In order for dinner not to be too late on a Saturday Evening, it should be just about the first thing to happen after the Saturday evening Mass, that is, about 6:15 PM or 6:30 PM. Last night I was sitting down to a bowl of pasta at almost 8:30 PM. I didn't hit the hay until 10:00 AM. I was up on time, 4:30 AM this morning, but with six-and-a-half hours of sleep as opposed to the preferred as-close-to-8-as-possible I can expect this evening to be a drag.
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| "Saint James" Fra Angelico |
So, the 3:00 PM Saturday afternoon heroic minute has an effect on Sunday evening quality time with the guys. Connecting those dots is easy enough.
Terce, the half-hour meditation and Vespers were all after Mass yesterday evening when they need to all be before. This means, just as I need to crash-land the plane to end the day at 8:20 PM when I'm in the sacristy setting up for the next morning, so also I need to crash-land the plane at 3:00 PM. This also means the last train to leave the station for the swimming pool on Saturdays is 1:30 PM and at 1:15 PM on Weekdays.
Sunday evenings are going to need to be ironed out, too. That's coming up forthwith.
Also, in case you're wondering if yesterday I wrote any thank you notes—even a single one—the answer is no.
And lastly, if you're also wondering whether the time indicated below corresponds to the time I closed my laptop, got up out of my seat and left to open the Church (or hop in the shower—if it's a Saturday) the answer is yes.
