St John's Seminary at Wonersh tonight celebrated the admission to candidacy for Holy Orders of Daniel Kelly, David King, Jonathan Routh and John Chandler. They will be ordained Deacons in a few months. Normally I find it difficult to get to Wonersh for these occasions but I was delighted to be able to come down this afternoon. I'll stay overnight for the ceremony at 8am tomorrow when several students will be made Lectors and Acolytes. Unfortunately I cannot stay for Saturday when Gerald Hatton will be ordained Deacon.
The new Candidates have all just taken (and passed) my course in Sacramental Theology so I hope that I have given them some help for their future priestly ministry. It is great to see them coming closer to ordination.
After the ceremony this evening there was a special dinner, following which the students invited me down to the "Dive" (their Common Room) to continue the celebrations informally. The television was showing the crushing defeat of the Danes by Japan.
After the Mass and ceremonies tomorrow morning there is to be a celebratory breakfast and then I will have to speed back to the parish in the space between rush hours on the M25.
Please remember the seminarians in your prayers.
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:)This is great news. I'll say some prayers for their ministry.
Prayers from "across the pond" for the seminarians and newly ordained in England.
May our Lady protect them and St. Joseph be an inspiration to them to serve the Church, as he did our Lord, in hidden and obedient love.
We, here in the USA, are very fortunate to have many good bishops and a resurgence of religious life and consecrated life among the laity...may this be fruitful for "our Lady's dowry", England, the home of my ancestors, and many of our ancestors here in America. God love you all!
I look forward to the start! :o)
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