"As the Holy Father is coming to Britain we would like to say welcome to Pope Benedict XVI....."
Mmmm...
And that is all, nothing more on those two Welsh dioceses.
Ah well, it is a not a bad start and I would not like to pour too much cold water over it (although the home page banner as above, does show a person who appears to be attempting to dance flamenco fashion!)
But, perhaps the biggest boo-boo is the absence of the image of Our Lady of the Taper. The equivalent, in Wales of Our Lady of Walsingham who is beautifully and prominently featured. Surely, in the interest of balance Our Lady's image from the National Shrine of Wales could have been included.
To be honest the Menevia/Wrexham website could do with some more urgent updating than the main LMS page. Perhaps a task for those of us who are interested in both the Latin Mass and modern methods of communication.
ReplyDeleteAs far as I can see the problem (at least here in Wrexham) is that the EF has not really taken off as a possibility in anyone's imagination. At least, anyone who has the ability to do anything about it. That said, I am impressed by the perseverance of LMSers here, and there has certainly been an improvement since SP came into force. But, we will have to see what comes; at the moment the future for this diocese is certainly in the balance.
Nice blog, by the way.
Thanks Mystra. Maybe there ought to be a bit of a coming together of North and South (or North and West) here.
ReplyDeletePerhaps next year's Pilgrimage to St Winifrede's could be a focal point. Or, a Welsh contingent on next October's March of Reparation in London?
The diocesean pages are maintained by local reps (or other locals on their behalf); if you look more closely you will see they are 'embedded' in the main site but aren't part of it.
ReplyDeleteIf you'd like to offer your services to the hard-pressed local reps of Wales I'm sure you know who to talk to.
I understand that local reps organise the local pages but some of them (the pages, that is) are not in an up to date state. Maybe Head Office might step in to support them in this.
ReplyDeleteAlso, re the main website, what about Our Lady of the Taper? Surely she should be featured as well as Our Lady of Walsingham.