{"id":135011,"date":"2024-12-09T08:18:46","date_gmt":"2024-12-09T01:18:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=135011"},"modified":"2024-12-09T08:18:46","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T01:18:46","slug":"notre-dame-celebrates-first-mass-in-five-years-after-devastating-fire-notre-dame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=135011","title":{"rendered":"Notre Dame celebrates first mass in five years after devastating fire | Notre Dame"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Parisians, the French and the world rediscovered the breathtaking beauty of the Notre Dame de Paris cathedral on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2024\/dec\/07\/macron-leaders-paris-notre-dame\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Saturday evening<\/a>, five years after it was devastated by fire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">The French president, Emmanuel Macron, led a guest list of international heads of state and other dignitaries including Donald Trump, the Prince of Wales, politicians and celebrities in lauding what he described as a triumph of the French nation in raising the monument from the ashes and making his country \u201cunited and proud\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">\u201cThe bells of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/notre-dame\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Notre Dame<\/a> ring again and the organ will be awoken. They are music of hope to Parisians, France and the world,\u201d Macron told those gathered. \u201cThose bells that have accompanied our history \u2026 and yet we might never have heard them again.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"763d2cc6-e210-41f1-95c7-ca37ab9e1f68\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-173mewl\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1fujct4\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"13\" viewbox=\"0 0 18 13\"><path d=\"M18 3.5v8l-1.5 1.5h-15l-1.5-1.5v-8l1.5-1.5h3.5l2-2h4l2 2h3.5l1.5 1.5zm-9 7.5c1.9 0 3.5-1.6 3.5-3.5s-1.6-3.5-3.5-3.5-3.5 1.6-3.5 3.5 1.6 3.5 3.5 3.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Donald Trump attends the official reopening of the cathedral on Saturday.<\/span> Photograph: Dominique Jacovides-Pool\/SIPA\/REX\/Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Macron, who is embroiled in a political crisis after his government was toppled by a vote of no confidence last Wednesday, was back in Notre Dame on Sunday. This time republicanism gave way to religion as the Catholic church reclaimed the resurrected cathedral for the first mass since the fire in 2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">At the centre of the liturgy was the consecration of the cathedral\u2019s new altar by Monsignor Laurent Ulrich, the archbishop of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/paris\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Paris<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">\u201cThe pain of the 15 April 2019 is effaced \u2026 even if the astonishment caused by the fire will endure,\u201d Ulrich told the congregation.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"72cfe17c-987b-43e1-a7d9-1a7e9b5ed5ae\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-173mewl\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1fujct4\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"13\" viewbox=\"0 0 18 13\"><path d=\"M18 3.5v8l-1.5 1.5h-15l-1.5-1.5v-8l1.5-1.5h3.5l2-2h4l2 2h3.5l1.5 1.5zm-9 7.5c1.9 0 3.5-1.6 3.5-3.5s-1.6-3.5-3.5-3.5-3.5 1.6-3.5 3.5 1.6 3.5 3.5 3.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">The archbishop of Paris, Laurent Ulrich, leads prayers for the consecration of the new altar.<\/span> Photograph: Ludovic Marin\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">He said the church had required the altar and other new religious furniture in the cathedral to represent a \u201cnoble simplicity\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">\u201cThe cathedral of Paris has rediscovered its splendour. Believers or not you are welcome to join in the pleasure of those who believe in discovering their mother church.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Ulrich poured perfumed oil on the bronze structure and rubbed it across the surface with his hand while the organist improvised, before placing burning incense on it to the singing of the cathedral choir.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Macron did not take communion, but the first lady, Brigitte, did. Afterwards the vast cathedral rang with the sound of the choir singing Hallelujah. A second mass open to the public who have reserved free places will be held at 6.30pm (17.30 GMT).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"2cf38127-db9d-4b0e-9aa7-0e2f7c17b472\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-173mewl\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1fujct4\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"13\" viewbox=\"0 0 18 13\"><path d=\"M18 3.5v8l-1.5 1.5h-15l-1.5-1.5v-8l1.5-1.5h3.5l2-2h4l2 2h3.5l1.5 1.5zm-9 7.5c1.9 0 3.5-1.6 3.5-3.5s-1.6-3.5-3.5-3.5-3.5 1.6-3.5 3.5 1.6 3.5 3.5 3.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Clergymen file out of the cathedral at the end of the service.<\/span> Photograph: Ludovic Marin\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Macron had been expected to give his address on Saturday outside the entrance to Notre Dame to conform with France\u2019s 1905 law on the separation of church and state and the religious neutrality of French heads of state. In the event, gale-force winds and rain forced him to deliver the speech inside the cathedral, the first time a president had done so.