The oldest church in Paris - St Julien le Pauvre

As anyone who knows me will tell, I am not a religious person. I do, however, honor spirit.

I was guided today to this space - a Melkite Greek Catholic parish church - St Julien le Pauvre. It is on the site of a church dating to the 6th century and this building was begun in 1165. I was able to witness the Sunday processional mass in the morning. Inspiring.

And in the evening, I was fortunate to experience a real treat here - a celebration of Chopin's birth (1810) with some of his music played by an amazing pianist, who was able to make the music come alive. I was taken to another place / time. It was music for the soul - hard to describe.

Magic, spiritual or religious? It was all these things.