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rkberlin
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Peace!
I just got done following the papal mass on TV (unfortunately I couldn’t make it to Munich myself). Whew, it was quite something. Over a quarter of a million people showed up, they had over 900 acolytes, amazing. Our Holy Father gave a wonderful homily on the gospel reading of Mark. To me as a German it was just truly fascinating to see and hear a German pope address us all in our own language.
I got a little concerned, though, when I saw our “Papa Bene” look so very tired after distributing communion. I hope and pray for him that he will get some rest now so he can continue this afternoon with the celebrations in Munich’s cathedral.
The Bavarian governor Stoiber was the first to receive communion from the pope, and to see a Catholic not being able to do the sign of the cross was quite shocking to me (he went forehead, down, thenright first, and then to the left. Good grief, how embarrassing. Well, but anyway, nobody’s perfect, I guess. Anyway, I just wanted to share this with you all, I was touched.
The weather is beautiful here right now, it’s like God is sending the most gorgeous weather down onto our pope for his visit. (we’ve had lousy weather until yesterday!)
May God bless you all, have a wonderful Sunday!
happy
I just got done following the papal mass on TV (unfortunately I couldn’t make it to Munich myself). Whew, it was quite something. Over a quarter of a million people showed up, they had over 900 acolytes, amazing. Our Holy Father gave a wonderful homily on the gospel reading of Mark. To me as a German it was just truly fascinating to see and hear a German pope address us all in our own language.
I got a little concerned, though, when I saw our “Papa Bene” look so very tired after distributing communion. I hope and pray for him that he will get some rest now so he can continue this afternoon with the celebrations in Munich’s cathedral.
The Bavarian governor Stoiber was the first to receive communion from the pope, and to see a Catholic not being able to do the sign of the cross was quite shocking to me (he went forehead, down, thenright first, and then to the left. Good grief, how embarrassing. Well, but anyway, nobody’s perfect, I guess. Anyway, I just wanted to share this with you all, I was touched.
The weather is beautiful here right now, it’s like God is sending the most gorgeous weather down onto our pope for his visit. (we’ve had lousy weather until yesterday!)
May God bless you all, have a wonderful Sunday!
happy