Preparation for Mass which one might not find in the GIRM |
Of the last five Sunday 6pm masses at Sacred Heart Cathedral, three have been celebrated in darkness due to load shedding. But South Africans are a hardy lot. Each Sunday, more of us have been ready for such an eventuality, coming to Mass armed with lamps and torches. Here is a photo of the celebrant’s chair for Sunday 5th July, showing such preparations. On this occasion, the Mass was celebrated without electrical incident. We are thus thankful for the Kyrie intercession we have been praying for the past month: “You bring light to those in darkness…”