Palm Sunday in Loket

We decided to attend Palm Sunday Mass this morning, and so arrived at the church a few minutes prior to the service. The sanctuary was empty, which was a little surprising, considering the day BUT a very nice woman (the organist, I think) explained in Czech that the congregation was gathering in a small chapel on the street below the church before having a procession to the big church. Surprisingly, I understood enough of that to get us to the right place. Rather than palms, they used a lot of forsythia and spring greenery. Many people brought bouquets of their own to carry in the procession. Following the cross...that's the priest with the fancy red cape. Up the stairs...

and into the sanctuary.

No need to worry about air-conditioning for this church, it was still cold enough inside that you could see your breath!!