Mass at the Castle Meadow
I knew the national anthem of Liechtenstein which was played at the end of the mass, but as a non-catholic I wasn't able to sing any of the other songs with the others. During the mass I had a look around me and observed the members of the princely family of Liechtenstein. The members of the family attending Staatsfeiertag were Fürst Hans Adam II, Fürstin Marie, Hereditary Prince Alois, Hereditary Princess Sophie, Prince Joseph Wenzel, Princess Marie Caroline, Prince Constantin, Princess Marie and Prince Nikolaus. I had hoped some more would show up, although I was already delighted to see the members of the family present. Also the public was pretty small, most likely because of the bad weather. Happily halfway the mass it started to become dry. Despite of that Archbishop Wolfgang Haas decided not to hold his sermon this time due to the weather, saying that everyone could read it in the newspaper the next day, which I found very nice of him.
Photos: Netty Leistra