Westminster Record May 2014 | 20p
New Auxiliary Bishop for Westminster
Christ’s final journey
Pope Francis’ vision of Priesthood
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Pages 10 & 11
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Witnesses to the Faith
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by John Scott The beginning of Holy Week brought our Christian witness out onto the streets across the diocese, proclaiming Christ the King. The Palm Procession in his honour was celebrated with the usual mixture of donkeys, branches and babies in buggies. Simply to be with the Lord and with each other were the keynotes of the Procession’s perhaps rather disordered joy and witness! (see page 5) Good Friday saw us many of us out again, some joining happily with our fellow Christians in Westminster for the walk called ‘The Crucifixion on Victoria Street’. The tone of this and similar Processions is different, yet still conveys to all who saw it the deep message that Jesus Christ is the one who draws us to himself. Then the great space of Trafalgar Square filled up twice for the dramatic re-enactment of the Passion presented by the Wintershall Players. Mary Magdalene came to the Empty Tomb, the Cardinal spoke on big screens across the Square and in between Thieves, Pharisees and Roman soldiers chatted amongst themselves. Yet none of this detracted from our simple witness that this story of Christ Crucified has taken hold of our imagination. In our churches at the Vigil, with the one flame of the Paschal candle spreading its light to us all, the Lord called us again to be his witnesses. Especially, then, we give thanks for our new brothers and sisters in the faith and promise to support them in their new witness to Christ.