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Author: petrath1

As the letters after my surname would suggest, I am a member of a religious order; Third Order, Society of St. Francis. I served a second term of office on the Provincial Chapter of the Order, as Provincial Secretary and Trustee for three years and have since stood down. I have been a Tertiary Franciscan since my profession in 1996. As well as writing poetry, I enjoy the theatre, and have been a member of a local theatre company. I enjoy cricket too, and am a Life Member of Sussex County Cricket Club. I hope you will enjoy browsing over this site, and that you will find something to help you on your spiritual journey.

New poem added – “Psalm”

Greetings everyone, I have uploaded a new poem that I wrote at a recent Quiet Day with the Chemin Neuf Community based in Storrington, West Sussex, UK, as part of a workshop exercise. The poem is called "Psalm" and has been placed under the Pastoral Poems section of the website. I will post a link … Continue reading New poem added – “Psalm” →

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Regina Immaculata update

Greetings everyone, The ninth poem in this sequence of nine poems is now being written. I completed the first twelve lines of "Regina Immaculata" the title poem, in church today during Adoration prior to Mass. This is very much a concluding poem, highlighting the previous eight completed poems. The next poem in this sequence, "Prophecy" … Continue reading Regina Immaculata update →

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Invocation to Mary link

https://christianverse-peter-tssf.net/invocation-to-mary/

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Introduction link

https://christianverse-peter-tssf.net/introduction/

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Title page of Regina Immaculata

Here is the link to the title page. Links to the Introduction and Invocation to Mary pages to follow: https://christianverse-peter-tssf.net/regina-immaculata/

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Work commenced on Regina Immaculata

Greetings everyone, I have now put up three pages for this work; the title page, the Introduction and the first poem called Invocation to Mary. I will put up the remaining eight poems over the next two to three weeks, so keep checking back for progress. The title page has verse taken from the Common … Continue reading Work commenced on Regina Immaculata →

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New set of Marian poems.

Greetings everyone, I have just completed eight out of a set of nine poems in honour of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Although devotional in nature, they will all have her pointing to Jesus her Son and, most importantly, her Saviour. I may, or may not, decide to dripfeed them one by one on to the … Continue reading New set of Marian poems. →

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New Marian poem.

Dear Friends, A new poem, or rather a new sequence of separate poems to make up the completed work, concerning Mary, the Mother of God is in the throes of nascence. So far, I have written five out of a possible nine poems. However, the final result may be between seven and nine poems for … Continue reading New Marian poem. →

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Crossing the Tiber

Dear friends, this is to update you all that I crossed the Tiber to join the Roman Catholic Church during the Easter Vigil on 4th April at St. Mary Magdalen's Catholic Church in Brighton, UK. It was such a special and very happy occasion to be received by Confirmation and receive my first Holy Communion. … Continue reading Crossing the Tiber →

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Fiery poem uploaded!

Greetings everyone, My new poem is now on the site and can be accessed via the following link: Blazing Fire (Elijah/Therese) – Dominus-Iesus-est I hope you like it. It is shown separately in the gallery. Pax, Peter.

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