Memorial Service for Rev. Marianne Teresa Smyth ARCWP by Rev. Barbara Beadles RCWP

Memorial Service for Rev. Marianne Teresa Smyth- an ordained priest with the Association of Roman Catholic Women Priests. Marianne’s primary ministry and passion was accompanying people in Hospice preparing to transition from earthly life  into the fullness of God’s love.

Now she has arrived there with them. We bless you our beloved sister and ask you to continue to walk with us as we work for a more inclusive, just and compassionate Church and world.

A special thanks to Rev. Barbara Beadles RCWP for this beautiful service at Gate of Heaven today.

Loving blessings,

Bridget Mary

Celebrating the Life of MarianneTeresa Smyth

February 6, 2025

Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, Maryland

August 25, 1943-January 10. 2025

Marianne Teresa Smyth

Celebrating the Life of Marianne TeresaSmyth

February 6, 2025, Noon

Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, Maryland

August 25, 1943-January 10. 2025

 

 

Memorial and Committal Rite

“What A Wonderful World”

Greeting (Marianne’s own words) Jim Broadbent

Invitation

In the name of our Mother/Father God, the son and the Holy Spirit.

All: Amen

Presider: Our sister, Marianne has gone to her rest in the peace of Christ. May our loving God welcome her to the table of Christ. May we who mourn be reunited with our sister. All: Amen

Scripture Luke 13:10-17 “The Woman Un-Bent” Leigh Broadbent

Psalm Written by Marianne read by Lauren and Kaitlin Broadbent

Ave Maria

Eulogies

Sr. Christine Kresho

Intercessions

Response: Hear our prayer

Presider Gracious God, draw to yourself all those who have died in Christ. In your mercy . . .

Remember all the good they have done. In your mercy . . .

Let us pray for all who mourn. Comfort them in their grief. In your mercy . . .

Lighten their sense of loss with your presence. In your mercy . . .

Increase our faith and strengthen our hope. In your mercy . . .

Keep us faithful in your service and kindle in our hearts a longing for Heaven. In your mercy . . .

Let us pray together the words our Savior gave us:

​Our Father/Mother in heaven, hallowed be your name. 

​Your kin-dom come; your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

​Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses ​as we forgive those who trespass against us.

​Let us not fall into temptation but deliver us from all evil.

​For yours is the kin-dom, and the power and the glory, forever. Amen.

 

Concluding Prayer

Presider: God of the living and the dead, accept our prayers for those who have died in Christ and are buried with him in the hope of rising again. Since they were true to your name on earth, let them praise you forever in the joy of heaven. We ask this in the name of your beloved son. 

Response: Amen

Blessing over the People (Please extend your hands to those around you as we bless each other)

Presider: Raise your hands and head to pray for God’s blessing.

May the peace of Christ which is beyond all understanding keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God  and of his son Jesus, the Christ.

All: Amen

May the love of God, constant creator, the peace of Chist resurrected son and joy of the Holy Spirit, bearer of wisdom, surround and encourage you all the days of your life.

All: Amen

Go in the peace of Christ.

All: Thanks be to God.

Committal

Dear Friends,

As we prepare to bury our sister Marianne, we recall that our bodies bear the imprint of the first creation when they were fashioned from dust; but in faith we remember, too, that by the new creation we also bear the image of Jesus who was raised to glory 

Faithful God, Lord of all creation, you desire that nothing redeemed by your son will ever be lost and we shall be raised up on the last day.

Comfort us today with the word of your promise as we return our sister to the earth.Grant Marianne a place of peace. Confirm us in our hope that she will be created anew when you will raise her up in glory. We pray in the name of Jesus the Christ. 

All: Amen

Presider: God of the living and the dead, accept our prayers for those who have died in Christ and are buried with him in the hope of rising again. Since they were true to your name on earth, let them praise you forever in the joy of heaven. We ask this in the name of your beloved son.

All: Amen

In the name of our Mother/Father God, the son and the Holy Spirit. Amen

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February Issue of Roman Catholic Women Priests Canada

 

The February 1st issue of Roman Catholic Women Priests Canada's online magazine, The Review, at

 rcwpcanada.altervista.org, features the following original and linked articles:

• ‘He Loved Us’: Pope Francis' encyclical on the Sacred Heart of Jesus
• RCWP Canada Bishop's Message: Service of Prayer for the Nation
• Comments to the Editor form
• Catholic Women Strike

• The Church
• MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS for WORLD DAY OF THE SICK
• Canadian sister gave her life to be part of the priesthood
• A woman will head the Vatican Governatorate

• RCWP Canada Website menu
• L'autre Parole
• "One final plea" -- A Homily during Service of Prayer for the Nation

• Jubilee 2025 PILGRIMS OF HOPE
• Canadian Catholic Conference of Bishops Ad hoc Committee for the Preparation of the Jubilee develops several resources
• Song for Catholic Education Week 2025 in celebration of the Church's Jubilee Year
• Pope Francis says 2025 Jubilee a time of hope and forgiveness

