Ordinariate Members & Friends of Winnipeg
What is the Ordinariate?
The identity of the Ordinariate flows from it's mission.
The primary mission of the Ordinariate is evangelisation.
The Ordinariate exists for those who are and who will be coming into full communion with the Catholic Church. Through the reverence and beauty of its worship, study of sacred Scripture, and charity for those in need, it desires to share the joy of being Roman Catholic.
With respect and gratitude for the Anglican heritage that nourished them, Ordinariate members seek to build bridges with all our brothers and sisters who are drawn to the Catholic Church.
The Ordinariate's mission is particularly experienced in the celebration of liturgy, which features Anglican traditions of worship while conforming to Catholic doctrinal, sacramental, and liturgical standards. Through "Divine Worship: The Missal" — the liturgy that unites the Ordinariates throughout the English-speaking world — a distinctive commitment to praising God in the eloquence of the Anglican liturgical patrimony and Prayer Book English is shared.
In addition, the founding documents of the Ordinariate make clear that it is intended to be an instrument of Catholic unity: an opportunity to model what the future reconciliation of separated Christian communities could be. The Ordinariate wishes to fulfill the Holy Father’s vision for Christian unity, in which diverse expressions of one faith are joined together in the Catholic Church.
The Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter has a structure that is similar to a diocese, and covers all the territory within Canada and the U.S. It was created by Pope Benedict XVI in 2012 for former Anglicans seeking to become Catholic. Two other Ordinariates were also formed in the U.K. and in Australia. Members of the Ordinariate are fully Roman Catholic, but still retain elements of Anglican heritage in the celebration of Mass and the Daily Office, as well as in the ministries of Ordinariate Catholic parishes.
(Canada & U.S.)
Created by Pope Benedict XVI in 2012 for former Anglicans seeking to become Catholic within Canada and the U.S.
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Website: https://ordinariate.net/
(Canadian Deanery)
Established in order to help the Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter to better care for Ordinariate members in Canada specifically.
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Website: https://www.ordinariate.ca/
