Friday, September 23, 2022
St. Thomas Aquinas University Parish
400 Alderman Road, Charlottesville, VA
4:00pm (Choral) Evensong, for the feast of Our Lady of Walsingham according to the Daily Office of the Ordinariates
5:15pm St. Thomas Parish Mass
6:00pm Light Dinner (Registration recommended)
6:30pm “Why the Ordinariate?" - Fr. Jason Catania, Parochial Vicar of St. Luke’s Catholic Ordinariate Parish (Washington, D.C.)
In 2012 Pope Benedict XVI created three “personal ordinariates,” including the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter (for the U.S. & Canada), to welcome those within the Anglican tradition who desire full communion with the Catholic Church. There currently are 42 Ordinariate communities in North America; the closest is St. Luke’s in Washington, D.C. The Ordinariate retains Anglican spiritual elements and its liturgical practices are accepted as a special form of the Roman Rite. Evensong, or sung Evening Prayer, is a particularly beloved element of the Anglican patrimony. Interested in learning more? Then please join us for a special evening at St. Thomas University Parish. All are invited to attend all or parts of the planned events. Online registration for dinner is encouraged to assist us in planning.