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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/5/6/9
Title
Oremus - January 2015
Date
January 2015
Level
Item
Description
This edition includes the following articles and news:
Cathedral History:
'The Irish Regiments' by Patrick Rogers. An article about the Irish soldiers who fought in the Great War and the subsequent erection of a war memorial in Westminster Cathedral.
'Behind the Scenes: The Bell, the bells!' An article about the history of theWestminster Cathedral bell and bell tower.
Cathedral History :
'A Photographic Record : The Consecration-1910'. An article relating to the consecration of Westminster Cathedral on 28 June 1910. The article features a black and white image of Cardinal Bourne dipping his fingers into the Gregorian water which was a special holy water which contained salt, blessed ashes and wine. This would have been sprinkled on the walls of the Cathedral by Cardinal Boune during the ceremony.
Features:
'Remembering Cardinal Bourne ' An article about the life of Cardinal Bourne to mark the 80th anniversary of his death.
'Know Your Vestments: by Francis Clark. One of a series of articles relating to the clergy vestments and their symbolic meanings. This article is about the symbollic meaning of cassocks and cottas, amices and albs.
'The Church's Year of Consecrated Life' An article about religious orders and consecrated life to highlight the Church's Year of Consecrated Life. This article relates toThe Poor Clares; The Capuchin Friars; and The Discalced Carmelites.
'Dylan Thomas: Religious or Not? by Archbishop George Stack. A published talk about the Welsh Poet Dylan Thoms, which was given by Archbishop George Stack to the Friends of Westminster Cathedral.
St Teresa of Avila: Her Fifth Centenary' by Sister Jo Robinson ODC. An article about the life of St Teresa of Avila who became a Carmelite nun in 1535 while living at the monastery of the Incarnation in Avila, Spain.
'A Tribute to the Late Paul Goggins MP' by Benedict Warren.
'The Matyrs of Otranto' by Anthony Weaver. An article about the Martyrs Otranto, an Italian seaside city in the south of Italy. The martyrs were beheaded for refusing to convert to Islam. They were all canonised by Pope Francis in May 2013.
Format
Printed document
Language
English
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