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So I was being an acolyte at High Mass today; this involves various jobs, but most prominently carrying a processional torch, er, in procession and standing or kneeling in front of the altar with it during the Eucharistic prayer.

Except mine - we use those pseudo-candles that are actually oil lamps - kept going out. I had a box of matches, so I thought there was nothing to panic about - but then, after the peace, when we should have been filing across to the front of the altar, I realised that not only had it gone out again, but that the wick had burnt out.... After a panic-stricken and oily attempt at rescuing the situation, just had to file out with the other acolyte and kneel down.

The Gospel reading for today was the parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins. Well, I like to think I may have brought the story alive for them....

To think people say God has no sense of humour!

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You should add a tag for clerical humour...

I don't envy you - but I couldn't help but giggle when I read that!

Well, if liturgical glitches must be, it's just as well if they're illustrative.

Almost a pity it didn't go out during the gospel itself...!

Reminded of the Donald McGill (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_McGill) postcard (http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/documentaries/features/photogallery/saucy_postcards9.shtml): 'That was a splendid sermon you gave about the "Foolish Virgins", Vicar. I'll never be one again!'

Ah yes. We had them at my former parish, where they were constantly leaking. G's former fellow-parish intern (the very spiky angry black man) used to refer to them as Heretics, I think because they were only pretending to be the real thing.

Was reading along, feeling compassionate, until the part about the Gospel reading, at which point I burst out laughing!

We have those oil candles on the altar...what a pain in the neck they are.

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