Cardinal on first Sunday without a public Mass in Westminster Cathedral

Cardinal Vincent Nichols reflects on a "strange, strange" Sunday on the first Sunday in which there were no public Masses in Westminster Cathedral as a result of the COVID-19 social distancing directive. "What's important these days is that we give our life at home a rhythm, a timetable, a regular pattern. So we don't just watch telly all day or sit on the sofa all day. But we have things that we do at certain times of the day. And one of those should be to have a time of deep silence together. "We might fall asleep, we might read, might say a decade of the rosary together. But it's important that we leave that space so that God finds our hearts more open to him. So he can give us his peace and his compassion. Then we'll offer that compassion to those around us and be more attentive to those in need. " Recorded late morning on Mothering Sunday - 22 March 2020.