Letters

Year of the Eucharist (letter)

Fr Glen Tattersall FSSP

Contents - Oct 2004 - Buy a copy now Editorial: Addressing the shortfall of priests - Michael Gilchrist Today's non-practising young Catholics: are Church conservatives to blame? - Michael Gilchrist News: The Church around the World Society: US bishops call on Catholic institutions to oppose culture of death - Patrick Reilly University: International Movement of Catholic Students Australia - Aaron Russell Liturgy: Why priests should stick to the Mass texts - Bishop T.J. Paprocki Books: Be Not Afraid: Cardinal George Pell's new book to be launched in November Society: Why marriage should receive greater government support - Michael Casanova The Pope's Encyclical on the Eucharist - Sr Mary Augustine OP Letters: Pastoral letters (letter) - Charles Francis, AM Letters: State Aid (letter) - Alan A. Hoysted Letters: Liturgical abuses (letter) - George Simpson Letters: Graham Greene (letter) - Thomas A. Watkin Letters: Come As You Are? (letter) - Brigid P. McKenna Letters: Ghana: help needed (letter) - Name and address supplied Letters: Year of the Eucharist (letter) - Fr Glen Tattersall FSSP Letters: Catholic Doctors' Association of Victoria (letter) - Dr Dominica Ho Books: The Ceremonies Of The Roman Rite Described, Fortescue,O'Connell, Alcuin Reid - Msgr. Peter J. Elliott (reviewer) Books: The Organic Development of the Liturgy, by Alcuin Reid OSB - Msgr Peter J. Elliott (reviewer) Books: The Two Wings Of Catholic Thought, edited by D.R. Foster, J.W. Koterski SJ - Br Christian Moe FSC (reviewer) Books: More new titles from AD Books Reflection: Our Lady, Fatima and the 'annihilation of nations' - Anne Lastman

The Holy Father has declared a Eucharistic Year commencing in October with the Eucharistic Congress in Mexico, and concluding with the Synod of Bishops to be held in Rome in October 2005.

The Fraternity of St Peter's Melbourne apostolate will mark the opening of the Year of the Eucharist with the celebration of the Forty Hours' prayer at St Aloysius', Caulfield.

The program is as follows:

* Sunday 10 October, 11.00am, Mass of Exposition and Procession; 4.00pm, Vespers; 9.00pm, Compline.

* Monday 11 October, 7.30pm, Mass for Peace; 9.00pm, Compline.

*Tuesday 12 October, 7.30pm, Mass of Deposition, Procession and Benediction.

The Blessed Sacrament will be exposed for adoration throughout this time.

FR GLEN TATTERSALL FSSP
Caulfield, Vic

Reprinted from AD2000 Vol 17 No 9 (October 2004), p. 15