Father Alexander Redman celebrated a sung Mass on the Feast
of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Candlemas) at Our Lady of the
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Devizes on Monday, 2nd Feb '15.
The Mass was very well attended, there were over forty
people in the Church. The Rupert Bevan singers
provided the music which was wonderfully spiritually uplifting. Father Alexander in his homily spoke about
how the Purification of Mary was not because she was considered to be unclean
after giving birth but quite the opposite as giving birth to new life involves the
divinity of God. The purification was to
mark the change from the divine back to a more earthly nature, rather like when
the chalice is purified after Communion.
After the Mass refreshments were provided in the Narthex
which gave an opportunity for people to get together, many having come from the
outer reaches of the Clifton Diocese.
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