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Maundy Thursday Altar Flowers

For the altar of repose this Maundy Thursday I made two arrangments of white anenomes, yellow ranunculus and freesia.  
On this sunny Wednesday of Holy Week, my "essential outing" was to get flowers for the church.  In the car, I listened to Joseph Pearce speak on the topic of subsidiarity and creating a strong local economy. 
The bulb farm that generously donated all of the beautiful flowers for the ordination reception was quite a different landscape today than it was just four weeks ago.  
The friendly young man who helped me with the reception flowers, informed me today (from behind a face mask) that over fifty percent of their workers had been laid-off leaving greenhouses full of dying flowers-- all this during what is usually their busiest season. 
He came out of the refrigerator with arms full of blooms to donate.  I insisted on paying full price for the flowers and after leaving a reception thank-you card and gift for him and his assistant, I said goodbye.  
On the way home I made a personal mandatum for the future -- to buy local flowers and support local business.

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  1. Marie-JacquelineApril 9, 2020 at 11:07 AM

    Lovely flowers. I totally agree with going local whenever possible. Isn't it interesting how Catholic logic always makes sense?

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