{"id":14473,"date":"2023-08-16T02:05:03","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T09:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/?p=14473"},"modified":"2023-08-16T02:05:06","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T09:05:06","slug":"via-podiensis-blessing-and-scramble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/via-podiensis-blessing-and-scramble\/","title":{"rendered":"Via Podiensis: Blessing and Scramble"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"wpsdc-drop-cap\">Y<\/span>esterday I received the traditional pilgrim blessing at my parish of Saint Patrick from our pastor Rev. David Mulholland on the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This was the first time I received this blessing from the same person twice, which probably says quite a lot about the number of parish transitions we&#8217;ve been through over the past decade.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Francine and I consider the Assumption to be our &#8220;Catholic anniversary&#8221;, since it was on that day in 2004 that we walked together into Saint Patrick church and began the process of her reversion and my conversion. I thought it an auspicious day to begin this latest adventure.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Immediately following the blessing yesterday, Francine and I dashed to the airport so I could catch my flight, first to London Heathrow and then to Lyon. Unfortunately, the flight to London was delayed by almost an hour, which made catching the connecting flight a challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Picture me running pell-mell through Heathrow Airport with a full Camino pack on my back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the event, I missed the connecting flight by less than a minute. This threw my entire schedule into disarray, because I expected to catch a train at the other end of that flight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m now on standby for a flight about 5 1\/2 hours after the one I planned on taking. Just part of the adventure!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m going to hold off rebooking my train until I am sure I&#8217;m on the flight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Date:<\/strong>&nbsp;16 August 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Place:<\/strong>&nbsp;London Heathrow<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Today\u2019s Photos!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6008-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6008-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6008-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6008-113x150.jpeg 113w, https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6008-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6008-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6008.jpeg 1875w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_4915-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_4915-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_4915-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_4915-113x150.jpeg 113w, https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_4915-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_4915-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_4915-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6025-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6025-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6025-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6025-113x150.jpeg 113w, https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6025-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6025-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6025-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This last photo is after running across the airport <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday I received the traditional pilgrim blessing at my parish of Saint Patrick from our pastor Rev. 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