This year, the parish is hosting weekly Stations of the Cross at a church I'd never even noticed! The Post Office sits in the Piazza Garibaldi, and has a lovely fresco in it. It seems to be at the edge of the piazza, overlooking the valley. However, there is a small, unassuming door to the right which leads into the Chiesa del Monte. And this is where the Stations are held this year.
Never one to resist the opportunity to see a new church, it was obviously the thing to do last Friday. I showed up at 4:15 (Don Andrea had told me 4:00 and the bulletin said 4:30), and there were a few older women milling around, so I figured I was in the right place.
Another lady came up, asked if the church was closed, and (on being told that it was), dashed back to her house to get her key! She arrived back shortly, and opened up. What a sight!
The church is about 12 feet wide, and maybe 24 feet deep; if you think I'm exaggerating, I will tell you that two candelabra bulbs lit the space (which I got to replace by standing on some rickety wicker chairs, by virtue of the fact that I was the tallest present). The corpus used in the procession was on its bier in the middle of the church, taking up much of the space, and the altar likewise took a big chunk. The walls were frescoed in the mid-1800s, so they are in great shape, and so lovely!
There were about 25 of us shoehorned into the remaining space, and we all had a good time pirouetting to venerate the individual stations as they came up...no need to move other than a simple rotation...
Next week, I'm going to get the whole family to go, just so see whether we can all fit in!
Love,
Alexandra
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