- Going to the Stations of the Cross and having it done to me. (Made me cry).
- Coming home from the Maundy Thursday vigil after midnight and remembering that I’d had the good sense to change the sheets before going out.
- The goodwill and good turnout of the Spring Clean and Polish.
- Being greeted with many a “Good Morning, Father” whilst shopping at that great liturgical outfitters, Tesco for Holy Water Basins early on Easter Day. (They must get priests doing it every year – they even had a three for two offer on Holy Water Basins).
- Realising that it really was standing room only on Sunday morning.
- The Garlanding of Our Lady with white roses during the organ fanfare before the Regina Coeli. (The fact that it took me three goes to get the wonderful garland onto Herself, means that this may be known henceforth as the Lassoing of Our Lady).
- The way the choir sang the word “meek” during the Magnificat. They sing lots of other words beautifully too, but there was only one K on the end of meek and I know how much work and concentration that represents.
- Saving the Vice-Provost from near certain death by thurible. (New St Mary’s Bylaw – No 360 degree thurible tricks if you find yourself in the middle of the procession in error).
- Someone beating time with his crozier during, “Blessed be the God and Father” by S S Wesley. If we are going to do tub-thumpers we must expect tubs to be thumped.
- Adding an sneaky extra line to the Rose responses and looking at the choir’s worried faces.
What were your best moments?
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