Posted on 04/27/2020 5:52:55 PM PDT by marshmallow
CNA Staff, Apr 23, 2020 / 03:00 pm MT (CNA).- English Catholics must avoid “any sense of self-pity” over church closures, Cardinal Vincent Nichols said at a Mass honoring workers in hospitals and care homes.
Speaking via livestream from an empty Westminster Cathedral in London April 23, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, who is Archbishop of Westminster and head of the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, paid tribute to the “quiet heroes” on the front line of the coronavirus crisis.
“For most of us, our part in this effort is so different,” the cardinal said. “Yes, deprivations are placed on us, including not being able, as yet, to return to our churches and sacraments, a deprivation we feel very deeply indeed. Yet we beware of any sense of self-pity as we play our part in these life-saving disciplines.”
The cardinal told Catholics watching online that “In all of this we are comforted by the unwavering presence of our Blessed Lord.”
“We must have eyes to see Him in every place, in every moment. Our prayer must be steadfast, for there is no doubt that the power of God is both needed and moving in this epic struggle. This evening we renew that prayer for God’s strength and inspiration for these quiet heroes of today even as we get ready to applaud them.”
Public liturgies were suspended in England March 20 and churches closed a few days later. Bishops in the country have faced mounting calls from Catholics to reopen churches and allow congregations at Masses while respecting social distancing rules.
A video by lay Catholics appealing for churches to be reopened has been viewed more than 3,000 times since it was posted April 22. A spokesman for the English and Welsh responded to the appeal April 23, acknowledging that the.......
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May I be the first to say “Barf?” What we’re angry at is the bishops who ran off and practically crushed each other to death trying to get out the door before they slammed it in our faces.
there will be less Churches and parochial schools after this with the economy tanked as who can afford to donate
We are all Chinese now.
John 10:11-13
11 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
12 He who is a hireling and not a shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees; and the wolf snatches them and scatters them.
13 He flees because he is a hireling and cares nothing for the sheep.
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