afterall it is the greatest honor of soul here on earth, that it can (in prayer) associate to God, as St. Jane de Chantal nicely said.

donegal...your grandad will surely be blessed for that!

indeed, Holyrope, the graces of these beautiful traditions are great. I love this memory on my grandad - stopping all his work, taking his hat off, while the Angelus bell rang.

nice clip....if only we would do that all over the world! Our world would be a better place.