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Apr. 27th, 2009 11:04 pmIt's term again, which is good on the whole, though there is a fair bit of busyness and distractions coming up as a result.
One of the good things is morning prayer in college; actually having a fixed time which is non-negotiable is good in itself from a discipline and structuring day point of view, but I like saying the Office with other people (even if this generally means a congregation of two or three), and I like the Oratory (in an oriel window tucked behind the organ loft) as a space, despite the disastrous stained glass. And I like it at this time of year, when we open by singing the Regina Caeli (second translation), rather than saying the Angelus.
Actually, if I am being cold-blooded, I think the Angelus is a better devotion, but the singing and the use of a cheerful tune ("Jesus Christ is Risen Today") is an agreeably festive start to the day.
One of the good things is morning prayer in college; actually having a fixed time which is non-negotiable is good in itself from a discipline and structuring day point of view, but I like saying the Office with other people (even if this generally means a congregation of two or three), and I like the Oratory (in an oriel window tucked behind the organ loft) as a space, despite the disastrous stained glass. And I like it at this time of year, when we open by singing the Regina Caeli (second translation), rather than saying the Angelus.
Actually, if I am being cold-blooded, I think the Angelus is a better devotion, but the singing and the use of a cheerful tune ("Jesus Christ is Risen Today") is an agreeably festive start to the day.
