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It’s snowing in Ottawa, so there’s a chance our first Lenten School of Prayer may be cancelled tonight. I have been very much looking forward to this gathering, but driving during rush hour this evening looks like an unwise decision.

Printed editions of Shared Treasure are now available to buy on Amazon Thanks to the generosity of our supporters, the new Candlemas edition of Shared Treasure is now for sale via Amazon.com on Kindle for the low intro price of $3.49. We will soon offer a print edition of the Candlemas edition and subsequent issues of Shared Treasure via Amazon for anyone who would like a hard copy. 

A Happy Solemnity of the Chair of St. Peter!  This is a picture of the Altar of the Chair of St. Peter at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. We in the Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter are observing this feast transferred from today to tomorrow, Sunday.

Lisa Nicholas, an member of the Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter (OCSP), has embarked on a project of bringing old spiritual classics of the Anglican and English Catholic tradition back into print in beautifully-designed new editions. She calls her publishing venture Nova & Vetera Books:  New Life For Forgotten Books.

Today, we welcomed into the Family of God the youngest member of our parish, Richeldis Katherine Cecile Trolly, who was born in late January. Fr. Doug Hayman baptized her today on Sexagesima Sunday.

The New Liturgical Movement has a report up on the Candlemas Sarum Vespers in Philadelphia.  Gregory DiPippo writes: On Saturday, February 1st, the Dominican church of St Patrick in Philadelphia hosted a celebration of Solemn First Vespers of Candlemas according to the Use of Sarum. This remarkable event was organized by Mr James Griffin, executive director of the newly founded Durandus Institute for Sacred Liturgy and Music, with the help of a great many people, as you can see in this video of the complete ceremony. We are very pleased to congratulate everyone who offered their time and effort for such a beautiful rite; the church was absolutely packed, a hopeful sign for similar initiatives in the future, both here and elsewhere.