Parish Proclaimer

Autumn 2016 Edition

Cathedral Parish of Our Lady & St. Philip Howard Canon Tim Madeley - Dean Father Stanislaw Mycek - Assistant Priest Rev. Mr. David Clifton - Deacon Louise Sharp - Parish Secretary* Cathedral House, Parsons Hill, Arundel, West Sussex BN18 9AY Tel: 01903 882 297 Fax: 01903 885 335 Email: [email protected]

Web: www.arundelcathedral.org * The Parish Office is open 9am – 1pm, Monday – Friday

MASS TIMES AT THE CATHEDRAL Sunday

Weekdays

Saturday

9.30am Family Mass on the third Sunday of the month; Children’s Liturgy available other Sundays. 11.15am Cathedral Choir. 10am Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. Saturday: Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament after Mass. 11am Benediction.

MASS TIMES AT THE CONVENT OF THE POOR CLARES, CROSSBUSH Saturday Sunday

Monday Friday

5.30pm 6.15pm 4.30pm 5.30pm

Vespers. Vigil Mass (entry at 6pm). Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. Vespers and Benediction.

8.30am Mass

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturday

Cathedral:

10.30am otherwise by appointment.

Convent :

Before/after the Saturday 6.15pm Mass.

FRONT COVER St. Michael from the sculpted reredos in St. Wilfrid’s Chapel in Arundel Cathedral. Photograph taken by Oliver Hawkins reprinted with his permission.

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A Thought for Autumn By Deacon David Clifton

There is a touch of melancholy about the autumn. It is a time of beauty, certainly. Poets have often written about it. John Donne wrote: ‘No spring nor summer beauty hath such grace as I have seen in one autumnal face.’ (1) It is a time of harvest and fruitfulness. John Keats called it the ‘Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness’. (2) The golden grain is stored in barns. The vigour and energy in nature begins to ebb. The leaves turn golden and red, and soon will fall, leaving the trees bare. There is a feeling of things closing down. Soon the whole natural world will be dormant. We can tend to follow nature’s lead; to close down until spring comes again. But this need not be a time of inactivity or decline. Scientists tell us that the colours we see in the leaves in autumn, the yellows, gold, and scarlet, are in fact the true colours of the leaves. These colours have been masked all summer by the green chlorophyll by which the plant gets its much needed nourishment. When this fades in the autumn, the true colours of the leaves become visible. Perhaps there is a lesson and an exercise for us here during the autumn. Jesus tells us that, ‘unless you change, and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.’ (3) We tend to present a face to the world which is Continued overleaf +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARTICLES FOR THE WINTER ISSUE OF THE PARISH PROCLAIMER: Deadline for receipt - Tuesday, 11 October 2016 Please email your written piece and photos to [email protected] or send by post to The Editor, Cathedral House, Parsons Hill, Arundel, West Sussex BN18 9AY including your name/address to enable us to return the photos. 3

not necessarily our true face. We try to appear to those around us as we would want them to see us, not as we actually are. We hide our true colours, or at least those that we are not very proud of. Children, especially very young children, have not yet learned to do this. To use a current expression, they are completely ‘transparent’. If they are happy, they show their happiness, if they are sad, they show their sadness. Even their bad behaviour is open and on show. Perhaps the autumn may be a good time to reflect on the image we present to the world, and to begin to try to make sure that it is a reflection of our true selves. This means beginning to get rid of all the ‘dark corners’ in our lives – the uncharitable attitudes; the intolerant feelings; the selfishness, greed, arrogance or dishonesty, or whatever it is that we give way to when we think no-one is looking. It may be a long and hard job, but perhaps we could make a start.

