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Westminster Record | November 2015
‘The Most Powerful Message is Mercy’ the world, but also thos ,as we pray at Mass, ‘who have fallen asleep in the hope of the resurrection and all who have died in your mercy’. The Christian family extends beyond this world, and our bonds of love are stronger than death. November is the month of the Holy Souls, our dear and loved ones whom we commend to Christ and to his mercy. In this light, we carry a reflection in preparation for Advent, The Synod on the Family, which concluded last month, which this year is enriched by the beginning of the Year was not (as so many of Mercy. As we are called to commentators wished it to proclaim God’s mercy be) first and foremost a especially (but of course, not battleground over theology only!) from our pulpits, it is or canon law, but an fitting to focus on the great affirmation of the role of the pulpit of Westminster family, and its role in Cathedral, one of the founding and nurturing the principal places for our health, not merely of family proclamation of what Pope units, but also of the whole Francis calls the Lord’s most of society. We in Westminster powerful message: mercy. have been indeed fortunate The family of the Church that Cardinal Vincent has includes also the saints, and been participating in the this month it is the famous Synod throughout these medieval St Hugh of Lincoln, important weeks, and we saintly Carthusian bishop, carry a summary of his supremely tactful politician, reflections on the synod, as and friend of swans. Now well as his formal address to that’s what I call multithe assembled Fathers. tasking. For Catholics, family has an even wider association, the family of the Church includes not only our nearest relations and the faithful throughout
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The Two Cathedrals Blessed Sacrament procession, which happens annually between Westminster Cathedral and St George’s Cathedral in Southwark, took place on 3 October. The tradition began in thanksgiving for Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to the UK in 2010 and has continued as a sign of unity between the two dioceses ever since. Bishop Nicholas, who was originally ordained as a priest of the Diocese of Southwark, and is now an Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, led the procession which began at Westminster Cathedral and closed with Benediction at St George’s. Follow us on Twitter at: twitter.com/RCWestminster