Day 15 Part 2 - Easter Mass

"The great gift of Easter is hope." — Basil Hume.

Tonight the gentleman who looks after the auberge encouraged us to go to mass at the cathedral in the Grijo Monastery and I’m glad I did.

The Monastery grounds are ~2,000 years old and the cathedral that was built to replace the original is ~600 years old. The church was beautiful and while the service was in Portuguese, it was moving.

After the service a young man named Pedro introduced himself and asked if we were pilgrims. He gave us a brief history of the cathedral and monastery.

Happy Easter and may the world find peace in these turbulent times.Read more