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EQUESTRIAN ORDER

OF THE HOLY SEPULCHRE OF JERUSALEM

Lieutenancy of Queensland

Deus Lo Vult—God Wills It March 2016 Special Edition

Jerusalem Day March 12th 2016 Page 2 Investiture of Mary Williams DHS and Mark Ben-nett KHS - 13th March Page 3 Partial Minutes of the Regional Consulta in Ade-laide Page 10 Grand Master’s Address Townsville’s meritus Bishop Benjamin Dies aged 91

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Sister Doctor Maeve Louise Heaney VDMF kept the audi-ence spell bound with her charismatic presentation of thought provok-ing quotes and

her insights on “What kind of beauty will save the world?” ……….. Is Music, Art and Beauty the answer to this modern world? Her finishing address was in Song. "Two trumpets sound in a different way, but one and the same Spirit blows air through them. The first says: Beautiful, the most beautiful of the children of man; and the second, with Isaiah, says: \We have seen him: he had no beauty, no dignity..." St. Augustine Beauty is the last thing which the thinking intellect dares to approach, as only it dances as an uncontained splendour around the double constellation of the true and the good [...] Beauty' is the disinterested one, without which the ancient world refused to understand itself, a word which both imperceptibly and yet unmistakably has bid farewell to our new world, a world of interests, leaving it to its own avarice and sadness. In a world without beauty [...] in a world which is perhaps not wholly without beauty, but which can no longer see it or reckon with it: in such a world the good also loses its attrac-tiveness, the self-evidence of why it must be carried out. Hans Urs von Balthasar.

Your Side of Time

Alone and I'm waiting Silent, I can sense You On my own, on the threshold of the moment Breathing...one before the other All alone, but you can take your time Diving in to your sense of time Let your will be mine… Let your word be mine

Don’t tell me "everything's alright” We both know: Everything's all wrong!

Yet somehow, still now, I believe... Something

Slowly, life is breaking Open, and through the cracks I pray the life comes Streaming in through the wounds of time Let your truth be mine

Don't say that: "Everything's ok!" Let's face it: what more could go wrong?

Yet somehow, still now, I can see... Something new...

New heaven, new earth; the old things have past No more mourning, no more pain: something new...

Jerusalem Day, Investitures Minutes of the Regional Consulta in Adelaide

Jerusalem Day March 12th 2016

Heartbeat: is it yours or mine? Hold still It's a precious place to be now. .. Touching down on your side of time Let this space be mine…

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The Lunch at Tattersalls exceeded bookings and extra places were soon supplied. Yours truly (the Editor) got lost in the Queens Carpark and with the help of the Lillicraps found his car.

Investiture of Mary Williams DHS and Mark Bennett KHS - 13th March

The 2016 Investitures of Mrs. Mary Williams DHS, wife of Jack

Williams KHS and Mark Bennett KHS by Prior of the Order Arch-

bishop Mark Coleridge KCHS was held at Saint Stephens Cathedral

during the 10 am Mass. The new investees were welcomed at a

formal lunch at Tattersalls 215 Queen St, Brisbane. Preceded by

the Vigil on Jerusalem Day following the AGM.

Mrs. Mary Williams signing documents after the blessing of the

Regalia.

http://www.eohsjaustralia.org/index.php

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Partial Minutes of the Regional Consulta in Adelaide—Lieutenant Peter Carroll

The Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem Lieutenancy of South Australia

Minutes of Oceania Regional Lieutenancy Meeting and Executive Council

Forum, held on 16 to 18 October 2015 at The Monastery 15 Cross Road,

Glen Osmond South Australia. As reported to the Qld AGM by Lieutenant

Peter Carroll

Photo taken by Rebecca DiGirolamo Senior Journalist, The Southern Cross

Front Row Lieutenant David Wong (SA), Grand Master Cardinal Edwin O’Brien, Governor General Prof Agostino Borromeo,

Dr Paul Bartley- Grand Magisterium, Lieutenant Peter Carroll ( QLD), Magistral Delegate Jack Gibbs (NZ), Mons

Michael Cheah (Malaysia)

Rear Row Lou Fantasia (SA) John Pintabona (WA), Roland Alexander (WA), Fr Phillip Marshall Vicar General (SA),

Lieutenant John Gardner (WA), Michael Greene (Qld),Lieutenant John Secker (NSW), Neil Weekes (QLD),

Lieutenant William Kininmouth (Vic), Simon Stevens (SA), Bishop Joe Oudeman (QLD), Alan Shearer

(NSW), Barbara Ralph (Vic), John Ralph (Vic), Gerald McCabe (SA), Molly Peters (WA), Fr Dr Adrian Far-

relly(QLD), Maureen Alcock (NT), Fr Alan Winter (SA), Dr Edward Foley (Qld), Philomena Koo(SA), Dr

Michael Gattas (Qld), Francois Kunc(NSW), Anna Wong (Malaysia), Derek Peters(WA), Phillip Donato

(SA), Robert Peters –Lieutenant of Honour(WA), Kevin Susai (WA), Dominic Lagana (SA), Michael Price

(NSW).


