Tonight is the eve of May Day, an especially magical time of year. It's said that on May Eve in Herefordshire, early in the last century, 'folk used to put trays of moss outside their doors for the fairies to dance upon'. pic.twitter.com/aSXXDUCmPV
— Eleanor Parker (@ClerkofOxford) April 30, 2026
Thursday, April 30, 2026
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Seventh Sunday after Whitsun
Deus, cuius providéntia in sui dispositióne non fállitur: te súpplices exorámus; ut nóxia cuncta submóveas, et ómnia nobis profutúra concéda...
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