...were happening with extraordinary speed in Westminster, further along the river we were having Evensong and Mass at the Church of the Most Precious Blood, followed by a parish barbeque. There is now a children's choir: beautiful singing, and the children behave with great reverence...rather a sweet sight to watch them walking solemnly up to receive H. Communion or a blessing...
Today in London there were commemorations marking the centenary of the Battle of the Somme, July 1st was the most tragic day in the history of the British Army, with thousands and thousands if young nmen killed or wounded. "We lost the flower of a generation" Prince William said today. There is a vigil tonight in Westminster Abbey. The Battle of the Somme began as dawn broke on July 1st, one hundred years ago.
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