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hearing god s music we have chosen to use all the devices of this world but heaven s instruments will not stop playing just because some people are deaf saint john paul ii wrote the fact that one can die for the faith shows that other demands of the faith can also be met cardinal müller says for the real danger to today s humanity is the greenhouse gases of sin and the global warming of unbelief and the decay of morality when no one knows and teaches the difference between good and evil st catherine of siena said we ve had enough exhortations to be silent cry out with a thousand tongues i see the world is rotten because of silence chesterton said the christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting it has been found difficult and left untried brethren wake up loading exciting news new blog dear and loyal readers fifteen years ago on the 29th september 2009 the first post on this blog went up entitled welcome now has come the time to write another but not saying goodbye but merely follow me from now on the order has got itself up to date with technology that is a bit of an exaggeration and there is a new blog connected to the grand priory of england website its purpose will be the same as this one and we shall continue to post as before your editor will be joined by other contributors so it will be if you think that possible even better it is here https www orderofmalta co uk blog all previous posts on this blog have been transferred so you can still search past items we look forward to an exciting new chapter in order communications please come with us our lady of philermo pray for us saint john the baptist pray for us blessed adrian fortescue pray for us posted on sunday january 21 2024 category click to see all related notices of future events reports report on rorate mass rorate caeli desuper et nubes pluant justum aperiatur terra et germinet salvatorem the order s rotate mass was held last tuesday within the second week of advent at the church of the assumption warwick street in the presence of the grand prior the advent recollection was preached by monsignor dr michael nasir ali who became a chaplain earlier in the year posted on saturday december 16 2023 category click to see all related reports right to life northern ireland the campaign right to life is coordinating responses to the northern ireland public consultation on sex education in schools particularly in relation to mandatory teaching about abortion to the very young the policy proposed by the department of education 79 of irish respondents to the earlier consultation did not want abortion laws imposed by westminster it takes a minute to respond to the consultation on the link below the deadline is this friday at one minute to midnight please consider adding your voice for life our lady of the presentation pray for all children posted on monday november 20 2023 category click to see all related catholic life faith christmas presents for those many of our readers wondering what to buy their loved ones for christmas here is the perfect suggestion the new british order tie suitable for members companions and friends anyone who knows the order works with it or supports its activities of simply likes or even dislikes it the tie in pure silk combines maltese crosses with the lions passant and fleurs de lys taken from the arms of the ancient tongue of england to which all british knights in rhodes and malta belonged it may thus of course also be safely given to anglophone foreigners all proceeds go to support the works of the order click here with best wishes for a very happy christmas posted on monday november 20 2023 gp30 chaplain s sermon for blessed gerard the feast of blessed gerard this year marks the 30th anniversary of the reestablishment of the grand priory of england in 1993 the mass celebrated in the church of the assumption and st gregory warwick street was presided over by the fourth grand prior since the restoration and 58th since our foundation fra max rumney before the mass the general assembly of the grand priory was held in choir of which all members of the order in britain now form part the 30th anniversary medal of merit was established at the end of the assembly and bestowed upon initially all current members of the priory it will henceforth be awarded annually on the feast of blessed adrian fortescue patron of the priory to volunteers and benefactors of the order in britain whose contribution is noteworthy during holy mass benedict and hannah jennings made the promise of obedience please pray for them the celebrant and preacher was our chaplain monsignor john armitage we are grateful to him for the text of this sermon where sin abounds grace abounds all the more romans 5 29 when we see the abundance of sin and evil in our world we have to remind ourselves of this truth of our faith for it is a truth of faith needed in each generation to guide humanity through the abundance of sin found in every age the sense of powerless that comes in the face of man s inhumanity to man was described by the roman historian livy in 56 bc here are the questions to which i should like every reader to give their close attention what life and morals were like what men and what policies in peace and in war territory was established and enlarged then let him note how with the gradual relaxation of discipline morals first subsided as it were then sank lower and lower and finally began the downward plunge which has brought us to our present time when we can endure neither our vices nor their cure amid such turmoil the word became flesh and lived among us as the world today faces the challenges of war and peace our awareness that we can can endure neither our vices not their cure is either a recipe for despair or a public witness to the truth of our faith that where sin abounds grace abounds all the more the suffering of the people of ukraine the holy land and the many countries trapped in the grip of violence injustice and poverty witness to a seemingly never ending story of violence and despair the hymn abide with me describes the turmoil of change and decay but most importantly gives the remedy o thou who changest not abide with me let us not be disheartened by the challenges that face the world for the suffering of humanity unlocks the wellspring of god s mercy which can make even the driest land become a garden can restore life to dry bones cf ez 37 1 14 so let us become agents of this mercy channels through which god can water the earth and make justice and peace flourish this mercy is lived out each day as the church seeks to witness to the teaching of the good news that sets people free and the service of god s people especially the poor and the sick the talk of the order s ambassador to the palestinian authority last friday on the work of the holy family hospital in bethlehem expressed in the most powerful way the continuation of a work of the order inspired by our catholic faith and the call to serve the sick and poor the holy family hospital has a direct link to the first hospital in jerusalem set up by blessed gerard and which continues to this day to be open to all regardless of faith or nationality in these troubled times may our prayerful support and generosity to our hospital be great as our brothers and sisters face a turmoil as great as any in the time of blessed gerard so where is the abundance of grace which will overcome the abundance of sin in our