| Description | This edition includes the following articles and news:
Cathedral Life- Past and Present:
'Cathedral Marbles-A Pavement Like the Sea': by Patrick Rogers. An article about the history of the construction of the marble columns, floor panels, paving and other marble decoration in Westminster Cathedral.
'Monthly Album- Relics of St Anthony; Remebrance Sunday; Blessing our New Mosaics; & More': Articles include the visit of the relics of St Anthony of Padua to Westminster Cathedral, which took place on 2 November 2013; the Solemn Requiem for the Fallen which was celebrated by Archbishop Vincent Nichols and was attended by all branches of the armed services, which took place on Sunday 10 November 2013; and the blessing of Westminster Cathedral's new mosaics of St Stephen and St Laurence.
Cathedral Treasures:
'A Special Painting of our Lady of Guadalupe: An article short article about the image and touch relic of Our Lady of Guadalupe which was painted especially for Westminster Cathedral and gifted by the then Archbishop of Guadalajara, Francisco Orozco y Jimenez and the people of the Archdiocese of Guadalajara in the Repbulic of Mexico.
Cathedral History:
'A Photographic Record-First Public Mass-Chistmas Eve 1903' A drawing entitled 'The First Public Mass-Christmas Eve 1903' and a short article about the event.
Features:
'Sister Cathedrals- St Peter's, Lancaster' by Caroline Hull. An article about the cathedral which was built between 1857 and 1859 and was dedicated on 5 October 1859.
'Cardinal Ritter-God's Faithful Knight (Part 1)' by Fr Michael Marchlewski, SJ. An article about the life of American Cardinal, Joseph, Elmer Ritter who hailed from New Albany, Indiana.
'Will Syria Know Peace on Earth?' by John Newton. An article about the head of the Melkite Church, His Beatitude Patriach Gregorios, who was invited to the UK by Aid to the Church in Need (ACN). During his visit he spoke about the Jews from Syria and how they were present in Jerusalem for Pentecost and had brought Christianity back with them. He also explained that it was in Antioch, then Syria, that believers were first referred to as Christians.
Regulars:
'The Cross and the Eagle-The Colosseum' by Mgr Mark Langham. An article about the history of the Colosseum in Rome.
'The Lord's Nativity' by Sharon Jennings. An article about the famous icon dipicting the Lord's Nativity, which probably originated in Constantinople during the early fifteenth century.
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