Venice, Italy. One of the standout moments of our walk, a moment filled with the kinds of coincidences and magic that are beyond words and that leave you awed.
We had learned that, in ancient times, pilgrims used to depart for Jerusalem from the port in Venice. They would be blessed at a special pilgrim’s mass at St. Mark’s Cathedral before saying their farewells to their families and boarding their vessels.
In a modern-day recreation of this ancient ceremony, we would walk in the footsteps of pilgrims before us, receive a most unexpected blessing and an unforgettable farewell from our new families: children who had just returned from Jerusalem as part of a peace project involving Israelis, Palestinian and Italian children. They were “coincidentally” in the plaza on a fieldtrip.
In this photo, Alberto holds the booklet of their efforts called: “We give peace a boost with six hands”.
We had learned that, in ancient times, pilgrims used to depart for Jerusalem from the port in Venice. They would be blessed at a special pilgrim’s mass at St. Mark’s Cathedral before saying their farewells to their families and boarding their vessels.
In a modern-day recreation of this ancient ceremony, we would walk in the footsteps of pilgrims before us, receive a most unexpected blessing and an unforgettable farewell from our new families: children who had just returned from Jerusalem as part of a peace project involving Israelis, Palestinian and Italian children. They were “coincidentally” in the plaza on a fieldtrip.
In this photo, Alberto holds the booklet of their efforts called: “We give peace a boost with six hands”.
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