a b l e t o g o t o s c h o o l w h e n t h e y d o . E d u c a t i o n i s t h e k e y t o f u t u r e e m p l o y m e n t , a wa y o u t o f p o v e r t y. N a h e l ’ s m o t h e r i s h e a r t b r o k e n t h a t h e i s n e e d l e s s l y b l i n d . C a t a r a c t s u r g e r y t o r e s t o r e s i g h t c a n t a k e j u s t 4 5 m i n u t e s , b u t m a n y f a m i l i e s i n l o w ­ i n c o m e c o u n t r i e s c a n n o t a f f o r d t h e £ 9 5 f o r s u r g e r y . S o t h e i r c h i l d r e n h a v e n o c h o i c e b u t t o l i v e i n d a r k n e s s . Y o u c a n c h a n g e t h a t w i t h a g i f t t o C B M r i g h t n o w . F o r a l i m i t e d t i m e , a k i n d f u n d i n g p a r t n e r h a s p l e d g e d t o u n l o c k £ 4 f o r e v e r y £ 1 y o u g i v e . T h i s m e a n s t h a t i f y o u c a n g i v e £ 9 5 f o r o n e c h i l d ’ s s i g h t s a v i n g s u r g e r y t o d a y , f i v e c h i l d r e n c o u l d h a v e t h e i r s i g h t r e s t o r e d . O u r g o a l i s t o e n a b l e 3 , 5 0 0 c h i l d r e n t o s e e w i t h i n t w o y e a r s . W i t h y o u r h e l p , t h o u s a n d s o f l i v e s w i l l b e t r a n s f o r m e d . G o d b l e s s y o u , R e b e c c a M o l y n e u x P r o g r a m m e M a n a g e r , C B M U K R e g i s t e r e d i n E n g l a n d a n d W a l e s u n d e r 1 0 5 8 1 6 2 a n d S c o t l a n d u n d e r S C 0 4 1 1 0 1 S I B 1 9 ­ A 1 9 1 0 P R 2 0 P l e a s e r e t u r n t h i s f o r m t o : F r e e p o s t P l u s R S K K ­ H X A X ­ C Y G Z , C B M , O a k i n g t o n B u s i n e s s P a r k , D r y D r a y t o n R o a d , O a k i n g t o n , C a m b r i d g e C B 2 4 3 D Q Y e s , I w a n t t o u n l o c k f u n d s t o h e l p F I V E T I M E S m o r e b l i n d c h i l d r e n l i k e N a h e l I w i l l g i v e : £ 9 5 M y c h o i c e a m o u n t o f : _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ T i t l e : F i r s t N a m e : S u r n a m e : A d d r e s s : P o s t c o d e : I f y o u a r e a U K t a x p a y e r a n d i f y o u t i c k t h e G i f t A i d b o x w h e n y o u m a k e a d o n a t i o n , H M R C w i l l a d d a n e x t r a 2 5 p f o r e v e r y p o u n d y o u d o n a t e . I w a n t t o G i f t A i d m y d o n a t i o n a n d a n y d o n a t i o n s I m a k e i n t h e f u t u r e o r h a v e m a d e i n t h e p a s t 4 y e a r s t o C h r i s t i a n B l i n d M i s s i o n . I a m a U K t a x p a y e r a n d u n d e r s t a n d t h a t i f I p a y l e s s I n c o m e Ta x o r C a p i t a l s G a i n s Ta x t h a n t h e a m o u n t o f G i f t A i d c l a i m e d o n a l l m y d o n a t i o n s i n t h a t t a x y e a r i t i s m y r e s p o n s i b i l i t y t o p a y a n y d i f f e r e n c e . W e w i l l n e e d y o u r n a m e a n d a d d r e s s t o c l a i m t h e a d d i t i o n a l 2 5 % o f y o u r d o n a t i o n f r o m G i f t A i d . I n c r e a s e t h e v a l u e o f y o u r g i f t b y 2 5 % I e n c l o s e a c h e q u e / p o s t a l o r d e r / C A F v o u c h e r m a d e o u t t o C B M o r P l e a s e d e b i t m y V i s a / M a s t e r c a r d / M a e s t r o C a r d / C A F C a r d C a r d h o l d e r ’ s n a m e : C a r d n u m b e r : E x p i r y d a t e : M M / Y Y s e c u r i t y n u m b e r : s i g n a t u r e : D a t e : / / 3 ­ d i g i t C a r d h o l d e r ’ s C a l l 0 8 0 0 5 6 7 7 0 0 0 t o m a k e y o u r d o n a t i o n t o d a y . T H A N K Y O U . D o n a t e o n l i n e a t : w w w . c b m u k . o r g . u k / n a h e l F u n d s r a i s e d u p t o £ 4 0 0 , 0 0 0 b y 3 1 s t D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 9 w i l l b e m a x i m i s e d i n v a l u e t h r o u g h o u r f u n d i n g p a r t n e r . I n t h e e v e n t o f s u r p l u s d o n a t i o n s , a n y u n s p e n t f u n d s , w h i c h a r e n o t s u b j e c t t o t h e a b o v e ­ m e n t i o n e d u n l o c k i n g a r r a n g e m e n t s , w i l l b e u s e d t o s u p p o r t s i m i l a r C B M p r o j e c t s w h e r e t h e n e e d i s g r e a t e s t . W e ’ d l o v e t o k e e p y o u i n f o r m e d a b o u t o u r l i f e ­ c h a n g i n g w o r k a n d h o w y o u c a n s u p p o r t i t b y m a k i n g a d o n a t i o n . B y g i v i n g y o u r e m a i l a d d r e s s o r p h o n e n u m b e r b e l o w y o u g i v e C B M U K c o n s e n t t o c o n t a c t y o u u s i n g t h e s e m e t h o d s : P h o n e : E m a i l : W e l i k e t o c o n t a c t o u r s u p p o r t e r s w i t h p o s t a l f u n d r a i s i n g m e s s a g e s a n d u p d a t e s f r o m t h e p r o j e c t s w e s u p p o r t . I f y o u d o N O T w a n t t o r e c e i v e s u c h m e s s a g e s f r o m C B M U K i n t h e f u t u r e p l e a s e c o n t a c t u s o n 0 1 2 2 3 4 8 4 7 0 0 o r e m a i l i n f o @ c b m u k . o r g . u k H o w i t w o r k s 1 2 3 F o r e v e r y £ 9 5 y o u g i v e . . . … o u r f u n d i n g p a r t n e r u n l o c k s a n o t h e r £ 3 8 0 , e n a b l i n g F O U R M O R E s i g h t ­ s a v i n g t r e a t m e n t s . A g i f t o f £ 9 5 c a n h e l p m o r e c h i l d r e n l i k e . . . Y o u r g i f t t o d a y c o u l d h e l p fi v e c h i l d r e n l i k e N a h e l s e e t h e w o n d e r o f G o d ’ s c r e a t i o n . H e l p u n l o c k e x t r a f u n d s f o r m o r e c a t a r a c t s u r g e r i e s . B l e s s i n g S h a b a n a D a v i s T a w a

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8 D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 9 C a t h o l i c S o u t h W e s t B y F r T o m G r u  e r t y B r u s h S t r o k e s T h e N a t i v i t y o f J e s u s m u s t b e t h e g r e a t e s t s u b j e c t o f a l l r e l i g i o u s p a i n t i n g s i n h i s t o r y . I n f a c t , t h e f i r s t k n o w n p a i n t i n g b e l o n g s t o t h e 4 t h c e n t u r y . I f y o u e x a m i n e y o u r C h r i s t m a s C a r d s , t h o s e y o u s e n d a n d t h o s e y o u r e c e i v e , y o u m a y w e l l b e s u r p r i s e d a t t h e n u m b e r o f n a t i v i t y s c e n e s . S o m e w i l l b e b y f a m o u s a r t i s t s b e l o n g i n g t o t h e R e n a i s s a n c e p e r i o d e s p e c i a l l y . I h a v e a g o o d s i x t o e i g h t f a m o u s w o r k s o f a r t t h a t h a v e b e c o m e m y f a v o u r i t e d e p i c t i o n s o f t h e B i r t h o f J e s u s i n B e t h l e h e m . A m o n g t h e s e i s M i c h e l a n g e l o ’ s “ T o n d o D o n i ” i n t h e U f f i z i i n F l o r e n c e . E v e r y t i m e I v i s i t t h e f a m o u s c i t y , I h a v e t o v i e w t h e p a i n t i n g . I t i s n o w s i t u a t e d i n a r o o m r e c e n t l y d e d i c a t e d t o t h e w o r k s o f M i c h e l a n g e l o . T h e w o r k i s s o c a l l e d b e c a u s e i t w a s c o m m i s s i o n e d b y t h e D o n i f a m i l y i n F l o r e n c e i n 1 5 0 6 . I t i s s t i l l i n i t s o r i g i n a l f r a m e w h i c h c r e a t e s i t s o w n s p e c u l a t i o n t h a t t h e f r a m e i s a s e q u a l l y t r e a s u r e d a s t h e p a i n t i n g i t s e l f . T h e b a c k g r o u n d i s a r u r a l s c e n e w i t h M a r y a s t h e p r o m i n e n t f i g u r e i n t h e c o m p o s i t i o n . S