I'm just back from the Parish Mass. As I sat silently after the recessional hymn (and the litany of prayers recited by some!), I could not but notice the number of women going around the various statues in the Church. They would stop at each statue, touch its feet, say a prayer and move on. This is a very very regular phenomenon one gets to view in practically any Church in India.
However, what I noticed today - and most of the times - is the devotion and fervour with which these ladies were doing this 'rite'. As they bowed their head in prayer, touching the feet of the statue, their minds and hearts were uttering a fervent prayer. That fervour is all too evident on their faces. Some even in desperation. One cannot but feel it. Witnessing this particular scene is no less spiritually enriching than any prolonged spiritual reading!
And I can safely bet that atleast 95% of these prayers are for their own families, especially their children!
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