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Forming mature men for priesthood
Robert Herrick, a 17th century poet, challenges us in his poem, “ To Keep a True Lent”:
Is this Fast to keep
The larder lean?
And clean
From fat of veals and sheep?
Is it to quit the dish
Of flesh, yet still
To fill
The platter high with fish?
Is it to fast an hour
Or ragg’d to go
Or show
A down-cast look and sour?
No: ‘tis a Fast to dole
They sheaf of wheat
And meat
With the hungry soul.It is to fast from strife
and old debateand from hateto circumcise thy life.To show a heart grief-rent;to starve thy sin,not bin;And that’s to keep thy Lent.
As we enter into this ‘purple season’ of Lent, a time of honesty and of searching, we at the Beda wish you ‘tante belle cose’ (all good things) and assure all our friends and benefactors of grateful and prayerful remembrance.
Father Philip
Note: The March article written for the Liverpool Catholic Pictorial by the Rector, can be found here.
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March 14A weekly film in the student common room on Sunday evenings has been a feature of Beda life for some time. A new innovation this year is that in addition to Sunday's film, on Friday evenings throughout Lent a film with a religious theme will be shown for those who wish. Last week, the film was 'Mary Magdalene', this Friday it is, 'Of Gods and Men', and that will be followed in subsequent weeks by four installments of the Zeffirelli epic 'Jesus of Nazareth'.Read More
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March 11The Beda was privileged to have as guests for lunch today the General Council of the Canons Regular of the Holy Cross who are meeting in Rome this week. One of their Order, Brother Thomas Varavunkal, has been a student with us for nearly four years and in September will be ordained priest in Kerala. The Council wanted to thank the Beda for the formation Thomas has received and for the links of friendship which have been made between the Order and the Beda. We ask their prayers for our work, and promise our prayerful support for their continuing ministry.Read More
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March 6Our season of Lent began today with Morning Prayer of Ash Wednesday, fasting at lunch and supper, and an evening Mass with the blessing and distribution of ashes. Earlier in the day, at the crack of dawn, some students had gone to the first Lenten Station Mass at Santa Sabina. During Lent, the traditional Beda practice of those students who wish being able to visit the 7.00am Station Mass at one of the Roman Churches will continue.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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Bp. Barron's Lent Reflections
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Friends, today in our Gospel the mother of James and John asks Jesus on their behalf for high places of authority in his kingdom. Ah, there is the voice of ambition. Some people don’t care at all...
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