Sunday 28 November 2010
Sunday 14 November 2010
Prayer Request for a priest in crisis
Spiritual Mothers of Priests and friends, please pray for Father RT. who will, during the coming
week, be sentenced in PA for the offence of storing pornography on his computer There seems to have been no evidence that he has ever been an active abuser, nor have there been any reports (to my knowledge) that anyone has come forward to accuse him of sexual abuse. I think we can therefore pray for a light sentence and that the priest will reform. He has been in a treatment centre since his case broke earlier this year. I know about all this because it came as the most terrible shock to a very dear spiritual sister of mine, to whom Fr T. had in the past, been a trusted spiritual mentor and friend. She has been devastated by the revelation but prays for him without ceasing. Please pray for her too, and for anyone else who is going through a similar agony, connected with Fr T or with other priests.
Tuesday 9 November 2010
Monday 8 November 2010
Five priests concelebrate Mass in Saint Romain
For full report see my other blog 'Thoughts from an Oasis in French Catholicism"
Sunday 7 November 2010
Tomorrow morning: a wonderful surprise
Regular readers will know that I live in an isolated country district in south west France, and am taken to Sunday Mass, twice a month at the most. Mass is rarely celebrated in our village church just across the road, although, on my request the Blessed Sacrament has been reserved there since Palm Sunday this year and I'm therefore able to visit the Lord twice a day, and it is our job to open the church in the mornings and lock up again in the evenings.
This afternoon I was telephoned by our priest who looks after 24 parishes including ours. He is resident in a town about 20kms from here but has a priest friend staying at the moment and the two of them want to say their Office in our church tomorrow morning, after which the visitor will say Mass. Pere Marchand assured me that I'd be welcome to attend. Could I be certain to open the church by 8am. No problem there, as my husband is normally on key duty by that time in any case. So, an early start tomorrow.
I cannot be certain, but it must be at least 30 years since a priest recited his Office in the church, let alone two on the same occasion.
Office and early morning Mass on an ordinary weekday. I am quite overwhelmed!
Deo gratias.
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