Good King Wenceslas looked out on the feast of Stephen
But had the sense not to drive when there was a winter storm warning: a cold front feeding off the Atlantic (‘perfect storm’) promising up to 15 inches of snow. Not this reporter.




Sunday in the Octave of Christmas and Feast of St Stephen, Protomartyr:
Sung Mass with Fr Pasley.

A chant Mass, not a concert one, with the congregation joining in parts of the singing.

Getting the details right down to leaving the maniple on the open missal when preaching.

Fr P mentioned Pope Benedict’s latest, at the Midnight Mass at St Peter’s. Hooray!

Not in these shots: the many young families.


Getting your Slav on at the Berlin Farmers’ Market.

BTW before Mass I heard ‘Небо и земля’ sung in Polish.