That's me on the left in the front, about to have my feet washed
I said I would let you know when the photos from last Thursday night’s ceremonies at St Aloysius were available and here they are. All the pictures from this week at the Catholic Community of Blessed John Henry Newman are here.
I propose that
1) We replace the absentee monarch of Australia (who is also the Monarch of Great Britain) with an elected Australian monarchy.
2) The elected monarch exactly replaces the current monarch in the current constition.
3) The elected monarch has exactly the same powers, duties and responsibilities as those of the current absentee monarch. All the monarch's functions are carried out by his/her personal representatives (as is currently the case): federally by the Governor General, and in the states by the State Governors.
4) The Governor General and the Governors continue to be selected and appointed as they currently are, that is, by the premier with the approval of the monarch.
5) The monarch is elected to sovereignty over Australia for life, but his/her sovereignty is strictly non-hereditary.
6) The elective body is the "college of electors" comprised of the state governors and federal governor general.
7) The election of the monarch must be a unanimous decision on the part of the college of electors.
question: how common is it for a suburban parish to have priest with liturgical deacon and subdeacon? I’ve seen it at the cathedral, but otherwise only some anglicans
Well, the deacon and subdeacon at the mass last Thursday at St Aloysius were both priests serving those liturgical roles. Pope Paul VI abolished the role of subdeacon in the Latin rite, but of course the Extraordinary form requires it. Others on this blog will know more. At the Cathedral, for solemn occasions, they do often make a point of having z transitional deacon do the Gospel and the other specifically diagonal roles. It will be interesting to see what effect the reintroduction of a permanent diaconate will have.