Day of rest

Sunday, June 29, Feast of Sts Peter and Paul.
Well, I guess some of the drama is lost if you have been trying to follow this blog, as I haven't been able to get an Internet connection here, despite the fact that we are staying in a private room that advertises WiFi. So you wouldn't have known we were close but not close enough, so we decided to take a day of rest from the Camino and just stay two nights here in O Pedrouzo. So that is where I am again. We will continue and finish the last 12 miles tomorrow, Monday, on my 60th birthday.
So today we decided to take a little bus trip and visit a nearby cathedral, which happened to be Santiago! Fr Paul and I wanted to be at the Peter and Paul Mass and celebration at 10 o'clock this morning, we knew we would not make it walking, so we took the bus. We are glad we did. It was a wonderful celebration, in which Fr Paul and I concelebrated along with 2 bishops and a dozen other priests. It began with a procession with the relics of the apostle around the church, and then incensing with the giant swinging butafumio, then a great celebration of Mass. So that was really nice and a great highlight of the day and almost end of our pilgrimage. Then we toured the cathedral, which is an impressive place with a great high altar, and many side chapels, but honestly people don't come for the building, it's not even really gothic, nary a stained glass window in the whole place, but impressive none the less for the history and its connection with the Camino and the goal of its pilgrimage.
So we are certainly ready to complete this pilgrimage tomorrow, bright and early.
I pray that the Holy Apostles, Peter, Paul and James will bless you and lead you ever deeper to know and love their close friend - Jesus, and the church He established on their foundation.
God bless.