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| Topic Started: Sunday, 4. November 2007, 11:22 (690 Views) | |
| Eve | Sunday, 4. November 2007, 11:22 Post #1 |
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Link - BBC The BBC has reported that Archbishop Maurice Couve de Murville, former Archbishop of Birmingham has died aged 78. May he rest in peace. |
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| PJD | Sunday, 4. November 2007, 19:42 Post #2 |
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Yes, at the vigil Mass yesterday we were asked to pray for him. PJD |
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| CARLO | Sunday, 2. December 2007, 21:19 Post #3 |
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OBITUARY Michael John Fitzgerald O’Carm MA 1927 – 2007  The sad death of Father John Fitzgerald this week is an enormous loss to the Church particularly in Wales and the Carmelite Order to which he belonged for most of his life. John Fitzgerald was a Priest, Poet, Linguist, Historian, Philosopher, Theologian and University Chaplain. During his 56 years of active ministry he influenced countless young people and others with the intellectual case for Catholicism and a Church that respected and gloried in the cultural and linguistic traditions of its members. As a theologian he took up the cudgels for Catholicism through the medium of the Welsh language and for the greater part of his Priesthood engaged in debate with those Welsh academics and clerics from outside the Church whenever he felt they were in error. Despite this he was held in enormous regard by men and women of all denominations as everything he did was a with a smile and a great sense of modesty that concealed his enormous intellect. Sometimes the power of his intellect was so great it left you speechless as in his sermons that I so cheekily lampooned in “Tales of an Altar Server” where he made a brief appearance as “Father Aristotle”! Father John was English by birth (Ludlow) and Irish by blood (parents from Kerry) but above all he was Welsh at heart. He began to learn Welsh at junior seminary in Wales in 1942 under the tutelage of J Saunders Lewis one of the greatest Welsh literary figures of the last 100 years and a fervent convert to Catholicism. After joining the Carmelite Order he studied Classics at Dublin University followed by 5 years of Theology. Following ordination in 1951 he engaged in further theological studies in Rome for 2 years and then read Classics at Cambridge from 1953-1956 The next years were spent teaching students for the Priesthood in Wales and Cheltenham before appointment in 1964 as Chaplain to the University College of Wales in Aberystwyth the town in which he was to spend all but the final three years of his life. During his time in Aberystwyth he served the student body admirably as a Chaplain as well as carrying out Parish duties. In addition the University recognizing his abilities and qualifications appointed him as a Lecturer in Philosophy (mainly through the medium of Welsh) and then in History. During these years Father John was the face of Catholicism not just in University College Aberystwyth but also throughout the University in Wales from Bangor to Cardiff. He was a a major contributor to the recent translations of the Bible into Welsh and to compilation of the first Welsh Language Missal and Hymnal. Following retirement from his University post in 1993 he increased his Parish and Chaplaincy work moving at the request of his Order to Parish work in Llanelli in 2004. I last saw him in August this year at the National Eisteddfod in Mold (Welsh Language Cultural Festival). There he was in his old jacket sitting at a table surrounded by other philosophers and theologians from various denominations ‘holding court’ in his own powerful but humble style. I watched from a distance and smiled quickly dismissing from my mind the urge to join the discussion (I would have been welcomed with great gusto but would have been in above my head within minutes!). Now Father John is gone and who will replace him? Let us pray that the Lord will provide. Awn ymaith mewn tangnefedd ( Welsh) Let us go in peace. CARLO |
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| Rose of York | Sunday, 2. December 2007, 21:56 Post #4 |
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CARLO, thank you for giving us an obituary of Father Fitzgerald. He will be included in our prayer requests next Sunday, and in our prayer group, from today. Please let us know the date and time of the Requiem so our members can be with the congregation in spirit. May he Rest in Peace |
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| CARLO | Sunday, 2. December 2007, 23:50 Post #5 |
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Thanks Rose I think it is on December 7th at the Carmelite Priory in Aylesford. Not sure what time yet. Pax CARLO |
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| PJD | Monday, 3. December 2007, 19:57 Post #6 |
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Yes thank you for that Carlo. PJD |
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| CARLO | Wednesday, 5. December 2007, 19:46 Post #7 |
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Hope you don't mind me raising this Obituary to the top again so it isn't missed before the funeral on Friday. Perhaps we should 'pin' an Obituaries and Tributes thread? Pax CARLO |
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| PJD | Wednesday, 5. December 2007, 20:52 Post #8 |
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Okay |
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| Rose of York | Wednesday, 5. December 2007, 21:17 Post #9 |
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Remind me tomorrow CARLO, we can keep bumping it to the top. We moderators have BUMP buttons. The problem with pinned threads is, people tend to go straight to Discussion section. There is a risk of pinned threads not getting the attention. |
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| CARLO | Wednesday, 5. December 2007, 22:56 Post #10 |
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Rose Yes you make a good point. I have often noticed that. Thanks for your support. Pax CARLO |
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| James | Wednesday, 5. December 2007, 23:35 Post #11 |
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Carlo. I go to Aylesford a lot. I may get down but cannot promise as I have a few probs at the moment. Will let you know if I make it. James |
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| Rose of York | Friday, 7. December 2007, 11:01 Post #12 |
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Father FitzGerald's Requiem commences at 11.30 this morning. The Carmelites have published an obituary, ending with the words We will not see his like again. Link to Aylesford Priory Site Please will forum members be with the Carmelites in spirit, this morning, and pray for the repose of this fine priest. De profundis clamavi ad te Domine Domine exaudi vocem meam fiant aures tuae intendentes in vocem deprecationis meae si iniquitates observabis Domine Domine quis sustinebit quia apud te propitiatio est propter legem tuam sustinui te Domine sustinuit anima mea in verbum eius speravit anima mea in Domino a custodia matutina usque ad noctem speret Israhel in Domino quia apud Dominum misericordia et copiosa apud eum redemptio et ipse redimet Israhel ex omnibus iniquitatibus eius Out of the depths I have cried to Thee, O Lord; Lord hear my voice. Let Thy ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication. If Thou, O Lord, wilt mark iniquities, Lord, who shall stand it? For with Thee there is merciful forgiveness, and by reason of Thy law, I have waited for Thee, O Lord. My soul has relied on His word, my soul hath hoped in the Lord. From the morning watch even until night, let Israel hope in the Lord. Because with the Lord there is mercy; and with Him plentiful redemption. And He shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities. |
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| CARLO | Saturday, 8. December 2007, 00:00 Post #13 |
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Thank you Rose and James for your kind messages. Oremus Let us pray CARLO |
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| Rose of York | Saturday, 8. December 2007, 00:20 Post #14 |
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CARLO, KatyA bumped the topic to the top of the list, before logging off in the early hours of Friday, so members would get a reminder first thing on Friday morning. |
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| CARLO | Sunday, 9. December 2007, 00:32 Post #15 |
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Thank you so much for that kindness KatyA. Pax tecum Peace be with thee CARLO |
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