Carlos Antonio Palad at Rorate Caeli reports on the Diocese of Frejus-Toulon. Next month, Bishop Dominique Rey will be ordaining two priests according to the usus antiquior of the Roman Rite. Both will be priests of the diocese. The diocese opens its doors to seminarians who wish to become priests of the diocese while continuing to prefer the usus antiquior.The policy does not seem to have brought about the disastrous division that many might instinctively fear. As well as the two ordinations scheduled for September, Bishop Rey ordained 14 priests and 11 deacons in the newer form last June. That all sounds pretty healthy for a French diocese.
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The diocese of Frejus Toulon is probably the most amazing in France at the moment. It is a living example of true catholicity, with many vocations and ordinations every year, a laboratory for the Catholic Church in the 21st century western world. Bishop Rey, initially from the charismatic Emmanuel Community, has welcomed many new communities in his diocese (27 listed on the diocese website!) from the full spectrum of catholic movements. For example, his previous vicar general, Mgr Marc Aillet, in charge of the new communities, was from the traditional Community of Saint Martin. Mgr Aillet is now the new and great bishop of Bayonne, where he has already started a great revival of the diocese in just a few months.
For those understanding French, I urge you to listen to Mgr Rey’s famous homily at the Chrism Mass this year, with 200 priests of the diocese. It unusually ended with a big round of applause from the congregation….
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8xt1h_le-courage-de-la-verite-homelie-de_news
full text: http://www.diocese-frejus-toulon.com/Le-courage-de-la-verite.html
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