(1) The Autumnal (2) Ode to Autumn (3) Matthew 18: 3 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Ode to Autumn By John Keats (1795-1821) Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, Close bosom friend of the maturing sun; Conspiring with him how to load and bless With fruit the vines that round the thatch eves run; To bend with apples the moss'd cottage trees, And fill all fruit with ripeness to the core; To swell the gourd, and plump the hazel shells With a sweet kernel; to set budding more, And still more, later flowers for the bees, Until they think warm days will never cease, For Summer has o'er brimm'd their clammy cells. 4

Who hath not seen thee oft amid thy store? Sometimes whoever seeks abroad may find Thee sitting careless on a granary floor, Thy hair soft lifted by the winnowing wind; Or on a half reap'd furrow sound asleep, Drows'd with the fume of poppies, while thy hook Spares the next swath and all its twined flowers: And sometimes like a gleaner thou dost keep Steady thy laden head across a brook; Or by a cyder press, with patient look, Thou watchest the last oozings hours by hours. Where are the songs of Spring? Ay, where are they? Think not of them, thou hast thy music too, While barred clouds bloom the soft dying day, And touch the stubble plains with rosy hue; Then in a wailful choir the small gnats mourn Among the river sallows, borne aloft Or sinking as the light wind lives or dies; And full grown lambs loud bleat from hilly bourn; Hedge crickets sing; and now with treble soft The red breast whistles from a garden croft; And gathering swallows twitter in the skies. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

The Bishop’s Chair By Pat Hay-Will Introduction from the Editor This is a follow-up from the Parish People feature in the summer edition, giving a profile of Pat Hay-Will and her family. The following article comes from the Parish Proclaimer Pentecost 2004 edition, kindly supplied by Colin Swanton... + Now that the Sanctuary has been ‘re-ordered’ with Mr Phillips’ baldachin complementing the Bishop’s Chair, a note about the Chair seems appropriate. Before 1976, a Chair belonging to the Poor Clares at Crossbush ‘on permanent loan’ was used in the Cathedral when His Lordship presided. 5

Bernard XVIth Duke of Norfolk died on 31 January 1975. His Grace was much loved and respected locally and nationally, as all of us in Arundel remember. The late Michael Hay-Will decided, with the help of his wife, that a new and permanent Bishop’s Chair would be a fitting memorial to His Grace who loved Arundel and worshipped in the Cathedral built and endowed by his father. In his workshops at Burpham, Michael hand-carved a mahogany ‘throne’ designed by Roger Coleman of Burpham; the design stipulated to be ‘simple’ by Lady Mary and her sisters, the Duke’s daughters. It was to be a personal memorial to Duke Bernard from his closest friends and, for this reason, donations towards the cost were restricted to about 30 people with an upper limit of £20. No member of his family was approached. The Chair was installed in January 1976 and Canon John Grant posed beside it for photographs in the local and national press. The Chair is upholstered in French velvet and the seat back holds a detachable shield to bear the heraldic Arms of the Bishop of Arundel and Brighton. The first shield bore the arms of Bishop Bowen, later Archbishop of Southwark, to be followed by Continued on page 8 6

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those of Bishop Cormac Murphy-O’Connor, now Cardinal at Westminster. The inscripton ‘In Memoria Insignia Bernardi Ducis’ is carved on the front rail We had some difficulty with our Latin, consulting more than one scholar to come up with something like ‘In our privileged Memory of Duke Bernard/A privilege to have known Duke Bernard’ but those more erudite will probably translate the wording as the Duke being a privileged person. In any case, it was thought that a Bishop’s Chair would be a suitable memorial to the leading Roman Catholic layman and a much loved Duke. When Bishop Cormac left the diocese of Arundel and Brighton, and whilst Canon Tony Whale was still Administrator and Dean of the Cathedral, it was rumoured that our next Bishop would reorganise the Sanctuary and dispose of the Bishop’s Chair. Thank you, My Lord, for keeping it. A footnote from Pat: Michael Hay-Will died seven years after the Chair was installed, long enough to see it used by the Bishop but, sadly, not long enough to see it used at the ordination of his son - an event not even thought of when the Chair was made. But we like to think of it as not only a memorial to Duke Bernard, but a tribute also to the man who made it with such dedication and love. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Tony Whale in the City of London By Michael Aidin Long ago in the 1960’s Anthony Whale and I were colleagues in London at a Scottish investment company called William Baird & Co. Ltd. Bairds was a relic of Empire which owned an iron ore mine in Sierra Leone in West Africa, had a claim on the government of Egypt which had nationalised our mine in Sinai, there was also a collection of industrial investments in Britain. We had a successful investment portfolio which was managed by a bright young man called Tony Whale. I dealt with the taxation and financial problems of the mining interests, Tony was the Investment Manager who worked closely with our Chairman. An important part of Tony’s job was to keep in touch with market trends in the City. This involved regular lunches with the financial editor of the Daily Telegraph. Sadly I was not invited on these occasions. 8

