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Saturday, March 27, 2010

Away from Blogging for a Week

With the beginning of Holy Week, I will be taking a week off from blogging so as to spend as much time as possible in prayer, which, in reality, will be considerably less than usual and certainly far less than I would like.

Unfortunately, I cannot take a week off from traveling and am sad that I will be on a plane between Ohio and Texas Thursday evening, which means that I will miss Maundy Thursday Mass, which is one of my favorites. (The year that Fr. Greg, a priest assigned to our parish on an interim basis, was here, 2007, I was one of the 12 whose feet he washed; then he asked the 12 of us to wash the feet of everyone in the church -- it took a long time, but it was a very good experience for everyone.)

I even have to work on Good Friday this year. Usually I can manage my schedule so that I can get off work. Fortunately, the senior manager I am traveling with is also Catholic, and I have charged him with finding us a Mass in San Antonio. I hear that there is a wonderful cathedral near the Alamo. (He is reliable; we have attended Mass together during our required travels in Korea and in Germany at churches that he has tracked down.) I have told our San Antonio branch that once we know the time of Mass, they will have to work my meetings around that time. I will be back early Saturday afternoon, in time for Easter vigil at Old Mission, which is where I really prefer to be -- in my little town which one visitor once called "namolein" (Russian: "saturated in prayer").

I will be back after Easter, and I wish all of you a wonderful, blessed week and as much time as you want to spend with God.

(Photo: Wallpaperoriginals.com)

9 comments:

  1. I am glad you will be able to attend Mass throughout the week, even though you're traveling.

    Thank you for your kind comments on my blog. I pray your Holy Week is blessed.
    Mary

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  2. Oh, I'm sure you will miss it...but so glad that you can make it to Mass...I pray all is well for you and yours...will "see" you again soon! ~Janine XO

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  3. Thank you for your visit to my blog. Wishing you and yours a joyous Easter!

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  4. Hi, I hope you had a nice Easter! We had a nice weekend. I am very happy not to travel anymore. I use to do that a lot when I first started in my job, years ago!
    Blessings, Deborah

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  5. Hello.
    Brightness of the spring is very beautiful.

    Your heart seems to be expressed.

    From the Far East.
    Best regards.
    ruma

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  6. Wow! You are quite the traveler!!! I would love to visit Korea!!!

    I hope you had a wonderful Easter and found a mass to attend in San Antonio. I visit San Antonio quite often and love the city!!!

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  7. Hi there! I hope you had a wonderful EAster. I love how you did the washing of the feet. It's such a humbling experience!

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  8. Many thanks to all of you for your good wishes. Actually, I did not make it to San Antonio. I refused to go. (Long story. The short version: it would not have been possible to attend Mass on Good Friday.) So, I returned Thursday night from Ohio and attended Good Friday Mass at Old Mission. Yes! (Alicia, the washing of the feet was a great experience, humbling yes, but positively so.)

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  9. Hope you had a blessed Easter! May He fill your heart with with joy.

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