Thursday 17/5/2012 was a public holiday in Indonesia in conjunction with the Ascension of the Lord, a Catholic day of obligation and solemnity.
My wife and I were not able to attend Ascension Mass because of our early departure from Semarang to Solo.
However, at about 8:45am, while our tour members were visiting the building of thousand windows, a historical landmark of Semarang, we quickly run across the road and entered the church for a short prayer.
It was a day of visitation to holy places of worship.
First, the Catholic church (me and my wife only)
Then we visited the oldest church of the Jave province (a protestant church built in 1753 by the Dutch) in the old quarters of Semarang. It was called the Dutch church and The Dome because of its dome roof.
The we visited Sam Poh Kng, a temple dedicated to Cheng Ho, the China Muslim admiral who visited Semarang in 1403.
The we visited a Buddhist temple dedicated to Guan Yin, a goddess in Chinese belief.
We encountered the worst traffic jam to Solo. It was a tiring journey.
We reached Solo after dark.
Our tour has brought us to places of worship for various religions. I have benefited a lot. I have learnt to be humble, to accept and respect other religions and be in harmony with their believers.
It is a good Karma. (see pictures in Facebook)
星期四， 17/5/2012. 是天主教欢庆耶稣升天占礼，也是印尼的公共假期。
我和太太不能参加耶稣升天弥撒（天主教徒当天必须参加此弥撒），因为我们的旅行团，需要一早就离开三宝垄，到另一个城市 – 梭罗。
不过，在早上8：45 am,当其他团员在参观三宝垄的一个著名历史建筑物，千个窗之家，我和太太快快的越过马路，到一百米对面的一间天主教堂做个祈祷。弥撒在九点我们离开时开始，这真是名副其实的“望弥撒”。
今天是参观圣洁的膜拜场所的一天。
首先是天主教堂。（我和太太而已）
接下来，我们去参观了这里最古老的教堂（信义会），有荷兰人建于1753年，也有“圆顶教堂”之称，因为它上面的圆顶而来。
接下来，我们参观了纪念郑和的三宝宫。郑和与1405，到了三宝垄。
接下来，我们又参观了另一家佛教观音菩萨庙。
往梭罗的路上，遇见了全程最糟的赛车。这是令人疲倦的一天。
到了梭罗，已经是六点半，天已经黑了。
我们的行程到过了各种不同宗教的膜拜场所，我修习到了好多。我学会了要更谦虚的去接纳，更尊重其他的宗教，及与其他的宗教信徒融合及和谐共处。
这是个善『业』也！（参看照片Facebook）
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