Sunday, June 21, 2009

Mass at Westminster Cathedral...

...on Friday evening to launch the "Year of Priests" announced by the Pope. And there were vast numbers of them there, filling the sanctuary and filing out. on and on, in two long columns in white vestments. An enormous congregation - the place was absolutely full , which was impressive as this wasn't a much-publicised event, more a parishnewsletter-and-word-of-mouth sort of thing. Afterwards, to Archbishop's House for the launch of a new book on priesthood published by St Paul Publications. Got chatting to an Army chaplain, not long back from Afghanistan...

We are all urged to pray for priests, and this makes me realise that it's not something I do often enough, so here's a resolution for the year ahead...

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