Norway: both snow and ashes fall during outdoor Mass vaticannews.va

On a cold winter’s night, about a hundred Catholics gathered in Trondheim, Norway, in Saint John Paul II Square, in front of Saint Olaf Cathedral for Ash Wednesday Mass, celebrated by Bishop Erik Varden, OCSO.

Outside: the only solution

Since last March 12, to control the spread of Coronavirus, Norway adopted measures that allow no more than 10 persons to participate at Mass and other liturgical celebrations in church. As a consequence, to make it possible for the faithful to begin Lent participating in Mass, the local Bishop decided to celebrate outside, even though they are at the height of winter…

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