h e s i t s d i r e c t l y o n t h e g r a s s a s i f t o s a y t h e I n c a r n a t i o n i s a n e a r t h y e v e n t . N o t i c e t h e n a k e d n e s s o f M a r y ’ s r i g h t f o o t w h i c h i s t h e s a m e m e s s a g e . B u t t h a t i s n o t a l l , M a r y s i t s b e t w e e n t h e l e g s o f S t . J o s e p h . M i c h e l a n g e l o i s i n v i t i n g u s t o s e e a t h r o n e , t a k e a s t e p b a c k a n d y o u s e e b o t h s i d e s o f a m a g n i f i c e n t c h a i r . T h e r e i s s p e c u l a t i o n a l s o a b o u t w h e t h e r M a r y i s h a n d i n g t h e b a b y J e s u s t o S t . J o s e p h o r t h e o t h e r w a y a r o u n d . I t h i n k i t ’ s t h e f o r m e r a s t h e M o t h e r g i v e s h e r c h i l d f o r t h e s a l v a t i o n o f t h e w o r l d . M i c h e l a n g e l o k n e w h i s s c r i p t u r e s a n d h e c r a m s a s m u c h a s p o s s i b l e i n t o h i s p a i n t i n g s . S t . J o s e p h i s m u c h o l d e r t h a n y o u w o u l d e x p e c t b u t n o t i c e h i s p o s i t i o n . T h i s i s m o s t u n u s u a l f o r a R e n a i s s a n c e p a i n t e r a s J o s e p h i s u s u a l l y p o s i t i o n e d i n a h u m b l e r p l a c e . F o r M i c h e l a n g e l o J o s e p h i s t h e G u a r d i a n , t h e P r o t e c t o r o f t h e H o l y F a m i l y . T h e r e i s a l s o t h e q u e s t i o n o f t h e n u d e f i g u r e s i n t h e b a c k g r o u n d . I s t h e g r e a t p a i n t e r i n v i t i n g u s t o s e e t h e n a k e d n e s s o f t h e o l d m a n i n t h e G a r d e n o f E d e n w i t h t h e n e w m a n i n t h e n e w A d a m ? " T h e f i r s t m a n A d a m b e c a m e a l i v i n g b e i n g ; t h e l a s t A d a m b e c a m e a l i f e ­ g i v i n g s p i r i t . ” 1 C o r i n t h i a n s 1 5 : 4 5 . T h a n k s f o r r e a d i n g t h i s , l o o k a t t h e p a i n t i n g a g a i n , s t a y w i t h i t f o r a s l o n g a s y o u l i k e , t r y t o g e t b e h i n d t h e i m a g e s e s p e c i a l l y o f J e s u s , M a r y a n d J o s e p h . A s a r e a l C h r i s t m a s p r e s e n t , p l a c e y o u r s e l f a n d t h o s e y o u l o v e i n t o t h i s f a m o u s w o r k o f A r t . E n j o y t h e b l e s s i n g s o f t h i s l o v e l y f e a s t w i t h t h i s t h e m o s t f a m o u s o f a r t i s t s

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C a t h o l i c S o u t h W e s t D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 9 9 B y D r J a y K e t t l e ­ W i l l i a m s V i e w f r o m t h e P e w A c o l d c o m i n g w e h a d o f i t , J u s t t h e w o r s t t i m e o f t h e y e a r F o r a j o u r n e y , a n d s u c h a l o n g j o u r n e y : T h e w a y s d e e p a n d t h e w e a t h e r s h a r p , T h e v e r y d e a d o f w i n t e r . ` A n d t h e c a m e l s g a l l e d , s o r e f o o t e d , r e f r a c t o r y , L y i n g d o w n i n t h e m e l t i n g s n o w . T h e r e w e r e t i m e s w e r e g r e t t e d T h e s u m m e r p a l a c e s o n s l o p e s , t h e t e r r a c e s , A n d t h e s i l k e n g i r l s b r i n g i n g s h e r b e t . T h e n t h e c a m e l m e n c u r s i n g a n d g r u m b l i n g a n d r u n n i n g a w a y , a n d w a n t i n g t h e i r l i q u o r a n d w o m e n , A n d t h e n i g h t ­ f i r e s g o i n g o u t , a n d t h e l a c k o f s h e l t e r s , A n d t h e c i t i e s h o s t i l e a n d t h e t o w n s u n f r i e n d l y A n d t h e v i l l a g e s d i r t y a n d c h a r g i n g h i g h p r i c e s : A h a r d t i m e w e h a d o f i t . A t t h e e n d w e p r e f e r r e d t o t r a v e l a l l n i g h t , S l e e p i n g i n s n a t c h e s , W i t h t h e v o i c e s s i n g i n g i n o u r e a r s , s a y i n g T h a t t h i s w a s a l l f o l l y . T h e n a t d a w n w e c a m e d o w n t o a t e m p e r a t e v a l l e y , W e t , b e l o w t h e s n o w l i n e , s m e l l i n g o f v e g e t a t i o n ; W i t h a r u n n i n g s t r e a m a n d a w a t e r ­ m i l l b e a t i n g t h e d a r k n e s s , A n d t h r e e t r e e s o n t h e l o w s k y , A n d a n o l d w h i t e h o r s e g a l l o p e d a w a y i n t h e m e a d o w . T h e n w e c a m e t o a t a v e r n w i t h v i n e ­ l e a v e s o v e r t h e l i n t e l , S i x h a n d s a t a n o p e n d o o r d i c i n g f o r p i e c e s o f s i l v e r , A n d f e e t k i c k i n g t h e e m p t y w i n e ­ s k i n s . B u t t h e r e w a s n o i n f o r m a t i o n , a n d s o w e c o n t i n u e d A n d a r r i v i n g a t e v e n i n g , n o t a m o m e n t t o o s o o n F i n d i n g t h e p l a c e ; i t w a s ( y o u m i g h t s a y ) s a t i s f a c t o r y . A l l t h i s w a s a l o n g t i m e a g o , I r e m e m b e r , A n d I w o u l d d o i t a g a i n , b u t s e t d o w n T h i s s e t d o w n T h i s : w e r e w e l e d a l l t h a t w a y f o r B i r t h o r D e a t h ? T h e r e w a s a B i r t h , c e r t a i n l y W e h a d e v i d e n c e a n d n o d o u b t . I h a d s e e n b i r t h a n d d e a t h , B u t h a d t h o u g h t t h e y w e r e d i f f e r e n t ; t h i s B i r t h w a s H a r d a n d b i t t e r a g o n y f o r u s , l i k e D e a t h , o u r d e a t h . W e r e t u r n e d t o o u r p l a c e s , t h e s e K i n g d o m s , B u t n o l o n g e r a t e a s e h e r e , i n t h e o l d d i s p e n s a t i o n , W i t h a n a l i e n p e o p l e c l u t c h i n g t h e i r g o d s . I s h o u l d b e g l a d o f a n o t h e r d e a t h . T h e J o u r n e y O f T h e M a g i b y T S E l i o t I n c e l e b r a t i o n o f t h e c a n o n i s a t i o n o f J o h n H e n r y N e w m a n , l e t m e s h a r e w i t h y o u a p h o t o g r a p h I t o o k o f t h e c r u c i f i x w h i c h t h i s f i r s t B r i t o n t o b e c a n o n i s e d i n 4 3 y e a r s k e p t o n h i s d e s k : A l o t h a s c h a n g e d i n s o c i e t y , b e t h a t a t n a t i o n a l , i n t e r n a t i o n a l o r g l o b a l l e v e l , s i n c e t h e d a y s o f S t J o h n H e n r y N e w m a n . T h e w o r l d h a s g o t m u c h s m a l l e r a n d p e o p l e ’ s s e n s i t i v i t i e s a r e m u c h m o r e r a w . I ’ d e v e n g o s o f a r a s t o s a y t h a t p e o p l e l o o k t o b e a f f r o n t e d , l o o k t o t a k e u m b r a g e , t o p o i n t t h e f i n g e r o f s u s p i c i o n , d i s d a i n a n d a c c u s a t i o n o f t e n c o n d e m n i n g o t h e r s f o r t h e v e r y f a u l t s t h e y s h a r e . I t ’ s w h e n i n d i v i d u a l s , b o d i e s a n d o r g a n i s a t i o n s t a s k o t h e r s t o e s p o u s e a t t i t u d e s a n d b e h a v i o u r b y w h i c h t h e y t h e m s e l v e s d o n o t a b i d e t h a t t h e t h i n f a b r i c o f s o c i e t y s t a r t s t o b e r e n t a s u n d e r . T h a t m a k e s t h e i n d i v i d u a l a h y p o c r i t e . A t t h e h i g h e r l e v e l o f a n o r g a n i s a t i o n , t h a t b e c o m e s c o r r u p t i o n . S u r e l y t h e s t a n d a r d s a n d p r a c t i c e s f o r a s o c i e t y w h i c h w o u l d b e b e n e f i c i a l t o a l l a r e n o t t h o s e w e m i g h t a l l h a v e i n c o m m