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First Solemn Mass Reception Flowers

The entry table arrangement.

 Read the first of this series of posts Extra-ordinary Day.












The arrangments near the prie dieu used for the first blessings by the priest.

Next read the Epilogue to an Extra-ordinary Day


Photos courtesy of Elizabeth Borges Photography





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  1. Marie-JacquelineMarch 12, 2020 at 9:08 AM

    Absolutely beautiful in every respect! Wonderful that you had the strength and ability to do this great work.

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    1. GemmaMarch 12, 2020 at 10:23 AM

      I hope you are well Marie-Jacqueline! It was a pleasure to do this for such an important and glorious occasion.

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    2. Marie-JacquelineMarch 12, 2020 at 4:21 PM

      Hi Gemma,
      Thanks for your good wishes. I will be doing a post on your series soon - maybe Sunday. I checked the other day to see if your blog was coming up on a Google search and it is. Congratulations! I hope some of my "traffic" is reaching your site and I hope you and your family stay well during this difficult time. So good that you were already home-schooling!

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    3. GemmaMarch 14, 2020 at 5:24 PM

      Thank you Marie-Jacqueline! That is good news! I am still unable to find the site when I do a search for "flower arranging for the traditional Latin Mass". Perhaps that will require indexing as you suggested.

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  2. Marie-JacquelineMarch 15, 2020 at 5:34 PM

    Update: it's going to be a while before I put up the promised post because I want to do it justice. I'm preoccupied now with family concerns. About indexing and related issues - check into submitting a site map to Google if you haven't done that. Best wishes!

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    1. GemmaMarch 18, 2020 at 3:57 PM

      God bless you and your family Marie-Jacqueline. I will remember you in my prayers.

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