Sunday morning found the six of us attending the 10:00am High Mass at Salzburg Cathedral. WOW! What an experience. The church was packed and there was more pomp and circumstance than I have experienced in a long, long time. The majesty of the Cathedral was equaled by the music and the celebration of the Mass in German. There was what appeared to be close to a full orchestra in the upper rear of the church with an assembled group of professional singers who made the glory of God come alive through the beautiful classical music. There were many priests on the altar along with the Cardinal, bishop and church pastor who concelebrated the Mass. I have probably seen Mass celebrated this way on television but never in person. It was more powerful than you can imagine.
I am making my first attempt to include a video here in my blog. The quality of the videographer leaves much to be desired because there were signs everywhere saying NO PICTURES!! I used Deb's new iPod to do the video and I was trying hard to be unobtrusive so we didn't get our camera taken away.
After church the two of us grabbed lunch in a Rick Steves recommended spot. We strolled across the river to the other side and checked out restaurants for our "farewell dinner" with our friends.
The last 14 days have been magical and we have as much to share as our friends and family will extend to us in time for sharing.
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