Westminister 2007

Yesterday, Sunday 15th July 2007. Attended the 10.30am mass at Westminister Catholic Cathedral. The primary Catholic Church in United Kingdom. It is the church where Cardinal Cormack O'Connor has his bishops chair.

Lit a special candle at a side chapel dedicated to the Holy Souls of the faithful departed, and offered prayers before mass  and during the mass for the repose of the soul of Bobbie Rollings, and for the comfort and consolation of Noel and famuily and friends at this time of sadness.

The Mass was so peaceful and so beautiful. The mass had a choir singing. It was like angels singing. It filled me with such serenity and peace and hope.

Thinking and praying for you during this mass.

The homily ironically touched upon a topic I mentioned in an earlier log, about what to do when we come across someone in need, like those who ask for money in the street. Although the homily did not contradict my point it was still challenging. It reiterated that Jesus really meant to see each other as brothers and sisters - we are all linked. I totally agree with that too. He also mentioned that this did not mean we should let other walk all over us, but he added that past rip-offs and past hurts can sometimes be an excuse for peope stopping from moving out of their comfort  zone. he didn't put it liek this but the meaning was the same:  " should most hurts have an expiry date?"


After Mass, I walked back home to the tube train station via 10 Downing street (well past it, you can't get through that area but near it). I have put the latest photos on my webshots site and you can find the link below at the footer to this message.

god bless everyone, continuing to keep you all my thoughts and prayers

Paul

London

Hi everyone.

I have just arrived in London. And ready to greet me when I arrived was the most beutiful draft versions of two more songs I have done a very rough draft of. I know someone who does them up nicely with proper arrangement, and I have been blown away by my own song in the hands of a nice arranger (sorry if that sounds like boasting but it has come up nicely)

when i get a chance I will find a way of posting the songs so you can all hear them and see what you think

cheerio

by the way there are a couple more logs from Shanghai but technical problems have prevented me from publishing them. I can't get the info off my little palm diary onto the internet. All efforts have failed but I am working on it.

cheerio for now

Paul