One day at an investment meeting with the Chairman which I attended, the question of investment in Japanese banking shares came up. Tony was asked his opinion. He said, “all I know was that they all sounded like names of lavatory cleaners.” The Chairman was very cross at this frivolity as he did not think Tony was approaching the subject with proper gravity. Going back to our time together at Bairds, I remember when my father died Tony said to me that I should be ready to give support to my mother. This remark came as a surprise but subsequently I appreciated how his pastoral skills developed. One day Tony turned up in the office and said he was resigning because he was going to be a Priest and was going to study at the Beda College in Rome. This came like a bolt from out of the blue in our little world. The Financial Director was worried about what should be done with Tony’s pension rights. Tony said he was moving to a ‘cradle to grave’ job and did not care about his pension rights (it never seemed to occur to him that the new job might not work out). Janet and I visited Tony while he was at Beda College in Rome studying for the Church. We were given lunch in the refectory where in those days Janet, my wife, was the only woman present carefully wearing a black dress. Tony took us on a wonderful walking tour of Rome in the rain. When I went to live in America I followed with interest Tony’s career in the Church, but inevitably our paths divided. Over the years I was impressed by Tony’s happy life with no sign at all of the glittering prizes which otherwise might have been his had he remained in the City. I mourn the loss of an old friend with happy memories. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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Behind the Hymn - O Jesus Christ remember All about Edward Caswall, M.A,, C.O.

Edward Caswall was born on 15 July 1854, son of Rev. R. C. Caswall, sometime Vicar of Yateley, Hampshire. He was educated at Marlborough Grammar School and Brasenose College, Oxford, where he graduated Bachelor of Arts in 1836 with honours and later proceeded to Master of Arts. He was curate of Stratford-subCastle, near Salisbury, 1840–1847. In 1850, his wife having died the previous year, he joined the Oratory of St. Philip Neri under the future Cardinal Newman, to whose influence his conversion to Roman Catholicism was due. His life thenceforth, although void of stirring incidents, was marked by earnest devotion to his clerical duties and a loving interest in the poor, the sick, and in little children. The Congregation of the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri is a pontifical society of apostolic life of Catholic priests and lay-brothers who live together in a community bound together by no formal vows but only with the bond of charity. They are commonly referred to as Oratorians (Oratorian Fathers). Founded in Rome (then capital of the Papal States) in 1575 by St. Philip Neri, today it has spread around the world, with over 70 Oratories and some 500 priests. The post-nominal initials commonly used to identify members of the society are "C.O." (Congregatio Oratorii). The abbreviation "Cong. Orat." is also used. Well before his conversion to Roman Catholicism, his writing began with the Continued on page 12 10

