Extraordinary Day

The day after the First Solemn Mass of our new diocesan priest (the second Solemn High Mass to be celebrated in our county in roughly half a century), I am thoroughly exhausted. The Mass was heaven on earth- as the Extraordinary Form is commonly described. Anything but ordinary. In fact, the Mass was so incredibly beautiful, so majestic, that fortunately we planned an elegant reception fitting for such a grand occasion.

Despite the bodily aches from an intense week of greenery-cutting, bucket-lugging, ladder-hauling and floor-mopping, the glory of the day transforms the pain into rejoicing. We have another Latin Mass priest in our diocese- Deo gratias!

I will follow this up with a series of posts but here are the beginnings. All of these flowers were very generously donated by our local flower farm: 130 yellow tulips, 72 lilies, and dozens of yellow and purple irises. The greenery was cut at various locations.

Some of the greenery: heather, hebe, acacia and camellia.

The donation along with some acacia tree cuttings.

Next, read Extra-ordinary Day Prep here.

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