• Synod  2021 - 2024
• Synodality will prove a ‘game-changer’ for women in Africa
• Asian bishops to set up office to push Synodality
• African archbishop says Synod supports small Christian communities in Africa
• Synod clarified that 'we are the church,' not just clergy

• Reflections on the Sunday Readings
• RCWP Canada Memorials
• Francis comic
• StatCounter.com for the previous issue of The Review (January 15 to January 31, 2025)

Felix Kryzanowski

Editor, RCWP Canada's The Review

RCWP Canada - The Review

RCWP Canada Website

Brigid’s Way Celtic Pilgrimage

 

This is the Cover of the Brigid's Way Celtic Pilgrimage book by artist Bernie Sexton available at www.moonmna.store We are delighted to announce the Launch of our Brigid's Way Celtic Pilgrimage anthology book. This labour of love is a treasure chest of stories, prose, poems and song lyrics from pilgrims who have walked this ancient path over the last decade. Many are now Fire Keepers, volunteers and helpers maintaining this power path for perpetuity. This fine book is available online at www.moonmna.store along with other exquisite Brigid items. Féile Bhríde, the Festival of Brigid, the great divine female archetype, is celebrated from now through 1st February all across Ireland and beyond. This year the exact archeo-astronomy point between Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox, of 'true' Imbolg is Monday 3rd February, Brigid's national holiday.   There are beautiful traditions associated with Brigid as both pre-Celtic Goddess and Matron Saint of Ireland at this time. Her many wells, especially in her birthplace of Faughart and her monastic city of Kildare, will be visited and schoolchildren will be taught to weave her iconic equilateral reed crosses just as many did in years gone by. This distinctive cross is a universally recognised symbol of Brigid and we have united this with her totem bird, the Swan, mirroring the great Cygnus constellation in the skies when she walked this sacred pilgrim path, as our Brigid's Way logo. Now here in the Celtic Isles we can feel Spring in the air and Brigid beckons us to awaken our full potential. New projects and dreams may be bubbling up inside you yearning to be birthed by midwife Brigid. This is the time to spring-clean old ways leaving room to ignite the fire in your belly. Read on for the many exciting offerings over the time of Imbolg as we celebrate Brigid. Brigid's Way 9 Routes 9 Days Pilgrimage 2025  Sun 2nd Feb 10.00-2.00pm Faughart to Dundalk, Louth €25.00 This year we are offering a different version of the 9 day Brigid's Way Pilgrimage as many have shared that there is a challenge in taking this amount of time off work and home life. Starting at Imbolg, as part of the Brigid of Faughart Festival we are launching the first of our individual pilgrim walks. Siobhán Madden, one of the Brigid's Way Fire Keepers, will lead each day. She will be assisted by stalwart supporters and other volunteer members offering stories and meditations, ritual and ceremony.  This great initiative's first day starts at Brigid's birthplace - her Well and Shrine, Faughart, Co. Louth, then meanders through the Lisnawilly estate and Brigid stream finishing in Dundalk.  Book www.brigidsway.ie This is part of the Brigid of Faughart Festival & begins the 1st of 9 Routes 9 Days of the full Brigid's Way Celtic Pilgrimage with Siobhán. You may choose to walk all 9 days or some of them - your choice. Read about the Pilgrimage at brigidsway.ie   Click Here for Details & Booking Day 1 of our 9 Routes 9 Months is part of the wonderful amazing Festival in Louth founded by Brigid's Way co-rediscoverer Dolores Whelan. This wonderful festival is a joy to behold and the team who curate this every year are stalwart supporters of Brigid's Way. All festival details are on www.brigidoffaughart.ie and @brigidoffaughart   Brigit: Dublin Celebrates Women Parade               Sunday, February 2nd 3.30am-5.00pm Free event Brigid's Way teams up with the phenomenal Brat Bhríde Project women to take part in the fantastic Brigit 2025: Dublin City Celebrating Women Parade. We take to the streets in a vibrant and empowering celebration of creativity, community, and the strength and resilience of women! Starting at the top of Capel Street and continuing down Henry to O'Connell St, this eclectic procession features the electrifying roller-skating, Brigits by Bike and beating drums plus US! Together, we’ll journey through the heart of Dublin, paying joyful tribute to the inspiring women who paved the way and those who will light the path to the future. Presented as part of Brigit: Dublin City Celebrating Women, a Dublin City Council funded initiative.  