...with Parliament in the background, here is the head of the great "Two Cathedrals" Procession crossing the Thames at Lambeth Bridge. We were led by a great Processional Cross, carried by robed altar server and acolytes, and then followed a great swathe of the crowd, after which came, in due order, various acolytes and the Blessed Sacrament itself, with clergy from Westminster and Southwark cathedrals, followed by another great swathe of people singing and praying. It was very splendid and at the same time somehow very simple, and fitted perfectly well into the London scene.
Come and join us next year! We walk at a measured pace, and the route is not too long - it's only about an hour and a half's walk. And although the crowd is big, there is a friendly feel and, especially as we all spill out of the cathedral at Southwark as Benediction ends, a sense of something good having been done.
More pics etc from the Westminster Cathedral website and its facebook links...see here, scolling down as required...
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