Ella and James Preece are a Catholic couple living in Kingston Upon Hull in Yorkshire in the UK. This is our blog.

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Sorry that the blogging's been a bit slow lately. A busy weekend, spent most of Saturday working on a website for Fr Massie (what's the going rate for IT contractors these days?) and Sunday afternoon helping lift a very large organ (or rather, multiple large parts of a large organ) on to a choirloft. One of the men said I could come and help put it together if my parents said it was okay... (heh)

Anyways, I thought I would help you pass the time with this wonderful collection of tilt-shift photography - photos of real things taken to look like models. In the olden days you needed a special lens but these days it's all done with computers (I think).

I had a little go myself on the West Hull Parishes...

Update: As Mark correctly surmised in the comments below, I haven't forked out for a helicopter, though I may be forking out some hefty legal bills if I don't credit the source of the Aerial Photos which was Microsoft's Live Search Maps which has a cool 'Birds Eye' view that Google maps/Earth lacks.

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Friday 24 Oct 2008

The Sun

Blogged by James Preece 2 Months ago...

It's really awesome.

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To the Blessed Virgin Prayer for England

O Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God and our most gentle Queen and Mother, look down in mercy upon England thy "Dowry" and upon us all who greatly hope and trust in thee.

By thee it was that Jesus our Saviour and our hope was given unto the world; and He has given thee to us that we might hope still more.

Plead for us thy children, whom thou didst receive and accept at the foot of the cross.

O sorrowful Mother! intercede for our separated brethren, that with us in the one true fold they may be united to the supreme Shepherd, the Vicar of thy Son.

Pray for us all, dear Mother, that by faith fruitful in good works we may all deserve to see and praise God, together with thee, in our heavenly home.

Amen.

Couple's Prayer

O God, our heavenly Father, protect and bless us. Deepen and strengthen our love for each other day by day.

Grant that by thy mercy, neither of us may ever say one unkind word to the other. Forgive and correct our faults, and make us constantly to forgive one another should one of us unconsciously hurt the other.

Make us and keep us sound and well in body, alert in mind, tender in heart, and devout in spirit. O Lord, grant us each to rise to the other's best. Then, we pray thee, add to our common life such virtues as only thou canst give.

And so, O Father, consecrate our life and love completely to thy worship, and to the service of all about us, especially those whom thou hast appointed us to serve, that we may always stand before thee in happiness and peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen.