Passiontide

Sunday of the Fifth Week of Lent

Passiontide is upon us. The Liturgy is in the full stream in these fifteen days. Our hearts are attuned to the mystery of the Cross, of Jesus suffering and of his mother. The special Preface of the Mass today presents the Passion of Christ as the healing of the world, and his Cross as the sign of victory.

Through the saving passion of your Son
the whole world has been called
to acknowledge and to praise your majesty;
for in the ineffable power of the Cross
the judgment of the world
and the power

This Sunday of March 29th has been different. This morning, we lost one hour by the GMT change of the Clock. It was moved forward one hour in our UK clocks. The most noticeable effect has us filled with light from morning until Compline. Daffodils are in full strength and at evening even Compline Salve Regina was sung in full daylight.

At Vespers and Benediction the Church was crowded. Following their tradition of Fifth Sunday of Lent the people of the Midlothian parishes made their usual pilgrimage of making the Stations of the Cross along the drive from the Guesthouse to the Abbey.

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