[Magdalen] Holy Week

[Marion Thompson]

We are indeed being shown a new thing:  *Behold, I am doing a new thing;
now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?  (Isaiah 43:19)*

While I long for Anglo-Catholic worship in the flesh, I have been amply fed
by the offerings set before me by several churches at all times of the day
and week..  In fact, I love that I can access 'good fit' liturgy in other
places, especially as it is not available in that form locally even if we
were to be open.

I think it is a test of what is in my heart.

Marion, a pilgrim

On Wed, 31 Mar 2021 at 21:44, Ann Markle <ann.markle at aya.yale.edu> wrote:

> I hope all are enjoying Holy Week, in whatever manner you're able. Our
> Bishop still has the churches closed, though I did hear that one colleague
> will be having a Great Vigil inside her church. She's vaccinated, what does
> she care? To be fair, I know nothing about her protocol; maybe only fully
> vaccinated people with the 2-week safety margin will be admitted.
>
> I am grieving. Last year was hard, but I think I was still in a bit of
> shock. This year I'm longing for the solemn drama of the liturgies. Most of
> you know that during my tenure in Tennessee, and my first two years here at
> Trinity, Lancaster, I offered services on Tuesday (Stations of the Cross),
> Wednesday (Tenebrae), Thursday (agape meal,  Eucharist around the dinner
> table, then procession into the nave and stripping of the altar), Good
> Friday Liturgy, and Great Vigil, in addition to Sunday services. A real
> marathon,  and it fed my soul, and I hope the souls in the parish, as well.
> This year was Palm Sunday (I blessed the palms in the parking lot, then
> went inside for the usual FM Eucharist broadcast), Good Friday, and one
> Easter Sunday FM service (unless the forecast changes and we can be fully
> outside).
>
> My heart is breaking a little,  differently than usual during Holy Week.
> But humility and obedience are the themes that are speaking to me from the
> scripture readings this week.
>
>
> Ann
> The Reverend Ann Markle
> Buffalo,  NY
> ann.markle at aya.yale.edu
>