tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501613532884180263.post7855640130820901340..comments2023-06-13T13:06:47.031+01:00Comments on Libera Me: Just slightly surprised . . .Dominic Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14514722976964423091noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501613532884180263.post-17580667644240357042010-10-12T22:51:48.646+01:002010-10-12T22:51:48.646+01:00I hope I didn't suggest you were either silly ...I hope I didn't suggest you were either silly or naive, merely adding a little context. FWIW having been at the Diocesan Mass of Thanksgiving I did later attend the 6pm Mass at the Oratory Church, though by then of course we were anticipating the 28th Sunday.motupropriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06261356560114077508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501613532884180263.post-63899077099060428212010-10-10T15:32:13.023+01:002010-10-10T15:32:13.023+01:00Ah ! I'm not sure that I was either silly or n...Ah ! I'm not sure that I was either silly or naive, but yes, I do agree that a Mass of Thanksgiving for the Holy Father's visit would be an entirely appropriate thing for the Archbishop to offer on <i>a</i> day; and a Saturday would obviously be a good choice, so I can see the logic of yesterday - as, indeed, I can of the 'Day with Mary'; even if it clearly wasn't exactly 'packed' after the Mass finished, given the hoards who emerged rapidly !<br />That said, my comment was really not about the Archbishop, but about those who preferred to go to the Cathedral rather than the Oratory - but then I suppose I'm not exactly enthusiastic about the Cathedral anyway, so perhaps that affected my thinking.Dominic Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14514722976964423091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501613532884180263.post-33085350603384897392010-10-10T15:00:24.183+01:002010-10-10T15:00:24.183+01:00The Mass was a Mass of Thanksgiving for the Visit ...The Mass was a Mass of Thanksgiving for the Visit of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI on the first Feast of Blessed John Henry Newman, surely an appropriate Mass for a Bishop to offer in his Cathedral Church. It also coincided with “A Day With Mary” being held at the Cathedral, which guaranteed a packed church. I don't think the Oratorians were at all put out, because the Provost of the London Oratory was one of the priests concelebrating with the Archbishop.motupropriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06261356560114077508noreply@blogger.com