61st anniversary of St. Pius X Church

From Left: Msgr. Terrence Montrose, Fr. Carl Philadelphia, Fr. Joel Thompson SJ and Deacon Joseph Oguejiofor at the blessing of the cornerstone at St Pius X church’s 61st anniversary, August 21st 2022.

Last Sunday, August 21st, the church of St. Pius X, invited to partake of breakfast, which was followed West La Penitence, Georgetown, celebrated it’s by a time of socialising and the playing of a variety Patronal Feast Mass and 61st anniversary, as well of games, followed by lunch.❖ as Parish Priest Msgr. Terrence Montrose’s 47th anniversary of ordination to the priesthood. The celebration began with the blessing of the cornerstone by Assistant Parish Priest Fr. Carl Philadelphia, which was followed by a sacred dance by the St. Pius X Dance Group. The Mass was celebrated by Fr. Joel Thompson SJ, along with Msgr. Montrose and Fr. Carl Philadelphia. Deacon Joseph Oguejiofor, who will be ordained to the priesthood in September, assisted. Parishioners of St. Pius X were joined in the celebration by parishioners of the other two communities in the South Georgetown Cluster of Parishes Our Lady of the Mount, Meadow Bank; and Holy Spirit, North Ruimveldt; as well as persons from the Cathedral parish. Gifts were presented to Msgr. Montrose, as well as to Fr. Joel, Fr. Carl, and Deacon Joseph. Gifts were also presented to several parishioners as a token of appreciation of their dedicated service in their various ministries. After the Mass concluded, the St. Pius X Dance Group performed another dance, and all present were

Augustine was born in North Africa in 354 AD. A Christian at 33, a priest at 36, a bishop at 41: Many people are familiar with the biographical sketch of Augustine of Hippo, sinner turned saint. But really to get to know the man is a rewarding experience. There quickly surfaces the intensity with which he lived his life, whether his path led away from or toward God. The tears of his mother, the instructions of Ambrose and, most of all, God himself speaking to him in the Scriptures redirected Augustine’s love of life to a life of love. Having been so deeply immersed in creaturepride of life in his early days and having drunk deeply of its bitter dregs, it is not surprising that Augustine should have turned, with a holy fierceness, against the many demon-thrusts rampant in his day. His times were truly decadent—politically, socially, morally. He was both feared and loved, like the Master. The perennial criticism leveled against him: a fundamental rigorism. In his day, he providentially fulfilled the office of prophet. Like Jeremiah and other greats, he was hard-pressed but could not keep quiet. “I say to myself, I will not mention him,/I will speak in his name no more./But then it becomes like fire burning in my heart,/ imprisoned in my bones;/I grow weary holding it in,/I cannot endure it” (Jeremiah 20:9). ❖ [http://www.americancatholic.org ]