LOVE SUNDAY 14
The Palm Sunday in
Parma
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| picture by Joegaza |
Today, 13 April 2014 is the Palm Sunday. I
participated in the mass at the St Cristina Church. We know that today is one
of the specials Sunday. Tomorrow we enter at the Holy Week. The time for
preparing the Easter on the next Sunday.
I have a unique experience today. I carry the holy
cross during the procession. The procession starts from the Church of St
Antonio Abbas. All the flock also participated in this procession.
Father Luciano open the procession with praying in the
church. Before, we give the palm to all the flock that attend this procession.
Then we go out from the church, walk at the same
streets, passed through the Orthodox Church. This is the St Marry of Magdala
Church. Now, this is the Orthodox Church. The diocese of Parma gives this church
for the orthodox people in Parma. We stop here for praying together. The
Catholics pray the Our Father and then the Orthodox pray this praying in their
language namely Romania. Then we continued our procession until we entered at
the Church of St Cristina.
At this procession, I saw some people that make the
Sign Cross after they sawn the holy Cross. I am admiring see it. Really, I do
not think to meet these people. I am happy because I trust that they make this
sign after know that Jesus appears at the holy Cross. They make this sign at
the street, at the window of their apartment where they can see the holy cross.
The young man and the old man.
In the mass, I read the gospel, the Passion of the
Lord together with my friend Martina and Simon. Really, I am happy to read
this. I seldom hear this read but I am never reading at the public, at the
church when the mass. Today, I am very happy. I read very well because I have
prepared for two days. I read more than four times.
Gordi
