Tag: pilgrim mass
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A moving Pilgrim Mass: Camino de Santiago
We joined about 1,000 at the traditional Pilgrim Mass at the Santiago Cathedral Tuesday. It was a moving ceremony, highlighted by the swinging of the giant incense burner (Botafumeiro) by six robed attendants. They pulled on ropes strung over a pulley high above the altar. We sat close to the altar, under the path…