Jesuit Martyrs at St Giles-in-the-Fields [Church of England] Recognised in a Memorial

Jesuits in Britain ^ | 1/21/19

[marshmallow]

The unveiling of a memorial for seven Jesuit martyrs at St Giles-in-the-Fields marked a true ecumenical moment. On Sunday 20th January, friends and representatives of the Catholic community and of the wider church gathered together with members of the Anglican community at the West End parish for a choral evening prayer and the dedication by Fr Dominic Robinson SJ, parish priest of Farm Street, of the commemorative plaque.

“We don’t come to faith from a vacuum, but rather from a tradition” Reverend Alan Carr, Rector of St Giles-in-the-Fields, said in his introduction to the service. With events like these, occurring particularly during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, the congregation has the opportunity to give thanks for the progress made as people explore differences in faith, recognising a shared path. The memorial reminds us of moment in the past we wish had never happened: by recognising those who sacrificed their lives for the Truth, we look at the past to build a better future together.

The Venerable Luke Miller, Archdeacon of London, and Bishop Paul McAleenan, Bishop of the Diocese of Westminster, were present at the service. The Mount Street Jesuit community, St Patrick’s Soho Square and St Giles-in-the-Fields have worked closely on this project and shared the cost.

The foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men (1 Cor 1:25)

In his sermon inspired by this verse from the First Letter to the Corinthians, the Venerable Luke Miller briefly traced the history of the burial of the seven Jesuits. King Charles II spared these priests, victims of the ‘Titus Oates Affair’, other wise known as the Popish Plot, the agonies of drawing and quartering. Rather he gave order that they were to be hanged until death and.......

[livius]

Different times, different Jesuits. They were actually Catholic then.