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

Wed Jul 7 09:37:39 PDT 2010

Howard -- did you ever walk the pilgrimage -- if so, what ever happened to
your pilgrim spirit?
Wilna

On 7 July 2010 18:11, <hme347 at aol.com> wrote:

> 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)
>
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> 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:
>
> >
> >
> >
> > 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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