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My brothers, This evening, I am very pleased to celebrate the Mass of Candidacy when you will be formally accepted as candidates for holy orders. You have placed your trust in the Lord and offered yourself for service in your dioceses. The bishop…
It is always said that the best appetiser for a good meal, or the most tasty sauce, is hunger. It makes the moment all the more enjoyable. And there is a keen hunger that lies at the heart of this ceremony, this ordination to the priesthood of...
On 30 A person in a persistent vegetative state exists in an altered state of consciousness following some kind of trauma. The person breathes without assistance and follows patterns of sleeping and waking, although without any detectable exter...
In this ceremony, these three men, Alex, Kingsley and Colin, your friends, colleagues, indeed husbands and fathers, will receive a gift of the Holy Spirit, making them sharers in the Sacrament of Holy Orders, Deacons of the Catholic Church. For al...
Pope Francis has spoken memorably of married couples and their families as being 'makers of history'. What a wonderful expression! Makers of history! This goes to the heart of all that we celebrate today. You are indeed makers of history for...