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August 5, 2006
Vacation Report II
RC has the pictures and the report of how we ended our day yesterday with Vespers in Petersham. We spent most of the day driving, and the first goal was to get to St. Joseph Abbey in Spencer, MA. We arrived about the end of Sext, and spent some time in their chapel. Next we visited their shop where the monks make vestments. Holy Rood Guild is where I have purchasing all of my vestments. Actually it was a dangerous visit because I did not get out of there without spending about $1000. I ordered two altar server albs which will provide us additional albs in the sizes we need. I ordered a dalmatic and stole that will arrive at the parish in time for Advent. The Deacons are slowly getting used to me requiring them to be in Dalmatic for Liturgy.
The monks have a gift shop near the gate. We made the mistake of stopping there. They have a whole section of CDs, chant and otherwise, and it seems that nothing was more expensive than $10. I am currently listening to a 2CD set of Early Music that was only $9.98. I got out of there for a little over $100. There went my extra vacation cash.
Today I am taking it easy. I decided this cough was just a bit too consistant and getting worse. So I have been to a doctor, and have some new meds now. I am getting a lot of reading done today, and uploaded a few new chapters to the Life and Times page. Tonight will be the restful life of a chanting hermit, along with chopping garlic and boiling pasta.
Tomorrow it seems will be a visit to Cambridge, Harvard. Liturgy will be in the Melkite Rite. RC has been a gracious host and a pleasure to be around.
Posted by Fr. Jeffrey Keyes, C.PP.S. at August 5, 2006 12:21 PM
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It all sounds splendid, my friend!
Posted by: Don Marco at August 5, 2006 4:17 PM
Glad you're enjoying, Father. A real treat would be the 11:00 Mass at St. Paul's (while in Cambridge) with Men and Boys choirs. That's the parish that houses the Boston Archdiocesan Choir School, which was founded by the late Ted Marier, and running equally well under his predecessor, John Dunn.
BMP
Posted by: Brian Michael Page at August 5, 2006 6:51 PM
If only the BACS were in session!
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at August 6, 2006 5:05 AM
No luck visiting St. Paul's; we got there Sunday afternoon and found the church closed; Masses are being held in the school. Some construction, I assume?
Posted by: RC at August 6, 2006 5:18 PM