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Papal Blessing

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Cynthia

Cynthia Report 1 Sep 2013 15:30

What a wonderful gesture - many congratulations to the choir. :-)

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Barbra

Barbra Report 1 Sep 2013 15:21

Allan your OH & Congregation must have been thrilled by the reading of the letter .lovely gesture Barbra x :-)

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Tipperary. Derby .Moray. ST. Helens. Bladen /.My Eldest Son /

Allan

Allan Report 1 Sep 2013 12:08

thanks, Nolls :-)

The Service was very uplifting and emotional :-)

Nolls from Harrogate

Nolls from Harrogate Report 1 Sep 2013 11:24

How Lovely an Honour indeed for the Choir as I Catholic I can appreciate how everyone felt :-D

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Gilmour/McSherry/Boyle/Mason/Robertson

Dermot

Dermot Report 1 Sep 2013 07:39

Pope Francis - a man with an indomitable spirit.

Allan

Allan Report 1 Sep 2013 00:29

Thanks, Linda.

As for you, LadyScozz, all I can say is "Groan!!" :-D :-D

LadyScozz

LadyScozz Report 1 Sep 2013 00:21

that's lovely

it's nice to be recognised......... especially by Papa!

<3

Linda

Linda Report 31 Aug 2013 23:48

How lovely for your wife and the choir Allan, I have a really good feeling about Pope Francis. A kind man

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Wells Ealing and E/W Ilsley Webbs H/Wycombe Lambourns E/Ilsley Deacons E/Ilsley Cannings Derry

Allan

Allan Report 31 Aug 2013 23:39

Thank you, EOS :-)

Elizabethofseasons

Elizabethofseasons Report 31 Aug 2013 23:35

Dear Allan

Hello

Hope you are okay.


What a lovely and happy surprise for your lady wife and the choir. :-)


Take gentle care
Best wishes
Elizabeth, EOS
xx

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 31 Aug 2013 23:28

my lovely OH was in arguably the top Welsh choir - Pendyrus - and they toured Australia extensively sponsored by Sydney Festival of Music - they were hosted right across Oz - from Sydney to Perth - had a fab time and of course were loved by all the ex pats over there

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Breakspears of Berkshire and Cardiff, Williams and Harman of Whitchurch, Melingriffith &Tongwynlais,Glamorgan WE HAVE NO CONNECTION Do not share your tree with me

Allan

Allan Report 31 Aug 2013 23:03

My apologies Mersey, I didn't see your post :-( Put it down to my slow typing :-)

kandj, the choir practices weekly but the main commitment is in travel. WA which occupies one third of Australia, only has four Bishops. Their respective Diocese are massive. and the Parishes many, and far-flung yet over the years the Choir has visited nearly all of them except Esperance, and they will be going there in March.

It's a good day's travel to Esperance which is over 700 kms away.

Yeas, AnnC, I do agree with you

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 31 Aug 2013 22:50

and he does seem to be a nice pope this time round - a man of the people it seems

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Breakspears of Berkshire and Cardiff, Williams and Harman of Whitchurch, Melingriffith &Tongwynlais,Glamorgan WE HAVE NO CONNECTION Do not share your tree with me

kandj

kandj Report 31 Aug 2013 22:48

What an honour and so nice to be blessed and recognized after hours of commitment and practice, just so pleased to hear happy news..... thank you for sharing.

Allan

Allan Report 31 Aug 2013 22:07

Thanks, AnnC.

Although not a Catholic myself, I can quite understand what the gesture means.

Being a Catholic is not a pre-requisite for Choir membership, and it does have a number of non-Catholics within its ranks.

Mersey

Mersey Report 31 Aug 2013 22:04

Thats so nice and something they will all remember :-D

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#Be Kind

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 31 Aug 2013 21:59

how lovely :-)

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Breakspears of Berkshire and Cardiff, Williams and Harman of Whitchurch, Melingriffith &Tongwynlais,Glamorgan WE HAVE NO CONNECTION Do not share your tree with me

Allan

Allan Report 31 Aug 2013 21:51

As some of you are aware, my Oh sings with the local Diocesan Liturgical Choir.

This year the Choir celebrates the twentieth anniversary of its foundation.

A special mass was held last night at the Catholic Cathedral to mark the occasion. The Bishop was unable to be there (no bad thing as he is not very popular) so the Mass was conducted by the Vicar General (who is liked is very popular)

Towards the end of the Mass, when the Choir proceeded to the altar to be blessed, Fr Tony (the VG) firstly read out a letter from the Bishop, and then, to everyone's astonishment and delight, read out a blessing that the Choir had received from the Pope.

The official document was very impressive and signed personally by Pope Francis.

I know that people bandy about the fact that the pope has given his blessings etc, but this is the first time that I have both heard and seen it.

To say that the Choir were overwhelmed would be an understatement

:-)