o n b u t r a t h e r t h o s e t o w h i c h w e s h o u l d a l l c o l l e c t i v e l y a s p i r e . C o h e s i o n v e r s u s F r a c t u r e . W h o w a n t s t o l i v e i n a ‘ c o m m o n d e n o m i n a t o r s o c i e t y ’ ? N e e d t h e m u l t i ­ c u l t u r e o f o u r d a y e q u a t e w i t h m u l t i ­ c o d e ? P e r h a p s w e h a v e a l r e a d y s u n k i n t o a f l a i l i n g , s e l f ­ o p i n i o n a t e d , a r r o g a n t , s y s t e m s ­ d e p e n d e n t m i s ­ a n d d i s ­ i n f o r m e d i g n o r a n c e ? T h e p r o b l e m s a n d i l l s c a n ’ t a l l b e a t t r i b u t e d t o a s i n g l e r o o t c a u s e , n o t e v e n t o t h e W h i t e h a l l V i l l a g e n e s t l i n g a s i t d o e s a t t h e e p i c e n t r e o f a v i c i o u s c i r c l e . F o r g i v e m y r e f e r e n c e t o t h e M 2 5 . B u t t h a n k f u l l y w e a r e i n A d v e n t . A d v e n i r e i n L a t i n m e a n s ‘ t o a p p r o a c h ’ . T h e w h o l e a c t i o n o f ‘ a p p r o a c h i n g ’ c a r r i e s r e f e r e n c e t o w h e r e y o u a r e s t a r t i n g f r o m , w h e r e y o u a r e a i m i n g t o b e a n d h o w y o u a r e m e e t i n g t h e c h a l l e n g e s o f g e t t i n g t h e r e . I t i s f r o m t h e w o r d a d v e n i r e t h a t w e g e t t h e w o r d A D V E N T . S o i t s e e m s o n l y f i t t i n g t o r e f l e c t o n w h a t a r o u g h , u n c o m f o r t a b l e a n d u n c o m p r o m i s i n g l y c o l d t i m e t h o s e t h r e e m o n a r c h s m u s t h a v e h a d s o m e t w o t h o u s a n d y e a r s p a s t . A n d w h a t b e t t e r t i m e t h a n n o w t o r e f l e c t o n t h e w o r d s o f T S E l i o t ’ s J o u r n e y o f t h e M a g i . M o d e r n ­ d a y A d v e n t , y o u c o u l d j u s t i f i a b l y a r g u e , o f f e r s i t s o w n c h a l l e n g e s r e m i n i s c e n t o f b u t n o t n e c e s s a r i l y i d e n t i c a l t o t h o s e o f d a y s o f y o r e . W e a r e b e s i e g e d w i t h r e p o r t s o f n a t u r a l d i s a s t e r s , u n a v o i d a b l e c a t a s t r o p h e s , f i n a n c i a l c r i s e s , n o t t o m e n t i o n m a n ’ s d i s r e g a r d f o r m a n . B u t w e h a v e b e e n s e t a c l e a r e x a m p l e t o f o l l o w . A s w e m o v e t o w a r d s C h r i s t m a s , a n d w h a t t h a t i m p l i e s f o r t h e C h r i s t i a n w o r l d , w e a p p r o a c h t h e d i s c o v e r y , t h e s t a r t a n d t h e n e w u n b l e m i s h e d b e g i n n i n g . A n d s o i t i s t h a t I j o i n w i t h f a m i l y a n d c o l l e a g u e s i n w i s h i n g y o u a H o l y C h r i s t m a s a n d a J o y f u l N e w Y e a r . N o t e : J o h n H e n r y N e w m a n ( 2 1 F e b r u a r y 1 8 0 1 – 1 1 A u g u s t 1 8 9 0 ) , C a t h o l i c t h e o l o g i a n , p h i l o s o p h e r a n d c a r d i n a l , c o n v e r t e d t o C a t h o l i c i s m f r o m A n g l i c a n i s m i n O c t o b e r 1 8 4 5 . C a n o n i s e d o n 1 3 O c t o b e r 2 0 1 9 , h e r a n k s a m o n g t h e f i r s t p e r s o n s w h o h a v e l i v e d s i n c e t h e 1 7 t h c e n t u r y t o b e o f f i c i a l l y r e c o g n i s e d a s a s a i n t b y t h e C a t h o l i c C h u r c h . I n 1 9 9 1 , N e w m a n w a s p r o c l a i m e d ‘ V e n e r a b l e ’ b y t h e C o n g r e g a t i o n f o r t h e C a u s e s o f . H e w a s b e a t i f i e d o n 1 9 S e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 0 a t a n o p e n ­ a i r M a s s i n B i r m i n g h a m . O n 1 J u l y 2 0 1 9 , P o p e F r a n c i s a n n o u n c e d i n t e n t i o n t o c a n o n i s e N e w m a n . T h e c a n o n i s a t i o n t o o k p l a c e o n 1 3 O c t o b e r 2 0 1 9 , d u r i n g a n o p e n ­ a i r M a s s i n S t P e t e r ` s S q u a r e a t t e n d e d b y P r i n c e C h a r l e s a n d t e n s o f t h o u s a n d s o f p i l g r i m s . T H E T I M E S T H E Y A R E A ­ C H A N G I N G … P r e v i o u s l y o w n e d b y a n d k e p t o n t h e d e s k o f S t J o h n H e n r y N e w m a n , t h i s c r u c i f i x w a s p r e s e n t e d t o T h e R t R e v A n t h o n y J o s e p h E m e r y ( 1 9 1 8 ­ 1 9 8 8 ) , 6 t h B i s h o p o f P o r t s m o u t h ( 1 9 7 6 ­ 1 9 8 8 )

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A F r a n c i s c a n P i l g r i m a g e o f L o v e . F r o m 1 9 t h ­ 2 7 t h S e p t e m b e r g r o u p o f 3 0 p i l g r i m s v i s i t e d s h r i n e s i n I t a l y a s s o c i a t e d w i t h S a i n t P i o o f P i e t r e l c i n a . a n d S t O f F r a n c i s A s s i s i . M o s t o f t h e g r o u p b e l o n g e d t o o n e o f t h e p r a y e r g r o u p s i n t h e P l y m o u t h D i o c e s e a n d e l s e w h e r e . M e m b e r s h i p o f t h e s e p r a y e r g r o u p s e n a b l e d u s t o r e c e i v e a n e s p e c i a l l y w a r m w e l c o m e . W e w e r e l e d b y V a l e r i e W i l l i a m s , w h o h a s r u n P r a y e r G r o u p s f o r m a n y y e a r s , a n d h a s l o n g e x p e r i e n c e o f o r g a n i s i n g p i l g r i m a g e s . B e c a u s e o f h e r e x t e n s i v e c o n t a c t s a n d l o c a l k n o w l e d g e , t r a v e l a n d l o d g i n g a r r a n g e m e n t s w e r e s u p e r b . T h e S p i r i t u a l D i r e c t o r w a s M g r B a r t N a n n e r y , a s s i s t e d b y C a n o n D a v i d A n n e a r . S r M a r y M i c h a e l g a v e u s a s e r i e s o f w e l l ­ r e s e a r c h e d t a l k s o n t h e s h r i n e s a s w e t r a v e l l e d b y c o a c h f r o m o n e p l a c e t o a n o t h e r . A n n e , a r e t i r e d S R N , w a s o u r f i r s t a i d e r : s u n s h o n e a l l w e e k . D a y 1 : W e t r a v e l l e d f r o m v a r i o u s p o i n t s t o B r i s t o l A i r p o r t , a n o v e r n i g h t s t o p e n a b l e d u s t o g e t t o k n o w e a c h o t h e r . D a y 2 : A f t e r l a n d i n g a t R o m e ` s F u m a n c i n o A i r p o r t , w e h e a d e d s o u t h t o P i e t r e l c i n a , t h e v i l l a g e w h e r e S t P i o w a s b o r n i n 1 8 8 7 . I t i s s t i l l r e l a t i v e l y u n s p o i l t . D a y 3 : W e w a l k e d t h r o u g h t h e c o u n t r y s i d e t o P i a n a R o m a n a . w h e r e t h e S a i n t f i r s t r e c e i v e d t h e s t i g m a t a . D a y 4 : W e c o n t i n u e d s o u t h t o t h e s m a l l t o w n o f S a n G i o v a n n i R o t u n d o o n t h e G a r g a n o p e n i n s u l a , s t a y i n g f o r t h r e e n i g h t s a t t h e D o m u s F r a n c i s c a n a A p p r o d o h o t e l . D a y 5 . O u r v i s i t w a s t i m e d t o c o i n c i d e w i t h t h e S o l e m n F e a s t d a y o f S t P i o . o n t h e 2 3 r d S e p t e m b e r w i t h a n i n t e r n a t i o n a l M a s s i n t h e r e c e n t l y b u i l t ( 2 0 0 4 ) c h u r c h o f S t P i o : t w o a r c h b i s h o p s . o n e B i s h o p , f i f t y p r i e s t s , s e v e r a l l o c a l d i g n i t e r i e s , a n d P a d r e P i o P r a y e r G r o u p s f r o m a l l o v e r t h e w o r l d . T h e M a s s w a s f o l l o w e d b y a p r o c e s s i o n t o t h e l o w e r c h u r c h t o v e n e r a t e t h e m o r t e l r e m a i n s o f