On my way to serve in a Missa Solemnis
I received a nice call yesterday - there’s a Missa Solemnis on the schedule this Sunday in a parish about two hours from where I live, and they want me to serve. I did, thankfully, have the possibility to go, so I’m on my way now, as we’re going to train with the Altar servers today. I have to be there at 11 AM, so I had to get up at 6 AM to reach the train. Early for a Saturday, but for a nice reason :-) It will be the first Missa Solemnis I’ve served in, so I’m really looking forward to it. A visiting priest from the FSSP will be the Celebrant, the parish priest will be the Deacon, and a seminarian will act as a straw Subdeacon. I think this is the first Missa Solemnis being celebrated in this country since the reforms (including illicit Masses) so it’s really a big event. I’ll post a report afterwards :-)
I still haven’t got to looking at the “new Little Office of The Blessed Virgin Mary which I wrote about in the last post, but I’ll start reciting it as soon as I can and comment on it when I feel I have got a thorough enough impression. Other than that, I’m still enjoying my summer break, but I’m starting to look forward to go back to college. I’m going to take introductory Greek, Dogmatics and a Philosophy subject. Especially Greek is going to be challenging, but as my hypersomnia has lessened I probably will having an easier time studying as I won’t be that prone to falling asleep at the library :-) So all in all I think this will be a good year at college compared to the last couple of years.
I’m being picked up at the train station any moment now, but I’ll post a report on the Mass tomorrow as soon as I have time for it. TTYL :-)