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publication of Morals from the Churchyard; in a Series of Cheerful Fables in 1838 followed by The Art of Pluck: Being a Treatise After the Fashion of Aristotle in 1843 and Sermons on the seen and unseen in 1846. Remarkably it is his humorous work, The Art of Pluck, which was still selling at Oxford, having passed through many editions as indicated in Annotations of the Hymnal, Charles Hutchins, M.A. 1872. His life thenceforth, although void of stirring incidents, was marked by earnest devotion to his clerical duties and a loving interest in the poor, the sick, and in little children. His original poems and hymns were mostly written at the Oratory. This would have included ‘O Jesus Christ (Lord) Remember’ alongside ‘Come, let me for a moment cast’ and ‘Christian soul, dost thou desire’ for singing during Holy Communion. These three hymns were published in Masque of Mary, and Other Poems, 1st ed. Lon., Burns and Lambert, 1858. Caswall's translations of Latin hymns from the Roman Breviary and other sources have a wider circulation in modern hymnals than those of any other translator, Dr. Neale alone excepted. This is owing to his general faithfulness to the originals, and the purity of his rhythm, the latter feature specially adapting his hymns to music, and for congregational purposes. His original compositions, although marked by considerable poetical ability, are not extensive in their use, their doctrinal teaching being against their general adoption outside the Roman communion. His hymns appeared in: (1) Lyra Catholica, which contained 197 translations from the Roman Breviary, Missal, and other sources. First ed. London, James Burns, 1849. This was reprinted in New York in 1851, with several hymns from other sources added thereto. This edition is quoted in the indices to some American hymn-books as Lyra Cath., as in Beecher's Plymouth Collection, 1855, and others. (2) Masque of Mary, and Other Poems, having in addition to the opening poem and a few miscellaneous pieces, 53 translations, and 51 hymns. 1st ed. Lon., Burns and Lambert, 1858. (3) A May Pageant and Other Poems, including 10 original hymns. Lon., Burns and Lambert, 1865.

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(4) Hymns and Poems, being the three preceding volumes embodied in one, with many of the hymns rewritten or revised, together with elaborate indices. 1st ed. Lon., Burns, Oates & Co., 1873. Of his original hymns about 20 are given in the Roman Catholic Crown of Jesus Hymn Book, N.D; there are also several in the Hymns for the Year, N.D., and other Roman Catholic collections. Edward Caswall died at Edgbaston on 2 January 1878, and was buried on 7 January at Redwall, near Bromsgrove, by his leader and friend Cardinal Newman. Sources: Alfred H. Miles, ed. The Sacred Poets of the Nineteenth Century. 1907. and www.hymnary.org 1. O Jesus Christ, remember When thou shalt come again, Upon the clouds of heaven, With all thy shining train; When every eye shall see thee In deity revealed, Who now upon this altar In silence art concealed.

3 Accept, divine Redeemer, The homage of my praise; Be thou the light and honour And glory of my days. Be thou my consolation When death is drawing nigh: Be thou my only treasure Through all eternity.

2.Remember then, O Saviour, I supplicate of thee, That here I bowed before thee Upon my bended knee; That here I owned thy presence, And did not thee deny, And glorify thy greatness Though hid from human eye.

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ‘God sent his Singers upon earth with songs of sadness and of mirth, That they might touch the hearts of men, And bring them back to heaven again.’ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Where do pets come from? From ‘A Green Bough’ magazine. A newly discovered chapter in the Book of Genesis has provided the answer to ‘where do pets come from?’. Adam and Eve said, “Lord, when we were in the garden, you walked with us every day. Now we do not see you any more. We are lonesome here, and it is difficult for us to remember how much you love us.” And God said, “I will create a companion for you that will be with you and who will be a reflection of my love for you, so that you will love me even when you cannot see me. Regardless of how selfish or childish or unlovable you may be, this new companion will accept you as you are and will love you as I do, in spite of yourselves.” And God created a new animal to be a companion for Adam and Eve. And it was a good animal. And God was pleased. And the new animal was pleased to be with Adam and Eve and he wagged his tail. And Adam said, “Lord, I have already named all the animals in the Kingdom and I cannot think of a name for this new animal.” And God said, “I have created this new animal to be a reflection of my love for you, his name will be a reflection of my own name, and you will call him DOG. And Dog lived with Adam and Eve and was a companion to them and loved them. And they were comforted. And God was pleased. And Dog was content and wagged his tail. After a while, it came to pass that an angel came to the Lord and said, “Lord, Adam and Eve have become filled with pride. They strut and preen like peacocks and they believe they are worthy of adoration. Dog has indeed taught them that they are loved, but perhaps too well.” And God said, “I will create them a companion who will be with them and who will 14

