Cardinal Nichols and CSsR in Rome...

Cardinal Vincent Nichols has taken possession of his titular church in Rome - Sant'Alfonso de'Liguori all'Esquilino. The church is dedicated to its patron,  Saint Alphonsus - founder of the Redemptorists.

Since 1865 it has been home to the famous icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour, which was given to the Redemptorists by Pope Pius IX with the instruction, "Make her known."

In his homily he mentioned the late Fr William Maram CSsR

"I have many Redemptorist friends. Indeed I first came to this Church one Easter, many years ago,

with an English Redemptorist priest whom some of you will remember. He was Fr William Maram,

better known, at least in his later years, as Bill. He was a great character and had a wonderful love

for all things Redemptorist. Indeed, I think a great thrill in his life was the fact that he looked just a

little bit like St Alphonsus himself. How he loved it when people pointed that out."

To read it in full click here

Present from the Province of London - 

Very Rev Fr Ronald McAinsh CSsR - Provincial Superior

Rt Rev Ralph Heskett CSsR - Bishop of Hallam

Rev Fr Timothy Buckley CSsR - Parish Priest, Bishop Eton Liverpool

Very Rev Fr Gabriel Maguire CSsR - Rector and Parish Priest, Erdington Abbey, Birmingham

Rev Fr Martin Gay CSsR - Sant Alfonso Community, Rome

Ms Claire Daly - Sacristan Erdington Abbey, Birmingham