On Sunday January 6, the Epiphany, the Three Kings, (Los Tres Reyes Magos), found their way to Sacred Heart Church in Richmond astride a camel (a new 2008 model BMW), a thoroughbred horse and an elephant whose trunk seemed to have a mind of its own...
At the 11:00 Mass, with standing room only, the community celebrated Mass as usual, but the offertory procession included the three kings presenting their gifts to the Christ child, each with an explanation of what the gift meant. Then the told the children present that they would be across the street at the Sacred Heart Center where there would be a dramatic presentation of their journey to Bethlehem and hot chocolate, rosca and goodies for the children.
The event was covered quite extensively in an article in the Richmond Times-Dispatch. You can read it at http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/news.apx.-content-articles-RTD-2008-01-07-0113.html
More of my pictures can be viewed at
http://picasaweb.google.com/Bill.Rickle/SacredHeartThreeKings2008
Happy New Year!
Bill Rickle, SJ
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