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Partial Minutes of the Regional Consulta in Adelaide

Fr. Philip Marshall, Vicar General South Australia opening address;

(representing Archbishop Wilson - Grand Prior South Australia)

We are all made for love, in the image of God

The Mystical Body of Christ –for the Order note:

be open to the liberating power of love

not just friends

longing desire for love – witness it

Hope, witness to the power of conviction

Witness in your own place.

Cardinal Edwin O’Brien, Grand Master

Noted the importance of Paul Bartley joining the grand Magisterium

Expansion through the Pacific as Spiritual Renewal

Consider the Order: History, present status, future

Cardinal reported on his address to Sydney business community. Subject covered the 8 day Conclave of bishops called by

Pope Francis. The bishops are debating the state of their dioceses

Pope Francis was not in the top 20 when he was chosen after 8 days of voting (short historically). He is the man the Church

needs – we are about to enter the Year of Mercy

Six characteristics of Pope Francis –

Three Personal:

Simplicity: He lives simply. Examination of conscience for all, but simply.

Spontaneity: Speaks his mind/not everything is infallible/often departs from scripture,

makes him a great communicator. It is our responsibility to keep up to date,

to ponder what it means

Solidarity: Feels everything – “pray for me a sinner”/solidarity with sinners – lift their burden

Three Professional:

Synod-ality: This Synod of 3 weeks is the longest in history. Church is alive not moribund

Subsidiarity: 20 years between Synods with all decisions from Rome. Now some decentralisation and simplification

e.g. on annulments (the Eastern Orthodox have more frequent Synods)

Symphony: Bringing the best ideas together e.g. spotlight on child trafficking and on Terrorism. Reaching out to

anyone who can help terrorism.


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Minutes of the Regional Consulta in Adelaide

Business of the Order

Morning Session

Cav Prof Agostino Borromeo, Governor General

The True History of the Order

Thanks you to all,

I would like to talk about the Church history about the Order; it is not easy to summarise the true history of the order.

We could always find new documents to add to the research.

Two main reasons for un-reliability of what has been accepted to date:

Relying on early writings from the 17th Century – they may be based on some false documents from the early church

history. Many books are based on this source.

Confusion –“Order of the Holy Sepulchre” vs “Knightly Order of the Holy Sepulchre”. Some decisions of the Pope re-

ferred to only the Canons of the Holy Sepulchre. So the question remains who are the Canons of the Holy Sepulchre.

When was the Order ACTUALLY founded?

We know that the 1st Crusade resulted in the appointment of a Latin Patriarch with a Chapter of Canons around 1114. These

Canons had no military function; they were exclusively religious. The first “True” document is from 1336. After the fall of

Acre in 1291 there were gentry (who were already Nobles in Europe, “Medieval Knights”) who came for Investiture and took

the title of ‘Knights of the Holy Sepulchre’.

Ferara in 1414, in Italy describes knights “who had never worn spurs” but had them “in memory of his pilgrimage to Jerusa-

lem”

The first Franciscans appeared in the Holy Land in 1333. The Custos of Jerusalem celebrated a ceremony. He did not play any

other role. He was not a Knight or a member of a Knightly Order. There was not yet an Order.

The 16th Century saw developments:

Candidates from all over the Western countries and in 1656 it was also awarded to 6 candidates from the West Indies.

The investiture is no longer the highlight of pilgrimage as many candidates had a third person (proxy) represent them

at the ceremony.

Participants are no longer title of nobility, but cannot practise manual art, but be Doctors and Lawyers.

The new knights must pay an offering in cash and in the 16th Century it was a larger amount of money. But in most

cases it stated that some candidates did not pay these were not Noblemen.

Investiture was granted to Clergy as well as Laity in the 16th Century.

In 1848 the Holy See re-established the Latin Patriarchy of Jerusalem (LPJ) (after discussions with the Turkish Empire). The

authority to invest was transferred from the Custos to The Latin Patriarch. The first LPJ was an Italian, Mons. Valerga, he

asked the Pope for the Order to fund the patriarchy. The institution was in decay, just conferring a decoration. This was ob-

tained with ease. Pius IX did not accept to be the Leader. In 1868 he approved statutes for the Order. The dues should be

used for the Holy places and the order would defence of the rights of the Church in the Holy land. The LPJ given right of In-

vestiture on behalf of the Grand Master.


