THE P RTAL
March 2017 Page 3
Portal Comment
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Will Burton points us in the right direction
The Papal Nuncio
There can hardly be a member of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham who is not grateful to His Eminence Archbishop Antonio Mennini , the outgoing Papal Nuncio , for his encouragement and support . As Mgr Keith Newton said , he has been a real friend to us . None of us will ever forget that smile !
Elsewhere in this issue of The Portal is an account of the farewell mass for him at Westminster cathedral . We shall miss him .
Amoris Laetitia
Fr Nicholas Leviseur has written some thoughts on Bishop Steven Lopes ’ letter , “ A pledged troth ; a pastoral letter on Amoris Laetitia ”. The Holy Father ’ s Amoris Laetitia has been the subject of much discussion around the world , and in the secular as well as the catholic press . The Bishops of Germany and Malta have issued some guide-lines , but as we go to press , the Conference of Catholic Bishops of England and Wales has not followed suit .
Bishop Lopes has written some wise and thoughtful words on the subject . His letter may be found at http :// tiny . cc / lopes-pastoral . . . and Pope Francis ’ Amoris Laetitia at http :// tiny . cc / amoris-laetitia
Ordinariate members ought to read both of these documents .
Ordinariate Finances
As The Portal goes around the country visiting the various Groups , the subject of Ordinariate finances does crop up from time to time . We thought it was time we went to the people who know about our finances , Mgr John Broadhurst , the Chairman
of our Finance Committee , and our Finance Officer , Cyril Wood .
If our readers have questions or comments on our finances , we are happy to receive your letters on the subject . Just send them to the usual e-mail address , or by snail mail to
The Portal , 56 Woodlands Farm Road , Pype Hayes , Birmingham , B24 0PG .
Walsingham Pilgrimage
The Ordinariate Pilgrimage to Our Lady of Walsingham will be on Saturday 24th June . Some have wondered why we are not starting in the Anglican Shrine this year . This is simply because the Shrine has an event themselves on this day . It is hoped that the Administrator of the Shrine will be able to join in at mass . We hope to be back in the Anglican Shrine in 2018 .
Pilgrimage to Lisieux , Bayeux and Mont St Michel
This year Mgr Keith Newton is leading our
Pilgrimage to Lisieux , Bayeux & Mont St Michel from 29th September to 5th October . This means that we shall be in Lisieux for the feast of St Thérèse of Lisieux , and able to take part in all the celebrations and pageantry of that day . See the advertisement elsewhere in this edition of The Portal .
Ordinariate Festival
Our Festival this year is on Friday 22nd and
Saturday 23rd September . As the Cathedral Hall is unavailable , we shall be in Westminster City School , which is just across the road from Westminster Cathedral , where our mass will still be celebrated .