Christ is Risen! Dear readers, before I head off to Church, I wanted to share an image from last night's Paschal Vigil. Here, the thurifer deposits some coals from the New Fire in the thurible, while the Deacon is offside changing into white vestments.
Memory Eternal!
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Fr. John Hunkwicke has reposed following a long battle with cancer. I
understand he had been ill since at least last summer and had recently been
confined ...
2 days ago
I wonder how many people can explain the "offside" rule for Deacons on Holy Saturday ... ;-)
ReplyDeleteI don't think that even I can. The MC simply nodded to him once the grains had been blessed.
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