I’m Father Paul Francis Spencer c.p., a Passionist living at Saint Paul’s Retreat, Mount Argus, Dublin, where I work in the Vocations Office.
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Pax,
I was enjoying your blog, and have a little question…I do remember many years ago a Passionist Priest from Florida giving a Parish Mission, before my conversion, and I was impressed, and young (I’m am now 39) with his habit/cassock and symbol…do Passionists still wear this?
thanks.
Emile-James
Yes, our Habit and Sign (-we call that symbol the Passionist Sign) are still the same, as you can see from some of the photos.
And the Mantle?
I wouldn’t be without it in this weather, but I imagine it’s less useful in Botswana!
Hello Father Spencer,
You have a very informative blog.
I have a blog devoted specifically to St. Gemma Galgani located here:
http://stgemmagalgani.blogspot.com/
Perhaps you would consider putting a link to it in your “Sites of Passionist interest” section?
May the pasion of Christ be always in our hearts,
Glenn Dallaire
Reverend and Dear Father,
Laudetur Jesus Christus!
I am interested in your Novena in honor of the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary which you posted.
I noticed that for the 8th and 9th days, instead of the day’s specific prayers no prayers are indicated, but only two feasts are entered.
What particular prayers are to be prayed for the 8th and the 9th days besides the usual Novena prayers which are the same throughout the Novena?
Gratefully,
Friar Stephen, o.f.m.
Friar Stephen,
On the 8th and 9th days, we simply say the prayers which are said every day, as the other variable prayers relate to the particular sorrow of each of the first seven days. The liturgy of the last two days (the Feasts of the Holy Cross and Our Lady of Sorrows) gives the additional dimension for days 8 and 9.
I’d like to offer this story on my application that brings the prayer on iPhone.
I believe that prayer is Christian and Catholic from spreading. You wonder why you can publish the news and if you can spread it to your friends on your blog.
thanks
fr. Paolo Padrini
Vatican. iBreviary: Church pray with iPhone
Dear Sirs,
Editing and Friends of iBreviary,
iBreviary, as you know, it’s a new application for iPhone,
available from immediately in Spanish, French, English, Latin and Italian.
iBreviary offers the possibility, in a simple way and in a perfect “Apple
style”, to pray in mobility with the prayer of the Breviary.
It offers besides the readings of the Mass of the Day (Missal), as well as the
principal Catholic prayers.
The application, realized by me together with the technician and
developer Dimitri Giani, has got the applause and the encouragement
of the Vatican.
iBreviary has now reached its third updating.
This updating brings important changes:
– available application in version Italian and English
– available readings in English, French, Spanish, Latin and in Ambrosian Rite
– possibility to pray with the Compieta of the previous day
The application is available inside the app store to the price of
support for the developers of 0,79 cents (Euro), destinate to charity (www.dimix.it/ibreviary)
Besides, also Facebook will have his “digital Breviary”. Its name is
“Praybook” and it’s an available application on the most important social
network of the world.
The application allows to pray on line with the same prayers of iBreviary.
Thanks for everything.
father Paolo Padrini
http://www.dimix.it/ibreviary
http://www.americamagazine.org/blog/entry.cfm?blog_id=2&id=B229A854-1321-AEAA-D3C7465D8C8B5E1C
Fr.,
I seem to remember a Fr. Paul-Francis from the parish in Paris where I spent several years while growing up.
Could this, by chance, be you?
Kevin,
Yes, I was at Saint Joseph’s in Paris from 1989 to 1996.
Wonderful!
I started as an altar boy there in 1994. I am in my second year of theology as a seminarian for the Diocese of Trenton, New Jersey, USA now.
Funny who you meet on the internet!
-Kevin K.
Father Paul Francis, I just found your blog today, and I like it so much that I am including it in my sidebar links at my blog. God willing, I will be joining the Passionist Nuns of Whitesville, KY, in August of this year. Oremus pro invicem!
Hi Father Paul Francis, the Gregorio family misses you. We also miss our time with the three amigos, you, Father Anthony and Father Marius. God bless and thank you for video on youtube on your insights to the life of Saint Paul of the Cross.
Hello Father Spencer!
Just a note to let you know that along with the website devoted to St Gemma Galgani I have also developed a website devoted to St Paul of the Cross. I am hoping that perhaps you would consider adding a link to it somewhere on your website. The web address is:
http://www.saintpaulofthecross.com
*Note that both the St Paul of the Cross and also the St Gemma Galgani websites are free of any advertising.
Looking forward to St Paul of the Cross’ feast day this upcoming Tuesday, October 20.
~St Paul of the Cross, pray for us!
May God bless you and yours.
Glenn Dallaire
http://www.stgemmagalgani.com
http://www.saintpaulofthecross.com
Father Paul,
thank you for your Passio in Cordibus. It is really good.
Tiago, cp FAT
Hello Father Spencer,
My name is Olga, and I work with the Israeli Ministry of Tourism.
As you may know, this year Pope Benedict XVI has made his pilgrimage tour to Holy Land in a mission of peace and reconciliation. His Holiness defined his pilgrimage to the Holy Land as a visit to the birthplace of the Christian faith.
The Pontiff’s pilgrimage had taken him to Jerusalem, Nazareth and Bethlehem in May 2009.
Since the pope’s pilgrimage, number of catholics visiting the Holy Land has rapidly increased. Israeli Ministry of tourism has set up a website in order to supply more information which may help to a person, who is considering a pilgrimage or interested in Holy Land in general
You may view the website here:
http://www.holyland-pilgrimage.org/en/
Among the contents you can find on the website are:
1.Articles and images regarding all the holy places in Holy Land
2.One can sign for Newsletter in order to receive an updates
3.There are Google Maps of all the holy places in Holy Land
4.There are news and videos from Holy Land, which are being constantly updated
5.One can sign up for live updates at Twitter
6.One can join the group for all catholics who plan to visit the Holy Land in the near future, or who have just visited the holy Land at Facebook
If you find any content of the website as appropriate for your blog – you’re more than welcome to use and implement any of them, with the backlink to our site (just please email me a link to this post).
If you have any questions regarding the above, please don’t hesitate to contact me by email.
Thank you for your time and attention,
Olga
Ciao Padre,
finalmente dopo tanto tempo ti ho ritrovato. Spero che questo mio messaggio possa raggiungerti. Scrivimi se puoi. A presto e auguri per tutto. P. Giovanni B. Marino cp
Dimenticavo di dirti che ho molto apprezzato questo sito. E’ veramente bello. Sit semper in cordibus.