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Renewal, Communion, Walk of Faith and the Diaconate. | 31/01/2008 | Number of Comments (1)
And so a new year begins.....I do not say that in calendar terms but in liturgical terms. Most of our parishes undertook an Advent programme on the theme of discipleship and towards the end of the season we made faith commitments about how we might go about pursuing our lives as followers of Jesus Christ. This was much more significant than the annual round of New Year resolutions that seem to get so much attention. All too often these resolutions do not continue too far into the new year. The reason is clear. Their fulfilment depends on ourselves. Discipleship commitments depend on our willingness to open ourselves up to the grace of God to strengthen us and enable us for ministry. It was pleasing to see the majority of our parishes engage in this process and undertake the Advent studies and participate in our commitment Sunday.