. . . to my dear friend fr Richard Ounsworth OP, who has me to blame for two of the more extraordinary moments of his life : being the first Dominican (Catholic priest, even) since the Reformation to sing a High Mass of Requiem in the Lady Chapel of S. Alban’s Abbey, and being stopped by a bewildered security guard at the entrance to Henley Royal Regatta, and asked ‘Are you real ?’Ad multos annos, Ricarde !
Happy birthday Father Richard!!
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What was that all about then?
I don't think they could quite get their heads round the concept of someone going into the Stewards' Enclosure dressed in a white habit !
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday and a Happy St John Eudes day to Fr. Richard.
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