Post by BATouttaheck on Dec 18, 2017 5:47:00 GMT
persistenceofvision
RE: Street Parade - What I found out (so far) is that they are not an "order", they are people doing "penance" - to "express their religion through performing various, often painful, forms of penance."
Penitents during Good Friday procession of Virgin Mary.
www.abc.net.au/news/image/3937514-3x2-940x627.jpg
Penitents at Settimana Santa Holy Week Procession leaving Cathedral on Palm Sunday in Enna Sicily Italy
c8.alamy.com/comp/B6PA9X/penitents-at-settimana-santa-holy-week-procession-leaving-cathedral-B6PA9X.jpg
interesting question and it was fun to research it, pov. Thanks.
RE: Street Parade - What I found out (so far) is that they are not an "order", they are people doing "penance" - to "express their religion through performing various, often painful, forms of penance."
Penitents during Good Friday procession of Virgin Mary.
www.abc.net.au/news/image/3937514-3x2-940x627.jpg
Penitents at Settimana Santa Holy Week Procession leaving Cathedral on Palm Sunday in Enna Sicily Italy
c8.alamy.com/comp/B6PA9X/penitents-at-settimana-santa-holy-week-procession-leaving-cathedral-B6PA9X.jpg
interesting question and it was fun to research it, pov. Thanks.