t h e S a i n t . D a y 6 : M o r n i n g v i s i t t o t h e n e a r b y S h r i n e o f S t M i c h a e l , w a l k i n g d o w n 8 6 s t e p s t o t h e s m a l l c h a p e l i n a c a v e : o n e o f t h e o l d e s t s h r i n e s i n t h e w o r l d , o v e r 1 5 0 0 y e a r s o l d . a f t e r l u n c h w e v i s i t e d t h e o r i g i n a l F r i a r y c h u r c h ( 1 6 7 6 ) , P a d r e P i o ` s l i v i n g q u a r t e r s a n d a d j a c e n t c h u r c h o f 1 9 5 9 , b u i l t t o a c c o m m o d a t e t h e c r o w d s w h o c a m e t o s e e P a d r e P i o . W e t o u r e d t h e w o r l d ­ f a m o u s H o u s e f o r t h e R e l i e f o f t h e S u f f e r i n g , 9 4 0 b e d h o s p i t a l r e q u e s t e d b y P a d r e P i o f o r t h i s i m p o v e r i s h e d r e g i o n o f I t a l y a n d f i n a n c e d b y t h e P a d r e P i o P r a y e r G r o u p s a l l o v e r t h e w o r l d . W e w e r e r e c e i v e d b y A r c h b i s h o p F r a n c o w h o , a s w e l l a s b e i n g t h e l o c a l B i s h o p , h a s o v e r s i g h t o f a l l t h e P a d r e P i o P r a y e r g r o u p s t h r o u g h o u t t h e w o r l d . D a y 7 : W e s e t o f f o n t h e l o n g d r i v e t o A s s i s i s t o p p i n g o f f a t L a n c i a n o t o c e l e b r a t e H o l y M a s s a t t h e s h r i n e o f t h e E u c h a r i s t i c M i r a c l e , a n d t o e x p l o r e t h e h i s t o r i c t o w n c e n t r e . W e t r a v e l l e d a l o n g t h e a d r i a t i c c o a s t r o a d w i t h i t s l o v e l y v i e w s . a n d p a s s e d m a n y h i l l t o p t o w n s . O u r h o t e l , t h e D o m u s P a c i s i n A s s i s i , w a s n e x t t o S t M a r y o f t h e A n g e l s w h i c h s h e l t e r s t h e l i t t l e c h a p e l b y S t F r a n c i s h i m s e l f . D a y 8 : O u r c o a c h t o o k u s u p t o t h e c e n t r e o f A s s i s i , w h e r e w e h a d H o l y M a s s i n t h e b a s i l i c a o f S t F r a n c i s . t h e n w e t o o k a l e i s u r l y w a l k t h r o u g h t h e t o w n . L a t e r i n t h e d a y w e v i s i t e d S a n D a m i a n o S t C l a r e ` s c o n v e n t i n b e a u t i f u l c o u n t r y s i d e , b u t s t i l l f a i r l y n e a r t h e t o w n . W e w e r e m e t b y o n e o f t h e F r a n c i s c a n f r i a r s , a n I r i s h m a n w h o g a v e u s a v e r y h e l p f u l t a l k . D a y 9 : Q u i t e a r u s h ! W e h a d a n e a r l y M a s s a t t h e H o t e l . B r e a k f a s t , 9 ­ 3 0 t r a v e l l e d t o F u m a n c i n o . W e t h e n f l e w b a c k t o B r i s t o l . S o m e p i l g r i m s w e n t s e p e r a t e w a y s . M o s t o f u s t o o k o u r b u s b a c k t o P l y m o u t h . A n d s o i n V a l ` s w o r d s " O u r P i l g r i m a g e e n d s . o u r m i s s i o n b e g i n s " W e h a v e a l l b e e n s p i r i t u a l l y r e n e w e d b y t h e s e d a y s w i t h P a d r e P i o . P i l g r i m V a l ` s n e x t p i l g r i m a g e w i l l b e t o t h e H o l y L a n d 8 d a y 7 n i g h t s . w a t c h o u t f o r t h e T i m e ­ d a t e ­ M o n t h . M y n u m b e r s l i m i t e d t o 3 0 o n l y A r t i c l e f r o m C a n o n D a v i d A n n e a r . F o r a n d o n b e h a l f o f P i l g r i m V a l 1 0 D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 9 C a t h o l i c S o u t h W e s t Q U O T E S Â Â Â Â Â Â O f a l l t h e h a r d s h i p s a p e r s o n h a d t o f a c e , n o n e w a s m o r e p u n ­ i s h i n g t h a n t h e s i m p l e a c t o f w a i t i n g . K h a l e d H o s s e i n i W e n e e d t h e s w e e t p a i n o f a n t i c i p a t i o n t o t e l l u s w e a r e r e a l l y a l i v e . A l b e r t C a m u s E x p e c t i n g i s t h e g r e a t e s t i m p e d i m e n t t o l i v i n g . I n a n t i c i p a t i o n o f t o m o r r o w , i t l o s e s t o d a y . L u c i u s A n n a e u s S e n e c a W h a t w e a r e w a i t i n g f o r i s n o t a s i m p o r t a n t a s w h a t h a p p e n s t o u s w h i l e w e a r e w a i t i n g . T r u s t t h e p r o c e s s . M a n d y H a l e “ W e l l , " s a i d P o o h , " w h a t I l i k e b e s t , " a n d t h e n h e h a d t o s t o p a n d t h i n k . B e c a u s e a l t h o u g h E a t i n g H o n e y w a s a v e r y g o o d t h i n g t o d o , t h e r e w a s a m o m e n t j u s t b e f o r e y o u b e g a n t o e a t i t w h i c h w a s b e t t e r t h a n w h e n y o u w e r e , b u t h e d i d n ` t k n o w w h a t i t w a s c a l l e d . ” A A M i l n e I t i s b e t t e r t o d o s o m e t h i n g t h a n t o d o n o t h i n g w h i l e w a i t i n g t o d o e v e r y t h i n g . W i n s t o n C h u r c h i l l A s t h e f e s t i v e s e a s o n a p p r o a c h e s , s o m e o f t h e m o r e y o u t h f u l a m o n g s t u s w i l l h a v e t r o u b l e s l e e p i n g f o r t h e e x c i t e m e n t o f w a i t i n g f o r C h r i s t m a s . S o , t h i s m o n t h ’ s q u o t e s a r e a l l a b o u t a n t i c i p a t i o n . . . P i l g r i m a g e t o t h e S h r i n e s o f S t P i o a n d S t F r a n c i s P i c t u r e s : A b o v e : C h u r c h o f S t P i o , T o p o f P a g e – A s s i s i

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C a t h o l i c S o u t h W e s t D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 9 1 1 A t t h i s t i m e o f y e a r t h e T r u s t e e s o f S t N i c h o l a s a r e p a r t i c u l a r l y k e e n t o w e l c o m e v i s i t o r s , p a r t i c u l a r l y f a m i l y g r o u p s , ( p l u s f r i e n d l y d o g s ) , a s a n i m p r e s s i v e A d v e n t s c e n e i s s e t o u t i n t h e c h a n c e l w h i c h t h e y h o p e m a n y c h i l d r e n w i l l c o m e a l o n g t o s e e . B u t b e s i d e s t h i s s e a s o n a l p r e s e n t a ­ t i o n t h e r e i s m u c h o f i n t e r e s t t o b e f o u n d i n c l u d i n g a l i b r a r y a n d i t e m s o f h i s t o r i c a l i n t e r e s t . A s a p a r i s h c h u r c h S t N i c h o l a s w a s d e ­ c o m m i s s i o n e d i n 2 0 0 4 l a t e r f o l l o w e d b y A l l S a i n t s o f D o d i n g t o n , b o t h c h u r c h e s b e i n g j u s t a m i l e o r s o f r o m t h e c o a s t . N o l o n g e r a p a r i s h c h u r c h t h e T r u s t e e s r e l y m a i n l y o n v i s i t o r s t o s u p p o r t t h i s v e n t u r e i n t o p r o ­ v i d i n g a s p e c i a l i s t R e t r e a t C e n t r e . S e v e n c h u r c h e s n o w f o r m t h e Q u a n t o c k C o a s t B e n e f i c e , t h e n a r r o w s h a p e o f w h i c h w r a p s i t s e l f w e s t w a r d a l o n g s e v e r a l m i l e s o f t h e N o r t h S o m e r s e t c o a s t l i n e , p a s s i n g H i n k l e y P o i n t P o w e r S t a t i o n a n d b e y o n d a s f a r a s S t o g u r s e y . S t N i c h o l a s i s a n o a s i s o f q u i e t n e s s , i d e a l f o r r e t r e a t s o r a r e l a x i n g b r e a k . I t i s a n i m ­ p o s i n g c h u r c h s i t t i n g o n a n i m p r e s s i v e l y h i g h m o u n d o f L i a s o v e r l o o k i n g t h e B r i s t o l C h a n n e l ; m i d ­ w a y b e t w e e n B r i d g w a t e r a n d M i n e h e a d . B e i n g o n l y 1 . 