The ordinariate is structured similarly to a diocese and allows former Anglican priests and bishops to enter into full communion with the Catholic Church while maintaining certain Anglican traditions. It has its own eucharistic liturgy, which is distinct from the standard Roman Rite liturgy, and incorporates elements of the Book of Common Prayer that do not conflict with Catholic doctrine.
In the U.S. and Canada, the ordinariate is known as The Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter and welcomes Anglican and Methodist converts.
Through the ordinariate, an Anglican priest or bishop can enter into full communion with the Catholic Church and serve as a priest even if he is married. Pain married his wife, Juliet, more than 40 years ago, and they have two sons.
In a statement, Pain said the Benedictine understanding of obedience and hearing the Lord was significant is his personal formation and ultimate conversion to the Catholic faith.
“The call to conversion which follows has led me to becoming a convert to the Catholic Church through the ordinariate,” Pain said. “I have much to be grateful for the experience gained over a lifetime as an Anglican. Yet the call to Catholicism seems natural and spiritual at the same time. To start afresh will be a welcome challenge and I come — as we all do — as a learner and a disciple. The ordinariate, through the vision of Pope Benedict, provides a generous pathway to walk a pilgrim way and I ask for your prayers.”
Pain was born in London in 1956 and ordained a priest in the Anglican Church in Wales at Newport Cathedral in 1986. He was ordained the bishop of Monmouth in 2013 and retired in 2019. During his time in the Anglican Church, he assisted with the discernment and training of clergy.
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