点评:This was a great disappointment. We travelled with a parish group of 52 people. We had contacted the Shrine several times in advance to ask if our group could bring our parish petitions to the altar at the Offertory but when we arrived this request was refused. Pity.
The Mass was celebrated by a priest whose sermon was full of jargon and cliches - he presented as a bit of a snob. Why are the helpers dressed i Crusader tabards? It looked like fancy dress. We were lectured on how to receive Communion which was unnecessary. Being 75, and a cradle Catholic, I felt this approach to be patronising and arrogant.
We felt uncomfortable with some of the comments made by some of the coach park staff regarding different ethnic groups and the female toilets had only half in order.
I have been to Walsingham many times but this was very disappointing and I wont be coming back while the current dispensation obtains.
翻译:这次旅行令人非常失望。我们一行52人,来自一个教区。我们事先多次联系圣地,询问是否可以在奉献礼时将我们教区的祈祷文带到祭台上,但当我们到达时,却被拒绝了。真是遗憾。
弥撒由一位神父主持,他的讲道充斥着晦涩难懂的术语和陈词滥调——他给人的感觉有点傲慢自大。为什么助手们都穿着十字军的罩衫?看起来像是盛装打扮。他们还给我们讲解了如何领圣体,这完全没有必要。我今年75岁,从小就是天主教徒,我觉得这种做法居高临下,傲慢无礼。
一些大巴停车场的工作人员对不同族裔群体发表了一些令人不舒服的言论,而且女厕所也只有一半是完好的。
我去过沃尔辛厄姆很多次,但这次的经历非常令人失望,在目前的特许政策生效之前,我不会再去了。