We offer prayerful congratulations to our new Auxiliary Bishops, Timothy Menezes and Richard Walker, ordained on Tuesday 16 July. In his homily, Archbishop Bernard compared the two to 'episcopal twins':
The ordination of two bishops together – like episcopal twins - in the mother church of our Archdiocese serves to emphasise the ecclesial nature of what is taking place. While the grace of this sacrament will build upon the natural gifts of these two priests and shape their lives and ministry, its primary and lasting purpose is for the service, sanctification and guidance of the faithful of Christ, lay and ordained together. In his Second Letter to the Corinthians St Paul reminds us: We are only the earthenware jars that hold this treasure, to make it clear that such an overwhelming power comes from God and not from us.
That insight keeps us humble and it causes us to listen to the promptings of the Holy Spirit – the patient and careful listening that bears fruit when we pray – the listening that lies at the heart of obedience.
We are delighted that Bishop Tim is going to be our area bishop.
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