Englishprof302
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- First camino, Frances, September 2014
Greetings! I am set to begin walking on September 24, hoping to finish sometime around October 30-November 1. I have been planning this pilgrimage for the past 15 months or so, and now the reality of the camino is looming just two months hence. With all the reading I've done and the videos I've watched, I sort of feel that I have been on the camino every day for over a year! I'm sure the reality of the thing will dwarf anything I've seen or read. I'm walking because I felt God's call to take a long walk with Him. I have recovered from a lengthy illness; I am alive by what I can only describe as a miracle, so I am primarily walking the camino to listen, pray, and discern what God wants me to do, what new purpose might be for my life.
Anyway, a question or two: I want to see the botafumiero in action. I have read somewhere (perhaps this forum) that it is being swung on Fridays after the evening mass. Is that true? Also, I understand that the botafumiero is swung on holy days like November 1, which is All Saints Day. Is it swung as all masses on those holy days or just once? Thanks for any information.
Anyway, a question or two: I want to see the botafumiero in action. I have read somewhere (perhaps this forum) that it is being swung on Fridays after the evening mass. Is that true? Also, I understand that the botafumiero is swung on holy days like November 1, which is All Saints Day. Is it swung as all masses on those holy days or just once? Thanks for any information.