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Bishop Philip writes…

This picture of sun, sea and peaceful tourism is from the shores of the Mediterranean in Lebanon. Lebanon has the highest proportion of Christians of any Middle Eastern country, estimated to be between 37% and 43%. Yet sadly, Lebanon is now embroiled in the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. Once again, we need to storm heaven with our prayers asking the Holy Spirit to change hearts and minds to bring about peace across Israel, Palestine and Lebanon – not forgetting too the conflict in Ukraine and the long-suffering peoples there.

Welcome to this week’s e-News – which begins with a sobering item on the deadly “Sarco Capsule”. If you missed me on Radio Solent on Sunday morning, you can listen again below. You can also read my homily from Sunday, “The Day of Battle,” and about my visit to St. Swithun Wells parish and to Portsmouth CathSoc. Today, we begin the month of October so let’s promise the Lord to say five decades of the Rosary each day this month for peace in the world and for all our diocesan intentions. There’s a new online course on the History of Spirituality beginning later this week, but don’t forget that this Friday is CAFOD Family Fast Day. Meanwhile, please be assured of my prayers and best wishes for the week ahead.

In Corde Iesu

+ Philip

Bishop of Portsmouth

You can read this week’s issue in full here.

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