...is not a day for computers, so this post is being written late at night as the day ends...
The Maundy Mass at Pr Blood church on Holy Thursday evening was very beautiful...and as always the Blessed Sacrament was taken to the candlelit Altar of Repose at the end, and we were invited to remain for a while with the Lord ("Will you not watch one hour with me?"). We kept vigil, the silence interspersed with Scriptural meditations led by the priest. The Ordinariate is bringing beauty, solemnity and dignity, and a pastoral style which is very attractive.
The Good Friday liturgy saw a good-sized congregation. It is always so poignant during the reading of the Passion, when we say "Crucify him!" and take the part of the crowd...during the Veneration of the Cross the Reproaches were sung, and then all joined in "When I survey..."
And now comes Holy Saturday, and then...
2 comments:
Joanna, where are you? Are you well? I am seriously having withdrawals and terribly miss your entries. Please let us know that you are alive and well.
Sincerely,
Connie K
Florida, USA
I'm fine...but there are still parts of rural England where the Internet connection is not of the best or most consistent kind! I have managed to write something this evening (see latest entry!)...
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