I wish all of you, dear readers, a happy and blessed Christmas. May the infant Jesus bless you and your families and loved ones.Getting through the three Masses has been something of a battle since I have a heavy cold, but through the fog of snuffles, spluttering, and coughing, I have enjoyed the beautiful texts that the Church proposes for our meditation in the Sacred Liturgy, and our magnificent repertoire of English Christmas carols. We have been blessed with some wonderful music from the parish choir at Midnight Mass, and a scratch choir for the 9am Mass which harmonised the carols and sang Stille Nacht in German.
I'm now off to visit my sister Mary and her family in Croydon for lunch, good conversation, exchanges of gifts, and some uproarious parlour games.
10 comments:
Happy Christmas, to you, Father.
Thank you for your work to make the Lord and His Church loved. May the Holy Family bless you every way!
Tell Jane the parlour games..we need more..Fr Anton's running out..for Epiphany! Happy Christmas Fr Tim!
A very blessed Christmas to you, Father. Hit the hot toddies is my advice...
Blessed Christmas to you, Father. Thank you for your ministry.
And happy Christmas likewise to you, Father. Thank you for being so informative throughout the year.
Happy Christmas to you, too, Father!
Get well soon. Your parishioners need you, and so do we.
Get well soon, Father. You have quite a spirit to get through six masses while ill.
Merry Christmas!
One trusts you had a splendid and relaxing day, Father : you certainly deserve it, and were much in my prayers.
For those who want parlour games, incidentally, as well as all the standards may I suggest acquiring 'Pit' - it is, admittedly, a card game, using a special pack of cards; but it is productive of more honest, joyful, and completely unrestrained mirth than anything else I have encountered in 50+ years !
(ps : try and find the old version; the new one is slightly less good.)
God bless you, Father. I hope you have a blessed and wonderful Christmas - and, in this Year for Priests, may I offer a personal and heartfelt "thank you" for your ministry. Although you are not (unfortunately) my PP, by your "on-line" ministry you reach out to thousands more - including me. Believe me, it is VERY much appreciated.
A Blessed Christmas to you Father.
Your blog is a wonderful read.
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