[Gocamino] [saintjames] Numbers.......

Wed Jul 7 09:11:27 PDT 2010

The Queen of England and Prince Philip were here yesterday and she went to Ground Zero and a Memorial Park for her Nationals who were killed in the terrorist attack.
Then she spoke at the United Nations while millions were watching the World Cup games. Yes, I know that this has nothing to do with the Camino, but neither does your posting.

Viva Humanidad!  "Don Giovanni" (Mozart/Da Ponte)

Howard Mendes
NYC

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From: Sil <sillydoll at gmail.com>
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Yoohoooo!!!!  The King and Queen of Spain are here to support their
players.  The flags are out on the streets and the Vuvuzelas are hooting!
Spain won their first quarter-final in a World Cup here in Durban and we are
rooting for them to win their first ever semi-final in Durban tonight!!
Viva Espana!!
Sil

On 5 July 2010 22:13, Rosina <Blaroli at aol.com> wrote:

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> Hello you all,
> Last Saturday alone the pilgrims office dispensed 1,495 compostelas, a
> number only equaled on July 25 of 2004 (the Apostle's feast day in the last
> Holy year).
> As of June 30, 2010, the office had awarded 90,776 Compostelas, or roughly
> 33,000 more than during the same period in the last Holy Year (57,998). The
> proportion of non-Spaniard pilgrims was also larger. Of these, German
> pilgrims are the largest group.... again.
> Unless you are taking a cool rest in Saturn, Mars or some other planet, you
> know that both Germany and Spain are poised to be finalists in the contest
> for the World Cup. Santiago being in Spain, and Germans being so
> pilgrimage-bound, it is not surprising that enormous numbers of people in
> Spain and Germany have made solemn promises to walk the Camino if their
> country wins the coveted trophy next Sunday.
> I haven't heard of similar promises being made by citizens of the other two
> countries still in the running: Uruguay and Holland, but being that the
> presence of citizens of the Netherlands has always been felt in the Camino,
> a surge of pilgrims from Holland wouldn't surprise me in the least if their
> country were to win the Cup.
> Among recent pilgrims arriving in Santiago were twenty four-legged ones:
> dogs from an animal shelter in the canary islands; accompanied by 5o
> volunteers they walked from Astoria to publicize the plight of abandoned or
> mistreated pets and the needs of the Bando and other pet shelters.
>
> The Archdiocese is beginning to prepare for the Pope's visit on November
> 6th. There is an invitation for those who wish to do so to accompany the
> Pontiff from Lavacolla to the Cathedral. I don't really understand this. His
> Holiness is supposed to spend only eight hours in Santiago, with two of them
> dedicated to officiating a solemn Mass. But doesn't the walk from Lavacolla
> itself take quite a few hours?
> Well, I expect they'll arrange it somehow. They always do.
>
> Hugs!
>
> Rosina
>
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