[Magdalen] Pilgrimage

[Cantor03 at aol.com]

In a message dated 5/31/2015 8:51:59 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
scottknitter at gmail.com writes:

I was  subdeacon, and during
ablutions he asked what he needs to do. I told him to  consume the remaining
Precious Blood and receive the wine and water over  his fingertips and then
he'd be dismissed. :) He  obeyed.>>>>
 
Many years ago just as the Diocese of Minnesota was abandoning its
traditional Morning Prayer worship orientation, I was thurifer, and as  it
turned out a sort of MC, of a priestly ordination in Saint Paul.
 
The then +Anderson was flabbergasted by the Solemn Mass format
chosen by the ordinand, and the bishop had to be pushed and pulled
through every inch of the liturgy.  This was obviously not his  tradition.
 
I can still remember his blank expression upon being presented with
the thurible with raised lid and red-hot coals at the introital  
incensation.
My semiwhispered terse instruction:  put four spoons (the ordinand 
wanted heavy incense) of incense on the coals, Good Sir!
 
Somehow we got through with the ordination and Mass without everyone
knowing what thin ice upon which we were scatting in the sanctuary.
 
 
 
David Strang.