Dear Friends, Thanks for following our pilgrimage. Above all, we thank God for all the graces of the pilgrimage. A pilgrimage is many things. Part retreat and part marathon. Part swirling activity and part, still dark church. The graces come when we can receive the day, and the visit, and the travel (and the meal) as gifts [...]
Archive for June, 2010
We thank God for all the graces …
Posted in Uncategorized on June 4, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Last full day in the Eternal City
Posted in Uncategorized on June 3, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Day 30 Dear Friends, Well, today was our last full day “on site” as it were. I think technically we’ll still be on pilgrimage tomorrow, (Friday, June 4) but it will consist of plane rides and layovers in airports. An integral part of pilgrimage, perhaps, but none too exciting … at least when reading it on a [...]
General audience ‘simply unforgettable’
Posted in Uncategorized on June 3, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Day 29 Dear Friends, Today was very interesting. Not having Fr. Trapp around was certainly strange, but we remain in the very capable hands of Msgr. Monforton, who brought us to St. Peter’s Square early this morning. After a short exchange with a few of the Swiss Guard, we were taken to our seats [...]
St. Peter’s and St. Paul’s
Posted in Uncategorized on June 1, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Day 27 Dear Friends, Our days are winding down. Most of us were at St. Peter’s this morning for Mass at the altar where St. Gregory the Great is buried. We began about 8 a.m. and were able to begin while the sound level in the basilica was a low murmur. We offered the Mass remembering St. [...]
