View from the Pew
No sooner has Mary brought her precious baby into the world, it seems, than she realises that she now has to share Him with the whole of creation, heavenly and earthly.
They are already knocking at the stable door, from Kings to shepherds, and as this poem demonstrates it must have been a bit crowded. Enjoy.
What the Donkey Saw by U. A. Fanthorpe
No room at the inn, of course, and not that much more in the stable.
What with the shepherds, Magi, Mary, Joseph, the Heavenly Host –
Not to mention the baby, using our manger as a cot,
You couldn’t have squeezed another cherub in for love or money.
Still, in spite of the overcrowding, I did my best to make them feel wanted.
I could see the baby and I would be going places – Together.
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THIS WEEK’S DIARY: THE OCTAVE OF CHRISTMAS
Lectionary Cycle – Sundays Year B – Weekdays Year I
Monday 28th December The Holy Innocents Mm (R)
(for abused children)
11.00am Mass (SS)
Tuesday 29th December S. Thomas Becket, Bp & M (R)
(for the Archbishop of Canterbury)
11.00am Mass (HT)
Wednesday 30th December Wednesday within the Octave (W)
(for the sick and needy)
11.00am Mass (SW)
Thursday 31st December S. Silvester, PM (W)
(for a prosperous 2021)
11.00am Mass (SS)
Friday 1st January MARY, MOTHER OF GOD (W)
(for the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham)
11.00am Mass (HT)
Saturday 2nd January Ss Basil the Great & Gregory Nazianzen, Bpp & Drr
(for teachers of theology) (W)
10.00am Holy Communion (SW)
Sunday 3rd January THE SECOND SUNDAY OF CHRISTMAS
(Our Team, mission and outreach) (W)
9.30am SAID PARISH MASS (SW)
10.30am SAID PARISH MASS (HT)
11.30am SAID PARISH MASS (SS)
