Fronliechnam (Tijelova) and Omama’s Birthday
June 13, 2009
After leaving work early on Wednesday and told not to come in on Friday, I found myself in the situation of a four-day weekend! Thursday is the feast of Corpus Christi here and is a public holiday. So I left work and went back to the apartment to pack and go to Hornstein. I decided to stop by the Gemeinshaft und Befreiung meeting in the University part of Vienna next to the Rathaus. I don’t know what my deal was, but I had a splitting headache, which I normally never have, and so it was really hard to concentrate. But here are a couple cool points: 1. they started off the meeting in song, one Italian and one Spanish. 2. It was a lot like the conference in Peoria, everyone is sitting facing two priests in the front and sharing their experiences. 3. It ended in prayer and Veni Sante Spiritu, Veni Per Mariam. But other then that, I didn’t really understnad too much of what was going on.
Bus to Hornstein.
Mass on Thursday morning and the Church was so beautiful!
Tied to the trees
And the trees line the interior of the Church (St. Anna)
After mass in the two languages (German and Croatian) everyone processed outside around the village following a band, the priest and monstrance, and flowergirls, to four different altars where a gospel and petitions were read. We were walking on fragrant grasses and flowers. It was such a clear day that morning…
Beginning of the procession towards the first altar
This is what we were walking on...
The head of the procession
Altar number three
Afterwards I joined Stef for a morning Spritzer at the Firestation where the town brass band was playing. I then went from there to Jaetz where Inge and Herbert were celebrating their birthdays (and Omama’s too!). It was such a wonderful meal!
Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday Omama!
Happy Birthday!
