The organist librarian

To Mass. Worked on Christmas card address list. More treatment on the knee and to the Imperial War museum to see African soldier. To St Paul's for vespers sung by Westminster cathedral choir Boys on splendid form. A good homily by Fr Rajiv Michael although I think it is a very Catholic view to think that Mary can be a source of Church unity. Our common baptism is a better place to start. Scottish lochs, Mastermind, QI on TV. 

Arrived at cathedral at 1 for ordination of 9 Jesuit deacons. Turns out all it was was moving chairs! Any way it was enjoyable and the cardinal was on good form. Rebecca really does get up everybody's nose acting as an assistant MC! She had said she wasn't coming! Farm St and Sacred Heart Wimbledon choirs sang new piece by Jackson with effective organ part, Haugen and Inwood. Mawby Ave verum and Cardinal giving communion and Brian with the chalice was a wonderful moment. A nice reception afterwards and saw a lot of my Heythrop friends and nuns. Told Damian about contacts with Muslims. Michael Barnes was in the congregation. Saw Joseph from Kerala and he remembered our visit. Had tea at Marks and Fr Alexander was celebrant at Mass. Byron consort of Harrow school sang Lassus and lovely Jackson O sacrum convivium. Watched Don't tell the bride and programme on WWI. Darcey Bussill on ballerinas.

To Croydon Minster to hear the Sixteen. Saw Ian at interval and did not recognise Alan Murdoch! Martin How was there. The programme was not entirely to my taste being Josquin, Lassus and Brumel. I much preferred Voces 8! Still the singing was very fine. We walked to Ponte Nuovo for a delightfulmeal with St John's folk. Ended up eating Dave and Bridget's starters as they did not come. Ravioli, tiramisu and hot chocolate. Home at 12.30 a.m. having waited for N68. Woke late with a backache.

Had a lie-in and a sumptuous breakfast. Stayed till lunchtime so clear up. Flo and Tom went with Louise and Tom and Alice. Some great dancing last night from Jeremy who was in Chicken shed company for a few years! Dennis and Ann Marie emerged from the signal box suite wearing matching Just married T shirts! Eventually set off for the hill of Tara where we saw an audio-visual presentation in the church. Then via Navan to Tara - nice b and b Castleview. had a walk to look at shops and village and the reordered Catholic church. Excellent meal at The Poet's rest and drove up the hill where the first Easter fire was lit by Patrick according to legend. Have been there before - great view. Saturday drove to airport on M1 and handed car in. New company had taken over disabled assistance that day but they did well apart from an anxious delay waiting for the buggy. However the flight was 30 minutes late any way. I went straight off with just my rucksack and got train to Redhill and then Coul...