The future, reclaimed

St Jude is upon us, All Saints and All Souls follow closely. Before we know it, the liturgical year will be over. We’ll shed the green of Ordinary Time (love the term Ordinary Time, it’s so weird) and don the purple of Advent (or rather our priests will).

But there is one last momentuous event to look forward to: Christ the King (instigated by Pope Pius XI to fight secularism).The celebration is better known in these climes as National Youth Sunday (brought in to make young people feel at home in the Church).

For an organisation known to work in centuries, the Church in this country appears to have gone a long way in year. Or at least, its vision for Youth Ministry, under the aegis of Bishop Kieran Conry of Arundel and Brighton has undergone a radical transformation. (Youth Services was closed last year)

Remember last year’s National Youth Sunday entitled “Reclaim the future”?