Andrew Bryan Norman

A Cumbrian Parson | ‘All shall be Amen and Alleluia’

[Andrew Bryan Norman @AndrewBN]

An inordinately joyful day celebrating the ordination of Hannah my wonderful colleague and curate as priest.

‘Thank God, carefully and wonderingly, for privileges and every experience of his goodness. Thankfulness is a soil in which pride does not easily grow.’ (Michael Ramsey)

[Andrew Bryan Norman @AndrewBN]

‘The life of the Trinity is inseparable from our own flourishing and fruition. The only satisfaction God requires is the joy of our own homecoming and fulfilment.’

(Rowan Williams)

#TrinitySunday

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

Humanity, created by God in all its grandeur, is today facing a pivotal choice: either to construct a new Tower of Babel or to build the city in which God and humanity dwell together. In Jesus Christ, this humanity in its grandeur becomes the Way, the Truth and the Life, opening the path for each of us to grow toward fullness. #MagnificaHumanitas
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[Andrew Bryan Norman @AndrewBN]

Happy #Pentecost!

'By the power of the Spirit we press on to apprehend that for which we were once for all apprehended.'

(Michael Ramsey, 'Holy Spirit: A Biblical Study’)

Alleluia!

#WhitSunday

[Eleanor Parker @ClerkofOxford]

It's Whitsun, Pentecost, the summer festival when the Holy Spirit descends with fire. In this Anglo-Saxon image the flames touch the lips of each apostle, and even the sky has turned fiery red.

'Tongues of fire they had, when with love they preached the glory of God' (Ælfric)

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

In these days leading up to the Solemnity of Pentecost, as we prepare to relive the mystery the miracle of the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the nascent Church, let us #PrayTogether to the Holy Spirit, Lord and Giver of life. May He grant us the gift of #ChristianUnity, bestow upon us enduring peace, and renew the face of the earth.

[Thy Kingdom Come @thykingdom_come]

On this Ascension Day, we’re honoured to share a special message from His Holiness Pope Leo XIV for Thy Kingdom Come 2026.

[Andrew Bryan Norman @AndrewBN]

‘We do not come to God by navigation, but by love.’

(St Augustine of Hippo)

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

While our suffering world greatly needs the #peace of Christ, the divisions among Christians weakens our capacity to be effective bearers of that peace. If the world is to take our preaching to heart, we must, therefore, be constant in our prayers and efforts to remove any stumbling blocks that hinder the proclamation of the Gospel. #ChristianUnity
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[Archbishop of Canterbury @ArchbishopSarah]

It was an honour to meet and pray with His Holiness Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex this morning. I’m deeply grateful for his gracious welcome at the Apostolic Palace.

In the years to come, I will remain united with the Pope in prayer – for peace in our world, for justice, and for every person to discover the fullness of life that God offers.

The ecumenical pilgrimage is always one we make together, as a fellowship of Christians seeking the unity for which Christ prayed. Your Holiness, as your sister in Christ, in a spirit of prayer, friendship, and hope, I commend our shared journey into the hands of God.

You can read my address to Pope Leo XIV here: https://t.co/ZL8DHbXCNj

[Andrew Bryan Norman @AndrewBN]

“…Christ’s resurrection is the beginning of a new humanity; it is the entrance into the true promised land, where justice, freedom, and peace reign…”

#Easter #Alleluia

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

#Easter is the victory of life over death, of light over darkness, of love over hatred. But how was Jesus able to be victorious? https://t.co/HO7orDEuYr

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

Christ is risen from the dead, and with him, we too rise to new life! This Easter proclamation embraces the mystery of our lives and the destiny of history, reaching us even in the depths of death. #Easter

[Andrew Bryan Norman @AndrewBN]

The light of #EasterDay shining, dimly but defiantly, upon the horizon from
Arnside Knott this morning.

#Alleluia!

‘the impossible union
Of spheres of existence is actual,
Here the past and future
Are conquered, and reconciled’.

(T.S. Eliot, ‘The Dry Salvages’)

[Andrew Bryan Norman @AndrewBN]

Alleluia!

“The resurrection of Jesus does more than inspire us to take a particular step that may lead to fullness of life. Rather his cross and resurrection reveal the secret of all aliveness, his and ours.” (John V Taylor)

#Easter

[Andrew Bryan Norman @AndrewBN]

‘…There I should see a Sunne, by rising set,
And by that setting endlesse day beget’

John Donne
‘Good Friday 1613, Riding Westward’

#GoodFriday

[Tom Holland @holland_tom]

“Had he died in a more merciful, less deliberately dehumanising way, it would not be possible to see in his death the sum of all horrors.”

@flemingrut on the theological implications of the fact that Jesus was not just executed, but crucified.

[Andrew Bryan Norman @AndrewBN]

‘…my soul is bereft of peace;
I have forgotten what happiness is;
so I say, ‘Gone is my glory,
and all that I had hoped for from the Lord.’

(Lamentations 3.17-18)

#MaundyThursday

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

As true God and true man, Christ offers us the example of self-giving, service, and love. We need His example to learn how to love, not because we are incapable of it, but precisely to teach ourselves and one another what true love is. Learning to act like Jesus, who is the living sign that God has placed within the history of the world, is the work of a lifetime. #HolyThursday

[Archbishop of Canterbury @ArchbishopSarah]

I was deeply grateful for Pope Leo’s gracious letter on my Installation as Archbishop of Canterbury.

I have responded assuring the Holy Father of my prayers. I look forward to meeting the Pope soon, and strengthening the bonds of friendship and commitment to Christian unity.

https://t.co/7Eyxb50VM5

[Archbishop of Canterbury @ArchbishopSarah]

I am Sarah, a servant of Jesus Christ, and I come as one seeking the grace of God, to travel with you in his service together.

I am sent as archbishop to serve you to proclaim the love a Christ and with you to worship and love him with heart and soul, mind and strength.

[Andrew Bryan Norman @AndrewBN]

A lovely afternoon here in Cumbria for the launch of ‘The Kent Estuary Pilgrim Way’ - bringing together the eight churches of the local area into closer partnership and celebrating our shared faith, heritage and history.

@churchofengland