Last Saturday was the Commemoration of All Souls: a day when Masses are said for the dead. The Latin Mass Society has an annual Requiem Mass, and it was fitting that since All Souls fell on a Saturday, this was the day of our Requiem. The Fathers of the Birmingham Oratory very kindly celebrated their All Souls High Mass for the our intentions: that is, for the deceased members, staff, and benefactors of the Society.
Since it was a First Saturday, it was also a day on which a Traditional Mass is celebrated in Westminster Cathedral. I was able to attend both these Masses, and before the latter started, I placed the customary wreath on the tomb of Cardinal Heenan. The LMS always marks its gratitude to Cardinal Heenan in this way, as His Eminence was instrumental in getting the first permission from the Holy See for the continued celebration of the Traditional Mass.
This month's Mass took place in the Lady Chapel of the Cathedral, as its usual location, the Blessed Sacrament Chapel, is undergoing restoration work. (Hence the temporary tabernacle in the Lady Chapel). The moasics of these two chapels are particularly lovely.
A special thanks to Daisy's florists in Victoria who supplied the lovely wreath.
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