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El Santísimo: Latin Mass Altar Flowers for Corpus Christi


Altar flowers for the feast of Corpus Christi and arrangements made for the ordination anniversary reception for a wonderful priest, who has opened his parish to a community of traditional Catholics and to the Latin Mass.  Deo gratias!

Gold and red roses, gold and red alstroemeria, white carnations and centranthus, golden scotch broom, magnolia and camellia greens.  

For the side altars I had to improvise with some garden roses as I ran short of flowers!  There just happened to be four of these beautiful, butter yellow tea roses!

For the ordination anniversary reception, I made twenty arrangements of hebe greens, lavender, rosemary, and purple rhododendrons for the tables.
"Greening in" first works splendidly for floppy, unruly flowers like old fashioned roses and rhododendrons.

Almost ready for transport!
I will post photos of the altar when we celebrate the external Solemnity of Corpus Christi this Sunday.  As in Toledo, Spain, rosemary and rose petals will be scattered along the path of the procession of el Santísimo Blessed Sacrament!  


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