RIO GRANDE: Bishop Vono Downplays Ordinariate and Predecessor Jeffrey Steenson
RIO GRANDE: Bishop Vono Downplays Ordinariate and Predecessor Jeffrey Steenson
The Rt. Rev. Michael L. Vono
The Episcopal Diocese of the Rio Grande
January 4, 2012
Posted by www.virtueonline.org
A Pastoral letter to the Clergy and Laity of the Diocese of the Rio Grande
To all God's beloved in the Diocese of the Rio Grande, who are called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
As we enter a New Year to embrace new beginnings and envision a hopeful future for our personal lives, our families, our church communities, and our Diocese, I am blessed in being able to embrace each one of you with the unconditional love of God in Christ Jesus. In this New Year let us pray together for our mutual steadfastness and faithfulness in these times of change and uncertainties.
The recent news from Vatican City announcing that Pope Benedict XVI has named my predecessor Father Jeffrey Neil Steenson to lead the new "Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter" has evoked in some a sense of disillusionment, betrayal, sadness, and confusion.
May I offer several reflections that I pray will be spiritually beneficial as you begin to learn more about the nature and purpose of this unprecedented invitation to disaffected Anglicans and Episcopalians.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
The Rt. Rev. Michael L. Vono
The Episcopal Diocese of the Rio Grande
January 4, 2012
Posted by www.virtueonline.org
A Pastoral letter to the Clergy and Laity of the Diocese of the Rio Grande
To all God's beloved in the Diocese of the Rio Grande, who are called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
As we enter a New Year to embrace new beginnings and envision a hopeful future for our personal lives, our families, our church communities, and our Diocese, I am blessed in being able to embrace each one of you with the unconditional love of God in Christ Jesus. In this New Year let us pray together for our mutual steadfastness and faithfulness in these times of change and uncertainties.The recent news from Vatican City announcing that Pope Benedict XVI has named my predecessor Father Jeffrey Neil Steenson to lead the new "Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter" has evoked in some a sense of disillusionment, betrayal, sadness, and confusion.
May I offer several reflections that I pray will be spiritually beneficial as you begin to learn more about the nature and purpose of this unprecedented invitation to disaffected Anglicans and Episcopalians.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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