‘The Legion of the Living salutes the Legion of the Dead’

From the Remembrance Service at the War Memorial in Mitcham, south London, 10th November, 2024:

Then shall be said by Siobhain McDonagh MP:

‘The Legion of the Living salutes the Legion of the Dead.’

All: ‘We will not break faith with ye.’

[…]

Chaplain: Will you strive for all that makes for peace?

All: We will.

Will you seek to heal the wounds of war?

We will.

Will you work for a just future for all humanity?

We will.

The Remembrance Parade returns from the Lower Green, Mitcham, south London, 10th November,  2024.  Just out of shot, dozens of Air and Sea Cadets, Scouts, Guides, Cubs and Beavers, all turned out impeccably, completed the procession.

Fanfare for Allhallowstide

An adaptation by Diocesan Design of the Fiesole San Domenico Altarpiece (probably by Fra Angelico) 

Reposted as tradition by now dictates:

     How shall we pilgrims keep the law of love?
  How shall we follow where our Lord has led?
  The saints know how: they point the way ahead;
  They watch the road to Heaven from above.

  The saints were young and old, were great and small;
  However they were called, one truth they knew:
  Whatever works of woe the world may do,
  The Lord shall never let His faithful fall.

  So we on earth, we should be saints as well;
  We wayward wayfarers whom they invite
  To blaze with love; to set the world alight;
  To join them in the joy in which they dwell.

  As we must one day die, they also died,
  But live now as we hope we too shall live.
  To all our friends in Heaven let us give
  Our joyful greetings at Allhallowstide!