Paris to Chartres: a pilgrim's tale

I took a lot of videos on the Paris to Chartres pilgrimage. Upon returning home I realised that most of them were of the 'you had to be there' variety. But that's okay, I like to keep things simple here at Smeaton's Corner. So, here's a one-stop guide to how to distribute Communion reverently at an outdoor Mass, attended by lots of people - I believe there were between six and eight thousand people present this year. That's a much smaller turnout than normal, I was told that was due to the lateness of Pentecost.

Note the umbrella and the scout with the Communion plate. Note the priest distributing Communion. I hope that the same reverence is shown to the Blessed Sacrament throughout the liturgies at World Youth Day later this year.

Here's perhaps the best of my videos. My friend Ouzo tells us why he came on the pilgrimage this year and what he enjoyed about it. Ouzo isn't somebody with much experience of the Traditional Latin Mass, but it has clearly made a deep impression on him. Lets pray that more and more young people get to experience this great treasure of the Church.

Ouzo is wrong about one thing. There is a great opportunity to go on precisely this sort of pilgrimage in the UK. You can sign up today!

More photos and reports on the pilgrimage can be seen at Rorate Caeli and on the Papa Stronsay blog.