Link to Pope's Blessing right now?

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The Urbi et Orbi showed up in my YouTube feed from EWTN. 55,414 is a lot of people for an EWTN live Stream
 
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Wow, that was surreal. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a Pope speaking to such an empty space before. The rain coming down and it being dusk just made it even more dramatic.
 
I’m a convert and it’s moments like this today that reconfirm my choice. It was beautiful and a gift to the world. I’m sure other faiths are doing what they can but nothing compares to Catholic prayer and the power of our liturgy. Pope Francis is being a warrior for all of us.
 
Joining with the worldwide Church in prayer is a great way to feel connected to both God and to the rest of humanity in times of crisis. So many of my colleagues are complaining about feeling isolated, and my workplace actually sent out “mindfulness meditations” to all their employees, suggesting it as a way to feel connected and cope with anxiety from the virus crisis. I have to stop myself from saying, “If people would just put their faith in God and join with his Church, then they wouldn’t feel isolated and wouldn’t need a mindfulness meditation.” I wanted to respond to the “mindfulness meditation” with an e-mail saying, “I don’t need this, I pray daily, you should try it.” But of course, I didn’t.
 
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Thanks for responding to me, guys. It was noon and I thought the blessing was coming right at noon, so I was a bit desperate to find it. As it was, I watched and prayed through the entire thing and got the blessing. So beautiful–the deserted and rainy St. Peter’s square, the crucifix from the ancient Corso church (which I’ve prayed before many times), the image of the Virgin, health of the Roman people (Salus Populi Romani) which I have at home–I was very touched. I just read a translation of the sermon and will bring it to prayer this week. All in all, I am bursting with joy to participate in such a lovely and significant event. Is there any God like our God?
https://www.christianiconography.info/staMariaMaggiore/salusPopuliRomani.html
 
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His words were profound but so was his silence before the Blessed Sacrament.
 
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