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AAW - Archives of the Archbishop of Westminster
DOW - Diocese of Westminster
DC - Diocesan Curia
5 - Communications
6 - Oremus
Repository
Archives of the Archbishop of Westminster
Ref No
AAW/DOW/DC/5/6/61
Title
Oremus - January 2020
Date
January 2020
Level
Item
Description
This edition includes the following articles and news:
Cathedral Life: Past and Present :
'A Paten and Chalice Inherited; Fr Peter Stevens RIP' An article about a chalice and paten which was gifted to the Cathedral by Fr Peter Stevens,whodied on 8 November 2019. Fr Stevens had inherited the items from his uncle, Fr Howard Carter, on Stevens' Ordination to the Priesthood in July 1st 1989.
'Colin Mawby RIP, Master of Music 1961-1976' by Paul Tobin. An article about the life of the late Colin Mawby the Cathedral's Master of Music who died IN 2019, aged 83. Mawby was a prolific composer of masses for the English Catholic liturgy and received knightly honours from Pope Benedict XVI.
'Sir Stephen Cleobury RIP', Master of Music 1979-1982' by Peter Stephens. An article about the life of Sir Stephen Cleobury, who died on the 22nd November 2019. Cleobury became the first Anglican to take up the post of Master of Music at Westminster Cathedral.
Cathedral History:
'St Edward's Tower' by Patrick Rogers. An article about the Cathedral's tower or campanile which was designed by 19th century Cathedral architect, John F Bentley who took his inspiration from the numerous campanili he saw during his visits to Italy.
Cathedral History in Pictures:
'The Enthronement of Archbishop Griffin' by Paul Tobin. A short article about the enthronement of Archbishop Bernard Griffin as sixth Archbishop of Westminster, which took place on 18 January 1944. The accompanying image features Archbishop Griffin wearing a cope with the arms of Cardinal Herbert Vaughan (Archbishop of Westminster 1892-1903) and mitre. Griffin is flanked by two Assistant Deacons, Mgrs Charles Brown and Jackman.
Features:
'How to Build a Monastery (concluded)' by Bishop Mark Jabale. The final part of an article relating to the author's experiences during the construction of the monastery of the Incarnation in Sullana in Peru.
'Contemplating the Crib' by Pope Francis. An article about the importance and significance of the crib in the Christmas Story.
Format
Printed document
Language
English
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