One last thing on the royal wedding
Tammy Mass (pictured) didn’t mind traipsing through the mall today with a tiara on top of her head.
Mass, 51, an administrative assistant at All Souls’ Episcopal Church, said her head adornment was her way of paying homage to the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton.
I ran into Mass today when I was interviewing All Souls’ rector the Rev. Patrick Bright for a story.
She said she wore the tiara to lunch at the mall food court even though her 24-year-old daughter didn’t believe she would do it.
Mass said she watched the royal wedding and couldn’t help but think of Prince William’s mother, Princess Diana, whose wedding she watched years ago. She said she also loved the Bishop of London’s wedding homily and found it to be very relevant.
As for wearing the tiara to the mall, Mass laughted and said she didn’t see why she should take it off for lunch. It was obviously eye-catching.
“It does attract attention at the mall, at the food court,” she said.
Meanwhile, Mass and Bright said about 30 women who are members of the church met there in the wee hours of the morning to watch the royal wedding together on the big screen in the church’s family life center.
Carla Hinton
Religion Editor
Royal wedding sermon
OK, I wasn’t the only one interested in the Bishop of London’s wedding sermon for Prince William and his new bride.
A reader noticed that the link to the entire sermon text that I posted did not work.
I’ve posted a new link there that should work.
Also, I’m posting the link here: Bishop of London’s royal wedding homily
Royal Wedding tidbits
I got up this morning to watch the royal wedding, partly because I had watched Prince William’s parents tie the knot years ago. 
I have to admit, my first impressions were whimsical: I loved all the hats the women wore and I thought both Prince William and his brother Prince Harry looked handsome in their uniforms.
Of course, I thought Kate looked lovely and her wedding dress was beautiful.
Then I was curious about the wedding ceremony itself and I was touched by it.
I was struck by the regal voice of Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams. I’ve seen quite a few pictures of the man but never heard him speak.
Most inspiring was the homily delivered by the Bishop of London Richard Chartres.
What’s interesting is the great quote that he used to begin his sermon: “Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire.”
Chartres said it is a quote by St. Catherine of Siena whose feast day is today.
That caught my attention because I happened to do a story recently about Sister Nancy Murray who portrays St. Catherine of Siena in a one-woman play. Murray, who is the sister of comedian Bill Murray, presented the play as a fund-raiser earlier this month for Sacred Heart Catholic School in El Reno.
Anyway, hearing the quote by St. Catherine was a pleasant surprise this morning and very apropos for the wedding homily.
In fact, the entire sermon was inspired.
If you are interested in what the Bishop of London had to say, I’ve included a link to the text below.
Royal wedding: Bishop of London’s homily
(AP PHOTO/Clara Molden, Pool) : Britain’s Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge surrounded by Archbishop Rowan Williams, right, Prince Harry, second from right, and Michael Middleton, left, in Westminster Abbey, London during their wedding ceremony today.
Carla Hinton
Religion Editor
