East Anglia Seminarians: International Supper

Thursday, 24 February 2011

International Supper

As I posted on the Chair of Peter (when I beat Simon to the computer!), we were having an International Supper that evening. It turned out to be a wonderful occassion of fraternity, not least with everyone piling into the main kitchen to prepare their various offerings during the afternoon, and then washing up afterwards (something we don't have occassion to do very often!). It was also nice for the dometic staff to be treated to supper for a change.

The food was as diverse as the community, including Irish stew, Vietnamese spring rolls, Indian curry, and Italian tiramisu to name a few things - there were also Spanish, Czech and German dishes which were great but I can't remember what they were called! I made some Oatmeal Chocolate chip cookies as the American contingent, but they stuck to the baking trays and had to be prized off...

All in all a wonderful evening!

Ecce quam bonum et quam iucundum
habitare fratres in unum:
sicut unguentum optimum in capite,
quod descendit in barbam, barbam Aaron,

quod descendit in oram vestimenti eius.

"How good and how pleasant it is
when brothers live in unity!
It is like precious oil upon the head
running down upon the beard,
running down upon Aaron's beard
upon the collar of his robes." Psalm 132 (133)

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EA Seminarians said...: I think the decorations are particularly beautiful; 24 February 2011 at 17:40

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Prayer for Priestly Vocations

O Lord Jesus Christ, Who moved to pity at the sight of the multitudes, scattered like sheep without a shepherd, didst say to Thy disciples: "The harvest indeed is great, but the labourers are few. Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that He send labourers into His harvest," deign to turn Thine eyes of pity on this our diocese, and to call to Thy priesthood young men, who will spend themselves and be spent for Thy honour and glory, and for the souls whom Thou has redeemed with Thy Most Precious Blood, Who livest and reignest for ever and ever. Amen.

Prayer for Seminarians

O Lord Jesus Christ, great High Priest, I pray that You call many worthy souls to Your holy priesthood.

Enlighten the Bishop in the choice of candidates, the Spiritual Director in molding them, and the professors in instructing them.

Lead the seminarians daily in Your unerring footsteps; so that they may become priests who are models of purity, possessors of wisdom and heroes of sacrifice; steeped in humility and aflame with love for God and man; apostles of Your glory and sanctifiers of souls.

Amen.

Prayer for the Pope

V. Let us pray for our Pontiff, Pope Benedict.
R. The Lord preserve him, and give him life, and make him to be blessed upon the earth, and deliver him not up to the will of his enemies

Our Father. Hail Mary.

Let us pray.

Almighty and everlasting God, have mercy upon Thy servant, Benedict, our Supreme Pontiff, and direct him, according to Thy loving-kindness, in the way of eternal salvation; that, of thy gift, he may ever desire that which is pleasing unto thee and may accomplish it with all his might. Through Christ Our Lord. Amen

Prayer for the Queen

V. O Lord, save Elizabeth, our Queen.
R. And hear us on the day we call upon you.

V. O Lord, hear my prayer.
R. And let my cry come before you.

[V. The Lord be with you.
R. And with your spirit.]

Let us pray

Almighty God, we pray, that your servant Elizabeth, our Queen, who, by your providence has received the governance of this realm, may continue to grow in every virtue, that, imbued with your heavenly grace, she may be preserved from all that is harmful and evil and, being blessed with your favour may, with her consort and the royal family, come at last into your presence, through Christ who is the way, the truth and the life and who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.