neelwrites/fiction/whatpegmansaw/shortstory/173words/11/04/2017

KEEPING THE FAITH

Dubrovnik, Croatia

By Neel Anil Panicker  (173 words)

Outside the southside bay of the fifth-century-old Pula Cathedral that stood at the foothills of the 17th century Venetian fort in Dubrovnik, Croatia, it was business as usual for the locals. A young boy cycled past the famed 4^th century church oblivious to the sanctity of the event.

Inside, as the sound of the sea waves crashed against gigantic rocks, the faithful stood in pious attention, a few holding in their hands little blue books.

Their eyes centred on the stony entrance where mounted atop a makeshift lectern was a framed photograph of Mother Mary.

Revered men in long flowing white robes, their heads bowed, read out from the Book of Heaven and soon the stony walls of the Venetian era buildings around them reverberated with magnetic resonance.

A voice boomed, “We are for The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and to celebrate her leaving of earthly existence and passing into the granary of Heaven.”

From amongst the gathering, a six year old turned around and asked, “Mom, are you too a virgin?”.

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Today Pegman takes us to Dubrovnik, Croatia.

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