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May 2012
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“There are, of course different Orders in the Church:
when the Holy Father spoke truth was said that day.
We can only grow out of truth and we have to accept Cistercians, Carmelites and so on. Ours is quite
different. Our prayer is being together. This house, the
the whole truth.”
people here, all from different nationalities, different
praying for you
backgrounds, different social classes; we all are
Sister Juliana thought the key point was back in involved in the Prayer: the Adoration: the Intercession:
1992 when Basil Hume said the Church was willing to and no Bank balance! We are learning to live with each
receive the Church of England back as a body. It was other and little or no financial security.
to be a first wave. There was a big reaction and it never
“One builds the Church by one’s choice for Christ.
happened. It was a painful time. Individuals came and
we did a postal course for those joining the Church. One is put into a family. We have been put into our
When we heard about the Ordinariate we wanted you Community. Love is the important thing. Without
to know we were praying for you and behind you. We love it grows wild. Gardeners need to tend the garden
offer you our support in prayer and in any practical everyday, when we do that, then we reap a harvest.”
way we can. For example any Religious who might join
Sister Juliana quotes Tolkien, “For some people to
the Ordinariate and have nowhere to go.”
keep them some people
must give them up.” She
The Order has a constant
continued, “It is what God
flow of enquirers, but as the
* Sunday Mass, usually, 8.30 am
gives us, poured into our
Sisters pointed out, “It takes
* Weekday Mass 8.15 am
laps – overflowing.” Will
a lot. In our life you are
*
Adoration
of
the
Blessed
Sacrament,
the Order continue? Mother
re-born.” Mother Damian
every Thursday 12 - 1.00pm
Damian is certain that it
stressed the aspect of
will. “God runs it, not us.
Conversion in the Religious
* & daily Adoration 6.45 - 7.15 am
He will use it. It is 800 years
Life. “Saint Collette said that
* Morning Prayer 7.15 am
old!
everyday was a conversion.”
* Vespers 4.20 pm
on-line ministery
* Ring 01244 531029 to check times,
At present the Order
especially
if
you
are
bringing
a
group.
These Poor Clares have an
has its share of ladies who
extensive on-line ministery:
were Teachers, a Nurse, a
Ty Mam Duw, Poor Clare Monastery,
called Little hearts. Little
Midwife, an Accountant,
Upper Aston Hall Lane,
hearts is a group of Poor
and others who were
jobless! Sisters come from
Hawarden, Deeside, North Wales, CH5 3EN Clare friends, who receive a
daily spiritual sharing from
The
Philippines,
New
Ty Mam Duw to help them on their journey to God.
Zealand, Germany as well as the UK.
By this means, friends, keep in touch and have the
The Order organises Day Retreats and men and assurance of prayers. The Sisters tell us that the themes
women may visit and stay. They can accommodate six of these sharings are the gift of the Holy Spirit; he is
people comfortably. The Order has a Craft Room, and the author! The motto of Little hearts is appropriately
enough for us, Heart speaks to heart.
sells things made in the Monastery.
Daily Worship At The Monastery
Spiritual Stones
Of course these Sisters value the Religious Life.
“There is every value in the Religious Life.” According
to Mother Damian, “Every Religious Order puts in a
brick and seals it into the Church. Every individual
does the same. The Religious Life is as important as
Married Life. The Church would be slightly in rubbles
without the Religious Life.
Their address is: The Poor Clares, Ty Mam Duw, Poor
Clare Monastery, Upper Aston Hall Lane, Hawarden,
Deeside, North Wales, CH5 3EN. Their interesting
and informative Web Site can be found at: http://www.
poorclarestmd.org. For Little hearts, scroll down the
menu on the left until your find Little hearts. Click on
and you will find how to register.
The Clare Year is coming to an end. There are some
events coming up: May 27 2012 Saturday, Eve of
It would be that much poorer. We are the mortar that Pentecost Sunday, Clare Vigil for the Holy Spirit June
seals the bricks of the Church together. This has been 7 2012 Thursday, 6 pm, Corpus Christi Procession
pointed out to us by Christ himself and, of course, August 2 2012 Thursday, 6 pm, Portiuncula Mass
Saint Francis.” Sister Juliana called the Religious Life August 11 2012 Saturday 11 am, United Festival Mass
and individual Religious “Spiritual Stones”.
for the close of year
Our prayer