see them as they are. The companion will remind them of their limitations, so they will know that they are not always worthy of adoration.” And God created CAT to be a companion to Adam and Eve. And CAT would not obey them. And when Adam and Eve gazed into Cat’s eyes, they were reminded that they were not the supreme beings. And God was pleased. And DOG was happy. And Cat didn’t care one way or the other.

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Calling all parishioner pet owners!

Please come along with your pets, 2 or 4 legs or even with no legs, to the Annual Ecumenical Animal Blessing Service. This takes place on Saturday, 1 October at 2.30pm in Arundel Cathedral. Phoebe, owned by Canon Tim, will be there to welcome you all. So whatever noise you make and however you look, every animal will be blessed. 15

Our Schools on Pilgrimage By Harry Robertson, featured in A&B News, August 2016

Over 700 school students from all over the A&B Diocese attended the annual Good Shepherd Celebration at Arundel Cathedral on 22 June, the feast day of the great English martyrs, St. John Fisher and St. Thomas More. It was a grey day, the rain gentle but steady as the pilgrims from 60 schools arrived by coach. The older and more adventurous ones got off at the grand entrance to Arundel Castle, unfurling their school banners, putting on raincoats, raising umbrellas. Then they made their way on a winding pilgrimage through the castle grounds, past bemused tourists, through the formal gardens, to emerge at the entrance to the Cathedral, where they processed in through the Holy Door, then down the main aisle to the sides where they stood their banners against the wall. Inside, the Cathedral was awash with colour and noise; large banners of saints hung from the main pillars, dozens of school banners rested against the walls, the orchestra was tuning up amid the buzz of excited conversation, while the choirs got in some frantic last minute practice. On the stroke of 11.30am the choirs burst into God has Chosen Me, followed by a Magnificat round and the stirring Here I Am, Lord. Director of Education, Marie Ryan, welcomed the children. She said, ‘In passing through the Holy Door at the entrance to the Cathedral, we ask God for his forgiveness and we move closer to God. We have come together as Catholic schools to celebrate our Catholic faith.’ Continued on page 18 16

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Next, a brief introduction to the day was recited by a pupil from St. Philip Howard Catholic High School. The celebrants then processed to the altar to the strains of Merciful Like the Father specially written for the occasion by Chris Donovan - reminding us that the schools’ pilgrimage to the Cathedral was taking place during the Year of Mercy. After the opening prayers given by Bishop Richard, a pupil from Annecy Catholic Primary School in Seaford read from the Book of Genesis. A selection from the Magnificat was then led by pupils from St. Mary’s Catholic School, Bognor Regis, before the Gospel reading about Jesus’s post-resurrection appearance on the Road to Emmaus was read by puplils from Annecy School, followed by a reflection led by St. Philip’s Catholic Primary School, Arundel. During his homily Bishop Richard, like a probing but encouraging head teacher, moved up and down the aisle, connecting with the pupils, asking questions and reflecting on the meaning of pilgrimage and the Holy Year of Mercy. After the Prayers of the Faithful, prepared and led by pupils from Annecy Catholic Primary School, Seaford, two representatives of each school were called forward. They brought with them artwork representing the pilgrim badges that, in medieval days, pilgrims received as a memento of their pilgrimage. Then they, in turn, received from Bishop Richard a memento of the day, including a photo of the Cathedral’s Holy Door and a book on St. Philip Howard, patron saint of Arundel Cathedral. The Diocesan Prayer for the Year of Mercy was read by a pupil from St. Philip Howard Catholic High School before the congregation joined in the Our Father.

