Pastor Blesses Travelers and Vehicles: ‘Safe on the Road This Summer’

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“We should be grateful that God has given us the technology to move around using means of transport.” Pastor Herman de Jong explains in a nutshell why cars, bicycles, motorcycles, and walkers were blessed with holy water on Sunday after the Eucharist celebration in Groenlo. Just before the holidays, it gives the faithful a sense of security.

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Bicycles, walkers, cars, and a motorcycle. Various vehicles are lined up in front of a church in the Achterhoek. On Sunday, after his service, the pastor in Groenlo performs a special holiday blessing: "May you complete your journey safely on your motorcycle."