Saturday, August 20, 2011

One Post before our Vigil

This morning we celebrated Mass with all the American pilgrims to this World Youth Day in Madrid.  We gathered at the ¨Palacio de Deportes¨ with Cardinal George, all the US Bishops (including our own Bishop McFadden) and there celebrated the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.  Then it was back to our hotel (where I am now) to prepare for our hike and overnight vigil with Pope Benedict XVI.

We are still waiting for our seminarians to return from the Holy Father´s Mass with seminarians.  We are excited to hear their experiences and see their photos.  We´re all hoping they got really close.

We´ll be leaving very soon for our vigil and overnight before Mass with the Holy Father tomorrow (Sunday) morning.  Then, after the Mass, we rush back to the hotel for a very quick shower, then get to the busses by 4pm for our flight from Madrid to Barcelona and an overnight there.  Hopefully I´ll have some time to blog from Barcelona before returning home.

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  1. Fr. BatemanAugust 20, 2011 at 7:33 AM

    Our seminarians JUST came back and reported that they were actually not inside the cathdral, but ouside. But because they left SO early in the morning, they had front row seats in that section. Apparently seminarians were randomly selected to be inside, and none of ours were among them. None-the-less, they had a great view of the Pope as he entered and left the Cathdral. Photos to come...

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