Cruise 07

Our Good Friday, the penultimate day of our cruise was spent, as mentioned in Menorca, in Mao or Mahon. I am quite unfamilar with a Catholic Good Friday and it wa sinteresting to see nearly everything closed and some flags at half mast plus the 'hoodies' I mentioned in a previous post. Since my earlier post I found a website mentioning an evangelical church in Mahon (jarsofclay) but it doesn't seem very sound and the site looks way out of date. PS Mr Bean was everywhere we went.

Menorca Hoodies

I'll explain why again but I spent Good Friday on the lovely Mediterranean Island of Menorca, in Mao. Most things were closed, understandably, but in a church we spotted these hooded figures before they headed out in procession. Traditionally, these were penitents who wished to remain anonymous. They would also beat themselves or carry heavy crosses on their backs, pleading for forgiveness from God. Today it is part of the traditional Easter Week processions in many parts of Spain and Italy. I wonder if there is any evangelical witness in Mao.