This coming Saturday, the Feast of the Seven Dolours of Our Lady, let us imagine, for one wild instant, that you are in or around London and have a choice of events that you could attend.
You are only allowed one choice from the following:-
1. Front row seat at a lecture on 'The Tablet and its place in Catholic Society' given by Dr Tina Beattie
2. Free place at a music workshop based on 'The Tibetan nose flute and its place in Catholic liturgy'
3. Mass in the Extraordinary Form at The London Oratory at 10.30am followed by a brief informal address by Fr Rupert McHardy, in turn followed by Catholic type refreshments at The Hourglass Pub, Brompton Road - feel free to join at any stage, it's the Guild of Blessed Titus assembly.
Decisions, decisions.............and if I was to impart a matter most secret and confidential to point 3 (in the strictest confidence)......it is that (among several other well known and highly respected priests from the UK and Singapore, even), the group will be joined by (whisper) Fr John Zuhlsdorf - hush!
That's Fr Z don't you know?
That's right....
Father Z!
I agree, it's got to be Tina Beattie! ;-) ...I'm joking, I'm joking!!
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ReplyDeleteWill you be there Mark? (at the Oratory, not at Tina's bash).
Say the black do the brick by brick Pope of Christian unity.
ReplyDeleteThere you are - you heard him (for millionth time). I'd slip off straight after Mass.
Excellent - Fr Z got his air ticket! I shall skip Mass at Douai Abbey and head for the Oratory.
ReplyDeleteTo me there's nothing that says Western Civilization like a clown-balloon-puppet-mass and the nose-flute.
ReplyDeleteSurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrre!
At first I thought you were asking, which place would you go to "offer it up" and join in Our Lady's Sorrows! And then I saw option 3...
ReplyDeleteOh dang...I just can't decide. ;)
ReplyDeleteCheers friend - have a blessed Sunday.
Jason @ AMC