JOHN BRADBURNE – ‘God’S Vagabond’
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FREE www.catholicvoiceoflancaster.co.uk The Official Newspaper to INSIDE: p05 Part of History the Diocese of Lancaster p10 Finding Time to Pray Issue 261 + July 2014 p12 A Forgotten Cumbrian Hero he eyes of the world were for three days in May focused on Tthe Holy Land as Pope Francis travelled to area for the first time some 50 years after the Papal visit of Pope Paul VI. Over his three day visit, Pope Francis visited key religious sites and made numerous speeches stressing the need for a lasting peace in lands that have suffered many conflicts throughout Pope Francis history and where divisions still exist today. He said: “I wish to invite you, President Mahmoud Abbas, together with President Shimon Peres, to join me in heartfelt prayer to God for the gift of peace”. “I offer my home in the Vatican as a place for this encounter of prayer”. “All of us want peace. Many people build it day by day through small gestures and acts; many of them are suffering, yet patiently persevere in their efforts to be peacemakers. All of Urges Peace us – especially those placed at the service of their respective peoples – have the duty to become instruments and artisans of peace, especially by our prayers. Building peace is difficult, but living without peace is a constant torment. The men and women of these lands, and of the entire world, all of them, ask us to bring before God their fervent hopes for peace”. President Mahmoud Abbas and President Shimon Peres both accepted the Pope’s invitation and met in the Vatican earlier in June. Further coverage of the pilgrimage of Pope Francis to the Holy Land will feature in the September edition. 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The Pope priesthood or ministering as priests, and his words give all of encouraged seminarians and priests not to let the business of us much food for thought. day-to-day life stop them opening their hearts to the Lord. Only the fortunate few can make a visit to the tabernacle at the very The Pope spoke about many things important in Christian life: end of the day, but all of us, wherever we are, can spend a few community, humility, service… yet he reserved some of his moments opening our hearts to the Lord. strongest words for something that we perhaps rarely think about: vigilance. “This is a true Christian attitude,” he said. Vocations, too, rely on this openness. Often someone who is “Vigilance over one’s self: what’s happening in my heart? Because called to priesthood or religious life may feel an unfulfilled where my heart is, there is my treasure” (Matthew 6:21). longing in their heart, but unless they are able to stop and ask the Lord to show them what they long for, how can that desire Pope Francis was reminding his audience that Christianity is not ever be fulfilled? The gospel tells us that before naming the simply about trying to lead a good life, or just remembering to twelve as apostles, Jesus spent a whole night in prayer (Luke Contact us say our prayers. There is a deeper level: opening our hearts to the 6:12-16) . If a person wants to find his or her true calling in life The Catholic Voice of Lancaster Lord. “Never, never – and this is vigilance! – never end the day – the fulfilment of a deep longing – they must first open their is published on the last Sunday of the without going there for a while, in front of the Lord, to look hearts to God, and let Him show the way. month previous to publication date. and ask: ‘What happened in my heart?’… Because, if there isn’t vigilance, the heart goes everywhere, and the imagination follows The Pope reminded his audience that Jesus gave us Mary as our The Catholic Voice of Lancaster is behind.” Often we speak about relationship with God, but Mother, and we should turn to her especially in times of trouble. published by its owners. The Trustees relationship is first and foremost a thing of the heart: do we “A priest who forgets his Mother, especially in moments of turmoil, is of the Roman Catholic Diocese of open our hearts to God? lacking something: he is an orphan priest.” Of course, Mary is Lancaster, a registered charity, Mother not just to priests, but to all Christ’s followers, so let us (No. 234331), and is wholly independent The renewal of the Church must begin with this personal ask Our Lady of Lourdes, patroness of our diocese, to pray for us of and separate from any previous conversion. It’s easy to keep the Lord at bay, at a safe distance, and to give us courage to open our hearts to her Son. newspaper published by or on behalf of the diocese. EDITOR: Edwina Gillett 01253 736630 / 07969 967268 [email protected] www.catholicvoiceoflancaster.co.uk ADVERTISING: Caroline Gonella / CathCom Ltd. 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Photographs will be returned if you remember to put your name and address on the back of each and enclose suitable stamped and self-addressed packaging. www.catholicvoiceoflancaster.co.uk July 2014 + The Catholic Voice of Lancaster + 3 Matrimony Matters y hen we were born our parents announced our arrival to family and friends. When we were baptised our parents gave us a name so that everyone W n would know who we were. This name was a ‘sign’ of our unique and special identity, not only as a member of our family but also as a child and an heir to the kingdom of God our Father. n our wedding day we received a new and special name of ‘Husband’ and o O‘Wife’ . These titles announce to family, friends and our Church our unique and special place in God’s plan for His Church and the world. hen celebrating our anniversary , let us remember who we are called to Wbe for each other and for the Church, then, like Mary let us ‘treasure and ponder it in our hearts’ . m PRAYER Lord, bless our growing love for each other so that we too i will continue to be encouraged when we ponder on the love we bring to each other, our children, our family and our r Church. Amen. Extract from ‘I AM WITH YOU’ – Year A & BOX-SET www.twoinoneflesh.org.uk t The alternative anniversary! t St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Wilmington in the USA, they have weekly Ahusbands’ marriage seminars. At a recent session, the priest asked Giuseppe, who is approaching his 50th wedding anniversary, to take a few a minutes and share some insight into his approaching golden wedding anniversary. Giuseppe replied to the assembled husbands, ‘Well, I’ve tried to treat her nice, spend money on her, but best of all, I took her to Italy for our 25th anniversary!’ The priest responded, ‘Giuseppe, you are an amazing inspiration to all the husbands here! Please tell us what you are planning for your wife for your 50th anniversary?’ Giuseppe proudly replied, “I’m going to pick her up!” M 4 + The Catholic Voice of Lancaster + July 2014 www.catholicvoiceoflancaster.co.uk Meaning and Purpose for this Generation To keep up-to-date with what is going on, check out www.castleriggmanor.co.uk Being a Young Catholic Today Reading the Compass - Discerning the right direction in life A Young ince last help us the most; cooking and eating SSeptember I have together, going for walks in the beautiful been taking part in Sussex countryside, staying up to chat and the ‘Compass-points’ catch up in the evenings.