Among the many items the Cathedral borrowed for the visit of St Thérèse were a number of votive candle stands. When they were removed from the Cathedral ready to be returned to their owners, they were briefly lined up along the main corridor in Cathedral House... right beneath the portraits of our former bishops. Lighting a candle before a statue or image of a saint is, of course, an act of devotion; there are (sadly!) no reports of any candles having been lit beneath the bishops' pictures. The stands were quickly moved on and are now back where they belong!Friday 23 October 2009
An opportunity for devotion...
Among the many items the Cathedral borrowed for the visit of St Thérèse were a number of votive candle stands. When they were removed from the Cathedral ready to be returned to their owners, they were briefly lined up along the main corridor in Cathedral House... right beneath the portraits of our former bishops. Lighting a candle before a statue or image of a saint is, of course, an act of devotion; there are (sadly!) no reports of any candles having been lit beneath the bishops' pictures. The stands were quickly moved on and are now back where they belong!
