Pentecost Mass at the Church of the Most Precious Blood at The Borough, London Bridge, had a special poignancy this year. Father Christopher Pearson, parish priest – the parish is in the care of the Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham – had spent the morning dispensing mugs of tea to exhausted policemen.
The 8.30 am Mass had to be cancelled as people were not admitted to the area. But the cordon was lifted for the sung Mass at 11 am, and it was well-attended even though people faced travel difficulties: the Borough and London Bridge tube stations were both closed, as were several local streets. The children’s choir sang, the Sunday School was busy, and Father Christopher preached on the power of the Holy Spirit and the central importance of understanding the greatness of God’s love.
