It is Holy Week in Central America. In many parts of the cities, it is quiet as everything closes and people head to the beaches or to visit families. But here in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, there are also many people filling the streets around the cathedral with colorful artwork.
These "carpets," made of carefully-laid sawdust, are one way that the Church meditates on and prepares for the sorrowful journey of Christ we commemorate on Good Friday. They are intended to symbolically make softer the path of Christ to the cross--to be present with him in his sufferings in some way.
It was great to take another opportunity to be part of the community of faith trying to figure out how to walk with Jesus.
It is Holy Week in Central America. In many parts of the cities, it is quiet as everything closes and people head to the beaches or to visit families. But here in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, there are also many people filling the streets around the cathedral with colorful artwork.
These "carpets," made of carefully-laid sawdust, are one way that the Church meditates on and prepares for the sorrowful journey of Christ we commemorate on Good Friday. They are intended to symbolically make softer the path of Christ to the cross--to be present with him in his sufferings in some way.
It was great to take another opportunity to be part of the community of faith trying to figure out how to walk with Jesus.
2 comments:
this looks really cool. I think semana santa en nica o honduras would be really special. would love to hear more..
awesome! last year andrea and i went to Leon and saw the people doing the same thing--but you got to actually help make one--that is even cooler! paz.
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