Chapter 31 31·Intermittent Health

"Generally speaking, the monks in this church are basically managed and responsible by a certain priest, and the specific work is also arranged by the priest who manages him.

But Your Highness, you don’t have to worry now, we can take you to familiarize yourself with the environment first, and the work will be arranged later." Rust explained to Stuer, and when he mentioned the word "Your Highness," he used a very low voice.

He then continued: "Elder Folan should convince the priests to arrange a relatively easy job for you."

"Just do what you want. I don't like going through the back door."

Rust and Leyden looked at each other and smiled. Sure enough, His Royal Highness the Holy Son is still too naive. When your identity and status are very noble, all so-called backdoor arrangements are reasonable.

There is no care.

They led Stuart around in the backyard of St. Neil's Church, but there was a place where they just watched from a distance.

"That's where the nuns live, and my grandma also lives there. She is very strict and has a bad temper.

We always take detours when we see her, but she is not a bad person."

Looking up at the church from the outside, the tall shape with the towering bell tower and spire at the top makes people feel a majestic appearance rising into the blue sky.

But it seemed that Father Jose and the newcomer knew each other, and the two occasionally communicated normally.

All of these holy objects have been lost, but in Stull's eyes, these holy objects all have extraordinary powers as recorded in the Bible, and they must not have been imitated by the ancient Holy Bishops.

But most of the sacred objects recorded in the Bible have been lost.

After the mass, the clergy in the church can go to the restaurant to have dinner.

The deputy priest was stunned. He looked at Elder Folan and thought to himself, could this be your grandson?

Among the three elders, except for the old lady, who has been living in the church, the other two basically don't live here. They will go home after the mass in the evening.

"These are some snacks that my wife made for me. Your Highness, please try them." Elder Folan said the word "Your Highness" very softly, and only a few people at their table could hear it.

In the past, believers could only sit down during mass if they came early. Now, nearly half of the empty seats can be occupied.

Even on special days, the sacred objects in our church will be displayed to the public for them to worship."

Moreover, within the Holy Bishop, the top few sacred objects refer to the objects recorded and described in the Bible. The few existing ones are used to emphasize the authenticity of the Bible to the outside world.

When did Rust and Leyden have such a good relationship with Elder Flan, and they didn't resent Father Jose sitting there.

Stuer nodded to express his understanding, although the Holy Bishop's canon did not stipulate that clergy must be celibate.

Stuer attended and listened to the evening mass. It was very short, lasting no more than 20 minutes at most, and the believers who came did not even fill half of the seats in the church.

Standing outside and looking at the entire church, the huge door is surrounded by statues, layer after layer, with the stone statues getting smaller and smaller as you go inside.

Elder Folan said slowly: "Of course I will let him live in my dormitory."

Father Jose explained to Stuer, but at the end he looked very embarrassed and had never celebrated a Mass in the years he had been lost.

Stuer looked at the rows of long chairs placed in the hall, and the passages on both sides of the middle seemed particularly long and narrow.

But in a large church like St. Neil, unless it is a normal couple relationship, the administrator will definitely not allow nuns and monks to mess around.

Stuer nodded and firmly remembered the other person's image in his mind, feeling that he might need it in the future.

After that, at every Sunday mass, the holy objects should be brought out for believers to worship and allow believers to gather again," Leyden explained.

"Elder Follan, you didn't go home today?"

The dinner at St. Neil's Church seemed very simple. Stu ordered himself a mushroom soup, two ingredients, a small plate of fruit, and a piece of bread, and then sat at a seat closer to the side to eat.

This is a cultural decoration that belongs exclusively to the Holy Bishop's Church. No matter how rich and powerful a wealthy man or king is, he cannot paint one-tenth of the charm of this place on the walls of his castle.

I won't have dinner here either.

"Sacred object?" Stuart was stunned. He didn't expect that there was a sacred object in St. Neil's Church.

The deacon thought inwardly that Stuart's personal image was indeed very good, giving people the impression of a young and holy preacher.

Jose looked at the apple in his hand in surprise and asked, "Isn't this an apple?"

After a brief walk around the backyard, they passed through the chapel and nave of the church, and then came to the hall where mass was held and where believers were received.

"You feel much better! You can recognize it's an apple."

But soon they chose another table because Father José was sitting there.

