AtonementOnline: Canadian Ordinariate Meeting

28 March 2011

Canadian Ordinariate Meeting

Instead of repeating myself, here are links to several stories (and lots of pictures) of the very successful meeting we had in Toronto. Under the leadership of Archbishop Collins, they're well on their way to the implementation of Anglicanorum coetibus.

You'll find things of interest here, and here, as well as here, and several pictures here.

1 comments:

Anonymous said...: Just listened to the 3 presentations given and made available on Fr. Lee Kenyon's new Canadian Ordinariate
website and blog.
I am very encouraged by Fr. Aidan's and your response about the Forthcoming liturgy. Making it clear that the American and Canadian uses will be different from the English one (THANKS BE TO GOD!).
I did laugh about the question of what will the Ordinariate Catholics be called. Gee, how about "ANGLICAN USE CATHOLICS"! Since it's already the description in the USA, I'm sure Canadians could catch on don't you? Or just refer to yourselves as Anglican Roman Catholics but that's a bit awkward. Anglo-Catholics or Anglo-Roman Catholics is also awkward.
As pointed out, not as fully as it could have been by Archbishop Collins, there are Ukrainian Catholics, Melkite Catholics, Byzantine Catholics, Maronite Catholics so what's wrong with Anglican or Anglican Use Catholics!?!
It's not going to be that easy for the U.K> because a good hunk of those coming in esp. from TTAC and FIF still use BCP oriented missals and liturgical traditions and not Novus Ordo!

I'm sure the USA/Canada will make the correct decision.
Matthew a Sinner; Thursday, March 31, 2011

"With all my heart, I bless you and your people..."

In 1983 I was a newly-ordained priest. In November of that year, it was my privilege to be in Rome to take part in developing The Book of Divine Worship. During that time an invitation was extended to celebrate Mass with His Holiness, Pope John Paul II, in his private chapel. After we had said Mass, and in those few moments I had with the Holy Father, he told me that he remembered considering the request for my ordination, and he described how he came to an affirmative decision. For me, our brief conversation was an experience which will be treasured forever. At the conclusion of our time together, I asked him if I could take his blessing back to the people of my parish. His very simple words remain precious to me: "With all my heart, I bless you and your people." He then embraced me, and I knew that I was forever "home in my Father's house."