The first principle of the Ordinariate is then about Christian unity. St. Basil the Great, the Church’s greatest ecumenist, literally expended his life on the work of building bridges between orthodox brethren who shared a common faith, but who had become separated from one another in a Church badly fragmented by heresy and controversy. He taught that the work of Christian unity requires deliberate and ceaseless effort...St. Basil often talked with yearning about the archaia agape, the ancient love of the apostolic community, so rarely seen in the Church of his day. This love, he taught, is a visible sign that the Holy Spirit is indeed present and active, and it is absolutely essential for the health of the Church.

- Msgr. Jeffrey Steenson, Homily on the Occasion of his Formal Institution as Ordinary

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Video excerpts from Fr. Cornelius' First Mass at St. Alban's Rochester

The Fellowship of St. Alban in Rochester, NY has posted excerpts from Fr. John Cornelius' First Anglican Use Mass, which you may view via YouTube.

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  1. AnonymousJanuary 29, 2013 at 5:05 PM

    Congratulations and Godspeed, Father John

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