Crowds return

Crowds at the Empty Tomb

It's Sunday and I'm just back from an early morning visits to the hospitals. I left at 6am because I walk slowly and I need to catch a taxi to bring me to the hospital  which is quite a distance away. My appointment was to be the 1st as I was originally supposed to see the doctor last week but had a 3 hour wait which the doc decided to reschedule as it simply was too long to wait. Anyway I had all the tests he wanted me to do and then I had to go to my insurance clinic as my insurance assigned doc had to issue prescriptions for more medicines and stay updated on my situation.

Talented artist

Then it was a bus ride back to the City. And the final stop was in front of a christian bistro cafe that I recently got to know. He owner showed me an interactive model of Jerusalem that he created and we had discussed the archeological finds beneath his cafe. They were very kind as usual this morning and offered me breakfast - I haven't yet eaten - at a discounted price. For me it was not just to replenish but also to rest and then re-embark on my 1km walk home. Thank God for the kind people along my way who offer help in one form or another.

Yesterday being Saturday I have many Masses to celebrate for the different migrant communities. At 8.30 was the Konkani Mass; my Konkani is improving as I can say most of the Mass in that language now. Then at 11am was the Chinese Mass at the Holy Sepulchre. There was a sizable crowd lining up to enter the Empty Tomb. It was a very encouraging sight. People are coming back. There was also a group of Israeli artists painting various parts of the Basilica. The one painting the Empty Tomb was a Russian Jew who spoke mandarin. Our people struck up a conversation with him. There were also many Chinese migrant workers visiting the Basilica without understanding or explanation. Too bad.