2 5 m i l e s n o r t h o f t h e b u s y A 3 9 i t i s e a s i l y a c c e s s i b l e . A n a r r o w , s t e e p h i l l l e a d s t o t h e h a m l e t o f K i l t o n , w h e r e t h e r o a d o p e n s o u t t o a b r o a d q u a d r a n g l e . A l t h o u g h n o w i n n e e d o f s o m e c o n s i d e r a b l e r e s t o r a t i o n , t r a d i t i o n a l s t o n e w a l l s l i n e t h e a p p r o a c h r o a d , d r a w ­ i n g y o u r a t t e n t i o n t o a l i n e o f s i m i l a r l y b u i l t c o t t a g e s , w h i c h l o n g a g o , h o u s e d t h e l o c a l s c h o o l . B e y o n d t h e s w a t h e o f c a t t l e s h e d s a r i s i n g m e a d o w w r a p s i t s e l f a r o u n d S t N i c h o l a s w h i c h d o m i n a t e s t h e s k y ­ l i n e ; i t a l s o i s e n w r a p p e d b y t h e t y p i c a l w a l l s c h a r a c t e r i s t i c o f S o m e r s e t . A m i l e b e y o n d S t N i c h o l a s t h e w i n d i n g r o a d l e a d s t o t h e a n c i e n t , m o r e f a m o u s h a m l e t o f L i l s t o c k , o n c e a b u s t l i n g h a r b o u r v i l l a g e , b u t a b a n d o n e d a f t e r a n i n e t e e n t h c e n t u r y s t o r m . I n m o r e r e c e n t y e a r s t h e h a r b o u r a p p r o a c h w a s o b l i t e r a t e d b y s h i n ­ g l e i m p o r t e d i n c o n n e c t i o n w i t h t h e o r i g i ­ n a l H i n k l e y p o i n t w o r k s . L i t t l e r e m a i n s o f t h i s o n c e t h r i v i n g p o r t , o n l y t h e c h a n c e l o f L i l s t o c k ` s c h u r c h r e m a i n s . S e a t i n g j u s t t w e l v e S t A n d r e w s i s a l s o s t i l l w e l l m a i n ­ t a i n e d . I t s f o c a l p o i n t i s a b e a u t i f u l l y d e c o ­ r a t e d s l a b o f s l a t e a b o v e t h e a l t a r . S t A n d r e w ` s i s c o n s i d e r e d t h e s i s t e r c h u r c h o f S t N i c h o l a s . P e b b l e s f o r m t h e c o a s t l i n e i n t h e s e p a r t s . A c l i f f w a l k a l o n g g r a s s l a n d a n d f i e l d s t e m p t s m a n y w a l k e r s t o b r a v e t h e f r e ­ q u e n t w i n d y w e a t h e r t o c a t c h m a r v e l l o u s v i e w s o f t h e W e l s h h i l l s b e y o n d t h e c h a n ­ n e l , a n d t o t h e s o u t h t h e g l o r i o u s r o l l i n g s l o p e s o f t h e Q u a n t o c k h i l l s , r e c o g n i s e d a s f o r m i n g t h e f i r s t A r e a o f O u t s t a n d i n g N a ­ t i o n a l B e a u t y . T w o g e n t l e m e n , b o t h e x p e r i e n c e d d o w s e r s , o n e f r o m L e e k t h e o t h e r f r o m T a u n t o n h a v e , i n d e p e n d e n t l y , d a t e d t h e f o u n d a t i o n o f S t N i c h o l a s a s 6 t h c e n t u r y , w i t h 9 t h 1 1 t h a n d 1 4 t h c e n t u r y d e v e l o p ­ m e n t s ; f e a t u r e s o f e a r l i e r e r a s r e m a i n ; h e n c e i t h a s a h i s t o r y o f w e l l o v e r o n e t h o u s a n d y e a r s o f w o r s h i p . P l e a s i n g l y , u n d e r ­ f l o o r p h o t o g r a p h i c r e c o r d s h a v e r e ­ v e a l e d t h e r e m a i n s o f a h e w n s t o n e w a l l , s u g g e s t i n g t h e f i r s t c h u r c h t o h a v e b e e n w o o d e n w i t h t h e m a i n e n t r a n c e b e i n g t o t h e w e s t w i t h a s m a l l e r s o u t h e r n e n ­ t r a n c e . T h e h e w n s t o n e r e m a i n s h a v e b e e n c r o s s e d b y l a t e r f o u n d a t i o n w a l l s , p r o b a b l y 1 3 t h c e n t u r y . T h e p r e s e n t f l o o r j o i s t s c r o s s t h e s e e a r l i e r f o u n d a t i o n s t o n o w r e s t o n 1 4 t h c e n t u r y s t o n e f o u n d a t i o n s . A m a j o r r e b u i l d o f S t N i c h o l a s ` r o o f a n d p a r t o f t h e t o w e r w a s u n d e r t a k e n i n 1 8 6 3 ; a f u l l c o m p l e m e n t o f n e w r a f t e r s w e r e a p ­ p a r e n t l y n e c e s s a r y f o r t h e c h a n c e l , w h i l s t t h e m a j o r i t y o f t h o s e i n t h e n a v e a p p e a r t o b e 1 4 t h c e n t u r y , h a v i n g l a r g e c e n t r a l l y p l a c e d h a n d c a r v e d r o s e s . T h e t o w e r h a d h o u s e d a m a g n i f i c e n t b a r r e l o r g a n u n t i l 1 9 8 5 , r e m o v e d f o r r e n o v a t i o n , i t w a s r e ­ h o m e d i n S t A u d r i e s / S t E t h e l d r e d e C h u r c h , a f e w m i l e s f u r t h e r d o w n t h e A 3 9 . T h e o r g a n i s o n e o f o n l y f i v e w o r k i n g b a r ­ r e l o r g a n s i n t h e c o u n t r y . F o l l o w i n g r e ­ m o v a l o f t h e o r g a n S t N i c h o l a s ` t o w e r w a s b r i c k e d a c r o s s t o f o r m a s t o r a g e / f l o w e r p r e p a r a t i o n a r e a , i t i s n o w h o u s e s a k i t c h e n w i t h a r e l a x i n g m e z z a n i n e s p a c e a b o v e . S t N i c h o l a s T h e W a y f a r e r s C h u r c h ­ K i l t o n A D r o p ­ i n P r a y e r D a y ­ T i m e R e t r e a t C e n t r e The Latin Mass Society www.lms.org.uk 020 7404 7284 Masses in the Extraordinary Form in Plymouth Diocese : St Edward the Confessor, Home Park Ave, Peverell, PLYMOUTH PL3 4PG Sundays 11.30am Sung Mass Blessed Sacrament Church, Fore Street, Heavitree, EXETER EX1 2QJ 2nd Sundays of the month 3.00pm Sung Mass (refreshments afterwards). St Cyprian’s Chapel, Ugbrooke House, CHUDLEIGH, Devon TQ13 0AD 4th Sundays 3.00pm Sung Mass. Lanherne Convent, St Mawgan, NEWQUAY, Cornwall TR8 4ER Sundays at 7.40am ­ Weekdays at 8.00am Sung Mass Our Lady’s, Old Mill Lane, MARNHULL, Dorset DT10 1JX Thursday December 19th Low Mass 12 noon (free social lunch after Mass). Our Lady of Lourdes & St Cecilia, White Cliff Mill Street, BLANDFORD FORUM DT11 7BN Every Saturday Low Mass 8am. Monday 6th January 2020 Epiphany Low Mass at 12 noon ­ (free social lunch after Mass) Any questions contact Maurice Quinn(LMS Rep, Devon and Dorset) on either : Email : devon@lms.org.ukMob. 07555536579 D e a r E d i t o r , D r K e t t l e W i l l i a m s ’ s a r t i c l e o n t h e N e w E v a n g e l i s a t i o n i d e n t i f i e s t w o ‘ m a r k e t s ’ , t h e i n t e r n a l , t h e C a t h o l i c C o m m u n i t y , a n d t h e ‘ e x t e r n a l ’ , e v e r y o n e e l s e . H e w r i t e s o f t h e c o m p l e x i t i e s o f b u i l d i n g a n d m a i n t a i n i n g c o n t a c t i n a c o m m u n i t y , a n d t h e n e e d f o r m u t u a l r e s p e c t . S o w h a t d o e s a s t r a n g e r w a l k i n g i n t o o n e o f o u r C h u r c h e s f i n d ? I n o n e P a r i s h a w a r m w e l c o m e a t t h e d o o r , a p r i e s t w h o k n o w u s a l l , a n d w i l l b e s u r e t o t a l k t o y o u i f h e d o e s n ’ t , i n a n o t h e r t h e n o t v e r y G o o d N e w s o f o u r s h o r t c o m i n g s . T h e l i t u r g y , t h e E u c h a r i s t a b o v e a l l i s c e n t r a l t o e v a n g e l i s a t i o n . I k n o w t h a t t h e s m a l l r e d p r i n t i n m y m i s s a l e x p l a i n s t h e s e t t l e d r u b r i c s f o r t h e M a s s , b u t a f i e l d o f o p p o r ­ t u n i t y t o o . T h e t i d d l e r s i n o u r C a t h o l i c S c h o o l s h o w h o w w e l l t h e r e a d i n g s a n d t h e b i d d i n g p r a y e r s c a n b e p r a y e d a n d s h a r e d b y c h i l d r e n . T h e p r e s e n t a t i o n s o f b r e a