...in church this morning, with some 30 candidates being baptised or confirmed and lots of friends/family/godparents etc swelling the always substantial normal Sunday congregation for the 11 am sung Mass.. We were squashed into the pews but more and more people kept arriving, crammed into the back and up along the side aisles...
Children in traditional white outfits, glorious singing, the splashing of water at the baptisms and the glittering of candles in procession...the solemn words of Confirmation quietly said again and again as each candidate knelt before Mgr Keith Newton...
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How lovely it is to see that the Church was crowded. In Guildford today at Mass the priest announce that over 1000 had attended the Ash Wednesday Mass which was also very heartening.
This is good to hear...the Church in Britain is alive as this holy season begins! Looking forward to seeing you again on one of the History walks this Spring!!
Joanna
I thought that baptisms in Lent were normally delayed until Easter.
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