From The
Sounds of St. Francis, March 2018.
The
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favorite modern writers. Calling him modern, though, may be a bit of a
misnomer, for his verses never ranked very highly among the literary
establishment. He was far too traditional in his political and religious
opinions and loathe to take himself too seriously. He also managed to
write verses that ordinary people can understand (and often they even rhyme).
He was very popular in his lifetime, and was even England’s poet laureate
for the last twelve years of his life.
Most of
Betjeman’s verses are about the English countryside, old buildings, social
satire, and the Christian faith. He was a faithful Anglican, a warden of
his parish church. His faith was awakened, like my own, as a young man in
the pews of Pusey House, Oxford. He had a deep devotion to the church’s
liturgy and sacramental life, shaped by his time in that enchanting place.
The transforming power of the Eucharist is an oft-repeated theme in
his work.
One of my
favorite Betjeman poems is A Lincolnshire Church. In the midst of
describing of a very ordinary building with a somewhat indifferent
congregation, the author pauses to survey the tabernacle, the place where the
Blessed Sacrament is reserved:
And there
on the South aisle altar
Is the
tabernacle of God.
There where
the white light flickers
By the
white and silver veil
A wafer
dipped in a wine-drop
Is the
Presence the angels hail,
Is God
who created the Heavens
And the
wide green marsh as well
Who sings
in the sky with the skylark
Who calls
in the evening bell,
Is God
who prepared His coming
With
fruit of the earth for his food
With
stone for building His churches
And trees
for making His rood.
There
where the white light flickers,
Our
Creator is with us yet,
To be
worshipped by you and the woman
Of the
slacks and the cigarette.
The
passage is classic Betjeman—the elegaic survey of rural beauty, the gentle
humor, and the joyful trust in God, immense and gracious, who has given all
this to us, and who has come to be with us in the gift of the Sacrament.
There’s no surprise when he ends the poem a few lines later:
There
where the white light flickers,
Here,
where the rain descends,
The same
mysterious Godhead
Is
welcoming His friend.
In a few
months, the white light will also be flickering here at Saint Francis. A
tabernacle, designed by our own David Tozer is being constructed to be placed
in our own “South aisle altar”—in the Chapel that is. Those of you who
serve on the Altar Guild will know that the Blessed Sacrament has been reserved
at Saint Francis for many years, in a cabinet in the Sacristy. The new
tabernacle will allow Christ who comes to us in bread and wine to have a place
at the heart of our common worship. A white candle will burn beside the
tabernacle, a sign of Christ’s Presence, and God will welcome all his friends
to greet Him in prayer and praise.
We had
hoped that the tabernacle would be finished by the beginning of Lent, but the
church pew construction company has too many other orders to handle—which, in
the wider perspective, must be a good thing. It will probably arrive
sometime in May.
However,
it seemed fitting to prepare for its coming by devoting some time this Lent to
exploring the gift of the Eucharist. Our Sunday morning forum will
discuss the way the Church’s teaching and practice of the Eucharist developed
over time: what Christ intended when he took up the bread and wine at the Last
Supper; the way our worship was shaped by missionaries, persecution and
imperial patronage; and countless reforms over the centuries that have aimed at
bringing the Presence of Christ closer to His people.
On
Thursday evenings we will explore a different devotional theme at the heart of
the Eucharist each week: “the well of life,” “true bread from heaven,” “my
flesh is food indeed,” “I will eat with him,” and “we are all partakers of one
bread.” Psalms, Scripture texts, hymns and passages from Christians poets
and theologians will throw light on these aspects of Christ’s Presence with us,
and we will gather our prayers each week in a Litany of the Blessed Sacrament
taken from the most recent edition of The Saint Augustine’s Prayer Book,
a devotional companion to The Book of Common Prayer.
Finally,
we will welcome Brother Thomas Piolata for a Lenten Quiet Day on March 17.
Brother Tomie is a Capuchin friar, a delightful and wise young man who
has answered God’s call to serve him as a follower of St. Francis. He is
a classmate of Pastor Allison’s and Father Mac’s at Catholic University, where
he is studying for his doctorate in historical theology. He will speak
about the place of the Eucharist in the theology and spiritual vision of Saint
Francis of Assisi, our patron. St. Francis had a deep devotion to Christ’s
Presence in the Eucharist, which he linked closely to the Cross and the
vocation to give his life in service to the poor. Brother Tomie will
unfold this for us, and ponder how St. Francis’ teaching can draw us closer to
the same Lord who we worship with him.
I hope
that in days to come you will find yourself drawn to that place “where the
white light flickers,” but even more to the One who waits to meet you there.
He is your friend and mine, who comes to dwell in us and to fill us with
His life-giving Presence.
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