The Eucharist began in front of the Cathedral with the blessing of palms.
Families came.
The multitudes gathered, like in the time of Jesus when He was welcomed by the people in Jerusalem.
After the blessing of palms, the Gospel and a brief homily by the Archbishop, he led the people into the Church with the invitation - "Let us go forth in peace, praising Jesus our Messiah, as did the crowds who welcomed him to Jerusalem."
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fr willie..i am afriend of fr.ericson.i noticed your name in his book " out of the depth " i live in the states and i have met fr ericson .in batac while vacationing.he gave communion to my mom until her passing in november and my dad [96 yrs old]will surely miss him when he goes to spain. i hope he will be able to come to the states next year as he told me.i have high regards of him..he is very instrumental in both my parents lives..you were luck you wereable to do palm sundays in the philippines outside.it was raining here so we had to do it outside..i am lolita chestnut you can email me at..blackdragonjudo@myfairpoint.net.
this is one among other church celebrations that we are missing.
as lolita mentioned, you're lucky. here the celebration was done inside because of the extreme weather.
glad to see apo much of people attended.
i meant to say it was held inside because it was raining..
Thanks for the comment, Lolita. Yes, Fr. Ericson is going to Spain. By now, he must be in his language studies already. I had the pleasure of being at ICST with Fr. Ericson as seminarians and as professors.
Fr. Ericson is real one of a kind - his passion for his craft, history is really deep. And he makes history alive and relevant. The way he writes and talks about matters of history are engaging.
Best wishes, Lolita.
Thanks for following the blog, Emjas.
fr willie..thank you for answering..my son's name is willie also william III. i will miss the chats with fr.ericson after the morning mass which i attend every morning in bAtac when i am there. and hopefully i will see him either here or in batac after 2 years? and i am waiting for his next books..maybe when i come home next year i will have a chance to drop by at the chancery and meet a friend of fr. ericson...by the way i like you mothers day posting...
i have gone to vigan just couple of times a couple of years ago while vacationing in batac to the burnay place and to eat the ukoy..i understand this is the specialty as the miki and empanada of batac..i like also the calesas but unfortunately i am allergic to horses..
sorry..that was me. (anonymous)i hit the wrong button..just to let you know
I would be happy to have you in Vigan po (sans the kalesa to avoid allergic reactions =), but I hope to be in the US already by that time. I am applying for studies at the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC (two year licentiate program). I have not yet been admitted, but I am praying hard that I will be admitted for the upcoming semester.
If I would be able to go, maybe I will see you there? =)
And (belated) Happy Mothers' Day po. Mothers deserve only love and respect.
i hope to see you there.i visit my sisters who lives in virginia every summer.in fact i was just there.and we have friends in washington d.c.in fact my sister is trying to see for possibilities to put up a day care center there.she retired in virginia public schools and hopefully it will materialize.so hopefully i will see you in september in washington d.c.?...tita lita
fr..willie..although your prayers are more powerful i still say i will help you pray..he he he.from manchester to virginia it is a 14 hrs drive and virginia to d.c is only a couple of hours drive.i always fly from manchester n.h. which takes only 2 hours of flying time.that will be awesome.i might even see you sooner than fr. ericson.please keep me posted..do you have a ym account? it will be faster communications...talk to you soon..tita lita
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