Monthly Archives: June 2014

Silver-tongued Jubilee
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Silver-tongued jubilee   The ancient meaning of Jubilee Is – a trumpet blast of liberty – In olden days jubilee forgave old wrongs with blessings; Remitted debts, freely amended wrongs by right. Plenty’s  horn sounded for better times; joyously Polishing … Continue reading

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Ember days from my 18th century French Antiphonal
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Ember Days – Times for quiet reflection and for solace the so called “ember days” were observed as days of fast and abstinence four times each year…. .”Fasting days and Emberings be, Lent, Whitsun, Holyrood, and Lucie.”  Thus being kept … Continue reading

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Whitsuntide – second day…..
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Veni, Sancte Spiritus, reple tuorum corda fidelium, et tui amoris in eis ignem accende: qui per diversitatem linguarum cunctarum, gentes in unitatem fidei congregasti, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. The Pentecost Dome of the Basilica of Saint Mark in Venice. Come, Holy … Continue reading

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A week is a long time in politics

Newark is in and all bets are off –   Newark by-election: result in full Robert Jenrick (Con) 17,431 (45.03%, -8.82%) Roger Helmer (UKIP) 10,028 (25.91%, +22.09%) Michael Payne (Lab) 6,842 (17.68%, -4.65%) Paul Baggaley (Ind) 1,891 (4.89%) David Kirwan (Green) … Continue reading

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A second coming-out: Part II – from here to eternity
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A second coming -out Part II – from here to eternity Wilde’s iconic Lady Bracknell disapproved of argument of all kinds on the grounds they were always vulgar and often convincing. She, therefore, would never have approved of admitting religion … Continue reading

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Part I. A second coming-out – or perhaps Confiteor; Confessio; Credo
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Part I – I confess…. I confess I am unsure why I am writing this. It doesn’t seem a good idea. It doesn’t seem a good idea at all. I fear I lack words to explain myself. Perhaps if I … Continue reading

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