Good Friday
by Bishop Daniel
on March 29, 2013
- Devotions in the cathedral, some prayer time in front of the Most Blessed Sacrament on the Altar of Repose, and Morning Prayer in the nave.
- Produced and printed the service leaflets for my brother’s funeral next week in the Chicago area.
- Refined and printed my homily for Easter (Vigil and Sunday morning).
- Walked the Stations of the Cross as a member of the congregation in the cathedral at 12:15.
- (Went home for the rest of the afternoon.)
- Performed a chore having to do with the ordination process.
- Fine-tuned the fourth of my five retreat addresses in the Diocese of Albany in mid-April.
- Worked a bit on my homily for Easter VII (May 12 at Christ the King, Normal).
- Caught up on some email.
- Took care of some routine personal organization chores.
- About 5:15 I headed back to the cathedral-office complex: read Evening Prayer, then took part in a rehearsal for the Good Friday liturgy.
- Presided (while the Provost preached) at the Proper Liturgy for Good Friday. It was done with dignity and grace.