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

Friday, June 12, 2009

Solemn Pontifical Mass at Our Lady of Walsingham

A Solemn Pontifical Mass celebrated by His Eminence Daniel Cardinal DiNardo, with Bishop Vann of Fort Worth and pastor, Fr. James Moore assisting. The Mass was a votive Mass of the Holy Spirit, and the music was provided by the Chorus Angelorum. The Ordinary was "Mass for Five Voices" by William Byrd.
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