d a n d w i n e a t t h e o f f e r t o r y , ‘ B l e s s e d b e G o d f o r e v e r ’ c a n b e s i l e n t , b u t w h y e v e r w o u l d t h e y b e w h e n t h e y i n c l u d e t h e w h o l e c o n g r e g a t i o n ? M u s i c ( a n d d a n c e ? ) p r o v i d e a h u n d r e d o p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r p r a y e r a n d p r a i s e . B a p t i s m s a n d m a r r i a g e s i n t h e c o n t e x t o f a M a s s a r e w o n d e r f u l c o m m u n i t y c e l e b r a t i o n s ; a n d f u n e r a l s t o o a g r e a t o p p o r t u ­ n i t y f o r ‘ e x t e r n a l ’ e v a n g e l i s a t i o n w h e n o f t e n t h e g r e a t e r p a r t o f t h e c o n g r e g a t i o n i s n o n c a t h o l i c , a n d t h e d e c e a s e d b e l i e v e d t h a t C h r i s t e m p o w e r e d a n d s a v e d h i m o r h e r , ( T h e C a t e c h i s m o f t h e C a t h o l i c C h u r c h 1 6 8 7 1 6 8 8 , e x p l a i n s h o w i m p o r t a n t t h i s i s . ) P e r h a p s t h e ‘ e x t e r n a l m a r k e t ’ i s m o r e c h a l l e n g i n g . T h e e a s i e s t p a r t i s d e v e l o p i n g t h e i n t e r f a c e b e t w e e n t h e C a t h o l i c a n d n o n ­ C a t h o l i c c o m m u n i t y . S o t h e p o i n t o f t h e P a r i s h B a z a a r i s n o t p r i m a r i l y a b o u t r a i s i n g m o n e y , a n y m o r e t h a n a n o r c h e s t r a o r c h o i r p e r f o r m a n c e i n c h u r c h i s e n t i r e l y a m u s i c a l s h o w , a n d o f c o u r s e t h e C h r i s t m a s C a r o l s e r v i c e a n d c h i l d r e n ’ s n a t i v i t y p l a y t h r o w t h e n e t w i d e . D r K e t t l e W i l l i a m s m e n ­ t i o n e d a d v e r t i s i n g . I t s e e m s t h a t a M a s s t a k i n g p l a c e , o r E u c h a r i s t i c A d o r a t i o n i s a l i m i t e d s e c r e t , r e v e a l e d i n s m a l l l e t t e r s o n t h e C h u r c h n o t i c e b o a r d . I w a s s t r u c k o n a r e c e n t v i s i t t o I r e l a n d b y a t w o m e t r e w i d e b a n n e r p r o c l a i m i n g a n d i n v i t i n g t o E u ­ c h a r i s t i c a d o r a t i o n a t t h e C h u r c h i n A r k l o w . 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1 2 D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 9 C a t h o l i c S o u t h W e s t ­ Funding Bids ­ Cost Planning ­ Condion Surveys ­ Project Management ­ Principal Designer Services ­ Advice on Internal Remodelling Hookway Surveyors ­ proud to support Diocesan Schools and Academies A s t h e y e a r t u r n e d t o t h e s h o r t e r d a y s , t h e S i s t e r s o f S y o n A b b e y i m m e r s e d t h e m s e l v e s i n p r a y e r . W h e n K i n g H e n r y V h a d f o u n d e d t h e A b b e y i n 1 4 2 0 , a l o n g w i t h t h e C a r t h u ­ s i a n s , o n t h e b a n k s o f t h e R i v e r T h a m e s , t h e i r p u r p o s e w a s t o p r a y f o r h i s o w n s o u l , f o r t h e G o v e r n o r s o f E n g l a n d , a n d f o r t h e s o u l s o f t h e d e p a r t e d . F o r o v e r 6 0 0 y e a r s o u r S i s t e r s h a v e e n d e d e a c h D i v i n e O f f i c e w i t h t h e w o r d s “ M a y t h e s o u l s o f o u r f o u n d e r s , o f o u r B r o t h e r s a n d S i s t e r s a n d o f a l l t h e f a i t h f u l d e p a r t e d , t h r o u g h t h e m e r c y o f J e s u s C h r i s t , r e s t i n p e a c e ” T h e p r a y e r s f o r d e c e a s e d w e r e v e r y i m p o r t a n t t o t h e m e d i e v a l C a t h o l i c . T h e y b e l i e v e d i n ‘ P u r g a t o r y ‘ , a t i m e o f c l e a n s i n g o f s o u l s a f t e r d e a t h . T h e p a s s a g e t h r o u g h t h i s s t a g e t o h e a v e n w a s a i d e d n o t o n l y b y t h e p r a y e r s o f t h e l i v i n g , b u t a l s o b y t h e d e c e a s e d h a v i n g m a d e a p i l g r i m a g e o r g i v e n m o n e y t o t h e c h u r c h d u r i n g t h e i r l i f e t i m e . B y t h e s e m e a n s t h e y g a i n e d a n ‘ i n d u l g e n c e ’ w h i c h g a v e t h e m r e m i s s i o n o f s o m e o f t h e i r t i m e i n P u r g a t o r y . S o t h e p r a y e r s o f t h e S i s t e r s f o r t h e s o u l s o f d e ­ c e a s e d l o v e d o n e s w e r e v e r y i m p o r t a n t t o t h e b e ­ r e a v e d , a n d c o m i n g u p t o A l l S a i n t s d a y a n d A l l S o u l s a t t h e b e g i n n i n g o f N o v e m b e r , t h e L a d y A b b e s s w o u l d r e c e i v e m a n y l e t t e r s o f p r a y e r r e ­ q u e s t s . I n t h e i r d a y s a t C h u d l e i g h a t e n d o f 1 9 c e n ­ t u r y , t h e S i s t e r s h a d s t a r t e d a n A s s o c i a t i o n c a l l e d t h e “ C r u s a d e o f P r a y e r f o r t h e H o l y S o u l s ” . T h e y p u b l i s h e d a n e w s y m a g a z i n e c a l l e d “ T h e P o o r S o u l ’ s F r i e n d s ” , w h i c h w a s s e n t o u t t o m a n y p a t r o n s a n d f r i e n d s . L a t e r t h i s w a s r e p l a c e d b y t w o n e w s l e t ­ t e r s a y e a r . D u r i n g A d v e n t t h e S i s t e r s w e n t i n t o r e t r e a t a n d t h o u g h t h e y d i d n o t h a v e v i s i t o r s f r o m o u t s i d e , t h e y k e p t t h e d e l i g h t f u l c u s t o m o f t h e t r a v e l s o f t h e ‘ H o l y V i s i t o r s ’ o f t h e c r i b f i g u r e s o f M a r y a n d J o s e p h t h r o u g h t h e c o n v e n t f r o m c e l l t o c e l l . E a c h e v e n i n g t h e w h o l e c o m m u n i t y w o u l d p r o c e s s f r o m t h e l a s t h o s t t o t h e n e x t i n h e r c e l l : t h e h o s t s i s t e r w o u l d b e e x c u s e d f r o m c h o i r o f f i c e s t h e n e x t d a y t o v e n e r a t e t h e H o l y C o u p l e . C h r i s t m a s c a m e q u i e t l y , b u t w i t h g r e a t j o y t o w e l ­ c o m e t h e n e w ­ b o r n b a b y J e s u s , a n d t h e n t h e d o o r s o f t h e C o n v e n t w e r e o p e n e d t o f a m i l y v i s i t o r s a n d f r i e n d s f o r t h e t w e l v e d a y s o f C h r i s t m a s . I n r e c e n t d a y s t h e S i s t e r s r e l a x e d b y w a t c h i n g s o m e n i c e v i d e o s . E p i p h a n y b r o u g h t t h e T h r e e K i n g s t o t h e i r c r i b i n t h e c h a p e l . I n J a n u a r y c a m e t h e e c u m e n i c a l W e e k o f P r a y e r f o r C h r i s t i a n U n i t y . I n t h e y e a r 2 0 0 0 t h e r e w e r e s o m a n y o f u s t h a t m y f r i e n d a n d I w e r e p r i v i l e g e d t o b e i n ­ v i t e d t o j o i n t h e f e w S i s t e r s i n t h e i r s e g r e g a t e d p a r t o f t h e c h a p e l . M o t h e r A b b e s s u s e d t o t e l l m e t h a t C h r i s t m a s w e n t o n f o r s i x w e e k s u n t i l C a n d l e m a s a n d t h e P r e s e n t a ­ t i o n o f J e s u s i n t h e T e m p l e ; a v e r y s p e c i a l f e s t i v a l w h e n t h e s n o w d r o p s o f S y o n a d d e d a w h i t e p u r i t y h e r a l d i n g s p r i n g d a y s t o c o m e . T h e T u r n i n g o f t h e Y e a r a t S y o n A b b e y b y J o y H a n s o n C h r i s t m a s C r i b

