Gaudete Sunday

Roman-era Mosaic from the Church of the Holy Sepulchre

I am still in Jerusalem.  Today I heard a Latin Mass sung in a stone church by a minor order of brothers charged with keeping the sacred places in this city.  I visited the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the Tomb of King David, and a room vaulted by Crusaders because they believed it to be the hall of the Last Supper.  Yesterday I heard a Mass, or their equivalent, by the Armenian church which remains quite important here.  They have a tremendously beautiful form.  Later I walked by the garden of Gethsemane, through the Valley of Kings, and to the Mount of Olives.  

Look for me to return home toward the end of the week.  Greetings, though:  I wish you well this third Sunday of Advent.

5 comments:

Eric Blair said...

Don't forget to get your scallop shell, pilgrim.

Dad29 said...

turning green with envy...

Piercello said...

This sounds like a wonderful trip.

douglas said...

Sounds like a fantastic trip. Travel well!

Grim said...

It was a great trip. The return journey was much less arduous than the trip over, probably because I'd had a relaxing few days of walking around Jerusalem before I had to make it (whereas on the trip out, I was exhausted before I even began from all the things I had to wrap up before I could go).

I'll post more about it over the next few days.