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At this point, there was a pause while a cheque for more than £13,000 was presented to Fr. Tony Chantry and Sheila Issacs for the work of Mission Together. The cheque represents the proceeds of ‘red boxes’ collected by the schools of Arundel & Brighton. Following the blessing and dismissal by Bishop Richard, the closing hymn I Will Be With You was led by pupils from Epsom & Redhill Deanery Choirs accompanied by St. Bede’s School, Redhill. As the schools filed out of the Cathedral, each paused for a souvenir photograph with Bishop Richard, who despite the relentless drizzle, posed and chatted with each group. Then, as the skies began to clear and the day warmed, the children ventured back into the castle grounds, enjoying their picnic lunches and memories of a hugely impressive and memorable day. Several lucky groups even had a tour of the castle itself. “Our Schools are a Great Blessing to the Diocese…” A thank-you from Bishop Richard It was wonderful to be able to welcome so many young people coming on Pilgrimage to the Cathedral in this Jubilee of Mercy, especially those who were making their first visit to the Mother Church of the Diocese. Our schools are a great blessing to the Diocese and we were able to celebrate their engagement in the Corporal Works of Mercy. So much is being done for others in – and by – our schools and the cheque given to Missio was but one example of all that is done. Very special thanks go to all those who did so much to ensure such a lovely day for everyone – musicians, readers, dancers, singers – as well as the Education Service, the team at DABCEC and Canon Tim Madeley and the Cathedral staff. Thanks go, also, to the Duke of Norfolk and the staff at Arundel Castle who welcomed our young people and school staffs to the Castle and Grounds during the day. !

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Arundel for peace in Palestine By James Monaghan

In April I attended the Cathedral Centre in Arundel for a talk by Prof. Colin Green titled 'Every BODY Matters'. He spoke of providing Optimum Healthcare for Peoples living under extreme conditions in Gaza and West Bank,highlighting the many needs of disabled children in particular. As a grandfather of seven and father of six children this pulled at my heart strings! I was already training and planned to do a Camino Pilgrimage from Porto, Portugal to Santiago De Compostela in NW Spain, 245km. I decided to use this Pilgrimage to raise funds for 'Arundel for Peace in Palestine' (APP). They sponsor 'Noor Womens’ Empowerment', a group of mothers in refugee camps in Bethlehem, West Bank, who give cooking lessons to international visitors so raising funds for desperately needed equipment and therapies for their disabled children. Equipment such as hoists, wheelchairs and physiotherapy etc are needed. Medications in general are very hard to source and all have to be paid for. A limited amount of health and welfare services are provided by United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNWRA ) and NGOs offer limited assistance. But with high unemployment, extra money for the special needs of their children calls for ingenuity and creativity to source this. These forgotten and unfortunate children needed help so APP set up a 'Just Giving' appeal online and I asked for support from my Parish, Our Lady of England, in 20

Storrington, to sponsor me on my Camino Pilgrimage. Their compassion flowed and their generous donations added to monies raised online will alleviate the suffering of the disabled children living under extreme conditions in Bethlehem. Footnote from Anne Alidina This is to advise Parish Proclaimer readers that James Monaghan of Storrington Parish has raised £1,108 for Noor Womens’ Empowerment inspired by a talk given by APP. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ God of compassion, we have seen the harrowing images, of children fleeing danger and desperately seeking safety; of families risking everything without the assurance of anything in return;of young people whose only hope depends on finding refuge in an unknown country. Lord, may we offer a welcome as warm as the one we would offer the Child who once fled to Egypt. God of hospitality, we are thankful for the current media coverage, for the immediate sanctuary provided by our nation. But when the cameras stop rolling, may our welcome be ever-flowing and our compassion unceasing. Lord, may our love for those seeking refuge be steadfast, no matter the political climate.