time it is where it has always been in the hearts of faithful men and women who recognise that despite the change and decay god always abides with his people for the word became flesh and lived among us new life does not come about by a change in structures but by the renewal of the human heart for you renew the church in every age by raising up men and women outstanding in holiness living witnesses of your unchanging love they inspire us by their heroic lives and help us by the constant prayers to be the living sign of your saving power today we also celebrate our fellow countryman st edward the confessor who lived through the change and decay of his times his simple piety the unaffected generosity of his nature enabled him to serve the men and women about him by easing their burdens relieving their necessities and confirming them in their allegiance to the faith mgr knox reflected that the conqueror who diverted the stream of history went to his grave disappointed and lies there a historical memory the confessor whose ambitions could be satisfied by finding a poor man his dinner saw no corruption in death and lives the patron of his fellow countrymen mgr ronald knox like all the saints we celebrate this month st therese st bruno st john leonardi their lives were shaped by the knowledge that the one who never changes would always abide with them this is a definition of holiness where ordinary men and women who do extra ordinary things because they believe like our lady that the promises made them by the lord would be fulfilled in the aftermath of the reformation pope paul v asked st john leonardi to reflect upon the problems facing the church of their time those who want to work for moral reform in the world must seek the glory of god before all else if at first glance they appear difficult compare them with the magnitude of the situation then they will seem very easy indeed great works are accomplished by great men and women and great women and men should be involved in great works the truth is we know we have to change as st john henry newman reminds us for to live is to change and to be perfect is to have changed often we are troubled in our conscience by our cowardice our complacency our lack of courage we feel guilty that we don t do more and this is where we stop perfection simply means becoming the person god has created me to be be cannot change structures unless we first change our selves we give up what we are now with the help of god s grace for what we can become as we celebrate the great works of blessed gerard if they are to be more than the history of the past the church calls challenges even demands each one of us today to build an order of great works fit for our times as we defend the church by our service of the sick and poor great works are accomplished only by great men and women and great women and men should be involved in great works and if at first glance our structural challenges appear difficult compare them with the magnitude of the situation we face as servants of gods mercy to our fallen world then the minor issues we face will seem very easy indeed gerard teaches us by his life that the changes we all long for in our troubled world can only begin with the human heart and this comes about by humility which understands that all i have is a gift of god and the gift grows only by sharing it with others the consequence of this gift is a greatness of the spirit that we know as nobility of heart it is a depth of generosity at the very centre of who we are that we willingly share wight those most in need i am what i share and i share what i have received for a loving god it is holiness alone that renews and changes the world the church and the order and in our founder we hear why he was called the humblest man in the east the servant of the poor and kind to strangers his appearance was not impressive but it was a noble heart that made him conspicuous on this his feast day let us renew our vows and promises made at our profession and when we joined the order much is to be done as in our time as we commit ourselves once again to be instruments of grace to overcome the evil and suffering of our world inspired by gerard s humility and nobility of heart may we walk in his footsteps as witnesses of hope as great men and women who have committed themselves to the great works of our beloved order for where sin abounds grace abounds all the more blessed gerard pray for us grand priory of england ad multos annos posted on monday october 23 2023 category click to see all related catholic life grand prior reports saint joseph a meditation this wonderful meditation upon saint joseph was preached at the august day of recollection by fr paul keane chaplain of the university of cambridge priest of brentwood diocese and recently a magistral chaplain of our order we are very grateful to him for these spiritual insights from the holy family and st catherine by bordoni devotion to st joseph amdg i was not meant to be here nor were the professed knights this weekend we were to be on retreat at farnborough abbey but the abbey became unavailable and instead we shall make the retreat in october but with every loss there is a gain we can be here however let me bring something of farnborough to golden square not its beautiful chapel or the tomb of emperor napoleon iii but st joseph even if we know farnborough we may not immediately associate it with the spouse of our lady but the national shrine of st joseph is at the abbey if any of us did not know there was a national shrine of st joseph you have not failed your english catholic proficiency test its existence has been a well kept secret since it was originally established at mill hill in 1866 by fr herbert vaughan the future cardinal archbishop of westminster he sought and received from blessed pope pius ix permission for a canonical coronation of a statue of st joseph receiving the pope s specific blessing for the crowning of images of our lady began in the early seventeenth century such coronations were extended to only one other saint st joseph in the late eighteen century it began with the crowing of his image at kalisz in central poland in 1796 sadly mill hill was closed and sold in 2006 but thankfully it was arranged that the crowned statue of st joseph and its surrounding shrine should go to farnborough this was apt because the foundress of the abbey empress eugene the wife of napoleon iii gave a donation to help found the st joseph s society for foreign missions for which mill hill was built in brief we have had a national shrine to st joseph since 1866 its crowned statue is now at farnborough we may not be at the abbey but for this first talk in golden square let us spend time with st joseph to go to joseph is something st teresa of avila would heartily support in her autobiography she wrote of him i am quite amazed when i consider the great favours our lord has shown me through the intercession of st joseph and the many dangers both of body and soul from which he has delivered me it seems that to other saints our lord has given power to succour us in only one kind of necessity but this glorious saint i know by my experience assists us in all kinds of necessities hence our lord it appears wishes us to understand that as he was obedient to him when on earth so now in heaven he grants him whatever he asks chapter 5 as catholics we have customs and expressions that others may find odd for example if you feel crowded in a restaurant ...