CATH NEWS REPORT- Bishop Pat Power was the principal celebrant at the Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn's Chrism Mass this week, in recognition of his 25th anniversary of ordination as a bishop, reports the archdiocese.
Bishop Power said he was delighted when he discovered his anniversary of ordination would fall on the date of the Chrism Mass, as he saw it as the perfect celebration. When Archbishop Mark Coleridge asked him to be the principal celebrant, he was even more honoured.The Chrism Mass is also the time when the priests of the Archdiocese renew their commitment to priestly service and ask the congregation to pray for them.
During his homily, Bishop Power reflected on his ministry as auxiliary bishop and his priestly vocation, and cited the motto of his ordination as bishop, "God is Love".
The full text of Bishop Power's homily can be found at:
Chrism Mass 'an honour' (Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn News & Events)
And in keeping with the silver anniversary theme, Fr Frank Brennan sj, adjunct fellow in the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies at the ANU, professor of law in the Institute of Legal Studies at the Australian Catholic University, and professor of human rights and social justice at the University of Notre Dame Australia, also recently celebrated the 25th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood. He wrote about it here:
Fr Frank Brennan: 25 years of passion love and justice
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