A Good Sunday

Yesterday we celebrated the beginning of Lent and our journey towards becoming Catholic with the Rite of Election at the cathedral in Lexington. The cathedral itself is lovely, very 1960's with long stained glass windows that looked like the most fantastically knitted scarves and wooden carvings of the saints that seemed straight from 14th century illuminations.

Bishop Gainer preached about our continuing conversion as Christians, and heartily welcomed all of us candidates and catechumen. The catchumen signed their names in the diocese's book of election and all of us had a chance to stand up in the sanctuary where the bishop blessed us. There were so many people there, though Fr. Bush claimed some years there were twice as many (I'd say at least a couple hundred people between both groups).

I'm grateful to our sponsors, Tom and Pamm, for leading us through this time. Alan and I are both so excited to step into the stream of the Catholic Church, to show our solidarity with the people who trace their line, unbroken, back to the apostles. As with marriage, this is a lifetime comittment for better or for worse.