Oct 16
We made it to Santiago de Compostela on our Camino- Praise the Lord!!!!!!
We celebrated with a standing-room only congregation in the Santiago Cathedral; the Mass was co-celebrated by priests from many lands. Everyone inside the church, Catholics and non-Catholics, appreciated the solemnity and beauty of the High Mass liturgy.
Earlier in the day, we joined myriads of others in the darkness, then enjoyed the magical mist later in the morning, passing many more of the traditional storage sheds.
All along the Camino we have seen crops (and weeds!) that we recognized, but yesterday’s sighting of a fly agaric mushroom reminded me of the many hikes and wonderful companions we have been blessed with in other countries.
A peregrino (pilgrim) standing in prayer near the altar of a small church along the way was a reminder that a significant number of walkers receive great spiritual comfort during their journey.
Today we will chill and enjoy Santiago. Tomorrow we will take a bus to Finisterre, the coastal city where peregrinos traditionally collected their scallop shells as evidence that they completed their Camino.
Ben and I did a happy dance together (the video is NOT AI generated!) to help my brother, Tom, celebrate his birthday today.
Again, Praise the Lord for our successful journey so far!