After exiting the main entrance, we arrived at the large square outside, and there were a lot of tourists outside. Suddenly, four priests wearing divine robes came out of the church, but they did not attract the attention of the people around them.

Originally, he just wanted to come over and say hello to Elder Folan, and then ask about the newcomer's condition, but now he was suddenly stared at by four eyes, and he could only smile and walk over.

It should increase the workload of the other four priests.

When paired with his divine robe, his temperament instantly improved.

"Yes, I should do what I do for His Highness." Elder Follan smiled happily, as if he was praised by the elder.

Stuer raised his head to look at the other person, briefly deepening his impression, and then continued to work with his head down.

After a while, two more deacons sat there.

Moreover, St. Neil's Church is different from ordinary parishes outside.

But then they discovered that Father Jose was very quiet today and sat down next to the newlyweds to eat. In addition, before, Father Jose rarely ate in the restaurant when there were many people.

But he is very old, so this scene will look funny to outsiders.

Mass is held here every day. In the past, five priests took turns to perform it, sometimes once in the morning and once in the evening."

But the other four people all looked at the approaching deputy priest.

After the deputy priest came to the restaurant, he saw Elder Follan here. He was surprised for a while, and then he focused his attention on Stuer.

Under the strict control of the other party, there was no table where nuns and monks could sit and eat together.

People around him were very worried that the newcomer did not understand Father Jose, and that Father Jose might suddenly go crazy and accidentally hurt the newcomer.

"At least nine hundred people can sit here to attend mass.

"I went back, and then I came back again to bring some snacks made by my wife to Dian...to Stuer."

His gaze swept across her, like a strong wind blowing by.

"This deputy priest seems to be coming towards us." Stuer raised his head and took a look, then continued to eat with his head down.

"This is the oldest statue in the church. It existed when the church was built. This sculpture is the image of Saint Neil." Father Jose pointed to the first sculpture on the right side of the main entrance.

They passed through the hall, and the door of the church was already open. The door alone was more than five meters high, and the door panel was very thick, with intricately carved patterns on it.

Stuer also met the old lady, one of the three elders. She looked serious and did not have dinner with the others. Instead, she stood in the front of the restaurant and looked at everyone with a hawk-like look.

"How many believers can sit here?"

"Your Highness, that is the deputy priest!" Leyden gently touched Stuer's arm and explained to him the identity of the man who just came in.

All the pillars are tall and slender, and are connected with the pointed arches on the upper part.

"Elder Follan, thank you for letting me live in your room."

"Goodbye, Deputy Priest." Stuer took the initiative to stand up and greet him.

The deacon looked sideways at him, even swallowed his saliva, and said, "Father Jose, do the peaches in your hand taste good?"

And the other party seems to be new here.

Moreover, there are group portraits of the Holy Spirits painted on it.

'He is still a young man, very young, and his image... is very holy!'

"Uh..." Stuart paused. It is true that the remains of saints can be passed down as precious holy objects in the church after special treatment.

He then noticed that Father José was sitting with them.

But when a young, child-looking, yet handsome unfamiliar face appears in a restaurant, it's hard to ignore.

The deputy priest was stunned for a moment, and seemed to be too kind to the young newcomer.

This is a very strange group, crazy priests, newcomers, elders, and deacons.

The deacon was really surprised at this time. After all, Father Jose had been mentally disturbed and had been crazy for many years.

The nuns and monks ate together, but the nuns sat on the left side, as if there was an invisible separation zone in the middle.

…

Father Jose took the initiative to intervene: "Can you arrange it for me? I don't have a monk under my name right now."

He went on to say: “High Mass is held on weekends, which is a very important Sunday, and usually the bishop will perform it in person.

Stuer inserted a piece of puff into it and ate it. The honey taste was particularly strong, and there was too much cream, which made it a bit overpoweringly sweet.

"It's the skull of Saint Neil, which is still kept in this church!" Father Jose said.

"What a nice young man. Have you arranged your dormitory?"

If there are conditions for counterfeiting, these things will not be lost.

"The sacred objects should be brought out during the high mass this Sunday. The deacon is worried that the believers who have come to attend the mass recently are not full of seats.

Stuer seemed to be the youngest among them. Several monks who looked a few years older than Stuer wanted to take the newcomers into the atmosphere and planned to sit there.
To be continued...