Reflection
Today pollution has become a big issue and rightly so. People want clean water, clean air and clean food. But we should be even more concerned about the most dangerous pollution of all, namely evil.
Pride, anger, hate, lust, greed, envy… All these are dangerous pollutants. So what must we do? We must purify the source; the heart is the source. It is the well-spring from which all our thoughts, words and deeds flow. If the heart is clean, all that flows from it will be clean. Blessed are the clean of heart; they shall see God.
New community members
This year the Salesian Community will be joined by Fr Hugh Preston and Bro Andre Kankwenda. Fr Hugh has moved in but will be away on a sabbatical until Christmas. He will be helping in the Parish. Bro Andre, from the Congo, will help in the school chaplaincy and in the Parish. It will be great to have them with us, and I’m sure you will give them the usual warm Bootle welcome!
Adoremus Liverpool
This will take place at the Metropolitan Cathedral on 21 September 2024. The event itself is free and available to all. There will be Eucharistic Adoration throughout the day from 10am until 5pm, Holy Mass, opportunities for confession, a variety of workshops and a shared time of prayer during the day for all. In advance of the Jubilee year 2025, this Adoremus event will reflect on the themes of Care for Creation, Food Poverty, Modern Slavery, Managing Debt, Forgiveness and Rest as well as our own personal concerns and prayers. The workshops provide an opportunity for developing our own spirituality, and to discern what the Jubilee Year might mean for us in our own lives.
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