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The Pilgrim’s Secret By Cardinal Basil Hume

1. Plan to pray; do not leave it to chance. Select a time and a place (a room at home, on the bus, taking a walk). 2. Decide on how long you will spend in trying to pray (five minutes, ten, fifteen, thirty or more). 3. Decide what you are going to do when you pray: e.g. which prayer to select to say slowly and lovingly, or which passage from the Bible to read prayerfully. Sometimes use your own words, sometimes just be still and silent. Follow your inclination. 4. Always start by asking the Holy Spirit for help in your prayers. Pray: ‘Come Holy Spirit, teach me to pray, help me to do it.’ 5. Remember you are trying to get in touch with a Person and that Person is God - Father or Son or Holy Spirit. He is wanting to get in touch with you. 6. Don’t be a slave to one way of praying. Choose the one that you find easiest, and try some other method when the one you are using becomes a burden or doesn’t help. 7. Don’t look for results. 8. If you have distractions, then turn your distractions into your prayer. (If a car passes the window in the wrong gear, then say something to God about the driver - I mean a kind prayer for the welfare of the driver, not necessarily for his driving or gearbox!) 9. If you always feel dry and uninterested at prayer, then read a spiritual book or pamphlet. An article in a Catholic paper may be a help. Spiritual reading is important. 10. Trying to pray is praying, never give up.

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Church on the Hill By Ray Weatherley

The church on the hill is so very old Having survived from the reformation; Few local people make up its fold, Father Finbar faces a difficult situation. The church yard is small, room for one car With an approach road, both narrow and steep; No lights on the road, need to follow a star, In winter time the snow could be knee deep. A pretty belfry never fit for its bell, Which long since fell and never been used; Whether it finds its rightful place who can tell? Maybe if the finances are radically improved. Altar is housed in an insignificant apse Stark and basic in an empty church; Made with a row of stones with no gaps Like a plain old lady left in the lurch. A chancel with a single keyboard organ; Benches to accommodate a small choir; Last used in the time of Finbar’s Nan, He must find the situation as most dire.

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The nave sided by several wooden pews Dating too soon after the reformation; With wood purloined from local estate yews Forming a most significant creation. Narthex, the most ancient part of the church, Never knowingly renovated or renewed; A basis for local archaeological research, A space for many a parish council feud. The inside walls covered in early frescoes Lost over the years to plaster and paint; A local historian initiated some rescues Revealing old artwork, now ever so faint. Finbar cares for this church with very little time Conducting services on three days a week; With leaky roof and floor covered in grime Little help provided, wherever he may seek. Most parishioners are old like the church; Funerals are frequent; graveyard overgrown; A noisy rook in the porch rarely leaves its perch, With resident graveyard robin, foraging alone. Toilet facilities; they do not exist, Mrs Flower has needs every half hour; Finds it very difficult to desist Restraint lies not within her power. The church once had a verger named Hyde, Who was deaf and blind in one eye; Difficult to replace him when he died, Until Mrs Hibbert came along to apply.

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A local postman with the name of Tibbit Tried to form a resident choir; Sought parishioners who could sing a bit The sound produced was something most dire. Old Mrs Hibbert keeps most in its place; No wardens, no synod, how does it survive? She cleans and polishes in headscarf and lace Knowing more help will never arrive. Sunday service is no joy to behold; Finbar at the altar as a lonely soul; Congregation few and mostly old; Finbar reckons it better to go on the dole. Old Henry James used to serve on the altar Until the day that he fell off his bike; Comes to church with help from his daughter, Sits on the front pew as stiff as a pike. Weekday services with a congregation of two Lonely souls with no home of their own; Find warmth in the church with nothing else to do; Finbar’s content not to be alone. Fundraising rare in such a small parish; Upkeep is costly with meagre collections, Why is this old building allowed to perish With little chance of a resurrection? Finbar’s house set behind the church Running costs supplied by the state; With an annual stipend he’s never left in the lurch And Bishop Henry happens to be a best mate. Susie Stamford has a soft spot for Finbar A health visitor with an eye for the men; She’s taken him out for a few rides in her car; He’s never sure if she will turn up again. 26

Finbar loves this old church, but has two others; As spiritual leader he knows one must close: No wife, no children, no sisters or brothers, This old church on the hill the only home he knows. When Finbar retires from the church on the hill It will crumble to a ruin, never to be a house; His spirit will survive and remain there still Maybe taking the form of a small church mouse.

