As the Feast of the Assumption of Our Blessed Lady falls on a Saturday it is celebrated as an External Solemnity on Sunday. The Mass at Saint Patrick's will be a Low Mass at 1.00 p.m. Mass will be followed by the Litany of Loreto.
This week we have been in Brussels and it was good to see familiar faces at the church given over to the FSSP. We spoke to one gentleman who has lived in Brussels for over thirty years, originally from Scotland. Great to see over thirty at the evening Masses with the majority of the congregation making me look (and feel) very old!
On the last night (Thursday) we were unable to get to Mass because the underground train en route caught fire and we had to evacuate the darkened train and make our way up three underground floors to safety amid smoke and a strong burning smell. Emergency services were on the scene within minutes and the station was closed for several hours. A couple of (purely medicinal) cognacs were the order of the day. It was actually really quite shocking.
Next week we are in Krakow where the FSSP also has a centrally located church, along with a very enthusiastic choir.
Confessions at call before Mass on Sunday.
