Aurora Surgit

Altarcloth, Friar and Door
Originally uploaded by margiana.

Last Sunday we went to Monteveglio, a small medieval town on the hills around Bologna. Monteveglio is famous because of the Regional Park of the Monteveglio Abbey and its naturalistic sites, and because of the Abbey. The characteristic village is really impressive. By the way we went there because at 6am there was a concert in the Abbey of sacred music 'Aurora Surgit'. We took place in the presbytery because the church was unexpected crowded. Of course the view was not the best but we only had to listen to the concert... and I can tell you that it has been really a spiritual experience. Other than the pleasantness of the music in the early morning, it was the whole event. The Abbey, the friars, the words and the prayers... yes, prayers which spontaneously came to my mind...
Prayers of gratitude or requests of happiness for friends and family... the music and the architecture of the church simply helped the contact with the Spirit.
After the sacred music we all moved outside and the musicians played 'Le laudi e gli augelli' (hymn of praise to birds) and some ancient folk songs while the village was awakening and the birds were flying from one roof to another...

It has been an EXPERIENCE. Later the village offered the breakfast for everybody and then, my friend Irene (who works for the park) guided a naturalistic walk in the park.

What a beautiful and fulfilling sunday!