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The subsequent path of the Order:

In 1907 becomes a Papal Order, with Pius X as Grand Master

In 1911 the first modern statutes appeared – Chapters give way to Lieutenancies

In 1949 the Pope delegates Grand Master role was installed to a Cardinal

In 1966 a Consulta brought the 11 Lieutenancies together

The development of the order from 11 to 64 Lieutenancies

Today we have 64 Lieutenancies and Magisterial Delegations

In summarising this history we can see:

There is no connection to the Crusades, rather the roots of the Order are in Medieval Chivalry

The Franciscans were active from 1333 onward, but not yet an Order

The concept of the Order developed from 1833 and was constituted in 1868 when it acquired the name we use

today

The Order is a Pontifical Institution as we are today

The Cape that is worn by our Order is not a Crusade item, it is a Knightly item

Afternoon Session

Cav Prof Agostino Borromeo, Governor General

The Order as it is Today and the New Constitution

The project of the new Constitution

The Order is a hierarchical organisation.

Grand Master (GM) this position is held by clergy

Governor General (GG) this position is held by layman

Grand Prior (GP) The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem

Grand Magisterium advisory, GM makes decisions

The Assessor Archbishop Franco, was previously the Nuncio to Israel

Consulta is held at 5 year intervals, not a decision making meeting

Lieutenancies there are 66 Lieutenancies and 8 Magisterial Delegations

The Order has grown from 1996 – 26,692 members to 2013 – 28,291 members

The USA has shown strong growth and more than 50% of membership now in USA

Overall growth has been by geographical expansion rather than by growth in numbers within existing lieutenancies. Geo-

graphical growth cited for Brazil, Venezuela, Russia, Latvia, Guam, New Zealand. Future growth is targeted from India and

Iceland.

Particular problems e.g. South Africa, in 1993 started with 4 members now 31.

Vectors for Growth:

Active Lieutenant

Support of the Bishop/Active Grand Prior

(In Sardinia all the bishops are members of the Order)

Good external communications

Fund raising drives


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Overcoming high age profile (many lieutenancies just replacing deaths of membership)

The new constitution – was discussed at last Consulta:

Rules need to be stated

Review with the Canon Law some actions predate current constitution of 1984

Necessity of closer co-operation with the local Church

Extending Geographic Territory

Chancellor Philip Donato South Australia –

The Role and Effectiveness of the Order.

Service not honour

Role and effectiveness – clear purpose

Think regionally but work at home

Communication - Witness, sharing

Spirituality

Quality of Candidates

Young people and cost

Pilgrimage for young people

Australian pilgrimage at home

Sharing resources

Cav Prof Agostino Borromeo, Governor General –

Organisational Matters,

The situation in the Holy Land;

Intifada means “to throw off”. An insurgence against the State.

The first Intifada between 1987 - 1993 had positive result. It achieved the two-state principle with East Jerusalem

(older part) as capital of Palestine

The second Intifada between 2000 - 2005 gave a negative result. It hardened Israel policy against the two-state

solution.

Many believed that another Intifada would occur during the two wars in Gaza during 2009, and last year in 2014

(the last war lasted 61 days of bombing) but no Intifada occurred.

What moves the masses in the last days is an underlying problem of current unrest is access to Al Aqsa Mosque.

Israeli Govt using force to increase access of Jews and limiting access to Muslims.

Leader of Hamas is urging for third Intifada to eliminate Israel. Reaction especially in East Jerusalem.

Christians are also under attack by Jewish extremists. On 14th June 2015, a second fire-bombing attack on the

Tagbatha holy place.

Pressure on West Bank Christians from the wall expansion and illegal settlement building on West Bank and confis-

cation of Christian property and homes.

The action of IS in Syria and Iraq causing a refugee problem for Jordan and the Catholic Church must face this issue.

Jordan which only has a population of 4 million must deal with over 1.5 million refugees. A small percentage of

these refugees are Christians but the Church must help them all.

Israel has stated that only a true Jewish state can fully protect the Holy Land and Places.

Peace will not come soon to the region.

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Review the Trend of Donations.

Expenditures:

The LPJ gets a monthly Cheque of USD 550,000 for administration expenses, for three major expenses which in-

cludes the institutions fees, schools fees and seminary fees, i.e. USD 6.6 million pa.

The LPJ ‘Hebrew speaking Catholic Vicarey’ in Israel get an additional Euro 100,000 monthly for small number of

converted Jews which attend the Vicarey to celebrate catholic mass in Hebrew. (Immigrants from India and Philip-

pines is high, over 3000 catholic Indians are now in Israel which are Hebrew speaking.)

Specific projects get funding after site visits and assessment and setting of priorities. Payments are progressive. In

2015 Euro 1.5 million has been approved, the priorities are sent by the LPJ.

The Order covers 90% of institutes cost of the LPJ budget.

Only last year the order covered 100% of the seminary cost.

