April 13, 2025 Palm Sunday
Today was a light activity day. We grocery shopped in the morning and went to 11:00 Mass. We always enjoy the opportunity to experience how different countries worship and today was no different. Because it was Palm Sunday, we expected Mass to be a little more crowded so we arrived early for seats. Good thing, because it was packed! Standing room only! There were palms available for the congregation and many people brought olive branches. I had to Google why and found out that olive branches symbolize peace and the people take them home and decorate their front doors.
Mass was long, as they read the Passion out loud in French, but it gave me time to think and pray. There were two plaques on columns of the church that listed all the young men from the community that died in World War I and II. The church dates back to the 11th and 12th centuries so I thought about all the lives that have passed through this place of worship. It's impossible for me to sit in such a massive and long-standing structure and not feel almost a heartbeat, an echo of people back through time, that are connected to all of us! I will remember this Palm Sunday for a long time.
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| The palm branches on the edges of this picture must be 10 feet tall and were carried in the entry procession. |
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| Palms added to the Crucifix. |
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| Father had the most incredible staff made of palms! |
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| A view from the back. |
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| An up-close shot I took Monday. |
May you have a blessed Holy Week and experience walking with Christ to Resurrection Sunday in a profound way!
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