Unfortunately, this is the best picture I could get of the arrangements for the Latin Mass on Christmas Day. However, it may serve as inspiration for what can be done in the most unlikely of spaces. The architecture of the church is typical postmodern, with no vestiges of the past. The crucifix was added and the tabernacle put in its rightful place only within the last d ecade. Who would have thought that the Latin Mass would be making its debut here in our isolated, rural community when there are a handful of beautiful, century-old churches perfectly designed for the purpose not far away! The proliferation of fake poinsettias already present in the church set me in motion to find other examples of possibilities for the traditional altar. My search led me to the liturgy guy's post Does this 1944 Christmas Eve Mass Look Anything Like Yours? I was inspired by the...
Absolutely beautiful in every respect! Wonderful that you had the strength and ability to do this great work.
ReplyDeleteI hope you are well Marie-Jacqueline! It was a pleasure to do this for such an important and glorious occasion.
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DeleteThanks 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!
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.
DeleteUpdate: 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!
ReplyDeleteGod bless you and your family Marie-Jacqueline. I will remember you in my prayers.
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