Friday (St Ambrose)

Morning Prayer in the cathedral.
Spent most of the morning processing emails. There were only a few to begin with, but they kept coming in faster than I could deal with them.
Plotted my sermon preparation tasks between now and the beginning of Lent.
Lunch at home.
Placed a wax seal on the certificate for tomorrow’s ordination. This is always a trial and error process, since we print several certificates. Applying wax is an acquired skill at which I am getting better, but it’s still a matter of choosing the best result from several possibilities.
Scanned and otherwise processed the accumulated hard copy detritus in my physical inbox.
Made rough preparations for the second of four meditations for the ECW retreat in January.
Prayed the Joyful Mysteries of the rosary.
Evening Prayer in the cathedral.
After a Mexican dinner out, Benda and I attended the Illinois Symphony Chamber Orchestra concert at St Agnes’ Church.