Monthly Archives: April 2019

Easter Greetings

Posted on Saturday, 20 April, 2019 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I wish all my readers a happy Easter full of the joy and hope that comes from the risen Lord. Should any of us have the slightest doubt, let us remember that there is no otherwise explicable way an image … Continue reading →

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Viollet le Duc

Posted on Friday, 19 April, 2019 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

If there is a subject for the Blue Flower, it is that of the great Romantic French architect Eugène Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc (1814 – 1879). I encourage you to watch this video, which is in French: Gothic restorations of the nineteenth … Continue reading →

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Sepulto Domino

Posted on Friday, 19 April, 2019 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

In the Use of Sarum, we don’t use an altar of repose. The second two hosts of Maundy Thursday are simply put into the hanging pyx. On Good Friday, after the Liturgy of the Presanctified, the third host is put … Continue reading →

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Notre Dame de Paris

Posted on Tuesday, 16 April, 2019 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

It was about the time when the fire alarm was given when I saw something on Facebook. News from mainstream sources was still rare, and only the roof over the crossing was ablaze. The fire brigade was there very quickly. … Continue reading →

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As Holy Week approaches

Posted on Saturday, 13 April, 2019 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

It has been nearly three weeks since I wrote anything. The smoggy air seems to have cleared a little as has my anxiety over the political situation in England. I probably understand things a lot better as I see the … Continue reading →

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