The Order covers 87% of the LPJ school costs.

Partial support is given to the ‘Congregation for the Oriental Churches’.

Examples of project support for ‘Congregation for the Oriental Churches’;

Support for churches in Eastern Europe and India

Daughters of Charity Hospital in Nazareth

Melkite (Eastern Church) in Israel

Greek Melkite projects

Since 2009 projects in Egypt (previously Holy See)

Maronite projects in Cyprus

We exclude Lebanon as we have no direct knowledge (Holy See)

Italian hospital in Jordan, helping poor no fee paying people

Lieutenancies have the ability to view the Order webpage with a special log on and password to see all special projects,

then the Lieutenancies can add funds to the project of choice

Other costs met:

Medical Insurance for LPJ

Aid for refugees

Gaza emergency fund of USD 1.0 million (not yet all spent because of customs restrictions on entry of goods)

Support for Bethlehem University (run by Christian Brothers Schools). Two thirds of students are girls. Sixty percent

of students are Muslims. It is hoped to engender in them Christian virtues of peace, justice and forgiveness. The

future leaders are formed in our university.

Note: Madaba University debt of USD 100 million is no longer serviced by the Order this is now the responsibility of the

Vatican.

Trend in Donations

Year Euro millions Comment

2012 11.7 1/10th of our donation comes from Germany.

They pay high fees and raise money via banks.

2014 10.9 1.7 million from Germany

2015 YTD 9.4 2 USA Lieutenancy have received money from legacies.

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Sunday 18 October 2015 Morning Session


Hotel Columbus Hotel Columbus is the only property owned by the Order. In 2002 the contract with the current tenants was not renewed,

the contract should have ended in 2007. The Italian law tends to protect the rights of the tenants so after seven years of

court action the final hearing was won by the Order. The next step is to remove the tenants and then the Hotel will be fully

returned to the Order. The Hotel will then undergo two years of refurbishment after which negotiations with the new ten-

ants will be finished. When the refurbishments are completed the Hotel will operate profitably and pay for the annual cost

of the Grand Magisterium. All remaining funds will be sent to the Holy land.


Madaba University The Madaba University was built by LPJ and now has a capital debt of USD 106 million. University is built on Islamic land and

it cannot be sold. The debt has been taken over by Holy See with an initial USD 50 million loan. Some 1600 students attend

the university. The breakeven point is 3000 students which will allow servicing of debt. The Order will continue to assist

with operating costs via a Foundation. Already a Foundation has been established as a shareholding company. The Founda-

tion Board will now operate and control the University under strict rules. It is expected that ultimately the University will be

making a profit. The Madaba University is already known as the Vatican University. In Jordan you cannot have a Catholic

University only a non-Islamic University.

Chancellor Francois Kunc KCHS

Spirituality and Renewal, Lectio Divina

A brief outline of lection divina:

Talk less and listen more (to god) – obedience == listening

To hear God in prayer – read scripture

The 3 R’s Rule: Read – Reflect – Resolve

Being comfortable with silence

Readings relevant to the Order

Spirituality has to be “biblical” – understanding the bible

Analyse the Knight’s prayer

A separate paper on Spiritual Formation was provided. The exercise used Mark 10:35-45

Actions

1. Justice Kunc to prepare with members of each lieutenancy a document with regards to spiritual development

and formation

2. NSW Lieutenancy to develop plans for Biannual Oceania Regional Conference for 2017/18

3. SA Lieutenancy to circulate list of delegates, their contact details and email addresses to facilitate regular con-

tact between Executive Council members of the lieutenancies, Magistral Delegates and Sections.

Signed as a true copy of the proceeding by:

Lieutenant David Wong KGCHS* Date

J Pintabona L Fantasia

Secretary John Pintabona KHS (WA) Secretary Lou Fantasia KCHS (SA)

Date 22 February 2016 Date: 22 February 2016

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Emeritus Bishop Benjamin, who served as the fourth bish-op of Townsville between 1984 and 2000, is mourned by Catholics in the northern Queensland diocese as a “leader before his times.”

Townsville diocesan administrator Fr Mick Lowcock de-scribed Bishop Benjamin as a “real pastor” of Townsville.

“Many saw him as a wise and loving bishop,” Fr Lowcock said.

"He was a good preacher, a great story teller and loved Townsville after coming from Rockhampton Diocese where he served in many country parishes – Mount Morgan, Tambo, Yeppoon.”

Born in Rockhampton in 1925, he entered the seminary in Brisbane and was ordained on July 25, 1949, by Bp Andrew Tynan of Rockhampton.

He served in parishes in the Rockhampton diocese for 34 years before his Episcopal ordination on May 9, 1984.

Bp Benjamin is survived by one brother.

He was known for his love of family and travelling overseas for weddings and other reunions.

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