U P D A T E!
We are re-posting below this Appeal, with sincere thanks to those Readers who have already contributed so generously. The Appeal has still a little way to go to reach its target, and we ask you again to be generous. Fr.Z's blog was very successful in raising £5,000 for a Blessed Sacrament canopy for this same church of Corpus Christi, so let no-one say that our Readers are less willing to share in honour of the Blessed Sacrament!
Come on! Do it NOW!
The Church of CORPUS CHRISTI, MAIDEN LANE, near Covent Garden in London, the first church in England to be dedicated after the Restoration of the Hierarchy to the Mystery of Corpus Christi, has for the past few years been undergoing a comprehensive restoration, and is to be formally opened by His Eminence Vincent Cardinal Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster, on the Feast of Corpus Christi this year, Sunday 3rd June.
The Church will become a centre for adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament in the Diocese.
The Parish is seeking contributions of funds toward the purchase of a pair of English Gothic candelabra, which have come from a Catholic church, and bear the symbols of the Holy Family, Jesus Mary and Joseph, on enamel shields. It is hoped that members of the Order of Malta and Companions and Friends will contribute generously; part of our charism as an Order is the promotion of excellence in the Sacred Liturgy, as a part of our work of Tuitio Fidei, and this is a very good practical way of doing it.
They would stand either side of the High Altar and would be used for the Feast of Corpus Christi and particularly for the annual 40 Hours Devotion which is to be restored at the desire of His Eminence the Cardinal.
For those wishing to make further Lenten almsgiving, here is a good opportunity!
The Candelabra cost £6,000. Donations may be made on the Parish's special Candelabra Donations page HERE.
Those readers with blogs, Twitter or Facebook pages etc, are encouraged to disseminate this notice as widely as possible.
Should you wish to give more to the wonderful work at Corpus Christi, general donations to the Restoration Fund may be made HERE.
Benefactors are recorded in the Benefactors’ Book and are remembered at the Altar in a specific Benefactors’ Mass each month.
For those wishing to participate spiritually in the work of the Church of Corpus Christi, you may join the SODALITY OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT, visit the website HERE.
For those wishing to participate spiritually in the work of the Church of Corpus Christi, you may join the SODALITY OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT, visit the website HERE.
Adoremus in aeternum Sanctissimum Sacramentum!
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