...took place today with Archbishop Mennini, the Nuncio, presiding. at the Ordinariate church in Warwick Street, just off Piccadilly Circus. This is, of course, a church with a notable history, and now the Ordinariate is adding a new chapter. People had come from across Britain and it was a fine sight to see all the clergy gathered in white vestments, and with glorious music surging...I think it would be even better if they walked in procession, from through the street, from Golden Square round to the church - it would add to those layers of tradition and history...
Afterwards, some of us got together for a chatty lunch, and then walked back along to the Strand and across the river. We stopped to discuss the skyline - the tall cranes with their nasty reminder that they are there to create ugly slabs that threaten the view of St Paul's...in misty Spring sunshine the horrible giant walk-talkie has a sinister air, and it will be nastier still when the hot weather comes and its glaring windows burn oppressive heat on to the streets below. They have tried to screen off some of the glare as cars were melting and the local shops had to close as it was impossible to work in them...
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