Saturday 19 March 2011
Br Nicholas's Ordination to the Diaconate
Br Nicholas Edmonds-Smith was ordained deacon by Bishop William Kenney C.P. on 18th March - the Vigil of the Solemnity of St Joseph.
Br Nicholas's family came over from Cape Town. Here, the South African flag flies from the Oratory arch:
The Gospel - read by Br Edward Van den Bergh of the London Oratory:
The Litany of the Saints:
Standing before the Bishop:
The Laying on of Hands:
Clothing in the Dalmatic:
Br Nicholas is given the Book of the Gospels:
The Kiss of Peace:
Assisting the bishop at the altar:
With the Bishop & Br Edward:
Cutting the cake at the party afterwards:
Photography by Tessa Caldecott