Following on from my previous post about Passiontide veiling I have now found some pictures which give an idea of the effect of veiling the reredos at St Aloysius here in Oxford and the sombre splendour that results.
Image: Oxford Oratory website
Image: Oxford Oratory website
Fr Blake writes on his blog about veiling in St Mary Magdalen's Brighton in this piece Lenten Veiling, and with this picture of the church this year:
I cannot see why veiling in Passiontide was made optional, nor why anyone would opt not to veil at this season.
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