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S h e p e r s u a d e d K i n g M a g n u s t o g i v e h e r t h e f o r m e r R o y a l P a l a c e a t V a d s t e n a a s h e r M o n a s t e r y b y t h e b e a u t i f u l L a k e V a t t e r n . A s a m y s t i c a n d v i s i o n a r y B r i d g e t h a d m a n y R e v e l a t i o n s f r o m O u r L a d y a n d J e s u s w h i c h w e r e r e c o r d e d b y h e r s c r i b e . S h e t r a v e l l e d a c r o s s t h e a l p s t o R o m e i n 1 4 5 0 t o a p p l y f o r P a p a l p e r m i s s i o n f o r f o u n d i n g h e r O r d e r o f t h e M o s t H o l y S a v i o u r , O r d i n i s S a n c t i s s i m i S a l v a t o r i s . T h i s w a s a h a r d t a s k a s t h e P o p e w a s a b s e n t i n A v i ­ g n o n . B r i d g e t h a d t o w a i t 3 0 y e a r s u n t i l P o p e U r b a n V e v e n t u a l l y g a v e h e r h i s s e a l o f a p p r o v a l i n 1 3 7 0 . B y t h e n s h e w a s w e a k e n e d b y h e r l a s t p i l g r i m a g e t o J e r u s a l e m . O n 2 3 r d J u l y 1 3 7 3 B r i d g e t d i e d i n t h e a r m s o f h e r d a u g h t e r K a t h e r i n e w h o h a d c o m e t o l i v e w i t h h e r i n C a s a B r i g i d a . H e r f r a i l b o d y w a s p l a c e d i n a n o a k c a s k e t w h i c h C a t h e r i n e , B i r g e r a n d a g r o u p o f o t h e r s t h e n t r a n s p o r t e d b a c k o v e r t h e a l p s i n w i n ­ t e r t o V a d s t e n a ! . S h e w a s c a n o n i s e d i n 1 3 9 1 , m a d e o n e o f o u r P a t r o n S a i n t s o f E u r o p e b y P o p e J o h n P a u l I I i n 1 9 9 9 . N o w s h e r e s t s i n a b e a u t i f u l s h r i n e i n t h e K l o s t e r K i r c h e . I w a s a b l e t o g o t o t a k e p a r t i n t h e F e a s t t i d e c e l e b r a t i o n s l a s t J u l y w i t h t h e S o c i ­ e t a s S a n t e B i r g i t t a e a n d h o p e t o g o a g a i n . 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1 4 D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 9 C a t h o l i c S o u t h W e s t F u n e r a l S e r v i c e s T o A d v e r t i s e i n t h e F u n e r a l S e c t i o n c o n t a c t J a n e t T o o k 0 1 4 4 0 7 3 0 3 9 9 j a n e t t @ c a t h c o m . o r g b y F r D e n i s B l a c k l e d g e S T I L L W A I T I N G P r a y e r 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 New contemporary and traditional stained glass designed, made and fitted. Professional repairs and restoration. Website: customstainedglass.co.uk Email: wayne.ricketts@btconnect.com Tel: 0117 955 5390 Wayne Ricketts S tained Glass w L o v i n g L o r d , w e a r e s t i l l w a i t i n g . A d v e n t r e m i n d s u s t h a t w e a r e p e r c h e d b e t w e e n m e m ­ o r y a n d d r e a m . T h e m e m o r y o f y o u r f i r s t c o m i n g . T h e d r e a m o f y o u r s e c o n d c o m i n g . T h o s e e a r l y C h r i s t i a n s a t t h e e n d o f t h e f i r s t c e n t u r y h a d a s t r o n g s e n s e o f y o u r s e c o n d c o m i n g , h a d g r e a t e x p e c t a t i o n s i t c o u l d b e v e r y s o o n . A t t h e s t a r t o f o u r t w e n t y ­ f i r s t c e n ­ t u r y w e h a v e l o s t t h a t e d g e , t h a t b i t e , t h a t s e n s e o f r e a d i n e s s , t h a t u r ­ g e n c y o f t h e f i n a l c o m i n g o f y o u r K i n g d o m o f j u s t i c e , l o v e a n d p e a c e . L o v i n g L o r d , t h a t i s w h y w e n e e d A d v e n t t o r e ­ s o u r c e o u r s e l v e s , t o t a k e u s b a c k t o y o u a s t h e s o u r c e a n d g o a l o f a l l w e a r e b o r n t o b e . W e a r e a n A d v e n t P e o p l e , p e o p l e o f t h e d r e a m . A n d t h e e s s e n c e o f i t a l l , L o r d , i s t h a t d e l i c a t e b a l a n c e o f b e i n g s t i l l a n d b e i n g a b l e t o w a i t . S t i l l n e s s o f s o u l , w i t h y o u a s t h e C e n t r e a n d C e n t r e r , t h e S t i l l n e s s a n d t h e S t i l l e r , p r e p a r e s u s a l l f o r t h e w a i t i n g . O n l y b y a c o n s t a n t l y r e n e w e d r e t u r n t o y o u a s s o u r c e a n d c e n t r e a n d s t i l l n e s s c a n t h e r e b e a n u r g e n t o p e n i n g u p t o a l l t h a t h a s t o b e u n d e r g o n e , s w e a t e d t h r o u g h , s u f f e r e d a n d w o r k e d a t i n t h e w a i t i n g f o r t h e c o m p l e t i o n o f y o u r k i n g d o m . L o v i n g L o r d , w e h a v e t o b e c o n t e n t t o e n t e r i n t o t h a t g r o a n i n g a n d t r a v a i l o f c r e a t i o n a s w e b e c o m e a l t o g e t h e r n e w c r e a ­ t u r e s f o u n d e d i n a n d o n y o u . W e h a v e t o b e c o n t e n t t o w o r k a t o u r p a t c h o f t h e k i n g d o m ­ g a r d e n , w i t h t h e p a t i e n c e o f g o o d g r o w e r s , w h o s o w s e e d s a n d l e t t h e m b e . L o v i n g L o r d , A d v e n t t a k e s u s a l l b a c k t o o u r r o o t s , e n a b l e s u s t o s e e w i t h f a r ­ s i g h t e d e y e s , g i v e s u s n e w e n c o u r a g e m e n t t o m o v e o n w i t h t h a t p i l g r i m j o u r n e y a s f r i e n d s a n d f o l l o w e r s o f t h e k i n g w h o i s t o c o m e . L o v i n g L o r d , g i v e u s t h e g r a c e t o b e b e t t e r a t s t i l l n e s s a n d b e t t e r a t w a i t i n g . G i v e u s t h a t m a r a t h o n ­ m e n t a l i t y t h a t k e e p s u s c o m i n g c l o s e r t o o n e a n o t h e r a n d t o y o u . A m e n . Our website has moved to w ww.ReachNewspaper.com

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B e n e d i c t , C h a p e l S t r e e t , B u c k f a s t l e i g h , T Q 1 1 0 A J Our Lady of Lourdes and St. Petrock, East Street, St. Dunstan, New Park, South Brent, TQ10 9AQ St. Benedict, Chapel Street, Buckfastleigh, B u c k f a s t A b b e y T r u s t R e g i s t e r e d C h a r i t y n u m b e r 2 3 2 4 9 7 ( A l l s e r v i c e s a r e i n t h e A b b e y u n l e s s o t h e r w i s e s t a t e d ) C h r i s t m a s S ervic e s i n Bu c k f a s t A bbey & P a r i s h 2 0 1 9 C HRISTMAS MASS TIMES T T U U E E S S D D A A Y Y 2 2 4 4 t t h h D D e e c c e e m m b b e e r r - - C C H H R R I I S S T T M M A A S S E E V V E E 5 .00 pm - Christmas Children’s Mass - Most Holy Trinity, Newquay 7 . 00 pm – Christ the K ing - Perranporth 8.30 pm - Christmas E ve Carols – Most Holy Tr i n i t y , N e w q u a y 9 .00 pm – Christmas Mass - Most Holy Tr i n i t y , N e w q u a y W W E E D D N N E E S S D D A A Y Y 2 2 5 5 t t h h D D e e c c e e m m b b e e r r - - C C H H R R I I S S T T M M A A S S D D A A Y Y 8 . 