Ordinariate Life. “The lay leadership kept the congregation not only growing, but thriving.”
An article of interest for those interested in the Personal Ordinariate and Divine Worship, the Mass of Ordinariate Catholics. Read the full article by clicking on the link: http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/english-catholic-ordinariate-sees-new-opportunities-for-grace-and-growth An excerpt or two: English-Catholic Ordinariate Sees New Opportunities for Grace and Growth by Peter Jesserer Smith WASHINGTON — When Father John Vidal arrived to take charge of the St. Luke’s ordinariate parish in the nation’s capital in October, the community had been without a pastor for three months. But rather than discover a church on hold, waiting for its new clerical leadership, the Catholic priest discovered a ordinariate community that had continued to grow. “The lay leadership kept the congregation not only growing, but thriving,” Father Vidal told the Register. While a priest on loan from the Archdiocese of Washington offered the English-Catholic ordinariate’s ...