Here comes the new edition of the Missal!

Just came back from a morning workshop at the Abbey for liturgical ministers, an introduction to the new edition of the Liturgy.  It was Wonderful. I learned things about little details of the Mass rubrics that made each part of the Mass more meaningful. For example, when Father is about to proclaim the Gospel he makes the sign of the cross with his thumb on the page and then crosses himself on the forhead, lips, and heart.  I learned today that the gesture is to take the Gospel from the page and impart it in his mind, on his lips, and in his heart.

Going Fictional

I've decided to compromise between blogging about real life and writing fiction.  I never have time to write when I feel like telling a story (fiction), and nothing worth blogging about happens when I have time to post (reality). I am therefore modifying this virtual reality as follows:

I am a receptionist/administrative assistant at a Catholic retreat center located in Wyoming, because I love Wyoming.  The center was a private property not too far away from Cheyenne, Wyoming that was donated to the Diocese.  There is a largish chapel, a large main building that includes the private rooms for the on-site staff as well as beds for 40, a dining hall, and cabins that can accommodate another 60. The chapel also serves as the mission church for the area, though we currently have a priest in residence so we are able to have Mass on most Sundays as well as during the week.

That's all I can think of to describe what I consider the perfect place to live, but I will certainly think of more.