Diamond Jubilarians CSsR...

Congratulations are due to two of our confreres who on the 16th of October celebrated 60 years of Religious Profession!

This makes our

Fr Timothy Buckley CSsR & Fr Andrew Burns CSsR Diamond Jubilarians.

60 years ago they took their vows of Poverty, Chastity and Obedience (their vows and oath of Perseverance was taken a few years later!).

Vivant in aeternum!

JUBILEE MASS AT BISHOP ETON 

On Thursday 11th January 2023, Bishop Eton held a Jubilee Mass celebrating the Diamond Jubilees of Fr Jim McManus C.Ss.R and Fr Jim Casey C.Ss.R.  They were joined by many of their confrères.

Fr Jim McManus was the main celebrant ably assisted by Fr Jim Casey who gave the homily.

Read more: Jubilee Mass at Bishop Eton

CSsR and Ordination Jubilees 2024...

Jubilees 2024

70 years Religious Profession 

Fr Tom Molloy CSsR - 15th Aug 1954

65 years Priestly Ordination 

Fr Michael McGreevy CSsR 12th July 1959

Fr Tom Molloy CSsR 12th July 1959

60 years Priestly Ordination 

Fr James Casey CSsR 12th Jan 1964

Fr James McManus CSsR 12th Jan 1964

55 years Priestly Ordination

Fr Joseph Doherty CSsR 10th Aug 1969

Copiosa apud eum redemptio 

25 Years Celebration of CSsR Profession...

The Region of Zimbabwe celebrated two of their men as they reached 25 years professed with Religious Vows.

Fifty years of dedicatin and service between

Brother Benjamin CSsR and Bishop Raymond Mundasekwa CSsR.

MAKOROKOTO! VIVANT IN AETERNUM!

See the Booklet here...

Read more: 25 Years Celebration of CSsR Profession...

HOMILY PREACHED AT FR RICHARD'S SILVER JUBILEE MASS AT BISHOP ETON

On June 29th 2023 Fr Richard celebrated Mass with the parishioners of Bishop Eton and St Mary's to mark his Silver Jubilee of priestly ordination.  You can watch the homily he preached below.

Fr Richard Reid CSsR Silver Jubilee of Priestly Ordination 2023...

Three masses were celebrated to mark the

Silver Jubilee of Priestly Ordiation

of our Provincial,

Fr Richard Reid CSsR.

One was celebrated in Bishop Eton, Liverpool on the Feast of Ss Peter and Paul. Another was celebrated in St. Mary's Redemptorist Church in Clapham on Sunday 2nd of July and the third Mass was celebrated on the actual anniversary itself, the 4th July in St Mary's Clapham.

Here is an extract from his homily,

"My heart is full of immense gratitude as I celebrate being a priest for these past 25 years."

"My Ordination was celebrated on the 4th of July in St Mary's Parish Greenock. It was a wonderful ceremony and the ordaining bishop was Bishop John Mone, a wonderful man who has since gone home to the Father's house. Alongside him was another wonderful bishop, Bishop Stephen McGill PSS who was the Emeritus of Paisley. He was a Bishop at the Second Vatican Council, so I trust that I am covered on both sides - pre and post the Council!"

Many wonderful words were used at my Ordination, however three things were said that made a profound effect on me.

The First: Bishop John Mone addressed my mum at the begin of the ceremony.

“Jean, you give single mothers a fantastic name.”

My mum was a single mother, not because my dad ran away, rather he died at the age of 36 years, leaving my mother as a widow at the age of 33. So my mum was a single mother to four children, the eldest was 12 and the youngest was 4 years old. I was so proud to hear the Bishop address my mum in that way, because it certainly was true, she was a fantastic mum. I want to remember her and thank God for her today, because many of you will know that her funeral we celebrate just two months ago. So today I give thanks to God for a ‘fantastic’ mum and an inspiring dad.

The Second: As Bishop John read the homily from the Sacramentary, giving all the instruction to the newly ordained, he stopped and said,

“Richard, you will spend the rest of your life preaching about the love of God and plentiful redemption, remember that is for you first of all.”

So when I preach I hear those words of the Bishop and I realise how much the love of God is for me personally and how unworthy I am to receive it and yet the Lord gives it to me in copious amounts! When I preach I don’t do it to make myself seem clever and erudite; no I preach something that I know and experience from inside myself!

The Third: The Homily from the Sacramentary was continued and again Bishop John stopped and looked me straight in the eye and said,

“Richard, for God’s sake be a happy priest!”

When times have been tough over the past quarter of a century I have  heard Bishop John quietly in my ear with this command. I hope and pray that you do experience me as a happy priest! Pray that Lord will continue to allow me to be a happy and a holy priest.

Pray for your Priests and pray for Vocations to the Priesthood and/or Religious Life.

Read more: Fr Richard Reid CSsR Silver Jubilee of Priestly Ordination 2023

Fr Bev’s 70th Anniversary of Priestly Ordination

Homily of Fr Andrew Burns C.Ss.R at the Mass celebrating the 70th Anniversary of priestly ordination of Fr Bev Ahearn C.Ss.R.

70 years ago, in 1953, Easter Monday was on April 7, and on that day three young Redemptorists were ordained priest here at Bishop Eton: John Smith, from Birkenhead; and James Mythen, and Beverley Ahern from Liverpool. I knew John Smith for many years as we worked together in South Africa.

Read more: Fr Bev's 70th year of priesthood

Congratulations Fr Tim - 50 years a priest

Pictured at St Mary's Woolton during the 2016 Novena

Today 21st July 2020 is the Golden Jubilee of Priesthood of Fr Tim Buckley.  In his recent letter Fr Provinical said:

We join with Fr Tim in thanking God for this gift of 50 years in the Lord’s service. I believe it would be impossible to fully appreciate the service that Fr Tim gas given and the countless number of people that his ministry has touched and whose lives have been significantly transformed. 

Ad multos annos!

Read more: Congratulations Fr Tim - 50 years a priest

Fr Tim Buckley C.Ss.R Golden Jubilee of Ordination

- his parishes say Thankyou

Fr Tim Buckley C.SsR was ordained on Tuesday 21st July 1970 at our parish in Clapham. This Tuesday therefore marks his Golden Jubilee of Priesthood.

Today after celebrating Mass for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Redeemer, Brother James presented him with gifts and tokens on behalf of his two Liverpool parishes

Read more: Fr Tim Buckley C.Ss.R Golden Jubilee of Ordination