...in Portsmouth is a rather fine building, noble and grand but with a certain simplicity, everything with a quality of solid worth as well as beauty, a sense of having been created to give glory to God.
It was a wonderful setting for the annual gathering of Knights and Dames of the Orders of St Gregory the Great and the Holy Sepulchre, the green robes and unforms of the former and the great white cloaks of the latter all fitting togetherr well in the gothic splendour ans we made our way down the aisle beneath those glorious stained-g;lass windows.
Bishop Philip Egan preached well, reminding us of our duty to be witnesses, on this feast of courageous early Roman martyrs...and later over lunch we heard about some current events that encouraged us in the need to be strong and dedicated in our work for Christ and the Church...
A grand day, and it was good to meet old friends and make new ones. An excellent lunch (a delicious fish pie, since you ask, preceded by a creamy stilton-and-broccoli soup), some lively and good conversations, and useful contacts made for various projects. It was particularly interesting to hear about the new St Richard Reynolds College in Richmond-on-Thames - of personal interest to me since just on Monday I was learning all about this Bridgettine saint from historian Fr Nicolas Schofield at our Bridgettine Day at Iver, and have long been fascinated by the story of Mother Riccarda, who took his name in religion as one of the first members of the new branch of the Bridgettines in Rome in the early 20th century...
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