tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9018985237438196013.post786423407919651325..comments2024-01-04T08:15:33.342+01:00Comments on Big Fun in a Tiny Pueblo: San Isidro & the TouristsRebrites@yahoo.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11827625656760747239noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9018985237438196013.post-47054295317217151802010-06-05T00:35:01.806+02:002010-06-05T00:35:01.806+02:00Nothing like standing in a little iglesia in the m...Nothing like standing in a little iglesia in the middle of nowhere, holding hands with a couple of little old viejitas, listening to passages from the word of El Senor, saying "paz contigo" at the end and getting a beso on the cheek.<br /><br />For this devout Catholic of Spanish, Indian and Mexican heritage, seeing the gilded gold of the churches' icons was always bittersweet.Nobody reallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07305426408866967565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9018985237438196013.post-913581594315212462010-05-20T19:42:08.279+02:002010-05-20T19:42:08.279+02:00Hi Rebecca thankyou for blog about San isidore. We...Hi Rebecca thankyou for blog about San isidore. We watched a wonderful procession in monasterio but didn't get to the mass last week. However it is special to be with a small community when they celebrate a special event on their calendar. We have sent photos to our grandies in Australia of beautiful monasterio children all dressed up in a donkey cart. Now 4 yr old Alice wants her kindy teacher in Queensland to teach them all flamenco!Coast to Coast 2018https://www.blogger.com/profile/14749175812617305102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9018985237438196013.post-33771566013624709972010-05-18T04:56:27.069+02:002010-05-18T04:56:27.069+02:00'kay, guess I'm the only Catlick chiming i...'kay, guess I'm the only Catlick chiming in..but hell yeah!! I would have...and did find and attend Masses here there and every where on our Pilgrimage...funny part, of the four in our group...I'm the newbie...the convert...I had to try and explain to them what was going on...and guestimate where we were..doing mental spanish to latin to english...that was if they came to Mass. Just keep the door open Rebecca and there will always be some who will accept. I think that's all we can hope for or expect. And then again, like a farmer...seeds get planted that can take a while to sprout. You may never be blessed to see them but don't ever doubt that they will. Something I think St. Isisdro would understand. Thanks again for the chance to be a voyuer! Pax, Karinksamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01998231466478015431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9018985237438196013.post-85912940077201993502010-05-17T19:39:06.987+02:002010-05-17T19:39:06.987+02:00Those who missed out... missed out. I'm with S...Those who missed out... missed out. I'm with Sil, I would have been happy for the invitation! Part of the pilgrimage for me is learning about the locals, their lives, their beliefs, their food !!! One of the most interesting things I saw in Spain was how much freedom each Priest has with his own flock. In the USA, most Catholic services are pretty standard. In Spain, it seemed to be up to the Priest what we did.Anniesantiagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00605384298382007686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9018985237438196013.post-17238113898186140072010-05-17T11:50:58.775+02:002010-05-17T11:50:58.775+02:00I am an atheist (a western Buddhist) but still att...I am an atheist (a western Buddhist) but still attended mass in almost every Catholic church that offered it on the camino. If I was on a Hindu pilgrimage I would attend their temple prayers and if I was on a Buddhist pilgrimage I would attend theirs. <br />I would've loved to be a part of the local mass, blessings and celebrations in Moratinos! Maybe next time.Silhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14206993775726151899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9018985237438196013.post-4955862535737435242010-05-17T08:12:00.136+02:002010-05-17T08:12:00.136+02:00I have been pondering this, wondering if I would h...I have been pondering this, wondering if I would have gone into Mass if someone kindly asked me in English. As one of the many on the Camino whousedtobecatholic I am not sure. Mostly when I went to Mass I felt like a tourist just having a look, not someone who belonged. Though having said that, I am perverse enough to think that I walked the whole way under the protection of the blessing I received in the Cathedral in Le Puy. I never did work out if I was a pilgrim or just-a-long-distance-walker anyhow, though I suspect more of the latter. So... if you had asked me into Mass- I really don't know whether I would have come in or not.....Kiwi Nomadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13351034705766073667noreply@blogger.com