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

Wed Jul 7 14:21:49 PDT 2010

If you have access to the cameras that are focused on Obradoiro and Platerias you will see, right now, a celebration in Santiago to rival any July 25th one. I expect that the scene is repeated all over Spain celebrating the first time ever that the national team has advanced to the World Cup final.
There were no services at the Cathedral while the game was being played but there will be a Mass at 11:00 p.m.
Gosh! I wish I were there.
Ole!
Rosina

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From: Rebekah Scott <rebrites at yahoo.com>
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Glad to see everyone is in good form! 

Rebekah Scott 

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"When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why the poor have no food, they call me a communist." 

Dom Helder Camara, archbishop of Recife

--- On Wed, 7/7/10, hme347 at aol.com <hme347 at aol.com> wrote:

From: hme347 at aol.com <hme347 at aol.com>
Subject: Re: [Gocamino] [saintjames] Numbers.......
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Date: Wednesday, July 7, 2010, 7:41 PM

Yes, I did walk from SJPP to SdC and I have my Compostela to prove it, to answer your sarcastic question. What does "pilgrim spirit", whatever that is by your definition, have to do with encouraging the posting of World Cup commentaries on Listserve?  In my opinion there are enough places on the Web for World Cup enthusiasts to express their feelings without imposing their jubilation here.

By the way, if you have problems with me or my postings, please send me private messages so I do not have copy everyone in my responses to let them know what I think of your Listserve remarks.

/H

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Sent: Wed, Jul 7, 2010 12:37 pm
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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)

Howard Mendes
NYC

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Sent: Wed, Jul 7, 2010 11:46 am
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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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> 
>

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