A little sad to be leaving Avila this morning. We felt a real connection with St Teresa here. Especially celebrating Mass in the chapel in the Monastery of the Incarnation where Teresa spent 30 years of her life. What an incredibly courageous yet simple woman. She found God in the simple things of life-in the gentle whisperings. She also taught that prayer is simply conversation with God! We could all do with reminding ourselves of this simplicity at times.
On to Leon we ventured. We had some free time to explore the old part of this city. What a beautiful area of the city - flowers from every balcony on the main streets. We all met at the Cathedral of Leon, and were privileged to celebrate Mass in a small chapel of the Cathedral. Mary MacKillop's first feast day and we celebrated it in Spain. Cool.
After Mass we had a guided tour of the Cathedral. Gab had told us that the stained glass windows of the cathedral would be breathtaking and she didn't lie!!!!! The cathedral has 1800 square metres of stained glass! Truly breathtaking. So hard to understand how they built such incredible buildings so long ago.
We left Leon and travelled a short distance to Astorga. Great accommodation - thanks Gab! The plaza seemed to come alive around 9 pm with many families out socializing and eating.
Fr Martin reminded us in his homily that God tells us if we give him a way in, He will give us a way out. May we find many ways to let God in on our journey.
PETA Bischof
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