Swinging the Censer at Santiago de Compostela, Spain - June 2022

[@residente601]

That's, in the same amount, incredible and frightening.

[@peterpaul8249]

Amen🙏

[@54005400]

First time I have seen this. Thank you for posting. Great video.

[@TheStoneBallet]

The most magnificent censing of the altar and cathedral that I've ever seen. To witness in RT would be amazing. Thank you for the video - truly glorious!

[@josefloresjr.4192]

I had the good fortune of witnessing this spectacular and unique Spanish tradition in this magnificent Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela on June 17, 2022 after we attended the Pilgrims Mass upon reaching Santiago from St. Pied de Port where we started our pilgrimage on May 13, 2022. The very same cantor depicted in this video was the same person who sang during the Mass and at the Bumafumeiro. This brings back beautiful memories.

[@fernandobouzabellon8743]

The “Botafumeiro” is a giant censer, used since the Middle Ages to purify the air in a Cathedral that was full of crowds. Today, 800 years later, it continues to marvel those present when, after communion, the baroque organs play the Hymn to the Apostle and this wonder of physics begins its amazing pendular swing facing the high altar, rising up to almost touch the transept vault.

[@josemartineziglesias7570]

Mágico momento de todos los peregrinos que asistimos a la Santa Misa de la Catedral de Santiago de Compostela. Tengo la dicha de haber participado de esta ceremonia en varias etapas de mi vida, la primera en el Año Santo de 1965 y la última en 2021. Este Año Santo de 2022, si Dios quiere, volveré a visitar la Catedral de Santiago de Compostela, después de hacer el Camino Francés desde Saint Jean-Pied-de-Port, de Francia. Pienso comenzar el Camino de Santiago el lunes 19 de septiembre de este mismo año y lo quiero hacer en 41 días o etapas, no iré sólo, me acompañarán mi hermana Mari Carmen y un amigo de la infancia, Oscar. Esperamos con gran ilusión cruzarnos con los demás peregrinos y desearles de todo corazón ¡BUEN CAMINO! Amigo Anthony, recibe un cordial saludo de un peregrino, desde Barcelona.

[@michelewaters7291]

I finished the Camino in April 2019 when the Cathedral was being renovated. Unfortunately the botafumeiro was encased in a wooden protective crate while the work was going on. Didn't get to see it swinging, but was able to at least see it up close, as well as all the ropes for the pulleys. So....I need to go back!

[@helioxdiver]

Love the way the censer wrangler at the end just walks up and is all "I got this".

[@gofishglobal7919]

Santiago de Compostela is the spiritual center of Galicia...where St. James is said to be buried. In Galician, the censer is called "O Botafumeiro".

[@lianearaujo6803]

Indo para Compostela para participar e vivenciar esse momento Divino e mágico. 🙏🙏🙏

[@sweettoothmarie7304]

Oh my God!! I've never seen anything like this before...

[@Mr300zx90]

MAGNIFICENT PRAISE OUR LORD SAVIOR AND GOD THE FATHER

[@nenitaalmario8288]

I also witnessed this censing last month before the end of the Pilgrim Mass. Truly a magnificent feeling seeing it fly over your head and smelling the incense to clean our heart and soul. 🙏🏼

[@reed0199]

Most Excellent Video of the Botafumeiro

[@Kitiwake]

Beautiful.

[@เรียนภาษาอังกฤษวันนี้]

Am I mistaken that the "stopping". of the botafumeiro used to be much more spectacular? Long time ago I saw a recording of a monk stopping it much earlier and getting spiraled around really hard.

[@emanuelel7751]

Beautiful

[@caminodesantiago9464]

Amazing!

[@rdgreeley]

Never gets old.

[@MrSgtau]

I've seen it 5 or 6 times on my walks to Compostela, and will hopefully see it again at the end of September once I've completed the Madrid camino (starting in 13 days).

[@markork1702]

Sin precedentes en el mundo entero

[@idamwid3343]

🙏

[@greldaiselachavezvelez9460]

Santiago Bendito Intercede por mis pobres Hijas. Jessica Yadira. Karladinoorah. Grelda Utzela Valencia Chávez y mis Queridos NietosFernando Emmanuel Hattchet Valencia y mi Santiago Hernández Valencia. Para Honrar aDIOS con nuestras Vidas. Santiago Bendut no te apartes d nosotros y de nuestras futuras generaciones. Gracias

[@rodolfoemecat8709]

Me, an acolyte, seeing this: NOW IT'S TIME TO SHINE!!

[@ewa1269]

Fantastycznie tam być!

[@alejandroangulo327]

A curious thing is The use of incense during masses Comes from here, Santiago de Compostela Because pilgrims back then, didnt shower And walked long distances to come there So you can guess how that church smelled like on these masses So that botafumeiro was made to burn the incebse and cover up these smells. Un dato curioso es que El uso de incienso durante las misas Viene de aquí, de Santiago de Compostela Porque los peregrinos en la época, no se bañaban, y caminaban grandes distancias para llegar ahi Asi que pueden darse una idea de como olia esa iglesia en esas misas. Asi que el botafumeiro fue hecho para quemar el incienso y cubrir esos olores

[@ohwhataday7171]

That is definitely not true. Read the Old Testament. Our Lord Our God asked to receive the incense, for it to be burned so the fragrance will rise up to Him.

[@alejandroangulo327]

@@ohwhataday7171 Yeah No, read the story of the botafumeiro mate Thats... literally why there is incense The red sea scripts have nothing about incense burning But for ceremoniuos effect, they use myrrh Which was a gift from the 3 mage kings If it were true, then you wouldnt have a problem pointing which versicle in the OT it says that.

[@tasokova2802]

@@alejandroangulo327 From the OT : Psalm 141:2 Let my prayer be set before Thee as incense, and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. Exodus 30:7 The high priest was to burn incense every morning and evening, resulting in incense being before the LORD all day, every day. The use of incense absolutely is biblica,l based on the OT. In the Christian Tradition, incense continued to be offered as a symbol of our prayer and love rising up to God.

[@bezsie8518]

In the sixties an seventies feel down two times. No injured pilgrims.

[@lifeandbeyond7279]

Witnessed in may 😍😍

[@ElCarca]

Es curioso que te recomiende algo que se a gravado en tu misma ciudad xd

[@johnfisher247]

Now all they need to do is restore the ancient traditional Mass and customs that were used at Santiago DeCompostella but abandoned after 1970. I went to Mass in the basilica and it was a banal thing. A priest sat on his behind while a sister went up to the tabernacle and also gave Holy Communion out. See that altar in the clip. It is new and behind the back of the priest isca glorious ancient High Altar with the shrine of St James behind it. That altar isn't used!!!! The Spanish Church surrounded by such deep history, Catholic identity and tradition has become a testament to mediocrity!

[@roberto71180]

Amen brother !!! The Spanish Catholic Church today is nothing more than a huge pond full of the impious sludge of the Second Vatican Council. In this country, it seems that every Catholic who tries to be interested in the true liturgy of our Holy Mother Church will automatically be marked as a Neanderthal fascist who wants to return society to the times of the Middle Ages.... A cordial greeting.

[@daviddelafuentevaldes5093]

Es tu opinión, nada más. Me parece más banal emplear una lengua, el latín, que nadie habla en la actualidad y muy pocos entienden.

[@craigh6295]

Was this on Pentacost Sunday in June of 2022?

[@giova4052]

❤️

[@incognito-yj4gu]

The woman dressed in scarlet and purple.

[@marcomagy]

"Così dovrebbe essere la Casa di Dio!"

[@inpaucafidelis]

botafumeiro

[@milosmudric178]

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