NEWSLETTER MMXX 2Nd QUARTER the EQUESTRIAN ORDER of the HOLY SEPULCHRE of JERUSALEM Lieutenancy of Victoria
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NEWSLETTER MMXX 2nd QUARTER THE EQUESTRIAN ORDER OF THE HOLY SEPULCHRE OF JERUSALEM Lieutenancy of Victoria This Issue ….. Grand Master’s Corner Grand Master’s Corner ……………….................... 1 The Lieutenant’s Corner ………………………..… 2 A proposal to all members of Calendar 2020 ………………………………………… 3 the Order of the Holy Sepulchre Our Lady Queen of Palestine …...……………..... 3 Bishop appointed to Wagga Wagga …………. 4 The Jerusalem Cross Publications ……………. 4 My warm greetings to all members of Covid-19 Appeal …………………………………...… 5 3rd Pilgrimage to Lourdes ……………………... 10 the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sep- New Bishop of Sale ………………………………... 11 ulchre of Jerusalem. Julien O’Connell has been awarded OA …… 11 Prayers From Emeritus Bishop ……………… 12 The EOHSJ Newsletter “Jerusalem Cross” .. 14 Upon my arrival at the Order as Grand Remembering our deceased members …… 15 Master, I wanted to reflect on how I On Facebook ……………………………………...…. 15 can be present not only at central Featured website - Sacred Places …………... 15 Pilgrimage to the Holy Lands 2020 ………... 15 offices and occasionally at Investitures, Information Brochure for New Members ...15 but also relate more closely to you, the Members of our Pontifical Institution. Some Internet Links ……………………………… 16 Ours is a "large parish" and, as in all large families, sometimes distance and num- EOHSJ Victorian Council ………………………... 16 bers can make relations less personal. I would like to create initiatives through Magazines and Newsletters …………………… 16 St Joseph’s intercession: Francis ……………. 16 our existing means of communications to enter into dialogue by listening to your Lieutenants of Australia ……………………….. 17 questions and offering food for thought. Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem Report ….. 17 NOTE: to jump to the appropriate page listed From next month, a new section will be added to our website www.oessh.va and in the index, press Control key (Ctrl) and then our Newsletter: Grand Master’s Corner. Each month it will host the reply to one left mouse click on the index item. of the most significant letters that I will receive. I would prefer questions relating to our Order, to its life within the Church, our Christian life, our commitment in the Holy Land. I would like your questions to be less formal and more authentic, while always respecting the norms regarding data protection and confidentiality with references to people and places. You can send your short letters to the Grand Master at the ad- dress [email protected] indicating the "Grand Master's Corner" as the subject or by post to the address of the Grand Magisterium (OESSH - 00120 Vatican). To communicate is to get involved, to dialogue is to get to know each other, to talk is to grow in mutual respect. In the hope that this initiative may bear good Editor: Nick de Weger KCHS fruit. Mob 0413 239 717 Email: [email protected] Fernando Cardinal Filoni 4 Bradley Place, Warragul Vic 3820 Page 1 Lieutenant’s Corner—These Testing Times Dear Knights & Dames, I hope this newsletter finds you all well. My thoughts and prayers remain with all of you as Melbourne continues to be challenged with COVID-19 Coronavirus outbreaks. The continued uncertainty about the future is challenging for everyone. In particular we need to remember our members and their families in hotspot postcodes. I have been incredibly impressed by how our clergy and their parishioners have embraced zoom and social media and how they continue to creatively engage their parishioners in these challenging times. We had planned to have a virtual pilgrimage over zoom in July and then we reconsidered since we thought we would be back to 50 parishioners/members for our August mass. At present it is really difficult to predict if we can go ahead with this mass. We were all delighted to hear that Knight Julien O’Connell was awarded the Medal of the Order (OM) of Australia in the 2020 Queen’s Birthday Honours List for his exemplary service to the community, in particular acknowledging his contributions to health,the aged care sector and to higher education. He was previously awarded a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in 2012 in honour of his work in the community. On the 27th of June we heard the wonderful news that Pope Francis had appointed Monsignor Gregory Charles Bennet, former Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Melbourne, as the tenth Bishop of the Diocese of Sale in eastern Victoria. Many of us know Monsignor Greg and recognise his many years of service to the Church here in Melbourne. While we are sad to see him leave Melbourne we all recognise the gifts he will bring the Diocese of Sale. In May it was announced that Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Mark