Friday (O Emmanuel)

Morning Prayer in the cathedral chapel (since there were people still putting the finishing touches on Christmas decorations).
Responded fairly substantively, and in Spanish, to an email greeting from a Peruvian bishop whose consecration I participated in when I was there in July 2015.
Processed some responses to the vetting request I made yesterday about the teaching document on ministry that I’ve been working on.
Responded by email to one of our clergy regarding some parochial concerns.
Read and responded to a handful of Ember Day letters from our handful of postulants.
Re-registered the YFNBmobile with the Illinois Secretary of State’s office.
Attended to a small administrative issue pertaining to my Nashotah House duties.
Lunch at home. Leftovers.
Kept a 1:30 appointment at home with a notary tasked with getting us to sign a stack of documents that signify the closing of a new home mortgage loan. Refinancing was a prudent thing to do at this time.
Back at the office, I reviewed the contents of the credenza behind my desk, culling and reorganizing. This is more or less a routine annual chore, the sort of thing that always takes longer than it seems like it should.
Took a good long look at a catechetical resource from the Church of England called Pilgrim. There’s always a quibble or two, but I rather like it.
Friday prayer: the venerable spiritual practice of a “holy hour” spent in the sacramental presence of our Lord in the cathedral.
Evening Prayer in the cathedral.