After a long delay, we present to you the photos from our Gaudete party during Advent 2023. We also have a previous post from December 2023 about this linked here: 2023-12-18.
The festivities of our Gaudete Sunday supper at Walsingham Burrow began with Vespers, with organ accompaniment from Fratellino. The Brothers and Chorus Breviarii sat to the sides as if seated in choir stalls, while family and friends sat facing the altar.
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| Fratellino warms up the Yamaha while sporting a Gaudete rose-colored tie. |
Following Vespers was supper, which included an oniony soup, pancit, and various kinds of latkes. Our drink selection included eggnog to enjoy with bourbon, as well as other liquors. A potpourri sat simmering on the stove.
Our dessert for the night was Christmas pudding, drowned in rum and set ablaze by our hosts. A delicious butter infused with liquor (I believe it was bourbon but I don't quite remember) was also included to top our slices of pudding. While Epiphany was yet to come, there was also a rosca de reyes included among our desserts.
Fratellino entertained us with his playing on the Yamaha. We don't quite remember what sort of classic carols were played that day, but we do remember hearing some of Vince Guaraldi's works from A Charlie Brown Christmas, as well as the parody of "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" that debuted at the Legatus Epiphany Party.
As a final note, some of the Brothers and Chorus Breviarii got to enjoy a night by the fireplace during Christmastide!
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