Many Catholic friends joined us for the ordination of Fr Carl Leonard Reid.
Almost Fr. Carl was singing lustily (part of Anglican patrimony) in procession
Archbishop Terrence Prendergast opened with some kind, encouraging words about Carl and the journey we have made into the Catholic Church. He noted we were closing off the Week of Christian Unity. What a way to mark it!
Msgr. Jeffrey Steenson delivered the sermon and I look forward to posting it when I get an electronic version. He had some generous and kind things to say about the ordination of Anglican priests and joked that in this case it was five ordinations and a wedding.
Of course he was referring to lovely Barb Reid.
The Litany of the Saints
Fr. Francis Donnelly, our mentor priest who has been the chief celebrant of the Mass at our parish, helps with the priestly vestments
Sorry, these are not in order. The laying on of hands. Here is our Ordinary Msgr. Jeffrey Steenson.
The anointing of the hands.
Soon-to-be Fr. Kipling Cooper and Soon-to-be Fr. Doug Hayman who are in formation to become Catholic priests.
Fr. Francis Donnelly has been such a blessing to us. Next to him is Fr. Lee Kenyon, Dean of the Canadian Deanery of St. John the Baptist of the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter
Soon-to-be Fr. Jim Tilley (who is also in the formation program) from our Oshawa parish drove up to celebrate with us.
Below are pictures of Fr. Carl Reid and Fr. Peter Wilkinson, Fr. Lee Kenyon, and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney and some of our clergy and people.
A momentous day. Thank you for the pictures.
Wonderful pictures of a wonderful occasion!
Such a great joy, which finally ends this interim period for your whole community!
Thank you for beautiful pictures – we can always count on you!
I truly hope that looking back in 5 or 10 years’ time, you will consider those months between your reception and this glorious day as a brief interlude – much like a married couple may look back at a period of engagement which once seemed to drag on infinitely for them.
Congratulations Father Carl Reid. God’s speed on your new journey.
Father Ed Bakker ACC/OP
This is great! Congratulations to Fr. Reid and the Ordinariates! Many Years!
What a glorious, wonderful celebration! Thanks be to God!
Congratulations to Fr. Carl Reid, his wife Barbara, and his family. Fr. Reid’s leadership along this long journey for your community is truly inspiring.
Thank you, Deborah, for the wonderful report!
- Mark F.
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May our awesome Lord, continue to bless my brother in Christ, Fr. Carl…..Lou Campese…Former Bishop
Lovely photos of the event. Thank you.
“THE LITANY” done by a woman dressed as if she had just waked in off the street. A defect in an otherwise glorious moment in time.
Father Carl Reid – AXIOS and MANY YEARS!
Well, she had a lovely voice.
Both this and today’s Mass were indeed happy and glorious occasions. I wish Fr. Carl and his flock many happy years now that the waiting is over and they are finally safely docked on our side of the Tiber.
And to Matthew, I would mischeivously observe that by definition we had all walked in off the street – and some of us had walked a long way in -20 degree Celsius with a windchill of even further below. I’m afraid in those circumstances I dress to avoid frostbite. How it looks is a very secondary consideration, and I think God understands that. People who don’t are free to their opinions, of course. Although actually the cantor – who did have a most beautiful voice – appears to me to be quite smartly dressed and certainly better looking than I was. What a shame to spoil a celebration with a snark.
The photos look lovely!
I do have a liturgical question, since I do not know the more modern liturgies, do they no longer pin up the chasuble for ordinations?
We rejoice with you. Congratulations to Fr. Carl.