‘Use Lent to reflect, pray’
Article by February 18, 2021
On Ash Wednesday, the start of the Christian period of Lent, religious leaders urged Barbadians to use this time of lockdown wisely in Lenten reflection and prayer.
During Ash Wednesday Mass from the St Patrick’s Roman Catholic Cathedral, Bishop-elect Neil Scantlebury said Barbadians should use these times being spent indoors, to pray and meditate on the word of God.
He said: “In this shutdown, we stay home, and what can we do? We can easily get depressed, frustrated, yell and shout at whoever else is in the room.
“So often we are upset and annoyed that we can’t go here, there and do everything that we want to do. It calls for self-restraint yes, self-control – it calls for us to say no to the temptations of wanting to go out there. Now Lent offers that opportunity to grow in these virtues, because Lent indeed is a time where we must master the self, yes. Too often we want to do what we w
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Roman Catholic priest Father Neil Scantlebury putting ash on the forehead of a worshipper, the traditional sign of Ash Wednesday. (Picture by Lennox Devonish) Social Share
It is Lenten season again and many church faithful were unable to receive the traditional Ash Wednesday mark yesterday.
Due to COVID-19 measures, churches are only allowed, at most, ten people per service.
At St Patrick’s Roman Catholic Cathedral on Jemmotts Lane, St Michael, the mass was extra special as it featured the Bishop designate of Bridgetown Neil Scantlebury, a Barbadian who was living in the United States Virgin Islands.
Feb 6, 2021
FOWLER Howard “Ron” Ronald Craft Jr., 63, died Wednesday evening, Feb. 3, 2021, at St. Joseph Warren Hospital.
He was born Nov. 14, 1957, in Youngstown, a son of Howard and Stella Hiznay Craft Sr.
Mr. Craft, a 1976 graduate of Hubbard High School, was a member of St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church. He was a sergeant for the Ohio State Highway Patrol for 27 years, retiring in 2012. Ron enjoyed his retirement while working around the house and doing yard work. He loved spending time with his family, especially with his only grandson, Braunson and his dog, Bruno.
He leaves his wife, the former Ann M. Gerdy, whom he married Sept. 20, 2015; a daughter, Ashley B. Craft of Liberty; a stepdaughter, Macie M. Sowers of Cortland; a brother, James S. Craft of Hubbard; a sister, Jeanne L. Williams and her husband, Robert, of Naples, Fla.; and a grandson, Braunson.
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Father Clement Paul said now was not the time to seek political mileage. (Picture by Jameel Springer.) Social Share
Political mileage should not be anyone’s goal right now as Barbados continues to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Instead, says Father Clement Paul, Barbadians need to unite if they want to see improvements.
During a service streamed live from St Patrick’s Roman Catholic Cathedral, Jemmotts Lane, St Michael, yesterday, Paul said although there was a crisis, this was also the time for a “kairos moment”– action, conversion and transformation were needed.
“I believe personally that the present regime, our Government, is doing their best. I believe that our Prime Minister is genuinely hurt, troubled and worried by the fact that her nation is suffering the way it is. I don’t think it’s about power; I think it’s about care, concern and love.
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A skateboarder passes a wall mural with the writing we are all in this together at the George Street Diner in Toronto, on May 31, 2020.(Timothy Neesam/CBC)
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