For the past five years,
Mulier Fortis has organised a group of women and girls to hand out holy cards to the priests processing into St George's Cathedral on Maundy Thursday for the Chrism Mass, to thank the priests for their work and assure them of the prayers of women from the diocese. There used to be a group of feminists protesting outside in favour of the ordination of women and I know that many of my colleagues were very pleased to see such a "
counter demo" from women - although as Mac points out, it is not really a demo, just an expression of support for priests.
The
prayer cards for this year include text from the Holy Father's address to the Roman Major Seminary in February this year and the picture is the one of Our Lady of Trust which the Holy Father referred to in his address.
They will be meeting outside the Cathedral at 10.45am. The Mass starts at 11.15am. Gathering afterwards in the Three Stags pub from about 1.15pm.
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And now I've put the event on facebook...
Thanks for the links!
What a wonderful gesture!
God bless,
Tito of Custos Fidei
'group of women and girls'??? - steady there Fr Tim, there's a few of us chaps that turn out on the day! You can rest assured that Catholic men support our Priests as much as the women, well....er... OK perhaps maybe not quite as much as the women..., you know most men are a bit shy etc... er but, hey look at that motley group of fishermen and ne'er-do-wells that Our Lord chose as His Apostles, they all came good in the end. COME ON SOUTHWARK CHAPS - LET'S SEE MORE OF YOU ON THURSDAY TO GIVE OUR GREAT PRIESTS A CHEER!
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