THE
P RTAL
July 2017
Page 17
News from the Ordinariate
Sunday 4 th June 2017
T he Statue
of Our Lady of Walsingham,
consecrated by Mgr Keith at Belmont Abbey in
2015, has now been given a permanent place of honour
in the Church of St Basil and St Gwladys at Rogerstone
in Cardiff, the new home of the Ordinariate in South
Wales.
Solemn Mass of Pentecost at the Wales (SE)
Ordinariate Mission based at the church of St Basil
and St Gwladys in Rogerstone, Newport. Their new
Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham was blessed at the
end of Mass, before the singing of the Regina Coeli.
In view of the events the previous night, Mass was
offered for the victims of the terrorist atrocity at
London Bridge and Borough.
Fr Bernard Sixtus blesses the new Shrine of Our Lady
of Walsingham in St Basil and St Gwladys, Cardiff
Archbishop at Precious Blood London Bridge
O
n Sunday 11th June Archbishop Peter Priest of the Church of the Most Precious Blood,
in Borough, close to London Bridge, who was
snapped offering cups of tea to police officers, by
communications manager Gawain Towler who posted
the heartwarming picture on Twitter. The photograph
In the wake of the atrocity on London Bridge and went ‘viral’ (Twitter terminology!) around the world.
around Borough Market at the beginning of June the
parish was keen to bring together the whole Catholic
Community who live, work and study in the Borough
and Bankside area on the Solemnity of The Most
Holy Trinity to remember the dead and injured, to
give thanks for the swift and courageous response of
the Police and Emergency services and to pray for a
change in heart among those who seek to disrupt the
life of the nation.
Smith of the Archdiocese of Southwark presided
at the 11am Mass with Fr Christopher Pearson in the
Church of the Most Precious Blood, London Bridge.
The day after the horrifying events around Borough
Market, the early Sunday Mass had to be cancelled
because the church was inside the cordoned off area.
By the time of the Parish Mass the police had created
a safe passage and escorted people to and from mass.
This month’s P ortal cover photograph shows Fr
Christopher Pearson of the Ordinariate and Parish
Coat of Arms Lapel Badge
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Julian Seimens was confirmed by Mgr Keith Newton in
St Joseph’s, Weston-Super-Mare, on Sunday 11th June
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