SOCIETAS DOCTRINÆ CHRISTIANÆ † The word of God was made flesh

A holy man in search of the truth

Born 21 February 1801 City of London Family background Father (John) - banker Mother (Jemima) Eldest of six children

Sent to Private school – age 7 Excelled in academic studies, acted in Latin plays, played the violin, wrote articles and speeches Later entered Trinity College, then Oriel, Oxford University Education ORIEL COLLEGE

Fell ill in August ‘a providential illness’ Young John Became more ‘evangelist’ – strong ideas against the Catholic Church and the Pope. Family crisis in 1816 – Financial collapse

Ordained an Anglican Priest on Trinity Sunday, 13 June 1824 Became curate of St Clement’s Oxford for two years Became tutor at Oriel college in 1826 Went through another serious illness in 1827 – due to more family troubles and overwork. Anglican Priest Long vacation: started to read works by Fathers of the Church.

A group of people in the University of Oxford - analyzed the link between the Church of England, the Apostles and to the catholic doctrines of the early Church Fathers. Born 14 th July 1833 following a sermon by Keble. Oxford Movement TRACTS KEBLE Newman and friends began issuing the "Tracts for the Times ". Very successful... but... when "Tract 90" appeared … Newman was denounced as a ‘traitor’.

In December 1832 JHN went with Hurrell Froude for a tour in South Europe. On board the mail steamship Hermes they visited Gibraltar Malta and the Ionian Islands and later Sicily, Naples and Rome. Mediterranean Travels

Travels In a letter home he described Rome as "the most wonderful place on earth," but the Roman Catholic religion as "polytheistic, degrading and idolatrous." Once more in Sicily, Newman fell dangerously ill (his third providential illness) Returned to England when recovered in June 1833

After two years - received into the Roman Catholic Church (9 October 1845) by Blessed Dominic Barberi, an Italian Passionist Priest, at the College in Littlemore. Conversion In 1842 he withdrew to Littlemore, and lived under monastic conditions. In September he preached his last Anglican sermon at Littlemore. LITTLEMORE DOMINIC BARBERI

October 1846: Ordained priest in Rome A Catholic priest In 1854, Newman went to Dublin as rector of the newly-established Catholic University of Ireland

SELECTED WRITINGS Apologia pro Vita Sua - One of the best known spiritual autobiographies. Newman the writer The Idea of a University Hymns Tracts of the Times Sermons

His device/emblem as cardinal, taken from St Francis de Sales, was Cor ad cor loquitur (Heart speaketh to heart) Honoured by the church 12 May 1879: made cardinal by Pope Leo XIII CARDINAL NEWMAN POPE LEO XIII

Took up residence at Birmingham Oratory. Died 11 August Buried in Rednall Hill, Birmingham EPITAPH Ex umbris et imaginibus in veritatem "Out of shadows and images into the truth" Later Years REDNALL HILL BIRMINGHAM ORATORY

“We have lost our greatest witness for the Faith, and we are all poorer and lower by the loss.” Cardinal Manning at Requiem mass. About J H Newman CARDINAL MANNING POPE JOHN PAUL II “One of the most distinguished and versatile champions of English spirituality.” Pope John Paul II

Road to Canonisation Jack Sullivan, a 69-year old Permanent Deacon from Massachusetts, USA, was suffering from an extremely serious spinal disorder. He prayed through the intercession of Cardinal Newman. The process started in January 1991

Beatification Deacon Sullivan was healed of his spinal disorder on 15 August Pope Benedict approved miracle on 3 July Beatified Birmingham Sunday 19 th Sept 2010

God has created me to do Him some definite service; He has committed some work to me which He has not committed to another. I have my mission - I may never know it in this life, but I shall be told it in the next. I am a link in a chain, a bond of connection between persons. He has not created me for naught. I shall do good, I shall do His work; I shall be a preacher of Truth in my own place, while not intending it, if I do but keep His commandments and serve Him in my calling. Therefore, my God, I will put myself without reserve into your hands. Cardinal Newman Prayer

SOCIETAS DOCTRINÆ CHRISTIANÆ † The word of God was made flesh