AftertakingtheirFirstCommunion,ourchildrenareabletoattendthe beautiful‘CorpusChristi’celebrationat‘ArundelCathedral’.After Communiontheyformthefrontpartofalongprocessionleadingtothe Castle for a short Benediction. AlthoughtheCarpetofFlowersandProcessionoftheBlessedSacrament atCorpusChristiwasnotpossibleduring2020andgreatlyrestrictedin2021 ithadonlybeencancelledoncebefore–duringtheFirstWorldWarwhenthe men working on the Norfolk Estate were away fighting at the front.The next Carpet of Flowers is due to take place on 30th May 2024. MassprecedingtheProcessionintotheGroundsoftheCastletakesplace at5.30pmandisleadbyBishopMoth.Aftertheprocessionreturns,the Bishop walks over the Carpet followed by the children. ThefinishedCarpetisonviewfromtheWednesdaymorningfrom 9.30am until 7pm and again from 9.30am on Corpus Christi itself. TheservicecanbeseenontheCathedral24hrlivestreamhere:https://arundelcathedral.uk/
Carpet of Flowers 2023Thecarpetofflowersisdesignedtobeenjoyedbuthasadeepermeaning. TheflowerspavethewayforChrist,theKingofKings,tobecarriedbythe BishopashewalkswiththeBlessedSacrament,thecelebrationoftheBody andBloodofChristwithbreadandwine.Thebeautyoftheflowersandthe skillthatwentintodesigningandlayingthecarpetofflowersaresacrificedto God, acknowledging that He is the Master and Lord of all creation.Clickthislinktoseehowthe2023carpetwasmade- https://www.flickr.com/photos/abdiocese/sets/72177720308857360/AstheCathedralcelebrated150yrsin2023,BBCcamerasfilmedthe ‘CorpusChristi’servicefortheir‘SongsofPraise’programme.Someofour childrencanbeseenintheprogramme.Towatchthe programmefollowthislink- https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001nq43/songs-of-praise-a-festival-of-flowersPLEASENOTE-YouwillneedtosignintotheBBCiPlayerforthe► play symbol to appear.
AftertakingtheirFirstCommunion,our childrenareabletoattendthebeautiful‘Corpus Christi’celebrationat‘ArundelCathedral’. After Communiontheyformthefrontpartofalong processionleadingtotheCastleforashort Benediction. AlthoughtheCarpetofFlowersand ProcessionoftheBlessedSacramentatCorpus Christiwasnotpossibleduring2020andgreatly restrictedin2021ithadonlybeencancelled oncebefore–duringtheFirstWorldWarwhen themenworkingontheNorfolkEstatewere away fighting at the front.ThenextCarpetofFlowersisduetotakeplace on 30th May 2024. MassprecedingtheProcessionintothe GroundsoftheCastletakesplaceat5.30pmand isleadbyBishopMoth.Aftertheprocession returns,theBishopwalksovertheCarpet followed by the children. ThefinishedCarpetisonviewfromthe Wednesdaymorningfrom9.30amuntil7pmand again from 9.30am on Corpus Christi itself. TheservicecanbeseenontheCathedral 24hrlivestreamhere:https://arundelcathedral.uk/
Carpet of Flowers 2023Thecarpetofflowersisdesignedtobe enjoyedbuthasadeepermeaning.Theflowers pavethewayforChrist,theKingofKings,tobe carriedbytheBishopashewalkswiththe BlessedSacrament,thecelebrationoftheBody andBloodofChristwithbreadandwine.The beautyoftheflowersandtheskillthatwentinto designingandlayingthecarpetofflowersare sacrificedtoGod,acknowledgingthatHeisthe Master and Lord of all creation.Clickthislinktoseehowthe2023carpet wasmade- https://www.flickr.com/photos/abdiocese/sets/72177720308857360/AstheCathedralcelebrated150yrsin2023, BBCcamerasfilmedthe‘CorpusChristi’service fortheir‘SongsofPraise’programme.Someof ourchildrencanbeseenintheprogramme.Towatchtheprogrammefollowthislink- https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001nq43/songs-of-praise-a-festival-of-flowersPLEASENOTE- Youwillneedtosigninto theBBCiPlayerforthe►playsymbolto appear.