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St. Michael the Archangel By Hilary Caws During this period of war-time commemorations, St. Wilfrid’s Chapel has become a focus of attention for the parish and visitors alike, as it houses the memorial for the 42 young men from our congregation, who died serving their country in two World Wars. The War Memorial Altar was blessed in 1921 and has on its reredos three beautifully carved figures. In central position is Our Lord rising from the tomb, flanked by two warrior saints, namely St. Michael the Archangel and St. George. Interestingly St. Michael is one of only three characters in the Church calendar given the status of both Archangel and Saint (Gabriel and Raphael being the others). As role models they encourage us to ‘always and everywhere to give you thanks... and to praise you without end in your Archangels and Angels.’ (Preface: God glorified through the Angels, Missal, p2211) Close observation of our statue of St. Michael shows him holding a sword in one hand and a set of scales in the other, while his foot is firmly placed crushing an evil beast. Each gesture is filled with symbolism relating to the attributes of St. Michael as he carries out the responsibilities allocated to him: - to fight the Devil - to rescue souls from the bondage of Satan - to lead God’s people - to protect the Church St. Michael, wielding a sword and ready for action, is credited with playing a vital role in the battle which raged in heaven between the forces of good and evil, at the beginning of time. The battle was ended temporarily when ‘Satan who had deceived all the world, was hurled down to the earth and his angels were hurled down with him.’ At the end of time, the battle will resume with Michael as the chief angelic warrior, and his name ‘Michael’ will become the rallying cry on the lips of all the good angels in their battle against Satan (Apocalypse 12:7-12). Having played such a leading role it is appropriate that St. Michael should be called upon as a defender in battle, to protect against any physical or spiritual assault. In our Cathedral church his statue is next to our Memorial plaque. 28

As the Collect on his Feast day says: ‘O God... graciously grant that our life on earth may be defended by those who watch over us as they minister perpetually to you in heaven...’ (Missal, p2208) St. Michael supports the dying and accompanies souls on their way to the afterlife. He is present at their judgement, as well as their entry into heaven. It is in recognition of this role that so many cemetery chapels are dedicated to St. Michael. In the Book of Daniel (Chapter 12:1) it says, ‘At that time shall Michael rise up, the great Prince, who stands up for the children of your people.’ The scales Michael holds are symbolic of the justice and judgement every soul will undergo before entry into either heaven or hell. St. Michael often figures in medieval ‘Doom’ paintings where demons may be seen dragging at the scales while Mary intercedes on their behalf. St. Michael is also charged with the responsibility of leading and protecting God’s people. Initially these were the Jewish people of the Old Testament, as the Epistle of St. Jude (verse 9) records that there was a contention between the Devil and St. Michael regarding the body of Moses. His responsibility is continued in the New 29

Testament by the followers of Christ. In Christianity, Michael is recognised as a protector and guardian of the Church. This protective aspect is seen in the dedications of many isolated monastic sites where protection from evil, both physical and spiritual, was an ever present necessity. (Mont Saint-Michel in Normandy, Skellig Michael in County Kenny and St. Michael’s Mount in Cornwall.) St. Michael, whose feast day is 29 September, has long been remembered in the legal profession as well as in academic institutions as it marks the Michaelmas term, the first term of the academic year. At this turning point at the beginning of Autumn and the shortening of days, it was noted as one of the Quarter Days when accounts were settled following the harvest.

References: The CTS New Weekday Missal - 29 September, Catholic Encyclopedia, Wikipedia, New Advent, Saints in the Landscape by David Jones - Tempus Publishing 2007.

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