Closing a Door

As you probably know, my father died last year. During the three months of his illness, and for about six months after his death, I stayed at home with my mother at night, coming to the monastery during the day. I will always be grateful to the Passionist Community here at Saint Mungo’s for the [...]

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Travels

To Dublin tomorrow for the funeral of Father Anthony’s sister, Pat, then to Crossgar for a Passionist Vocations Retreat, returning Sunday night. Then…
Catholic Chaplaincy
Glasgow Caledonian University
Lent Retreat 2008
FOLLOWING CHRIST
A LUNCH-TIME RETREAT
with Father Paul Francis C.P.
(Monday 10th – Thursday 14th March,
at 12.10)
The Retreat session includes Mass
In the Faith and Belief Centre
(Ground Floor of the Harley [...]

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Vestition

The Bavarian-Austrian Vice-Province of the Five wounds reports last Sunday’s clothing (or vestition) of two novices, Confrater Markus of the Suffering Jesus in Gethsemane and Confrater Johannes of the Immaculate. They received the habit on Laetare Sunday, 2 March. Here are the crosses and crowns of thorns prepared for the vestition ceremony.

The Provincial, Father Gregor, [...]

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Happy Birthday, Checchino

Today, as well as being Saint David’s Day, is the 170th anniversary of the birth of Saint Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows. Baptised Francesco (from which comes the family nickname Checchino) at the same baptismal font as Saint Francis of Assisi, Gabriel died on 27 February 1862, just two days before his twenty-fourth birthday. [...]

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