[Gocamino] FW: [saintjames] The Holy Year

Sun Dec 27 23:26:02 PST 2009

Hola 

I'm off today to walk from Ponferrada arriving in Santiago on 7 January to celebrate the Holy Year. Rosina if you are still around then I'll buy the Johnnie Walker.

I've written about volunteering in the Pilgrims' Office on my blog for those who are interested. A few of us are already committed to working there over the summer months. E mail me if I can be of assistance but it is all perfectly straightforward. The Pilgrims' Office has said that they will provided expenses for meals and I know they will try to help find cheaper accommodation but the practicalities of that for any significant number of people may prove too difficult.

The Pilrgims' Office has already "staffed up" in preparation for the Holy Year and I'm sure people will also volunteer. The many associations who run albergues will also welcome volunteer hospitaleros for pilgrims who can take some time to help during the next year. 

Rosina it would be good to chat about providing medals for animals. I suspect it will be opposed and rightly so if it is percieved to do anything which may increase the numbers of domenstic animals on the routes. There may also be an interesting argument around what defines a "pietatis causa".

Hasta Santiago. Hasta 2010.

Best wishes

John

www.johnniewalker-santiago.blogspot.com

> To: saintjames at yahoogroups.com
> From: sillydoll at gmail.com
> Date: Sat, 26 Dec 2009 17:54:20 +0200
> Subject: Re: [saintjames] The Holy Year
> 
> Rosina, my concern is that if they give a certificate or medal to canine
> 'perro-grinos' every second man and his dog will want one. It would be
> disasterous if people were encouraged to take their dogs with them on the
> camino just to earn the new certificate.
> Sil
> 
> 2009/12/25 Rosina <Blaroli at aol.com>
> 
> >
> >
> >
> > Well, there was an article in the Galician newspapers a couple of days ago,
> > reporting that this year, up to Dec.10, 327,000 pilgrims had stayed in the
> > Xunta-Archdiocese sponsored albergues in Galicia (not counting those staying
> > in other albergues, and outside of the province), and by that date, or so,
> > only about 120,000 pilgrims had received the Compostela, so that the 5 to 1
> > ratio seems reasonable.
> > The Xunta, and other government groups are looking for multi-lingual
> > volunteers to help out. They are offering 90-hour courses for paid
> > "volunteers" to assist pilgrims in the various routes of the Camino in
> > Galicia. Other municipalities are doing the same.
> > What I would like to do while in Santiago is pin down some nuts and bolts
> > information about volunteering, about what is expected from volunteers and
> > what they may count on on the way of accommodations and such. I do already
> > know that those volunteering at the Pilgrims' Office will get their meals,
> > and that the people there will do their darnest to find them a place to
> > stay. Two convents have already agreed to provide sleeping facilities for
> > (gasp!) male volunteers.
> > My other project is to continue to try and convince the powers that be to
> > issue a medal (like those of Saint Christopher that hang from our pets'
> > collars)) to those many, many, dogs, horses and donkeys that have "walked"
> > the Camino. While the finances for that project are assured, the approval is
> > yet to come. Once that the necessary approvals are obtained perhaps we can
> > have a contest for someone to design the medal. That could be a sort of an
> > English-Speaking-Pilgrims project. N'est pas?
> > Hugs!
> >
> > Rosina
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Sil <sillydoll at gmail.com <sillydoll%40gmail.com>>
> > To: saintjames at yahoogroups.com <saintjames%40yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Thu, Dec 24, 2009 4:43 pm
> > Subject: Re: [saintjames] The Holy Year
> >
> > Thanks Rosina - wish we could be there with you.
> > remember you gave an estimate once that only 1-in-5 pilgrims who walk the
> > amino actually get the Compostela. This means that over 1.25 million
> > ilgrims could walk parts of the camino next year!! Phsew - its going to be
> > busy year!
> >
> > il
> > 2009/12/24 Rosina <Blaroli at aol.com <Blaroli%40aol.com>>
> > >
> >
> > Hello you all, again.
> > I will be leaving for Santiago next Saturday in order to participate in the
> > pre-opening of the Holy Door festivities which commence on Sunday.
> > From what I've heard the place is already a-jumping and full of novel
> > activities: the Italians are reproducing the famous Nativity scene
> > ("Presepio") in the Alameda, the Germans have established their spectacular
> > Christmas markets all over the place, the Austrians have reproduced their
> > breath-taking chandelier-style street illuminations and the 5,000 bag-pipe
> > players are rehearsing all over the city.
> > I suspect that in the end it will all come down to what has always been:
> > the simple opening of the Door and its meaning to those who believe.
> > At the last opening there was also a lot of hoopla (but not quite as much)
> > with the King and the Queen in attendance, but what mattered was the
> > celebration inside the church as the door came down and the explosive joy
> > outside on Quintana Plaza with its (free) cava, all sorts of music and
> > dancing (regional and otherwise), friendship, hugs and kisses everywhere,
> > and mind-boggling fireworks. I remember writing to someone at the time that
> > I have never, in my long life, had been as happy.
> >
> > -It is fair to say that during Christmas time in ordinary years Santiago is
> > as lovely as a veritable Christmas card, with its stone buildings and
> > streets glistening after the rain and reflecting the festive illuminations,
> > and a rosy atmosphere all around that feels like an embrace from the
> > thousands of souls lingering there-
> >
> > The much talked about documentary will commence filming on December 31 by
> > taking-in the festivities.
> >
> > Lastly, the Xunta conservatively estimates that during the Holy Year more
> > than 350,000 pilgrims will receive the Compostela and that about 10 million
> > visitors are expected in the City.
> >
> > I will be in Santiago and its environs for 2 or 3 weeks. If there is
> > anything I can get while I'm there for any of you, or find out about, just
> > let me know. I'll be glad to do it.
> >
> > And again,
> >
> > Have a very, very Merry Christmas!
> >
> > Rosina
> >
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