Brigid's Way Dublin Imbolg Walk National Holiday Monday 3rd Feb  Brigid's Way Imbolg Pilgrimage, Dublin Free On Brigid's national holiday, Dr Karen Ward, will lead this pilgrimage, an extension of Brigid's Way in Dublin city, part of Lá Fhéile Bríde, Clondalkin. This 16km walk meanders from the heart of Dublin city along the quays, through part of Phoenix Park past Kilmainham Gaol onto the Grand Canal to the ancient pilgrim path which will sport new signage - a first for Brigid's Way. From here we will wend our way to the lovely lesser-known St Brigid's Well in Clondalkin. This walk is free, simply turn up on the day at any of the points below with suitable footwear and clothes with a packed lunch and your water bottle. This walk is 16 km so a level of fitness is required. 9.00am Meet at The Sanctuary Holistic Centre, Stanhope St. Dublin 7 (welcome & refreshments) 9.30am Brigid’s Way Imbolc Pilgrimage, Dublin starts from the garden labyrinth This walk is 16 km so a level of fitness is required. Walk meeting up points:  11.45am Junction at St Vincent’s St W & Golden Bridge Walk/ Beside Drimnagh Luas Stop - under the bridge (10km from Clondalkin) 1.15pm Knockmitten Community Centre, Clondalkin (3km from Well)  2.15pm St. Brigid’s Well – musicians, speakers, fire and water ritual led by Dr. Karen Ward and Oein DeBhairduin. 3.15pm Events commence at the Round Tower GAA Club, Convent Road with a St. Brigid's cross making workshop. 4.00pm Storytelling by Candlelit Tales - Brigid The Saint and Goddess, Ancient Rituals and Legends. See Insta & FB: la-fheile-bride-festival for details. This event is part of the Brigit: Dublin Celebrating Women initiative. We Have Brigid's Day, Let's Sign Brigid's Way How amazing that finally we have a whole day off every year to celebrate Brigid in early February at the Celtic Festival of Imbolg. Now from this awareness and momentum, as a co-rediscoverer of her iconic Pilgrimage route, with the other Brigid's FireKeeper volunteers, I invite you to help us. We are compiling numbers of those in Ireland and worldwide who wish to have this epic route, the only Pilgrimage to our revered Celtic Goddess and Irish female Matron Saint, waymarked with signage. The 12 male saints all have heritage signs but none for Brigid yet. We want to help those who are currently considering the National Walks and Trails (Ireland's Ancient East, the Louth, Meath and Kildare county councils and the Dept of Rural & Community Development) clearly see the huge amount of interest this Brigid 'camino' has at home and abroad. We want to make Brigid's Way Celtic Pilgrimage accessible for everyone. Can you help by signing and then spreading the word...just like Brigid's cloak. Click Here to Sign our Petition Brigid's Way in the Media Friday 31st January 5.00-6.00pm Dublin City FM 103.2 FM Moon Mná Circle Facilitator Tanya Hunter has a gorgeous programme on Dublin City FM Radio all about women's experiences of Brigid on their lives. Friday 31st January 10.00pm RTE Radio One 88.5 FM Siofrá Mulqueen presents a terrific programme on the Irish national station all about Brigid and the Celtic Festival of Imbolg. Monday 3rd February 11.00am RTE Radio One 88.5Fm  Brigid's Way Celtic Pilgrimage on RTE Radio One 11.00am on Monday 3rd February. Karen Ward, co-rediscoverer of Brigid's Way is interviewed by the wonderful Doireann Ní Ghlacain. all about Day 1 from Faughart, Brigid's birthplace, all around her well and shrine to the Lisnawilly meadows and her stream in Dundalk. Monday 3rd February 6.30pm RTE One Television Na Féilte Tine Part two of the series that explores our four indigenous Irish festivals. This edition takes a look at Imbolg - St Brigid's Day including Brigid's Way Celtic Pilgrimage's Dublin Imbolg Walk features with Bébhinn Ní Dhónaill, Brigid's Way Fire Keeper and pilgrims appearing along the route. Irish Country Living Magazine in the Farmers Journal. Brigid's Way is featured this weekend https://www.farmersjournal.ie/tag/country-living National Pilgrim Path Week - Easter Brigid's Way One Day Walks We are offering 2 Pilgrimage walks as part of the National Pilgrim Path Network Ireland's Easter week.  The first is part of our 9 Routes 9 Days on Friday 18th April led by Siobhán Madden. The second is on Sunday 27th April led by Paddy Madden. This is a dynamic father and daughter Brigid's Way volunteer team! Click Here for Details & Booking Brigid oracle cards vailable online at www.moonmna.store We Need Brigid's Way VOLUNTEERS We have a vibrant Fire Keeper volunteer committee but we need more skills especially in the area of applying for grants. Do you hear Brigid's call? If so to enquire please: email us at info@brigidsway.ie Help us to grow Brigid's Way - please spread the word to your friends via Facebook, Instagram or email.  Follow us on Fb: Brigid's Way Celtic Pilgrimage Insta: brigidswaycelticpilgrimage   Go raibh míle maith agat, Thank you very much,  Beannachtaí, Blessings,  Brigid's Way Fire Keeper Volunteers  Copyright © 2015 All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: info@brigidsway.ie unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences