THE
P RTAL
November 2018
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Pilgrimage to
Our Lady of Walsingham
An exclusive report for T he P ortal by Jean Chinery,
Jackie Ottaway and Ronald Crane on the Pilgrimage
made by the Three Ordinaries, clergy, wives and others
E ach year,
the three Ordinaries of the Personal Ordinariates of Our Lady of Walsingham, of Our
Lady of the Southern Cross, and the Chair of St Peter, meet in one of these countries. Therefore, in
October Bishop Steven Lopes, and Mgr Harry Entwistle made their way to the UK to meet with Mgr Keith
Newton.
Elsewhere in this edition of T he P ortal , you may
read an account of their meeting and public discussion
at the church in Warwick Street.
The three Ordinaries went on pilgrimage to Our Lady
of Walsingham together with some of the Ordinariate
clergy, their wives and various other Ordinariate
members, including T he P ortal .
Bishop Steven Lopes, Mgr Harry Entwistle, Mgr Keith Newton,
Mgr John Armitage andFr Tad Oxley
As you would expect at such an event, the Offices
were beautifully sung, and there was a great atmosphere expect from an Ordinariate gathering.
and meal times were convivial. Everyone thought it
was lovely to have time to socialise, especially with
After lunch, everyone repaired to one of the
clergy wives.
rooms nearby for a splendid lunch. People ate, they
laughed, they chatted. Lunch over, we made our way
On the Tuesday, for what we believe is the first to the Pilgrim Hall for a lecture by Fr Alban McCoy
time ever, the Pilgrimage Mass in the Chapel of the OFM on “St Thomas Aquinas and Virtue”. This was
Reconciliation was not according to novus ordo, but rather long, and in the after lunch slot(!), but it was
Divine Worship. In due course, you will be able to splendid. Everyone, especially those not overlaid with
read Bishop Lopes’ homily on this occasion on our theological education, was spellbound by the talk. It
Facebook page. The singing at mass was as you would was engaging, informative, funny, and challenging. Ø