It was quite an exciting day today, with the Oratory children receiving their first Holy Communion (including Jackie's very pious little Andrew Jr) coinciding with the Corpus Christi Mass. Some good could be said for this transferral of the Great Feast; our regular Sunday's Solemn Vespers became Vespers for this Solemn Feast, composed by St. Thomas Aquinas, which was a real treat we wouldn't have otherwise had. It was lovely to notice that so many of these prayers and hymns are repeated every time we have Benediction (the Responsory, Collect, Salutaris Hostia and Tantum Ergo). Then we had the annual outdoor Blessed Sacrament Procession, which is always the following Sunday, but now this year fell on the feast day itself. It is a venerable tradition to take the Blessed Sacrament out into the streets, reminding us that the natural fruit of adoration and the Mass is to evangelise and bear witness to the Truth we set our Hope in. Without further commentary on this wonderful celebration of Our Faith, enjoy the photos!
Wasn't it just the perfect day!
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Wonderful!
ReplyDeleteDid you have any stational altars set up for Benediction?
Yes, Andrew; we had a stational altar in the cloisters and one in the car park. At each one we had a spiritual reading as well as adoration and benediction.
ReplyDeleteHow completely glorious! God bless all of you.
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