Today is feast of Christ the King and the final Sunday in the church year and foundation of the Company of St Ursula.
St Peter's Keys visit Christ the King
St Peter's Keys visiting the Cathedral of Christ the King in Superior, Wisconsin, USA. In the background you can see the image of Christ the King.
Brigit Huddleston a young person in our parish is currently spending the year working for net ministries - sharing her faith with young people. Click here for details of her ministry covered in an earlier post.
For a colouring page for Christ the King click here
Foundation of the Company of St Ursula
Today also marks the foundation of the Company of St Ursula which was founded on 25th November 1535 by St Angela Merici in Brescia, North Italy (more recently famous as the home town of Pope Paul VI). The Company was founded to enable women to live consecrated lives in their own homes and keep their occupations. At a time when women were expected to choose between a husband or a cloistered life, it was a daring move!
We are fortunate to have a Company established in our parish, supported by the Ursuline sisters at St Thomas More. Please keep members of the Company in your prayers and those women discerning if this is the right path for them.
For more information about the Company of St Ursula, see Sr Zela's blog and today's entry
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| Lancaster Cathedral: English Martyrs window Christ, King of Martyrs, crowned with thorns but still reigning in glory |
St Peter's Keys visiting the Cathedral of Christ the King in Superior, Wisconsin, USA. In the background you can see the image of Christ the King.
Brigit Huddleston a young person in our parish is currently spending the year working for net ministries - sharing her faith with young people. Click here for details of her ministry covered in an earlier post.
For a colouring page for Christ the King click here Foundation of the Company of St Ursula
Today also marks the foundation of the Company of St Ursula which was founded on 25th November 1535 by St Angela Merici in Brescia, North Italy (more recently famous as the home town of Pope Paul VI). The Company was founded to enable women to live consecrated lives in their own homes and keep their occupations. At a time when women were expected to choose between a husband or a cloistered life, it was a daring move!
We are fortunate to have a Company established in our parish, supported by the Ursuline sisters at St Thomas More. Please keep members of the Company in your prayers and those women discerning if this is the right path for them.
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| Crypt of St Afra, Bescia: picture of the company in the background |