Holy Tuesday: Reflecting on Christ Alive
This Holy Tuesday morning I drove to the Carmelite Nuns Monastery in Georgetown for daily Mass. It's a good 25 minute drive from where I live, and I had hoped not to be late. I arrived at my destination with 5 minutes to spare. Not only did I wish to attend Mass, but I also hoped that the Nuns had posted their Triduum schedule. They had. Now I can look forward to attending their Holy Week liturgies. I have done so in previous years. The Monastery has a public chapel where visitors attend Mass while the Nuns have their own chapel to the left side of the sanctuary. Their chapel is separated from the sanctuary by a grill. You might enjoy looking at the chapel photos on the Nuns website, here . The daily Mass is not too different from daily Mass at a parish, but the atmosphere in the chapel is, in my opinion, quieter, as there are fewer people present, and those who are observe great reverence. At communion time, the...