Blessed Antonio Rosmini

Rosminian Family

Gentili Province

Inauguration at Grace Dieu

Meeting Brethren, Sisters, Ascribed and Parishioners

15th June 2010

Grace Dieu on 15th June was alive and buzzing with over 500 people as our members of the new Gentili Province including school children from Rosminian parishes all over Britain, Ireland, America and New Zealand.  Indeed a day to remember.

On arriving at Grace Dieu we were greeted and shown to the Grace Dieu Chapel where Fr. Gentili had prayed.

We were invited to sign the visitors’ book.  Then  to share a prayer for God’s Blessing on ourselves as part of the New Gentili Province.

We then entered an enormous marquee which had been divided for the Mass and for the banquet to follow.

Father James Flynn, the Superior General was the main Celebrant along with 70 priests including local clergy and the Abbot and monks from nearby Mount Saint Bernard Abbey.

Fr David Myers gave a historical homily –to read below.

Fr. James Flynn read the Decree to Inaugurate the Gentili Province.

At the end of the Mass , Squire De Lisle, whose grandfather, Ambrose  Phillips De Lisle was responsible for inviting the Rosminian Order to Britain, gave an address explaining how the family home of Grace Dieu became the school it is today.

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The Mass presided by Father James Flynn, with Fr David Myers and Fr Joseph O’Reilly concelebrants.

The Grace Dieu Chapel where the portrait of Fr Gentili leads us to pray.

All invited to enter and sign the Visitors Book and pray at the shrine.