Remembering Cardinal Hume

June 18, 2015

Friends of the Cardinal Hume Centre filled the Sacred Heart chapel at the Centre on Tuesday evening, celebrating an anniversary Mass for Cardinal Hume alongside members of his family and friends. This week is sixteen years since the Cardinal's death, who founded the Centre almost thirty years ago.

The Mass celebrated by Bishop Nicholas Hudson, a trustee of the Centre, had the theme of mercy' ahead �of the Holy Year of Mercy announced by Pope Francis, which begins in December.

During the celebration, words of Cardinal Hume inspired and challenged those gathered. In his book, To be �a pilgrim: A spiritual notebook, the Cardinal reflected that God's love is manifested in Jesus Christ a love which is merciful that understands the weakness of humanity'. This merciful approach to all those who welcome to the Centre for sanctuary is fundamental to its ethos.

Cathy Corcoran, CEO of the Centre, said: "The annual Mass of Thanksgiving is an important part of our �year. It is a moment when the Centre's whole community is reminded of our founder's abiding compassion for people on the margins of society. It is also a time when we recommit ourselves to offer sanctuary and support to those people in most need in these increasingly difficult times, with more people in working families living below the poverty line, struggling to make ends meet."

The Mass was also the first for Dr Robert Arnott (pictured, left, with Bishop Hudson) as new Chair of the Board of Trustees, who expressed his gratitude for all those involved with the Centre: "I am pleased to be able to thank all the volunteers and staff of the Centre for their tireless work and commitment. Each one lives out the words of Cardinal Hume in the way they work alongside whoever comes through the Centre's doors when he said, 'Every person matters. No human life is redundant.' It's good for friends of the Centre to be able to gather together  "all of whom play their own unique part. The Centre is a community of which we should be rightly proud."

The mass and reception was largely attended by members of the George Basil Hume Foundation, our generous group of regular donors. We hope you are able to join us next year.

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