As with most Sundays during the summer I started the day off with Mass. One of our PAs arranged for a group of us to meet and walk over to the local Catholic Chaplaincy together. It was a lovely Mass and the homily was very inspiring. It also happened to be the first modern building I've been to here. It was very minimalist which is quite different from the architectural grandeur of literally every other church in this town. While I enjoyed the Mass, I think I might try at the big church next week just to see the difference.
After Mass, which I sorely needed, and brunch, I went home and made a blog post and took a nap before my next adventure. Today was the last Evensong of the summer at King's College Chapel. Their choir is going on tour now. They reserved seats for those of us who came and I got to sit and listen to the service. They are a wonderful choir and I am quite envious of their ambient space (there is much to be said about a performance space that lacks a dome). It was my first time into the chapel and it is literally right out of my history books. The fan vault ceiling is incredible though not what I had imagined. I'm hoping to go and visit again when there is not a prayer service being sung to look around a bit more.
Looking at the entrance to King's College
A view of the front of the chapel from across the street.
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