Edwards the sixth Bishop of Wagga Wagga, a diocese that stretches from Griffith to Tocumwal and Albury to Tumbarumba. Bishop Mark is very well known in Melbourne for his support of youth and young adults. In accepting his appointment, Bishop Mark expressed his gratitude and humility to the Holy Father: ‘I am deeply humbled by this appointment and wish to express my thanks and good wishes to all the people of Melbourne, with whom I have been for the last six years. As Pope Francis often reminds us, we stand at the edge of a new era. We must continually ask ourselves, “How are we to be Church? How are we to be effective missionary disciples and share the Good News in the context of 21st century Australia?” As Knights and Dames of the EOHSJ we are also being asked how we can be effective missionary disciplines. I would like to thank and acknowledge those who have contributed to our Holy Land appeal. We raised $11,500 for the Holy Land appeal. If you would still like to contribute to the appeal please make contact with our treasurer, Knight Andrew Price and he can facilitate your donation. As you know, we had to postpone our EOHSJ information night for potential new members. I am grateful to those who have connected with potential new members. I would be very grateful if you can please continue to engage with potential members and I am happy to speak to them at any time. Can you please share with them the information on page 18 of this newsletter which provides potential members with an overview of the order and details on what is required to become a member. Ideally we need to have all applications sent to the Commission in Rome by the end of July. We need to continue to pray for medical staff and all those who are working under great pressure to support our community. I hope all of you remain safe and may God bless all of you during these challenging times Warmest best wishes, Agnes Sheehan, DCHS Lieutenant Page 2 2020 Calendar —SAVE THE DATES: Please add these dates to your diary. Postponed: Monday, 23 March 2020, 7.00pm Information Night for prospective members at St. Pe- ter's, Parish Centre, 583 Toorak Road, Toorak. Cancelled: Sunday, 6 April, Palm Sunday Procession and Mass with NSW Lieutenancy at Canberra Ca- thedral, Manuka. Dinner on 4 April location TBC, most likely the Commonwealth Club Cancelled: Monday, 20 April, 6:00pm Mass, Rosary, AGM and Social at St Peter’s Parish Centre, 583 Toorak Road, Toorak Cancelled: Monday, 1 June 2020, 6:00pm Mass, Rosary and Social at St Peter’s Parish Centre, 583 Toorak Road, Toorak Cancelled: Monday 3, August 2020, 6.00pm Mass and Rosary at St Peter’s Catholic Church, 581 Toorak Road, Toorak and Social at St Peter’s Parish Centre, 583 Toorak Road, Toorak Saturday 17 October 2020 - Chapter Meeting and Vigil - 9.30am Sunday 18 October 2020 - Investiture Mass at St Patrick's Cathedral - 11am and Lunch at 12.45pm at the Athenaeum Club on 87 Collins Street, Melbourne 25 October is feast-day of Our Lady Queen of Palestine. Monday, 7 December: 6.00pm Mass and Rosary at St Peter’s Catholic Church, 581 Toorak Road, Toorak and Social at St Peter’s Parish Centre, 583 Toorak Road, Toorak Our Lady Queen of Palestine It is with great joy that the Feast of The Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Palestine, is celebrated in all the Lieutenancies of the Equestrian Order around 25 October – the exact date of the Feast according to the liturgical calendar. It was Patriarch Luigi Barlassina (1920-1947), on the occasion of his solemn entry into the Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre on 15 July 1920, and the consecration of the diocese to Mary, who invoked the title of “Queen of Palestine” for the first time. The special relationship of The Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Palestine with the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepul- chre dates back to the pontificate of John Paul II. In 1983, 50 years after the institution of the Feast, Saint John Paul II– addressing the Knights and Dames of the Lieutenancies of Northern and Central Italy – urged them to be witnesses of Christ in everyday life and to continue the work of the Order in the Holy Land under the protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Ten years later, in 1993, the then Grand Master of the Order, Cardinal Giuseppe Caprio, asked Saint John Paul II to declare of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Palestine, Patroness of the Order. The Holy Father replied on 21 January 1994 by a decree granting the request. PRAYING MARY FOR PEACE IN THE HOLY LAND Our Lady, Queen of Palestine, extend your hand over the Holy Land and over all who live there: Jews, Muslims, Druze and Christians, Palestinians, Israelis, migrant workers and refugees. Our Lady, intercede for us all and especially for the Church, the Body of your Son, Jesus Christ Our Lord.