Here at the Twurch of England we applaud all things technical and religious, as long as they are done well. In the light of this, we are delighted by the website that has been setup to accompany the visit of Pope Benedict XVI to the UK.
We wanted to know where and when Mr Ratzinger would be in town – easy to find, including explicit details on where to see the Pope Mobile! We wondered if we could follow details on Twitter – not a problem. We fancied downloading a snazzy new desktop for our computer, or seeing about the possibilities of web banners – easy peasy. In a theological moment we were even curious to learn a bit more about the beatification of John Henry Newman – curiosity satisfied. Unlike Damian Thompson, we even liked the design for the sanctuary for the beatification service.
All in all, we thought that the Papal Visit website was absolutely superb. But then the inevitable happened – we discovered this, the official “youth song” to go with the visit.
Please be assured, the Church Mouse will be out of therapy in a few weeks time and back to normal. Ish.
I'm sitting in a library so I'm forbidden from listening to the "youth song." Which is perhaps too bad since I'm a "youth." However, judging by the keyboardist on the left's hat, I'm probably not missing anything. ;-)
Aber mit der Heimat
geht man immer herum,
durch die Welt,
dort und dort
Peter Handke
No one could describe
the Word of the Father;
but when He took flesh from you, O Theotokos,
He consented to be described, and restored the fallen image to its former beauty.
We confess and proclaim our salvation in word and image.
Kontakion of the Triumph of Orthodoxy
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4th Week after Trinity
Almighty God,
you have broken the tyranny of sin
and have sent the Spirit of your Son into our hearts
whereby we call you Father:
give us grace to dedicate our freedom to your service,
that we and all creation may be brought
to the glorious liberty of the children of God;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
God’s Word
"There is none holy like the LORD; there is none besides you; there is no rock like our God." (1 Samuel 2:2, ESV)
Here at the Twurch of England we applaud all things technical and religious, as long as they are done well. In the light of this, we are delighted by the website that has been setup to accompany the visit of Pope Benedict XVI to the UK.
