Torre delle Stelle: in prayer at the feet of the Christ of the divers
A ritual that was repeated for the 22nd timeThe celebrations on land and under water were repeated for the 22nd time in Genn'e mari to be together with the Christ of the divers hosted in this corner of the sea, at a depth of seven metres. There were moments of great emotion with the parish priest of Solanas and Torre delle Stelle don Diego Zanda who, after an accelerated course for diving, immersed himself in a diving suit reaching the Christ of the sculptor Franco Congiu who has been watching over these splendid waters for 22 years. With the priest, the divers of the Sinnai Club, the Carabinieri and the Guardia di Finanza and the deputy mayor of Sinnai Barbara Pusceddu with wetsuit and tricolor band.
In the hands of a diver girl, the flag of the four Moors also appeared. «We experienced the usual, indescribable emotion - said Paride Cardia, president of the Sub Sinnai Club - The announced mistral wind could not worry us who know these waters very well protected from currents thanks to the particular position of the site. With rafts they reached the Christ on an absolutely flat sea. The rite was thus repeated for the 22nd time even if for us at sub Sinnai, the visit to Christ has been ordinary administration since the month of January».
Don Zanda was also moved. "For me an extraordinary experience of faith - said the priest -. Summer, nature, this extraordinary sea, all a charm with the desire to go and find the Christ of the abyss, which our divers wanted many years ago to protect the people of the seas. A simply extraordinary leap of faith. True faith, voices moved underwater at the feet of our Christ".
Among the guests are the Fire Brigade and the Navy. The party desired by the parish of Solanas-Torre delle Stelle and by the Sinnai Sub Club began at 10 with Mass at the Nautical Club celebrated by Don Zanda. Then the procession of dinghies quickly reached the stretch of Genn'e Mari which houses the Christ, the immersions, the prayers and the blessing by Don Zanda, who became a diving parish priest with a mini course, who had just arrived a year ago at the marine parish . On the other hand, the feast of the Madonna del Mare took place in Torre delle Stelle on Saturday, with the forced renunciation due to the mistral wind of the water procession scheduled by Genn'e Mari to the Cannesisa beach. The appointment is for next year.
