Displaced by a massive fire, Notre Dame Cathedrals Paris parishioners are gathering to celebrate Easter in another church and to pray for a speedy reconstruction of their beloved monument.
The fire that engulfed Notre Dame during Holy Week forced worshippers to find other places to attend Easter services, and the Paris diocese invited them to join Sundays Mass at the grandiose Saint-Eustache Church on the Right Bank of the Seine River.
Aupetit thanked city officials for their support amid the drama of last Mondays fire, and especially you, those for whom this Mass is dedicated — the firefighters who struggled for nine hours to contain flames that consumed Notre Dames roof and collapsed its spire. Police and a soldier guarded the entry to Sundays Mass, creating a long line to check bags before visitors could enter the 13th-century Saint-Eustache Church. It was unclear if the extra security was linked to an Easter Sunday attack on churches and hotels in Sri Lanka that killed at least 190 people and wounded nearly 500 others.
Everyone is affected by what happened to Notre Dame, said Parisian Michel Ripoche. Easter is a holiday we celebrate every year, all our lives. Clearly what happened at Notre Dame added to the importance of todays service.
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