18 APRIL 2010 SURPRISES FOR ASSOCIATES/FRIENDS AND SOUVENIR
On Friday evening I surprised our Associates/Friends at a Belfast city-centre restaurant, Olio, where they had planned a get-together for dinner. Their initial surprise was added to when each received two invitations! One was to our community here to celebrate the 70th. Anniversary of Mother Foundress' Canonization on May 1. Sister Evelyn also invited the group to join our contemplative community for a special Mass and refreshments on Saturday next, feast of Saint Euphrasia. I have requested each one who has visited Angers and Noirmoutier to bring along their favourite memory photograph for sharing too!
Earlier on Friday afternoon I had gone with Sr. Noeline to meet with Rosaleen Daly, sister of our late friend Cardinal Daly RIP. She had planned to take us to his home to walk through and choose a souvenir, as the house will now become Diocesan property. It was a poignant moment for me, having left him in excellent health in September. I chose a little book - "Healing the Wound of Humanity" sub-titled 'The Spirituality of John Henry Newman' by Ian Ker. The flyleaf told me the writer is a Roman Catholic priest who has taught at British and American universities. The bookcase contained several other books by the same author. I am very happy to have this little book, even though it is unsigned. I plan to read it prior to Cardinal Newman's canonization later this year.
I am aware that there will also be awareness-raising about Mother Foundress in KORCE next weekend. Please God I will catch up with the proposed powerpoint presentation at a later stage and I look forward to hearing how it is accepted locally. We have found the people really hungry for any Christian knowledge or sharing of our own religious story.
Have a good week - we plan to walk with the preparation material kindly provided
for our Novena for Saturday!
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