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">In his speech he praised the firefighters who had saved the cathedral, particularly those who stopped the flames reaching the north bell tower, the destruction of which would almost certainly have brought the 13th-century structure down and destroyed the building.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Macron also mentioned Victor Hugo, whose 1831 novel, The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, persuaded the French authorities to restore the then ruined cathedral a first time.<\/p>\n<figure data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.NewsletterSignupBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-173mewl\"><a data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" href=\"#EmailSignup-skip-link-16\" class=\"dcr-jzxpee\">skip past newsletter promotion<\/a><\/p>\n<aside aria-label=\"newsletter promotion\" class=\"dcr-av5vqf\">\n<div class=\"dcr-10et71f\">\n<p class=\"dcr-rsfwa\">Sign up to <span>This is Europe<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"dcr-1xjndtj\">The most pressing stories and debates for Europeans \u2013 from identity to economics to the environment<\/p>\n<p><gu-island name=\"SecureSignup\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;newsletterId&quot;:&quot;this-is-europe&quot;,&quot;successDescription&quot;:&quot;The most pressing stories and debates for Europeans \u2013 from identity to economics to the environment&quot;}\"\/><span class=\"dcr-1eusqlu\"><strong>Privacy Notice: <\/strong>Newsletters may contain info about charities, online ads, and content funded by outside parties. For more information see our <a data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/help\/privacy-policy\" rel=\"noreferrer\" class=\"dcr-1rjy2q9\">Privacy Policy<\/a>. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and the Google <a data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" href=\"https:\/\/policies.google.com\/privacy\" rel=\"noreferrer\" class=\"dcr-1rjy2q9\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" href=\"https:\/\/policies.google.com\/terms\" rel=\"noreferrer\" class=\"dcr-1rjy2q9\">Terms of Service<\/a> apply.<\/span><\/aside>\n<p id=\"EmailSignup-skip-link-16\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"after newsletter promotion\" role=\"note\" class=\"dcr-jzxpee\">after newsletter promotion<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure id=\"5cd5ba25-d29d-4315-9289-26acb29c127f\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-173mewl\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1fujct4\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"13\" viewbox=\"0 0 18 13\"><path d=\"M18 3.5v8l-1.5 1.5h-15l-1.5-1.5v-8l1.5-1.5h3.5l2-2h4l2 2h3.5l1.5 1.5zm-9 7.5c1.9 0 3.5-1.6 3.5-3.5s-1.6-3.5-3.5-3.5-3.5 1.6-3.5 3.5 1.6 3.5 3.5 3.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Emmanuel Macron becomes the first French head of state to give a speech inside the cathedral.<\/span> Photograph: Eric Tschaen -Pool\/SIPA\/REX\/Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Cl\u00e9ment Benelbaz, a public law expert, said he did not believe Macron had broken the law. \u201cHis Notre Dame speech was, in my view, a purely political speech. There were no suggestions of a religious nature,\u201d he told France Info.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Saturday\u2019s reopening ceremony was relayed by France 2 and watched by 7.23 million people.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">On Monday, Macron will be back at work at the Elys\u00e9e attempting to name a prime minister who will form a government able to survive another no confidence vote.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"fa374c4d-a255-4a6b-b805-9e5957890cfa\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-173mewl\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1fujct4\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"13\" viewbox=\"0 0 18 13\"><path d=\"M18 3.5v8l-1.5 1.5h-15l-1.5-1.5v-8l1.5-1.5h3.5l2-2h4l2 2h3.5l1.5 1.5zm-9 7.5c1.9 0 3.5-1.6 3.5-3.5s-1.6-3.5-3.5-3.5-3.5 1.6-3.5 3.5 1.6 3.5 3.5 3.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">The newly restored rose window and organ.<\/span> Photograph: Ludovic Marin\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">The hard-left France Unbowed (LFI), the founding member of the the New Popular Front (NFP) coalition, which won the most seats in the national assembly, has said it will not accept Macron\u2019s invitation to the Elys\u00e9e for talks on Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">\u201cWe are ready to govern with the programme for which we were elected,\u201d said Manuel Bompard, the party\u2019s national coordinator. \u201cNo discussion other than the appointment of a New Popular Front government can take place with the head of state. We will therefore not be going to the Elys\u00e9e Palace on Monday.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Olivier Faure, leader of the Socialist party (PS), and other socialist MPs met Macron on Friday. The PS said it was ready for discussions with centrists and conservative rightwing MPs on the basis of \u201creciprocal concessions\u201d if it would end the political impasse.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">The Greens have been invited to meet Macron on Monday, after which he is expected to announce a new prime minister.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2024\/dec\/08\/notre-dame-paris-celebrates-first-mass-in-five-years-after-devastating-fire\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parisians, the French and the world rediscovered the breathtaking beauty of the Notre Dame de Paris cathedral on Saturday evening, five years after it was devastated by fire. 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