...I've become mildly addicted. The evening light slowly fading behind the high windows, the church glowing with candles on the altar and a choir singing the psalms back and forth up by the Chancel. The day's work doesn't dither into a rushed muddle, it goes gently and firmly into evening with reassurances of God's care.
We have Evensong every Thursday here. Of course one can - clergy must, lay people are encouraged to - say the Liturgy of the Hours every day. Reading the evening office in a train has its quiet joy. One can use the excellent daily Magnificat booklet specifically designed for the busy person. And it is glorious to sing Vespers and Compline when in a monastery or convent or simply with a group of friends....
But there is something lovely about Evensong: a gift to the Catholic Church from the Ordinariate.
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