Happy Holidays (Christmas & New Year) and Good Tidings to all
Enjoy the holidays with your loved ones. May you all be blessed with health, joy and happiness from now till the coming year.
Stay safe & be in peace.
Best to you all.
My own holidays are as follows:
Christmas Eve Mass on 24 Dec 2022 at Jakarta Cathedral "The Church of Our Lady of the Assumption"
Some background about the Church itself from Wikipedia:
Jakarta Cathedral ** (Indonesian: Gereja Katedral Jakarta, Dutch: Kathedraal van Jakarta) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Jakarta, Indonesia, which is also the seat of the Roman Catholic archbishop of Jakarta, currently Archbishop Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo.[1] Its official name is Gereja Santa Maria Diangkat ke Surga, derived from the original name in Dutch, De Kerk van Onze Lieve Vrouwe ten Hemelopneming (English: The Church of Our Lady of the Assumption**). This current cathedral was consecrated in 1901 and built in the neo-Gothic style, a common architectural style to build churches at that time. The Jakarta Cathedral is located in Central Jakarta near Merdeka Square and Merdeka Palace, right in-front of the cathedral stands the Istiqlal Mosque.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jakarta_Cathedral
More pics:
The cinematic screen from my spot in the makeshift mass area at the parking lot.
The closing speeches with Holidays greeting from Chief of Police of the Republic of Indonesia (Kapolri): Jenderal Polisi Drs. Listyo Sigit Prabowo, M.Si. and Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (Panglima TNI): Admiral Yudo Margono.
The Crowds:
The Christmas Tree:
Simple Dinner with friends:
The dinner maybe simple but the feeling we shared was warm and precious
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