We arrived at the end of the Stations at Calvary. The Armenians were celebrating Christmas so we had to wait a little while until we could enter the Church which houses Calvary and the Holy Sepulcher. We first took a group picture and then entered. We walked up the steps and prayed the final station. Then as we were taking our turns to touch the stone where Jesus was crucified, we were asked to leave quickly because the Franciscans were about to come up as they were making the stations. So we did as told. However, when we got to the bottom we prayed the last station, the Resurrection. As we began to sing a friar approached us and told us not to sing. He shook his finger at Fr. Brian and told him that they had been celebrating the stations since the 14th century and we should respect them and be quiet. Then after the good scolding, he asked if there was a priest in our group named Fr. Brian, because he was looking for him. Fr. Brian said, "I am him." And all had a good chuckle!
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