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
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Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Called to Be Holy Novena Booklet

As promised, here is the link to the booklet of readings and prayers for the nine days of the Called to be Holy Novena from 15th to 23rd May.
The spiritual writers/writings included are as follows:
  • Day 1 – The Dream of the Rood (8th C)
  • Day 2 – St. Bede on Hilda and Cædmon of Whitby (7th C)
  • Day 3 – The Cloud of Unknowing (14th C)
  • Day 4 – Julian of Norwich (14th-15th C)
  • Day 5 – Lancelot Andrewes (16th-17th C)
  • Day 6 – Thomas Ken (17th-18th C)
  • Day 7 – Blessed John Henry Newman (19th C)
  • Day 8 – Evelyn Underhill (19th-20th C)
  • Day 9 – Michael Ramsey (20th C)
Regarding the use of the Novena materials please refer to the Introduction of the booklet, written by former Anglican Deacon Antonia Lyn and our own Ordinariate Expats spiritual director, Fr. Scott Anderson.
We encourage you all to join the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham in this spiritual exercise and in praying for the success of the events which each Ordinariate group will hold for all comers during or at some time after the Novena.