De Omnibus Dubitandum Est.

Mass in the Vetus Ordo at Leigh-on-Sea, Sunday 1st August 2021 As I've said numerous times before, I feel fortunate that we have a very reverent Novus Ordo Mass at my Parish. The fact that the Mass is so reverent insulates me to a large degree to the pain and the division in the Church currently. On Sunday at my Parish we had our monthly Vetus Ordo . The 11.30am Mass which we usually attend was being said for a family friend and my wife wanted to go to that Mass. A family conference ensued and all the children wanted to go to the Latin Mass. So my wife went in the morning and I took everyone in the afternoon to the old rite. Sometimes I go to to the Latin Mass and just pray, I often feel I can completely lose myself in prayer in the Vetus Ordo . Sometimes I join in by following everything in the Missal and that was how I felt this Sunday. Following the prayers and instructions as the Mass proceeded I felt deeply moved by the careful repetition, the way the priest begins the Mass...

There are some great pictures over at the New Liturgical Movement website of the beautiful solemn High Mass said by Father Dominic O'Toole C.Ss.R., at Clapham on Saturday to mark the 160th anniversary of the church's consecration as I informed you in my post of 3rd October : Fr. Dominic was assisted by Fr. Peter Gee and Br. Gerry Carroll, C.Ss.R. Music was provided by the St. George's Cathedral Choir, Southwark, under the direction of Nick Gale.  I was a bit worried he'd nicked the curtains to fashion a suitable chasuble, but it does all seem to have been very colour coordinated. I did speak to Fr. Dominic on Sunday afternoon, as I was scrambling from the back of a mini-bus in Westport as part of my cousin's stag party, so I didn't get much of an opportunity to find out how it went. I look forward to sharing a full report with you in due course!