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Collected Item: “Holy Saturday”

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Holy Saturday

What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?

Text story, written by me.

Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.

This is a story about the quarantine separating me, and most importantly others in my community, from participating not only in the sacrifice of the mass but also catechumens from receiving the sacraments of initiation during Holy Week. It's the most sacred time of the year for Catholics. It marks not only the anniversary of a deeply changing experience for me, but it's the time when I can see candidates enter the body of the church fully, and for that body to either be baptized or renew their baptismal vows.

Use one-word hashtags (separated by commas) to describe your story. For example: Where did it originate? How does this object make you feel? How does this object relate to the pandemic?

#REL101, REL101 , Church, Catholic, Oregon, Community, Hope, Heartbroken

Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)

James Ruiz

Give this story a date.

2020-08-11
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