Then comes a
list of lesser things «beyond
necessity, purely as a special service to God, which is contrary to faith... Tonsures, chasubles, albs... altar cloths, lights... bells, holy water, holy salt, incense», and a further
list of ambivalent things: «veiling
of statues, keeping fasts (except for the clergy), Litany
of the Saints, Hymns to Mary
of an evening, Confession torture, Palm swallowing, Passion sermons eight hours
long, Consecrating the fire,... St Martin's Goose... three Christmas Masses, Oats on St Stephen's Day, St. John's draught».
The Legislature also took a
long look at the County Executive's
list of proposed new jobs and met with the individual departments to determine their
necessity.
I've just taken 2 years out
of life, a luxury some may think, but a complete
necessity to get to the underlying factors
of my deep depression and
long list of growing health complaints.