RADIO VATICANA REPORT;
Today is the Feast of St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Patron
of the Universal Church. It is also the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI’s “name
day”. The head of Vatican Radio’s English for Africa service, Fr. Moses
Hamungole, offered his reflections on the role of St. Joseph in the life of the
Church.
“Today is the day to celebrate fatherhood,” he said. “To be a father is not an easy challenge – there are many difficulties that go with it.” At the same time, Fr. Moses said, “We can look to St. Joseph, who quietly – as I would say, one of the ‘silent fathers’ – handled whatever needed to be handled.” Speaking of St. Joseph’s exemplary faith and wisdom, Fr. Moses said, “it is important [that fathers] pray for discernment, to pray for patience, to pray for these qualities, which can make one a good father.”
At the Sunday Angelus prayer, Pope Benedict thanked the faithful for all those who sustain him by their prayers, especially around his name day. Fr. Moses said it is extremely important to pray for the Pope, who is spiritual father to the whole Church. “If he has to discharge his ministry, he needs the spiritual support of every one of us.”
POPE CELEBRATES NAME DAY
RADIO VATICANA REPORT; Pope Benedict XVI and Italian prime minister Mario Monti exchanged best wishes in a brief telephone conversation on Monday. March 19th is the feast day of St. Joseph, and the “onomastic” or Name-day of Pope Benedict XVI, who was baptised Joseph Ratzinger. It is also the birthday of Monti, the head of Italy’s government.
The Holy Father’s Name-day was also celebrated here at the Vatican, where papal spokesman Father Federico Lombardi said the Pope is inspired by his patron saint:
“Saint Joseph guided his family ‘as one who serves.’ He teaches us that one can love without possessing, and he reveals to us the secret of living in the presence of mystery. In him there is no separation between faith and action, because his faith had a decisive effect on his actions. Joseph is a ‘just man’ because his existence is always ‘adjusted’ to the word of God. This is how the Pope spoke about his patron some time ago, in a beautiful sermon that expressed not only his devotion, but also the inspiration he receives from this humble and sublime model (March 18, 2009, Vespers in Yaounde).”
On behalf of everyone here at Vatican Radio, as well as for the members of the Vatican Television Centre (CTV) and the Press Office of the Holy See, Father Lombardi then addressed the Pope directly: “In this same spirit, we wish you a very happy Name Day, especially in light of your upcoming duties of faith and service. Best wishes, Holy Father!”
SOURCE : RADIO VATICANA
“Today is the day to celebrate fatherhood,” he said. “To be a father is not an easy challenge – there are many difficulties that go with it.” At the same time, Fr. Moses said, “We can look to St. Joseph, who quietly – as I would say, one of the ‘silent fathers’ – handled whatever needed to be handled.” Speaking of St. Joseph’s exemplary faith and wisdom, Fr. Moses said, “it is important [that fathers] pray for discernment, to pray for patience, to pray for these qualities, which can make one a good father.”
At the Sunday Angelus prayer, Pope Benedict thanked the faithful for all those who sustain him by their prayers, especially around his name day. Fr. Moses said it is extremely important to pray for the Pope, who is spiritual father to the whole Church. “If he has to discharge his ministry, he needs the spiritual support of every one of us.”
POPE CELEBRATES NAME DAY
RADIO VATICANA REPORT; Pope Benedict XVI and Italian prime minister Mario Monti exchanged best wishes in a brief telephone conversation on Monday. March 19th is the feast day of St. Joseph, and the “onomastic” or Name-day of Pope Benedict XVI, who was baptised Joseph Ratzinger. It is also the birthday of Monti, the head of Italy’s government.
The Holy Father’s Name-day was also celebrated here at the Vatican, where papal spokesman Father Federico Lombardi said the Pope is inspired by his patron saint:
“Saint Joseph guided his family ‘as one who serves.’ He teaches us that one can love without possessing, and he reveals to us the secret of living in the presence of mystery. In him there is no separation between faith and action, because his faith had a decisive effect on his actions. Joseph is a ‘just man’ because his existence is always ‘adjusted’ to the word of God. This is how the Pope spoke about his patron some time ago, in a beautiful sermon that expressed not only his devotion, but also the inspiration he receives from this humble and sublime model (March 18, 2009, Vespers in Yaounde).”
On behalf of everyone here at Vatican Radio, as well as for the members of the Vatican Television Centre (CTV) and the Press Office of the Holy See, Father Lombardi then addressed the Pope directly: “In this same spirit, we wish you a very happy Name Day, especially in light of your upcoming duties of faith and service. Best wishes, Holy Father!”
SOURCE : RADIO VATICANA
ASIA : JORDAN : CHARTER FOR PROTECTION OF CHRISTIANS IN ARAB COUNTRIES
ASIA NEWS
REPORT:
by Joseph Mahmoud
In Jordan, two days of meetings and discussions to shape the future of Christians in the Middle East. The event was attended by religious and secular scholars, Christian and Muslim from Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Iraq, Egypt, Sudan, Iran and Jordan itself. The goal: to preserve the Christian presence.
Amman (AsiaNews) - Under the patronage of the Jordanian Royal Institute for Interfaith Studies (Riifs), in collaboration with the Syrian Orthodox Archdiocese of Aleppo and the Mennonite Central Committee, Christian and Muslim, bishops and scholars have discussed the situation of Christians in the Middle East, in light of "current changes" and the upheavals caused by the Arab Spring. Starting from the question "Christianity in the East: where to now?" on March 12 and 13 in Amman - Jordan's capital - lay and religious from Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Iraq, Egypt, Sudan, Iran and Jordan have outlined points of common interest and divergence to safeguard the presence of the religious minority in the Arab Muslim-majority nations.
Professor Kamel Abu Jaber, Director of Riifs, opened the roundtable discussions emphasizing the importance of the current "context" in the Middle East. Afterwards, His Eminence Mar Gregorios Yohanna Ibrahim, Metropolitan of Aleppo, on behalf of the Syrian-Orthodox Church focused attention on the "crucial problem", the exodus of Christians from countries in the region for fear of conflict, violence and persecution. He also added that the religious minority are denied rights of "citizenship and equality" in some Arab nations.
In the past two days the meeting was also addressed by Jordanian Prince Hassan bin Talal, who explained that "the Christians are in every respect Arabs, and are the pioneers of Arab thought and revival." He also added that "they are authentic and genuine" citizens "of their countries." For this, he concludes, "cooperation between Christians and Muslims" should be increased for the good of our nations.
And it is the "active" Christian participation in and contribution to the growth of Arab nations the key repeatedly stressed by the speakers. Plus the need for greater collaboration between the two sides, together with enhanced visibility in the media, in order to strengthen the "awareness of the importance of the Christian presence in Arab societies."
At the end of the meetings, the attendees drafted a final document of guidelines for future work. Among these, the birth of a "committee" that will help achieve the objectives including - among others - Professor Kamel Abu Jaber, Jordan, the Syrian Metropolitan Mar Gregorios Yohanna Ibrahim, the Muslim scholar Ali Muhafza Jordanian and Archbishop of Kirkuk, Archbishop Louis Sako.
Finally, the Islamic-Christian leaders called for the effective implementation of the document (see AsiaNews 16/01/2012, Al-Azhar in defense of democracy and religious freedom) outlined by the Egyptian Al-Azhar University, based on principles of freedom, respect for human rights, equality between citizens, without discrimination of race or creed. Desire was expressed for a meeting - under the leadership of Al-Azhar - designed to consolidate and strengthen cooperation in the future. In this sense, Prince Ibn Talal of Jordan called for an " Arab Social Charter" regulating freedom and rights, by implementing the principles of social justice, human dignity and equality between citizens of one State.
SHARED FROM:
http://www.asianews.it/news-en/From-Amman,-a-Charter-for-the-rights-and-protection-of-Christians-in-Arab-countries-24270.html
by Joseph Mahmoud
In Jordan, two days of meetings and discussions to shape the future of Christians in the Middle East. The event was attended by religious and secular scholars, Christian and Muslim from Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Iraq, Egypt, Sudan, Iran and Jordan itself. The goal: to preserve the Christian presence.
Amman (AsiaNews) - Under the patronage of the Jordanian Royal Institute for Interfaith Studies (Riifs), in collaboration with the Syrian Orthodox Archdiocese of Aleppo and the Mennonite Central Committee, Christian and Muslim, bishops and scholars have discussed the situation of Christians in the Middle East, in light of "current changes" and the upheavals caused by the Arab Spring. Starting from the question "Christianity in the East: where to now?" on March 12 and 13 in Amman - Jordan's capital - lay and religious from Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Iraq, Egypt, Sudan, Iran and Jordan have outlined points of common interest and divergence to safeguard the presence of the religious minority in the Arab Muslim-majority nations.
