Whilst researching the Easter liturgies of the Oratorians in York for a previous post I found the following piece, which I thought I would copy and paste, about their recent commemoration of King Richard III:
There
were good numbers of people in St Wilfrid's for the Requiem Mass for
King Richard III celebrated by the Rt Rev. Terence Drainey, Bishop of
Middlesbrough, on Thursday, 26th March, the day of the reburial of the
King's remains in Leicester Cathedral.
The choir sang the Plainchant Requiem Mass very beautifully, words
that the King himself would have known and sung. It was his wish that
this Mass should be celebrated for him in York and now that request has
been fulfilled.
We
borrowed a replica of King Richard's Standard of the White Boar to
place on the catafalque where the Bishop said the prayers for the dead
at the end of the Mass. Many people brought white roses.
Our bells rang fully muffled before and after Mass. This is a
privilege reserved to the death of a monarch, and so is rarely heard.
The sermon preached by Fr Richard can be read here.
There are also some excellent photographs taken by a member of the
congregation who has kindly agreed to share them in this post.
Images:Graham Tebby/stwilfridsyork.org
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