As anyone will know, the journey home brings with it waves and currents as you cross the Tiber. My case has unique circumstances and one that has become very important. I am asking all the kind readers to pray for this intention and that our Father will make things more clear very soon. Thank you!O Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God and our most gentle Queen and Mother look down in mercy upon England, thy dowry, and upon us who greatly hope and trust in thee.
By thee it was that Jesus, our Saviour and our hope was given unto the world; and He has given thee to us that we might hope still more.
Plead for us thy children, whom thou didst receive and accept at the foot of the cross, O Sorrowful Mother, Intercede for our separated brethren, that with us in the one true fold, they may be united to the Chief Shepherd, the Vicar of thy Son.
Pray for us all, dear Mother, that by faith, fruitful in good works we may all deserve to see and praise God, together with thee in our heavenly home.
AMEN.
Composed by Cardinal Wiseman
10 comments:
Praying....
As a traditionalist Anglo-Catholic I take offence at John's posting which is hurtful to both Anglo-Catholicism and Roman Catholicism.
Praying here too, hang tight.
Greg
Dr Steel,
We might also pray that, in addition to being liberated from his bitterness, John be freed from his egocentric, subjectivist approach to life.
People like John are offended by reality - it's sheer otherness is a rebuke to their feelings of uniqueness (and self-validation).
They also can't seem to tolerate the fact that, according to their own subjectivist premises, anyone's point of view is as good as anybody else's. Therefore, it makes no sense to condemn anybody for anything. Why then, does John condemn you?
+ Thos. Wolsey
Archieps. Ebor.
"...By thee it was that Jesus, our Saviour and our hope was given unto the world; and He has given thee to us that we might hope still more..."
Just BEAUTIFUL!!
Fr. Jeff, although you are now separated from the See of Canterbury, as an Anglo-Catholic I am sure that the loss of the celebration of the Mysteries is painful to you and I will pray this morning that the sacrifice you are offering in this journey may be accepted for the good of all the Holy Church.
Who is vindex? Enough is enough I think this is all getting out of hand and we should move on.
Greymatter
Hello, I have only just discovered your blog, but having swum the tiber about five years back, I offer my prayers and sympathies, and of course, a welcome. Thankfully, I myself only recieved one public negative comment from my Anglican compatriots: A rather wry "We are not surprised." I wish you all the best for your swim. The waters are a little tricky, but things can sometimes work out in funny sort of ways, and I for one looked back later and said "My! Did I really have the sense to avoid this whirlpool or the strength to make it across in spite of that one?" and realized that I didn't, but God and His Blessed Mother took it into account. I hope you encounter kindness, as I did, from those on both sides of the Tiber, though I am sure you've had enough of spite from both sides. In the end, I keep reflecting on Maurice Baring's words on his becoming Catholic as the one thing in his life he never regretted. I can say the same. God bless!
May the Lord continue to give you the strength, wisdom and sense of humor to endure mean-spirited attacks such as those above.
A good Catholic practice, with which I am sure you are already familiar:
"Offer it up,"
because our sufferings, when united to those of Christ's on the Cross, have infinite merit.
"The more suffering in this world for Christ's sake, the more glory with Christ in the next".
Saint Philip Howard,
Duke of Norfolk
Thank you for this. The note from this man is spreading around my local area and they are couched with slanderous intentions and are very far from the truth. I phoned the man last evening to confront him. Whoever believes these lies and passes them on to others as true is sadly damaging their own souls. I've never seen such mean-spirited behaviour in all my life. If people are disappointed about my decision than I can understand that. But to be so hateful is beyond my comprehension from professing Christians.
The only thing for me is that Jesus knows my heart and the truth and in order not to create a hornets nest for others, I will remain silent. I am called to be faithful; God will worry about my reputation. I offer any of these crosses for those who spread such wrong things.
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