Professor Kamel Abu Jaber, Director of Riifs, opened the roundtable discussions emphasizing the importance of the current "context" in the Middle East. Afterwards, His Eminence Mar Gregorios Yohanna Ibrahim, Metropolitan of Aleppo, on behalf of the Syrian-Orthodox Church focused attention on the "crucial problem", the exodus of Christians from countries in the region for fear of conflict, violence and persecution. He also added that the religious minority are denied rights of "citizenship and equality" in some Arab nations.
In the past two days the meeting was also addressed by Jordanian Prince Hassan bin Talal, who explained that "the Christians are in every respect Arabs, and are the pioneers of Arab thought and revival." He also added that "they are authentic and genuine" citizens "of their countries." For this, he concludes, "cooperation between Christians and Muslims" should be increased for the good of our nations.
And it is the "active" Christian participation in and contribution to the growth of Arab nations the key repeatedly stressed by the speakers. Plus the need for greater collaboration between the two sides, together with enhanced visibility in the media, in order to strengthen the "awareness of the importance of the Christian presence in Arab societies."
At the end of the meetings, the attendees drafted a final document of guidelines for future work. Among these, the birth of a "committee" that will help achieve the objectives including - among others - Professor Kamel Abu Jaber, Jordan, the Syrian Metropolitan Mar Gregorios Yohanna Ibrahim, the Muslim scholar Ali Muhafza Jordanian and Archbishop of Kirkuk, Archbishop Louis Sako.
Finally, the Islamic-Christian leaders called for the effective implementation of the document (see AsiaNews 16/01/2012, Al-Azhar in defense of democracy and religious freedom) outlined by the Egyptian Al-Azhar University, based on principles of freedom, respect for human rights, equality between citizens, without discrimination of race or creed. Desire was expressed for a meeting - under the leadership of Al-Azhar - designed to consolidate and strengthen cooperation in the future. In this sense, Prince Ibn Talal of Jordan called for an " Arab Social Charter" regulating freedom and rights, by implementing the principles of social justice, human dignity and equality between citizens of one State.
SHARED FROM:
http://www.asianews.it/news-en/From-Amman,-a-Charter-for-the-rights-and-protection-of-Christians-in-Arab-countries-24270.html
AMERICA : BISHOPS CALL FOR NATIONAL PRAYER CAMPAIGN FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
USCCB
REPORT:
WASHINGTON—The Administrative Committee of the United
States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), at its March 13-14 meeting in
Washington, called for a nationwide prayer campaign for protection of religious
freedom and conscience rights from several threats, including the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services mandate that forces employers, including
religious ones, to provide contraception/sterilization in their health plans.
“We call upon the Catholic faithful, and all people of faith, throughout
our country to join us in prayer and penance for our leaders and for the
restoration of our First Freedom—religious liberty—which is not only protected
in the laws and customs of our great Nation, but rooted in the teachings of our
great Tradition,” the bishops said in “United for Religious Freedom” a March 14
statement. “Prayer is the ultimate source of our strength—for without God, we
can do nothing; but with God, all things are possible.”
To support the effort, the USCCB has posted prayer resources at www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/religious-liberty/conscience-protection/resources-on-conscience-protection.cfm.
The heart of the campaign is a new “Prayer for Religious Liberty” prayer cards, in English and Spanish, and available electronically. They can be downloaded and printed locally. Bulk packages of prayer cards will soon be available. English-language prayer cards feature the image of Mary Immaculate; Spanish-language cards feature Our Lady of Guadalupe. They may be ordered at www.usccbpublishing.organd ready for shipping in April.
The full text of “United for Religious Freedom,” prayer campaign resources, and related information on religious liberty and conscience rights, are at www.usccb.org/conscience.
WASHINGTON—The Administrative Committee of the United
States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), at its March 13-14 meeting in
Washington, called for a nationwide prayer campaign for protection of religious
freedom and conscience rights from several threats, including the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services mandate that forces employers, including
religious ones, to provide contraception/sterilization in their health plans.
To support the effort, the USCCB has posted prayer resources at www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/religious-liberty/conscience-protection/resources-on-conscience-protection.cfm.
The heart of the campaign is a new “Prayer for Religious Liberty” prayer cards, in English and Spanish, and available electronically. They can be downloaded and printed locally. Bulk packages of prayer cards will soon be available. English-language prayer cards feature the image of Mary Immaculate; Spanish-language cards feature Our Lady of Guadalupe. They may be ordered at www.usccbpublishing.organd ready for shipping in April.
