Re: The real mystery is how Paula discovered the clock work around ...
Replying reeeeeeeeeeeally late to this thread (because it was referenced from a July 2022 "On Call" story). Greetings to you all from the strange and futuristic world of 2022. But I digress.
Your Agnus Dei story reminds me of my favourite classical music anecdote.
There is, as some fules kno, a choral piece by the 16th-Century English composer Thomas Tallis named "Spem in Alium", which is Latin for "Hope in Any Other". It's a beautiful piece, and frequently performed by choral societies.
...Who, distressingly often, mis-spell it as "Spem in Allium".
Which would translate as "Hope in the Onion"! So if you see any confused musicians wandering round worshipping shallots...