30 am - Mass - Our Lady Star of the Sea, St. Agnes 10.30 am – Mass - M ost Holy Trinity, Newquay W W E E D D N N E E S S D D A A Y Y 1 1 s s t t J J a a n n u u a a r r y y – – N N E E W W Y Y E E A A R R S S D D A A Y Y 1 1.00 am - Mass - Most H oly Trinity, Newquay M M o o s s t t P P r r e e c c i i o o u u s s B B l l o o o o d d S S i i d d m m o o u u t t h h C C h h r r i i s s t t m m a a s s V V i i g g i i l l M M a a s s s s 7 7 p p m m o o n n T T u u e e s s d d a a y y 2 2 4 4 t t h h D D e e c c e e m m b b e e r r M M i i d d n n i i g g h h t t M M a a s s s s a a t t M M i i d d n n i i g g h h t t C C h h r r i i s s t t m m a a s s D D a a y y M M a a s s s s a a t t 1 1 0 0 : : 3 3 0 0 a a m m V V i i g g i i l l M M a a s s s s S S a a t t u u r r d d a a y y 2 2 8 8 t t h h D D e e c c e e m m b b e e r r a a t t 5 5 : : 3 3 0 0 p p m m S S u u n n d d a a y y M M a a s s s s o o n n 2 2 9 9 t t h h D D e e c c e e m m b b e e r r a a t t 1 1 0 0 : : 3 3 0 0 a a m m T T h h e e P P a a r r i i s s h h o o f f S S t t C C u u t t h h b b e e r r t t M M a a y y n n e e Tu e s d a y 2 4 t h D e c e m b e r , C h r i s t m a s E v e Vigil Mass of Christmas at 5pm at S t Peter’s, Bude Night Mass of Christmas at 9pm a t St Cuthbert Mayne, Launceston W ednesday 25th December, Christmas Day Mass of the Dawn at 8.30am at Our Lady of Victories, Callington M ass of the Day at 10.30am, St Cuthbert Mayne, Launceston At Our Lady of Lourdes & St. Cecilia Christmas Masses W hite Cliff Mill Street, Blandford Forum DT11 7BN w ill be Children’s Mass at 6pm on Christmas Eve; Carols at 11.30pm; Midnight Mass at midnight. 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1 6 D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 9 C a t h o l i c S o u t h W e s t C R Y P T I C A c r o s s 7 D e s c e n d a n t o f C a i n c h u r c h f i n d f e e b l e a t f i r s t ( 6 ) 8 A r c h b i s h o p ` s g r a n d m o t h e r i s g o i n g a f t e r c h a p w i t h d r u g s ( 6 ) 9 C a e s a r i s d i s t i n g u i s h e d p u t a g a i n s t o u r l o t ( 8 ) 1 0 T a k e b a c k ­ r o a d f r o m A r c t i c r e g i o n a n d f i n d s o m e t h i n g f i s h y ( 4 ) 1 1 N o a h ` s s o n ` s c l o s i n g b o r d e r ( 4 ) 1 3 S o u n d s u p s e t , l o o k y o u , o n e i n t h e S a n h e d r i n ( 8 ) 1 4 H i l l y p a r t o f L o n d o n o b v i o u s l y n e e d s e l e v a t e d a c c e s s ( 8 ) 1 8 C l e r i c i n E a s t A n g l i a ` s f i r s t t o w o r k i n I c e l a n d ( 4 ) 2 0 T r i b e p l a c e t o p L e v i t e s i n c o n f i n e m e n t ( 4 ) 2 1 I n f a v o u r o f a c t i o n : w o r d s a r e f o r a b o o k ( 8 ) 2 3 S o m e s i g n s o f a f a m i l i a r A u s t r a l i a c o m e b a c k , w i t h b a c k i n g o f s u p p o r t t h e k e y ( 6 ) 2 4 D o e s t h i s s t r e s s a M e d i t e r r a n e a n t y p e ? ( 6 ) C R Y P T I C D o w n 1 B o o k t o b a n a t u n i v e r s i t y a n d c h u r c h ( 6 ) 2 I n L e M a n s I a l m o s t g e t t o g r i p s w i t h a n a n c i e n t r o a d r a g e r ( 4 ) 3 I t i s a b i t t h e a t r i c a l , t h i s a r t i c l e o n a G r e e k w a t e r g o d d e s s ( 6 ) 4 P u r s u e d , b u t r e m a i n s v i r t u o u s , w e ` r e i n f o r m e d ( 6 ) 5 G e t D u r e r t o r e ­ i m a g i n e t h e D a n i s h q u e e n ( 8 ) 6 I s a b l e t o n a m e m a n y l o s t a f t e r c l a s s i c b a t t l e ( 6 ) 1 2 H a m , a m a i n r e a s o n f o r D a v i d ` s h e a d q u a r t e r s b e i n g h e r e ( 8 ) 1 5 H o m e s a r e i n d i v i d u a l w i t h g r e a t c l o a k r o o m s ( 6 ) 1 6 B e a s t f o r t h e m o u n t a i n , o n e C o l o m b i a ­ b o u n d ( 6 ) 1 7 A l m i g h t y c r a t e r a f t e r r o a d i s a l l d u g u p ( 6 ) 1 9 D i e d w i t h a t m o s p h e r e t o a d e g r e e u p s e t t i n g f o r a s c r i b e o f E s d r a s ( 6 ) 2 2 W h e r e D a v i d f o u g h t G o l i a t h : h e a l t h y , b u t k e e l e d o v e r ( 4 ) Q U I C K A c r o s s 7 D e s c e n d a n t o f C a i n , h u s b a n d o f A d a h a n d Z i l l a h ( 6 ) 8 C a r d i n a l J o h n ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ : A r c h b i s h o p o f W e s t m i n s t e r ( 1 9 6 3 ­ 1 9 7 5 ) ( 6 ) 9 ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ C a e s a r , f i r s t R o m a n E m p e r o r ( 2 7 B C ­ 1 4 A D ) ( 8 ) 1 0 E d i b l e s c o m b r o i d f i s h ( 4 ) 1 1 S o n o f N o a h , a n c e s t o r o f b o t h J e w s a n d A r a b s , a n d t h e l a n g u a g e g r o u p s t i l l s p o k e n ( 4 ) 1 3 O n e o f t h e c o n s e r v a t i v e a r i s t o c r a t i c J e w i s h p r i e s t h o o d n a m e d p o s s i b l y a f t e r Z a d o k ( 8 ) 1 4 L o n d o n N 6 ? ( 8 ) 1 8 I c e l a n d i c b o o k s o f e p i c m y t h o l o g i c a l t a l e s a n d p o e t r y ( 4 ) 2 0 E x t e n d e d f a m i l y , e s p e c i a l l y i n S c o t l a n d ( 4 ) 2 1 O T b o o k c o n s i s t i n g o f a d a g e s f r o m v a r i o u s I s r a e l i t e s a g e s ( 8 ) 2 3 I m a g i n a r y b e l t i l l u s t r a t i n g t h e p r o g r e s s o f h e a v e n l y b o d i e s ( 6 ) 2 4 P r i n t ­ t y p e u s e d f o r e m p h a s i s , l i t e r a r y t i t l e s , e t c ( 6 ) Q U I C K D o w n 1 A p o c r y p h a l b o o k n a m e d a f t e r J e r e m i a h ` s s e c r e t a r y ( 6 ) 2 C r a z y d r i v e r , n a m e d a f t e r t h e c h a r i o t e e r i n g k i n g o f I s r a e l i n 2 K i n g s ( 4 ) 3 O n e o f t h e 5 0 N e r e i d s i n G r e e k m y t h ( 6 ) 4 H o u n d e d ( 6 ) 5 H a m l e t ` s m o t h e r ( 8 ) 6 G r e a t b a t t l e o f t h e 2 n d P u n i c W a r ( 2 1 6 B C ) , t h e s c e n e o f R o m e ` s g r e a t e s t d e f e a t ( 6 ) 1 2 W h e r e i n G i l e a d J a c o b s a w G o d ` s a n g e l s b e f o r e r e u n i t i n g w i t h E s a u ( 8 ) 1 5 H o m e s w i t h d o m e s ? ( 6 ) 1 6 A n d e a n b e a s t o f b u r d e n ( 6 ) 1 7 O n e o f t h e p r i n c i p a l n a m e s b y w h i c h G o d i s d e s i g n a t e d i n t h e H e b r e w S c r i p t u r e s ( 6 ) 1 9 O n e o f t h e f i v e w h o w r o t e d o w n t h e v i s i o n s o f E s d r a s ( 6 ) 2 2 V a l l e y w h e r e D a v i d f o u g h t G o l i a t h ( 4 ) 2 - i n - 1 C r o s s w o r d b y A x e Y o u c a n u s e b o t h s e t s o f c l u e s t o s o l v e t h e p u z z l e : t h e s o l u t i o n s a r e t h e s a m e . S o , i f y o u w a n t t o t r y t h e C R Y P T I C p u z z l e , f o r i n s t a n c e , b u t a r e u n s u r e , u s e t h e Q U I C K c l u e s t o h e l p y o u w o r k o u t t h e s o l u t i o n . S i m i l a r l y , i f y o u t r y t h e Q U I C K c l u e s , u s e t h e C R Y P T I C c l u e s t o h e l p y o u p r o v e t h e s o l u t i o n S O L U T I O N A c r o s s : 7 L a m e c h , 8 H e e n a n , 9 A u g u s t u s , 1 0 T u n a , 1 1 S h e m , 1 3 S a d d u c e e , 1 4 H i g h g a t e , 1 8 E d d a , 2 0 C l a n , 2 1 P r o v e r b s , 2 3 Z o d i a c , 2 4 I t a l i c . D o w n : 1 B a r u c h , 2 J e h u , 3 T h e t i s , 4 C h a s e d , 5 G e r t r u d e , 6 C a n n a e , 1 2 M a h a n a i m , 1 5 I g l o o s , 1 6 A l p a c a , 1 7 E l o h i m , 1 9 D a b r i a , 2 2 E l a h . God calls to us constantly, longing to guide those who yearn for life and desire to see good days into the way of peace. The Rule of Saint Benedict helps us to h ear God’s voice, in the Holy Scriptures, in the sacred liturgy and in our brothers in community. If you are a single man longing to live your Catholic faith in a way which brings great joy as it demands the best of you, consider whether God is calling you to be a Benedictine monk at Buckfast Abbey. Please reach out to us, and we will do all we can to help you. ‘ L isten, ‘ Listen, m y son’ R u le of St Ben e d ict B uckfast Abbey Trust Registered Charity number 232497 w ww.buckfast.org.uk/vocation vocations@buckfast.org.uk ‘ ‘ L L i i s s t t e e n n , , Rule of St Benedict m m y y s s o o n n ’ ’

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