The full text of “United for Religious Freedom,” prayer campaign resources, and related information on religious liberty and conscience rights, are at www.usccb.org/conscience.
AFRICA : CHURCH LEADERS CONCERNED OVER KONY VIDEO
Cisa News REPORT
GULU, March 16, 2012 (CISA)
-A film detailing atrocities committed by the Northern Uganda rebel leader
Joseph Kony has become an Internet sensation, but faith leaders in the region
said they fear the production will cause further trauma to the population who
are recovering from a 23-year brutal war.
GULU, March 16, 2012 (CISA)
-A film detailing atrocities committed by the Northern Uganda rebel leader
Joseph Kony has become an Internet sensation, but faith leaders in the region
said they fear the production will cause further trauma to the population who
are recovering from a 23-year brutal war.
The 30-minute film, titled Kony 2012, was
released on March 5 by Invisible Children, a charity organisation based in San
Diego, California.
It has put fresh global attention on atrocities
committed by the Ugandan rebel group called the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA),
but also attracted praise and criticism from faith leaders, the conflict’s
victims and the public.
“While it publicizes the problem, we see it as
being outdated. It should have been released in 2003 … but now that it is
drawing a new attention to the problem, we would like the international
community to find ways of stopping Kony. He is still there,” Anglican Bishop
Johnson Gakumba of Northern Uganda diocese told ENInews in a telephone interview
on March 14 from Gulu town.
“Our proposal is dialogue, since we believe the
military option will not help,” added Gakumba, who is also the chairperson of
the Acholi Religious Leaders Peace Initiatives (ARLPI), an inter-faith peace and
transformation group which has been responding to the conflict since 1997.
Within a week of its unveiling on the Internet,
the film has been viewed 78 million times (and counting) on You tube with more
than three million people sharing it on Facebook.
“Our concern is that it reminds us of war when
the people were starting to recover. The reminder is likely to traumatize those
who were affected. We are concerned it sends a different message of war and
appeals to a military option to end the conflict. Our view is peace negotiations
are the best option,” said Sheikh Musa Khalil, the Kadhi of the Muslim region of
northern Uganda in an interview.
The film tells the story of the rebel leader’s
brutal tactics through the eyes of a former child soldier named Jacob. It then
calls on viewers to help “make Joseph Kony famous” so that he can be
stopped.
But the ARLPI said its members watched it
hoping to find peaceful solutions to the conflict, only to find sensational
messages. “It lacks the current facts of the LRA activities. It misrepresents
the current situation on the ground and is full of over simplified
justifications,” said the statement.
The film, whose purpose is to promote charity
to stop the fugitive, has received support from global celebrities such as Oprah
Winfrey and raised USD$5 million, according to reports.
In the city of Bangassou in the Central Africa
Republic where the LRA is said to have moved from northern Uganda, Catholic
Bishop Juan Jos Aguirre said the film had the merit to bring the war to the
world’s attention.
“I have counted every tear of these people and
I encourage them not to lose hope,” Aguirre was quoted in news reports as
saying.
SOURCE : CISA
AUSTRALIA : COPTS REMEMBER SHENOUDA III
- Catholic Communications, Sydney Archdiocese, REPORT
19 Mar 2012
Coptic Pope Shenouda III visited
Australia six times
Australia six times
"His Holiness served for more than four decades as the Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church; in this time with the grace of God, he has impacted profoundly on the lives of those who are within and outside the Church," says the Very Rev Father Tadros Simon, Vicar General of the Coptic Orthodox Sydney Diocese. "He will be remembered as the charismatic spiritual leader of this era, the Athanasius of the 21st Century."
Known to many as Baba Shenouda, the Pope of Alexandria and 117th Patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church, Pope Shenouda III was spiritual leader to Egypt's 10 million Copts as well as the more than 3-5 million Copts worldwide, including Australia's 80,000-strong Coptic community.
Yesterday, Melbourne's Copts joined Bishop Suriel, the leader of the Australian Coptic Orthodox Church to mourn the passing of their popular and charismatic Patriarch. For Bishop Suriel, the death was particularly poignant.
