Fr. Nivard, (William, Brendan) McGlynn OCSO, O.L.of Bamenda Abbey, Cameroon.
| Wednesday, July 28, 2009 Feast of Saints Martha, Mary and Lazarus.
Golden Jubilee – 50th Anniversary of Ordination to the Priesthood of Fr. Nivard.
Fr. Nivard is taking the Community Mass for the Jubilee. He say’s it is to be all very low key. Abbot Mark, still bursar, will have a little something in the Refectory.
He says, “The Mass of Martha, Mary and Lazarus show us the beauty of a welcoming family, a home, a house of overflowing hospitality.
“What they were to Jesus God, our Father, has been to me from all eternity. He has showered me with blessings through my parents brothers, sisters and ancestors.
“I thank God for his mercy and love granted through Mother Church and my religious Family, MSB, Bamenda and especially, at the moment, for the unique hospitality of Sancta Maria Abbey. I don’t know how manage to put up with the beggar monk from
“But seriously, the gift of fifty years of priesthood is so great a grace that only with the Mass, the Eucharist, can we offer the Lord adequate thanksgiving. I thank you for joining me on this joyful occasion.
“Coming together as God’s family, with confidence, let us ask the Father’s forgiveness, for He is full of gentleness and compassion”.
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Greetings and many congratulations Father Nivard on your Golden Jubilee, from Elizabeth (nee Mellen) and Henry Ikose (from Cameroon)and boys Alexander, Raphael and Patrick, in Hackney, London.
ReplyDeleteIt was wonderful to see your whole family with your father and we loved watching the video.
I was fascinated to see you had been at East Bergholt, in the House of Studies, as I worked at Flatford Mill, down the lane, in the late 70's, and once went to the Hall, which had become a community in 1974. I looked up the website of the Old Hall Community and they welcome visits from friars who lived there!
Please give our love and best wishes to Father Donald, and we hope that he is fully recovered in in good health. X