some people may know, especially @JanetHFife and @Petra20250339 that i went through a 2-year ordeal with my ex-church, all saints margaret street, where i was ejected from the serving team despite receiving praise internationally for my serving, had my access to the sacraments
"...Let the fires of your justice burn
Wipe away all tears, for the dawn draws near
and the world is about to turn
Your very name puts the proud to shame
and to those who would for you yearn
You will show your might, put the strong to flight
for the world is about to turn"
got a tour of the cathedral sacristy where i'll be a solemn sung latin mass server. it is 10x more MASSIVE and TRAD than my prev sacristy. i don't understand how god can turn my most painful recent torture of being ejected by my prev church into something so much greater.
why is vespers at the cathedral in latin but all the breviaries for attendees in english, and the cathedral bookshop doesn't sell the latin version used (it sells another english/latin version that is pre-vatican 2)? like bro what's your deal
me after a suicie attempt outside westminster cathedral: i am surprised i haven't been thrown out of the cathedral, or banned from altar service
cathedral priest (who's also bipolar & has breakdowns): you will find that we are not that kind of church
@caseyofm I was thrown out of my prev church for an autistic meltdown despite all the daily altar service, sacristaning, even mending clergy's cassocks. it's the cross... sacrifice that isn't appreciated, the offerer mocked. come on to fr pat's show again & we can talk more about this 2/2
@caseyofm Fr Casey, I know from personal experience how painful words like that can be, when your loving sacrifice is spat at or accussed of being selfish. 1/2
today's station of the cross: jesus' 'supporters' flee, one by one
-those who claimed to stand with the abused & meek
-who claimed shock, anger & sorrow at injustice
-who claimed to be unselfish
-who claimed to be brave
-who claimed to be faithful in the face of threat or favour
bought this mass book from West Cath and spotted a mistake. the invocation for EP1 (which I crossed out) shouldn't be in picture 1 but picture 2 (which I added in). can't get past a high church server 😉 @C_T_S_online
the cathedral priest who came all the way to give me the healing rites in hospital today (cos hospital chaplain skived) was called Fr Dermott which means 'free from envy'. considering the things I confessed and the healing I received, the grace of serendipity is a beautiful thing
my friend zimin has faced spiritual abuse at the hands of her church in the UK. i don’t live in the UK but the body of Christ transcends borders and i stand united with her to condemn all abuse. this is her stepping out in courage to call out and hold the guilty accountable
"Nothing is covered up that will not be uncovered and nothing secret that will not become known. Therefore whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered behind closed doors will be proclaimed from the housetops."