Secretary to Pope Shenouda III for five years, he broke down in tears during his morning sermon yesterday. "He left his mark on his church and his people. He got on well with Muslims, was a great ascetic and scholar, wrote more than 120 books and some very beautiful poetry in Arabic," Bishop Suriel said, and reminded the faithful of the six visits Pope Shenouda had made to Australia and his love of the country and pride in the work being carried out by the Coptic Church, and in Coptic schools in Melbourne and Sydney.
St Mary and St Mina's Coptic Christian
Cathedral
at Bexley
at Bexley
A religious thinker, charismatic and known for his sense of humour and quiet diplomacy, Pope Shenouda III led Egypt's minority Christians for 41 years. For several years the Coptic Pontiff had suffered lung and liver problems. Finally on Saturday, 17 March at the age of 88 he lost his struggle.
Patriarch of the Copts who trace their origins back to the time of St Mark the Apostle, believed to have brought Christianity to Egypt, Pope Shenouda III fought to protect Egypt's ethnic minority in the face of increasing persecution and tensions between Christians and Muslim fundamentalists.
With his death, there is great fear in the vacuum left by his passing, the escalating tensions between Islam extremists and Egypt's Christian minority will be exacerbated. During his leadership as Patriarch, the Coptic Pontiff often found himself in an invidious position. Wary of speaking out too loudly in defence of his flock in case he was accused of fomenting sectarian divisions among Egypt's people, he was equally aware he could not stand idly by while Egypt's Christians suffered violent attacks on themselves, their businesses and their churches.
Egyptian Coptic Christians touch a portrait of
their late
Patriarch before entering the Cairo Cathedral
to view his body
Patriarch before entering the Cairo Cathedral
to view his body
From then on, Pope Shenouda worked more quietly to protect his people and it is a measure of his tact and careful diplomacy that at the time of his death, he had won the respect of all sides.
Since news of his death became public at the weekend, political leaders including Australia's Prime Minister, Julia Gillard have paid tribute to the Coptic Patriarch.
"On behalf of all Australians I offer my condolences to the Coptic community in this very said hour," the Prime Minister said. "We know the 10 million Coptic Christians in Egypt and millions more worldwide have lost their Patriarch at a most difficult time in their history. I also know the Australian Coptic community looks to events in Egypt with great anxiety for their fellow faithful and their holy places. I want them to know today that the Copts of Egypt are not without friends in the world, or in Australia."
Born Nazeer Gayed on 3 August, 1923 in a town 200 km south of Cairo, he took an early interest in religion. But on leaving school, rather than theology he studied history at Cairo University and on graduation in 1947 entered the military as a soldier. He swapped his uniform after a few years to become a journalist and a teacher before discovering his true vocation and entering Cairo's Orthodox Seminary.
His Holiness Pope Shenouda III
who died on Saturday
who died on Saturday
The Coptic Pontiff had a good relationship with Hosni Mubarak, who released him from his exile in 1985, but since the toppling of Mubarak in February last year, the Egypt's Christians have faced escalating attacks not only from Muslims but from hardline security forces and the military.
In October last year during a peaceful demonstration by Copts to protest the burning of their churches, they were set on by Islamic extremists and then by tanks and army personnel carriers. More than 24 Copts were killed and many more injured. But no one has been brought to justice for these killings and the Interim Government's inquiry led nowhere.
Official mourning of His Holiness, Pope Shenouda III began in Egypt yesterday with many hundreds of thousands crowding into Cairo's Abbassiya Cathedral to view the embalmed body of their Patriarch lying near the altar and dressed in his elaborate gold robes of office.
Tomorrow, Tuesday 20 March, the funeral for the Coptic Pontiff will be held followed by burial at the Monastery at Wadi Al-Natroun where he spent his four years of exile from 1981 to 1985.
http://www.sydneycatholic.org/news/latest_news/2012/2012319_45.shtml
EUROPE : GREAT BRITAIN : RIP FR. EDWARD MURPHY
IND. CATH.
NEWS REPORT: 
Fr Eddie Murphy
Fr Edward (Eddie) Murphy, died following a car accident on Friday, 16 March, while driving to the home of his mother near Waterford City after attending the Assembly of the Gentili Province (Rosminians) in Dublin.
Fr Eddie was parish priest of Wisbech, East Anglia, for just under a year; prior to that he had been parish priest in Neath, Sth Wales which was his first parish appointment after his ordination in March 2007.
He joined the Institute of Charity (Rosminians) in 1976, coming from a period of study at Osterley. Amongst those in the novitiate house at the time was the future bishop, John Arnold, who was eventually to ordain him.
