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Forming mature men for priesthood
The reason the Church’s liturgy ‘fasts’ from the use of this familiar word during the Lenten days is precisely so that when it does make its return at the proclamation of the Resurrection in the great Vigil and First Mass of Easter Day is has all the more impact.
We are the Easter People
and Alleluia is our song
The singing of the great triple Alleluia of Easter Day allows the church to burst into song almost as Christ bursts into the upper room with the words ‘Peace be with you’.
The Alleluia (the ‘praise God’) of the Church on Easter Day is as if we are saying to the world, ‘You can be assured, be at peace, be confident that even that which is most feared, that which is most perturbing, that which is seemingly the final end to all your hopes and expectations is itself conquered by the One who has died and is now Risen – Jesus.’
The Paschal Candle which now stands in your church next to the Lectern, the place of the Proclamation of the Word of God in the Liturgy, enlightens not only our hearing and understanding of the Scriptures but also the reality of our own stories, our own every-day experiences and lives. It is literally ‘in the light of Christ’ that we are brought to understand and appreciate the working of God’s Holy Spirit in our world, in our parish, in our family and community.
May the Light of Christ, rising in glory, dispel the darkness of our hearts and minds
Thank you for the support and care you have for our Beda Community
I pray that you may have a truly joy-full Eastertide
Father Philip
Note: The April article written for the Liverpool Catholic Pictorial by the Rector, can be found here
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April 20As we celebrate Easter, the entire Beda community echoes the Rector's Website message in wishing all our past students, friends, relatives and supporters a joy-filled, happy and blessed Eastertime. May the light of the Risen Christ dispel the darkness of our hearts and minds. Alleluia.Read More
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April 19From the Hosannas of Palm Sunday through to the solemn Veneration of the Cross on Good Friday, the Beda community has entered into the spirit of Holy Week, celebrating the liturgy with dignity and prayerfulness. Everyone has been involved in preparing or taking part in the Services. Now we await the Easter Vigil which will be followed by a few days of rest and recuperation.Read More
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April 14Our Holy Week celebrations began this morning with the blessing of palms in the garden, followed by a procession of palms and then the moving reading of St Luke's Passion within our community Mass. Earlier, Fr John Carlyle had led the college in a few hours of recollection to prepare for Holy Week. The Rector offered sincere thanks for all the background work in sacristy, music and organising the ceremonies which paid off as we begin a prayerful journey towards the Passion and to Easter.Read More
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We are..
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A Seminary for the formation of priests for Dioceses and Religious Congregations
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Based in Rome
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For English-speaking men over 30
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Under the guidance of the Bishops' Conference of England and Wales
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With students from 10 countries
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