Fr Rory Writes

“and after this our exile, show unto us

the blessed fruit of thy womb Jesus”.

On the horizon is what I believe will be the greatest Feast of all “The Feast of Christ the King”.  We were especially blessed when at our seminary by one of our professors, Fr Seamus Ryan.  He presented us with a great vision of faith.  Some few years later as a priest, this vision took shape for me on my journey back to my parish while returning from holidays, mostly from home in Ireland, and by car.  For the first part of the journey all the thoughts were from home.  After a while this was overruled by the requirement to make the journey….  and then the focus upon the end of the journey, and what is in store for when we reach our destination. 

So the Feast of Christ the King is our destination.  Christ will come in all His glory.  When Cormac Murphy O’Connor  was our Bishop, it was designated “Youth Sunday” and celebrated as such.  Please God, this year will have a very special celebration through the baptism of a young person, Harvey, who has joined our parish community this year.  He is part of our new generation, the fruits of our children’s liturgy that has quietly developed over the past years.  Please God, first fruits.  We must hope, work and pray in the days, weeks and please God, years to come.  We live in a time of great threat.  Very difficult times to come.  For the love of God, pray and pray earnestly, pray constantly and never loose heart.