I really enjoyed celebrating our live-streamed Mass today, and, thank God, it seemed to go well. At the last minute on Saturday one of our readers suggested doing the Intercessions in different languages as we often do in "normal" times. Thanks to techie wherewithal and quick work, we manged to get five prayers, in Welsh, Mandarin, Arabic, Italian and Sinhalese. Great stuff!
And so the beautiful Easter season draws to a a close. It's a long journey from Ash Wednesday, dominated this year by the pandemic. But the Easter story, leading to Pentecost is one of dying and rising, of newness springing forth. No coincidence, then perhaps, that some of the easing of the lockdown is starting around now. So we return to "Ordinary Time" tomorrow in the Church's calendar, in this extra-ordinary year. Let us pray that the Holy Spirit willgive us courage and hope to lowly rebuild, not necessarily the same as before - but better!
You can follow our Mass via the parish website 3churches.org
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