THE OLD ROMAN CATHOLIC MISSION SOUTH EAST UK
SERVING THE AREAS OF SUSSEX, SURREY, KENT & SOUTH LONDON based in Brighton
Part of the worldwide family of Old Roman Catholic Churches independent of the See of Rome since 1853
& independent of the Utrecht Union of Old Catholic Churches since 1910
THE PARISH BLOG
700 Souls touched by Internet Masses
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Part of the apostolate of St Cuthman's
is making the daily offering of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
accessible to those unable - perhaps through work, illness or lack of
mobility - to view the Mass online! While this affords no benefit to
the viewer in terms of fulfilling one's obligation to attend Mass on
holy days of obligation, nonetheless it provides an opportunity to hear
the Word of God, a homily and make an Act of Spiritual Communion. It
also provides a way for people to connect with the worshipping
community of the Church.
The three days of the Sacrum Triduum i.e. Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday, though not strictly holy days of obligation, are arguably some of the most important days in the Church's kalendar. For on each of these days Holy Church relives those salvific events in the history of our Salvation; the institution of the Holy Eucharist, the Sacrifice of Calvary, the Resurrection.
The Sacred Liturgy (according to the pre-1955 Holy Week ceremonial) was celebrated on each of these three days by St Cuthman's and broadcast online. A record 170 souls viewed the online broadcast of the Liturgies - including a staggering 95 people during the long (2.5hrs) Paschal Vigil on Holy Saturday night which began at 1030pm and didn't finish until 1am! In total just under 700 souls observed the seaons of Lent, Passiontide, Holy Week and Easter this way (Feb 25-April 12).
In addition to our outreach programmes, "Ex Ecclesia", our developing visiting ministry to hospices and nursing homes, our daily Masses, and of course our 100% turn out for the recent ecumenical Procession of Witness; it is clear our internet ministry too is growing and effectual in developing and sustaining the spiritual lives of many souls. Deo Gracias!
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What does it mean to be a Catholic priest working in a parish today? Sean Connolly, a young priest, reflects with great honesty on his vocation, the shock of being catapulted into parish life as a curate, and how he has coped with the demands and expectations on him. He is revealing about the workload and the strain of living a celibate life. In the second part, three priests and one deacon-John Udris, Ian Dalgleish, Paul McDermott, and Michael Griffin-refleet on what "being a priest" means to them. While remaining positive, they do not shrink from some radical suggestions for improvements including: support structures for priests, continuous education and monitoring of priests, more teams of priests and better collaboration with the laity, proper financial planning for pensions, a return to simplicity, and a recognition of stress and burnout among the clergy. A great book that could be used in every day life. Priests, and those considering the priesthood, will find this book a valuable insight into this a most wonderful calling.
Reflection; There is no way priestly training can anticipate every possible situation. A step from seminary to pastoral ministry is a large one.
There are several immediate hurdles we need to be aware of: getting to know your flock, them getting to know you, being put on a pedestal because you are a priest, learning the job from scratch, hearing confessions, confronting death, school ministry, and spotting dangerous situations. Confessions practice has to be learned in the confessional, on the job training.
The priesthood is a ever growing need to learn through on the job practices, these things you don?t learn in the seminary.
All vocations are the results of free human co-operation with the gratuities? intervention of divine grace. God is truly a father who with an eternal and preeminent love calls human beings and opens up with them a marvelous and permanent dialogue.
The priestly vocation; 1. To preach the gospel, to celebrate the sacraments?, in particular the Mass, and to enable the people of God to realize or I should say to shepherd them towards there own priestly dignity.
1a. Be a shepherd and lead the flock to their own priestly dignity, though all the tools put before us as priests.
The specific issue to be examined is the mechanism of priestly vocation; 2. How do I know I am called?
2a. every priest receives his vocation from our Lord though the Church. It?s the Bishops job ?to recognize it.? God calls us to serve through the community, then the community has a duty to foster vocations and to support and accompany those in the process of discernment. Lets be clear, ?You don?t choose God, He chooses you!?
3. another issue to consider is the effect of priestly vocation; my response to the call of God to the presbyter services, what happens to me? Am I on the path to conversion?
3a. In Baptism we have ?put on Christ? and are called to share in his priestly, prophetic, and Kingly mission. Those in Holy Orders, however, the sharing takes on a new dimension. We have accepted a public role. In other words we are to become a living sacrament. Conversion is the call within every calling and a touch stone of every true vocation. I think that the most persuasive proof of any authentic call of God lies in the conversion it always calls forth. Conversion is the corner stone of every calling, and it is always ultimately toward love. It?s the life-task and eternal destiny of each one of us.
You are a priest forever. Christ?s priestly mission doesn?t come and go and neither does our participation in it through the sacrament of initiation and ordination. Thus the Church puts a, character being imprinted upon our souls in the sacrament of Baptism, Conformation and Holy Orders. We are being recreated. This stamp or character can?t be repeated and is permanently fixed.
To all thinking about entering the priesthood, including myself, this is a big thing to meditate on, you are putting on Christ and it can?t be removed from your soul, this is not a game, ?you are a priest forever.? This is no small thing.
Simplicity above all, and to all things. Not over done, but done with common sense and with taste. Again we hear Christ?s? words in Matt. 17-21.
I am I on the path to conversion? Conversion is the call within every calling and a touchstone of every true vocation. I think that the most persuasive proof of any authentic call of God lies in the conversion, it always calls forth. Conversion is the corner stone of every calling, and it is the life?s task and eternal destiny of each of us.
The bottom line is; manager the simplicity of your own life, faith, stress, duties, free time, your prayer life and on going education. If you do this and share the load you may not burn out.
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