Happy Birthday dear Cardinal Cormac!

Cardinal Murphy-O’Connor, has been seriously ill in hospital since last week. Today is his 85th birthday.

In a message to Westminster priests, Cardinal Vincent Nichols wishes his predecessor a “most peaceful and happy birthday, one full of thanksgiving for all of God’s blessings....We assure you of our prayers and love at this time.. May God fill you with the joy of knowing that you are held in his loving care, even as you were at the moment of your birth those 85 years ago!”

“Although his own celebrations will necessarily be muted, I am sure that we will all have him at the forefront of our prayers on such an important day. We not only give thanks for his long and fruitful life and ministry, but we also wish him well for all the time still to come.”

See earlier report: ICN 19 August 2017 - Call for prayers as Cardinal Cormac Murphy O’Connor is taken seriously ill www.indcatholicnews.com/news/33218