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Spiritual Conference for the Triduum
Man that is born of a woman is of few days and full of trouble. He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
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A New World?
The quarantine laws in most countries affect us all in different ways. Some become bored and depressed, which is expected when they live in small apartments and have no cultural life. In my house, there is a chapel, hundreds of … Continue reading
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A Meditation of the Stations of the Cross for Passiontide 2020
This is a tremendous uplift for us all, from our Bishop’s chapel:
Holy Week 2020
I will be recording the ceremonies of Holy Week. As I will be on my own, they will be considerably simplified from what would have been done at Salisbury Cathedral in the early 1540’s! I plan the following: Palm Sunday: … Continue reading
Pastoral Letter from my Bishop
I publish this Pastoral Letter from my Bishop at his request. I am thankful for his fatherly care for us all, clergy and laity. He has my prayers for his protection, his safety and his health. * * * Diocese … Continue reading
Rubricism
I am not pointing any fingers in any particular directions, but I have been aware since the early 1980’s of a certain fashion of interpreting the rules of the liturgy. It is something we could also call canonical positivism. In … Continue reading
Our Church’s outreach in these uncertain times
Fr Jonathan Munn has come up with an excellent initiative on our Diocesan website: Material for use during the COVID 19 epidemic There are recordings of Mass from private chapels, including our Bishop who preached a lovely sermon yesterday. My … Continue reading
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Passion Sunday
Here is my recording of Mass and Sermon for Passion Sunday. The rite is the Use of Sarum in Latin except the Epistle and Gospel. I intend to record also the Masses of Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, the Mass of … Continue reading
Learning Common Sense
The UK is about to go into compulsory lockdown. We have been in lockdown here in France for just one week and Italy for quite a bit longer. Still, some people are in denial and spout all kind of conspiracy … Continue reading
Impressions of a quick shopping trip
After nearly a week of being at home, we needed a few supplies from a local farm shop where they breed pigs and sell their meat. I had seen scenes of cities in France and Italy without a soul in … Continue reading
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The Blue Flower 