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contents Issue 168 September 2018
Welcome On Friday this week we welcome delegates to Adoremus, the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage and Congress as they arrive in Liverpool for three days of celebration over next weekend. On Friday delegates will attend the Adoremus Symposium Day: Exploring the place of Eucharistic Adoration which will take place at the ACC Liverpool.
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Adoremus National eucharistic Congress and Pilgrimage
Saturday is the Adoremus Congress Day which will reflect on the centrality of the Eucharist and will take place at the Echo Arena with Bishop Robert Barron as the main speaker. Meanwhile, the Adoremus Youth Congress will take place in the ACC Auditorium where Katie Prejean McGrady will speak. Sunday will see two Pilgrim Masses at the Metropolitan Cathedral followed by a Eucharistic Procession at 1.00 pm; the procession is open to all and people will be welcome at the Cathedral. There is also a ‘Parallel Programme’ of events to support the Congress which will take place at venues throughout the City, including talks, discussions, workshops, prayer opportunities and cultural events. We publish the full programme this month.
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Cover: Sodality Chapel at St Francis Xavier, Liverpool
The coming days will be a time of prayer, a time of reflection and a time of grace for us all.
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From the Archbishop’s Desk
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Main Feature Liverpool awaits Adoremus National Eucharistic Congress
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Adoremus Parallel Programme
Liverpool Archdiocese is proud to welcome the National Eucharistic Congress, Adoremus, to our city. To show off our Catholic heritage is encouraging to Christians of all persuasions, and hopefully even to those of other faiths in these secular times.
10 News From around the Archdiocese
Our common human values are deeply rooted in the Body of Christ. The value we give to life from conception to natural death, our search for peace and our care for the poor, are given purpose and energy by the Word that became flesh. Jesus said, ‘I am the Bread of Life’ (John 6:35), and that will be real for the many pilgrims to Liverpool as they are fed with the Blessed Eucharist in the celebrations of Holy Mass and Adoration and the great events in the Echo arena.
35 Profile Father Denis Blackledge SJ A helping hand in an award winning drama
The ‘fringe’ events on the parallel programme are an opportunity to dig deeper into the meaning of the Eucharist. It is in these discussions, exhibitions, parties and performances that the true heart of what it means to be a Catholic Christian will be found.
38 Lourdes Diary Chloe Chester’s reflections
The warm, funny and friendly Catholics of Liverpool will make it very clear that the Eucharist is a place of welcome where the joy and mercy of Jesus is to be found. The Eucharist is an invitation to everyone: ‘Taste and see that the Lord is good’ (Psalm 34:8). The challenge facing us in the wake of Adoremus will be to find ways to remove the man-made obstacles that block the way to the Lord. Most Rev Malcolm McMahon OP Archbishop of Liverpool Editor Peter Heneghan
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37 Sunday Reflections Liturgy and Life
40 What’s On Whats happening in the Archdiocese 41 Cathedral Record Postcards from Spain 43 Pic Extras Mums the word News from the KSC 44 Pic Life The kindness of strangers leaves a lasting mark 46 Letter from Wonersh Peter Murphy
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