Holy door pictures

[dionisio choperena]

Rosina and Pieter - thank you for sharing these photos with us.  Appreciate
your generosity and the time and effort.

Muchas Gracias

Monica
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rosina Lila" <Blaroliaaol.com>
To: <GOCAMINOapete.uri.edu>
Sent: Monday, January 26, 2004 12:02 PM
Subject: Holy door pictures


> Hello you all,
> I just saw the pictures that dear Pieter was kind enough to make available
here. (Thans a whole heap, Pieter).
> If you look at one of the newspaper's pictures closely you will see a guy
crouching on top of the door; he was there a long time, and, I think, he is
the one that caused the wall to come down.  As I wrote before, the wall came
down ZAP! in a second.... loudly.  It could be that the stones were just
held rather losely (although the wall looked pretty solid) by something and
that he just let go of it somehow.  I don't really know; but he was up there
for quite a while before the wall came down.
> The frame of the door itself is composed of ancient pillars.... dating
back to when the church was built, and on both sides, at a height of about
two meters, there are two etched crosses that have been there forever.  As
pilgrims go through the door they put their hands in the indentations with a
kiss and cross themselves. Parents with small children lift them up to
perform the ritual.  As you can see, the door is very narrow, and,
logically, no one is allowed to linger.  The Quintana side of the door has
been cleaned and it looks much nicer.
> When I get home, I am really going to go through all the pictures and if I
see any that may be of general interest I will send it on to Pieter.
> If you have any questions, just let me know.
> Warm regards,
> Rosina
>