I don’t know if the young man got into the basilica. On Thursday, it was possible to enter the Sacred Square by walking along the main gates of the main gate (so that too large crowds do not bother through the main gate?). However, the basilica itself was closed. It was only allowed to climb to the second floor to pray for a moment at the image of the Blessed Virgin Mary. There was no place to put lighted candles: in metal pans, which were placed at the white crosses on the north side, the wind swept away the flames, as soon as they were lit … Some sad people, staying at the candle pans for a moment, left. Those who needed the presence and presence of the basilica for conversation with God were deeply and painfully disappointed.
What happened a day later only caused terrible alienation. The Way of the Cross was a parody of … The Way of the Cross. It is difficult to understand exactly where and when our Minister of Defense Artis Pabriks (Development / For) saw the holiday, writing on a tweet: “Thank you to the Latgale Brigade National Guard for help, security and order at the Aglona Festival.” Excuse me, did anyone need the help of the bodyguards there? And what order was supposed to be there? Was there a herd of bad boys in Aglona’s basilica that had to be restrained? The bodyguards, of course, can and can be anywhere in good faith, but they cannot replace all those worshipers who want to be present at the People’s Crusade or just be in the basilica, say, stand behind the fence, you will see everything the same way!
The guards are not to blame for this situation. It was determined by our dear government. First, it was thought that “invitations” were needed to be distributed to Catholic congregations so that the best staff would be included in the 3,000 chosen to be admitted to the Sacred Square of the Basilica. There, divided by stalls, they were addressed by the priests. The bars could not be changed. Yes, yes, there is a coward raging around, so such a precaution: if someone has caught a runny nose, then, God forbid, he will fire it at another worshiper. But the Church, as we know, must set an example among other social beings, so we must listen to what the rulers say, which this year, as a miracle, did not see in a thick layer at the foot of the basilica looking for the lost white wings of innocence and honesty. Only – a product similar to the Bordan of justice shone with a face worried about prayer … But it could not be Bordan at all, because – in which Catholic church would he have received an “invitation”? …
In any case, Aglona – as a possible source of terrible viruses – was curbed and pruned. Even the few pilgrims who came to Aglona with their infectious frivolity, the vigilant bodyguards showed a pig dressed in a rubber glove: here you have the disinfection of the Virgin Mary! And you won’t sit in the meadow outside the Sacred Square either: viruses like gorgon jellyfish come out of you and lurk in different ways for sterile “invitation” holders …
In Aglona, this year, it turns out, there was not only a lack of spiritual food: a particularly exquisite starvation diet was organized for those worshipers counting on the fingers of a few hands. I think that in this case, the local government stood out with a special cowardice, because I do not remember that the government would now have forbidden to organize catering events, which were at a high and delicious level every year during the Aglona Festival. The attitude is clear: believers this time have to live with faith in the beautiful … patty. There is nothing to eat here, talk to God, squirt on an empty stomach!
But in Riga! On the other hand, in the citadel saturated with our electoral atmosphere – everyone had the opportunity to have a smooth, close and loving holiday at the Riga Festival and especially on Tērbatas Street, eat full punches both inside and outside, as well as buy incredibly fine goods in the newly opened outlet village “Via Jurmala outlet village”. Funny, but neither at the Riga Festival, nor at the opening of the outlet, the “invitations” were not distributed in the congregations of consumers or drinkers. In no way! And the number of visitors to these worship, sorry, entertainment events was much higher than the three thousand people who were generously allowed to participate in the Aglona Festival by our beloved government …
So – the covid with his terrible runny nose attacks only believers, but with a bend to bypass the visitors of the outlet, supermarket, pub, terbatas street and citadel festival. Either the coward has such a selective nature, or the government suffers from a double morale disease. But – in order not to have contradictions or misunderstandings – in the future the Goddess must be worshiped in supermarkets, but the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into heaven must be celebrated not at Aglona, but at the opening of another outlet. Preferably – on the roof. How to laugh to get closer to God.
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