This morning I celebrated Mass of the Vigil of St John the Baptist for the Isle of Wight Latin Mass Society at St Mary's, Ryde. Fr Glaysher, the Parish Priest, has taken great care of the Church and supplied vestments from his own collection. After Mass, a few people from the quite substantial congregation repaired to a local coffee shop, Included among them was Phil of Ponte Sisto (second from the left):
The IOWLMS is rather spoilt this week with Low Mass Sunday and today, as well as the lovely usus recentior Mass at St Cecilia's yesterday. Tomorrow, Fr Matthew Goddard FSSP will be celebrating the first Solemn High Mass on the Island for many years. Fr Goddard was recently ordained; I have sadly missed the various celebrations but wish him well from a distance.Before taking the ferry back to the mainland, I had lunch with Fr Glaysher (right) and Fr Roy (left), a member of the Anglican Society of the Holy Cross. It was a glorious day to take lunch overlooking the Solent:
I had to take a photo of the beer pump which seemed to be particularly appropriate:
2 comments:
That looks like such a great place. I've always wanted to get over to the Isle of Wight! Some day.
[BTW, the English translation to the 1st epistle was quite tame as compared to the Latin!]
A great picture,the cross, the mass, it all comes together, there is real treasure to be found, that you can take with you, in the cross. The mass said properly is like the interface of god and man at the sacrifice. After all we only have one chance on this earth, it is our duty to get it right with God. the everlasting life of the reserection is assured but discretionary.
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