圣枝主日 Shengzhi zhuri (2010 年)

I will probably measure our time in Beijing by how many Holy Weeks we've spent here. This is only our second Beijing Holy Week, but the timing matches up with our settling in here.

Our Mass began outside for the blessing of the palms and the first Gospel reading. 

With nine priests (including our old parish priest from Shenzhen, recently moved back up to Beijing), the choir, and all of the seminarians, the front of the procession was quote long. After circling the seminary campus, they stopped for a moment at the front doors which were shut. Our priest opened them, and we continued inside.