Margaret’s Weekly Emails

Margaret’s Weekly Email

It would be too easy to call up the quote from My Fair Lady to describe the weather on our trip to Madrid last week, but I have never been one to refuse a gift. To paraphrase Henry Higgins, “the rain in Spain did not stay mainly on the plain.” It was everywhere, and nearly all the time. But it didn’t dampen our spirits!

Although we missed our daughter, whose schedule did not align with ours, my husband and I enjoyed the special time we spent with Sam. Who knows, maybe all the Titians, Tintorettos, and El Grecos we saw could spark a passion for Art History! The experience definitely reignited mine.

We ventured outside of Madrid to Toledo and Segovia, and while I am reluctant to pick just one highlight, in the interest of time and space, I have to say the cathedral in Toledo was the standout for me. Its monstrance is simply stunning, and on the Feast of Corpus Christi, it is carried through the town as you can see here.

While my brief immersion in Spain’s history, so deeply influenced by Catholicism, was an enhancement to my Lenten journey, it was comforting to return home to find that Spring has indeed arrived in Virginia and to see my sweet Moose, who never holds a grudge for being left behind.

God Bless,

Margaret

Margaret Keightley
Executive Director
Catholic Community Foundation of the Diocese of Richmond

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