Today the Episcopal Church remembers the life and ministry of an Anglican priest who became a Roman Catholic priest later in life and was named a Cardinal, John Henry Newman, who was born in 1801 and died in 1890.
Newman was part of the Oxford Movement wherein certain Anglican clergymen (Edward Bouverie Pusey, John Keble, Charles Marriott, Richard Hurrell Froude, Robert Wilberforce, Isaac Williams and William Palmer) at the University of Oxford desired the reinstatement of lost Christian traditions of faith and their inclusion into Anglican liturgy and theology. They conceived of the Anglican Church as one of three branches of the Catholic Church (Roman, Orthodox and Anglican). The movement eventually spread to the United States.
Let us pray: God of all wisdom, we thank you for John Henry Newman, whose eloquence bore witness that your Church is one, holy, catholic and apostolic, and who made his own life a pilgrimage towards your truth. Grant that, inspired by his words and example, we may ever follow your kindly light till we rest in your bosom, with your dear Son Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit, where heart speaks to heart eternally; for you live and reign, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
CALENDAR REMINDERS
Saturday, 22 February, at 11 am at St. James in Houston: Absalom Jones Day.
Sunday, 23 February, at the 9 am Eucharist, we will baptize 2 of Samuel Daniel’s children.
Please remember everyone on our Prayer List, especially Pat, Patricia and Karen.
Your servant in Christ,
Fr. Chester J. Makowski+
St. Augustine of Hippo Episcopal Church
Galveston, Texas 77550
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