Holy Week and Easter services

My time at the convent in Toronto was very refreshing.

There were all the usual services - Morning Prayer, Eucharist, Evening Prayer and Compline. It is never expected that as a guest you have to go to all the services - you can pick and choose.

In the morning I prefer to take a long walk so I do not often attend Morning Prayer.

Because this was an organized retreat, there were various talks by the Sisters. I went to three of them. Two were more interactive as we went through various stages of the Holy Week story. There was some good sharing in the group.

Early on Easter morning we had a two hour service with readings and candles and the Eucharist of course. There was incense but my sensitive nose did not notice that too much. There was music on the wonderful organ and we all joined in singing the familiar Easter hymns.