Fr Eddie was dyslexic, something which caused him great frustration over the years. But he was extraordinarily determined and in the late 80s he successfully completed a degree course in computing, which he used to great advantage. His lifetime dream was to become a priest and after three attempts at studying for the priesthood was ordained in 2007.
Prior to his ordination he had served in various Rosminian parishes and houses, assisting with the establishment of computer systems. For a couple of years he had full time employment with the Church Army in London.
Wherever he worked, whether in schools, parish or religious community Eddie, or Ted as he was known to his family, endeared himself to both adults and children alike. He brought with him a charming vivacious personality along with his many gifts and talents. He was especially sympathetic to the needs of the poor and marginalised and his door was always open to those in difficulty. “No, “I can’t”, or “it’s impossible” were words rarely found in Eddie’s life.
He loved music and could play a number of instruments including the piano, but his favourite was the flute, and he was well on his way to becoming an accomplished fluatist.
Fr Eddie’s wish was to be buried in Ireland and that wish was fulfilled when he was laid to rest among his Rosminian brethren in St Patricks Cemetery Clonmel, just a short few miles from his home in Waterford. His sudden passing leaves a tremendous void but he leaves behind a legacy of love, laughter, and good deeds and he goes to God, whom he loved above all with those good works gone before him. May his rest in peace.
The Rosminians say: 'We convey our deepest expressions of sympathy to Fr Eddie's mother and brothers and sisters."
Fr Edward MURPHY IC BSc. 1954 - 2012
http://www.indcatholicnews.com/news.php?viewStory=20067
Fr Eddie Murphy
Fr Edward (Eddie) Murphy, died following a car accident on Friday, 16 March, while driving to the home of his mother near Waterford City after attending the Assembly of the Gentili Province (Rosminians) in Dublin.
Fr Eddie was parish priest of Wisbech, East Anglia, for just under a year; prior to that he had been parish priest in Neath, Sth Wales which was his first parish appointment after his ordination in March 2007.
He joined the Institute of Charity (Rosminians) in 1976, coming from a period of study at Osterley. Amongst those in the novitiate house at the time was the future bishop, John Arnold, who was eventually to ordain him.
Fr Eddie was dyslexic, something which caused him great frustration over the years. But he was extraordinarily determined and in the late 80s he successfully completed a degree course in computing, which he used to great advantage. His lifetime dream was to become a priest and after three attempts at studying for the priesthood was ordained in 2007.
Prior to his ordination he had served in various Rosminian parishes and houses, assisting with the establishment of computer systems. For a couple of years he had full time employment with the Church Army in London.
Wherever he worked, whether in schools, parish or religious community Eddie, or Ted as he was known to his family, endeared himself to both adults and children alike. He brought with him a charming vivacious personality along with his many gifts and talents. He was especially sympathetic to the needs of the poor and marginalised and his door was always open to those in difficulty. “No, “I can’t”, or “it’s impossible” were words rarely found in Eddie’s life.
He loved music and could play a number of instruments including the piano, but his favourite was the flute, and he was well on his way to becoming an accomplished fluatist.
Fr Eddie’s wish was to be buried in Ireland and that wish was fulfilled when he was laid to rest among his Rosminian brethren in St Patricks Cemetery Clonmel, just a short few miles from his home in Waterford. His sudden passing leaves a tremendous void but he leaves behind a legacy of love, laughter, and good deeds and he goes to God, whom he loved above all with those good works gone before him. May his rest in peace.
The Rosminians say: 'We convey our deepest expressions of sympathy to Fr Eddie's mother and brothers and sisters."
Fr Edward MURPHY IC BSc. 1954 - 2012
http://www.indcatholicnews.com/news.php?viewStory=20067
TODAY'S MASS ONLINE : MON. MARCH 19, 2012
Matthew 1: 16, 18 - 21, 24 | |
| 16 | and Jacob the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ. |
| 18 | Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child of the Holy Spirit; |
| 19 | and her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly. |
| 20 | But as he considered this, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit; |
| 21 | she will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins." |
| 24 | When Joseph woke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him; he took his wife, |
TODAY'S SAINT : MARCH 19 : ST. JOSEPH
St. Joseph
SPOUSE OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY AND FOSTER
FATHER OF JESUS
Feast: March 19
SOURCE: http://www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/J/stjoseph.asp#ixzz1pYqBySwA
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