Holy Saturday

Today the Church teases us! Being at work I read morning prayer at 7 a.m. I love the ancient homily about "Awake O sleeper" as Christ goes to raise Adam and Eve to life. The Westminster diocesan Lent booklet "A holy nation" is completed and it has been excellent. "The Road to Emmaus" continues until Monday in the company of Julian of Norwich who has been mentioned in homilies a lot recently! It is a glorious spring day with just a touch of coolness in Battersea Park. The blossom is coming out on the trees around the library showering the ground with white petals. Tonight we celebrate the greatest Feast of the Year, the Easter Vigil with baptisms and confirmations. It is a little sad they I am not playing the organ for this celebration any more but of course tomorrow I will be letting rip with full organ especially in "Saraband for the morning of Easter" by Herbert Howells. When we were choosing the digital organ for Our Lady of the Annunciation, Addiscombe, this was the test piece when we went to try out different models! It speaks of great faith and joy and triumph!