Since we were snubbed on Christmas Eve by the Vatican, we decided to head back for a second trip and see the Pope in person. We heard that every Wednesday, the Pope does a service where he blesses Holy Relics - and who doesn't have a few of those laying around they need blessed by the Pope.
So we headed off to the Vatican to meet up with Papa Francesco (as he is called in Italy).
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The bridge leading into Vatican City. |
First we headed into Saint Peter's Basilica to take a look at the opulent glory of the Holy See. And it was quite impressive. Maggie had been there before, but it was Andrew's first time - and Saint Peter knew how to impress.
Next it was off to see the Pope in his Pope mobile. On a side note, we learned an important lesson about Nuns. After a few elbows to the side, we learned never to get between a Nun and her Pope.
The Pope went around waving at the crowd, kissing babies and even posing with a few soccer teams as he made his way around before the service started for real.
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He glows with holy light up close... or the lens was left open too long, I can't remember which. |
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After he was done making his rounds, he headed up to a throne that looked like it belonged to the Emperor in Star Wars and the service started for real. It was Andrew's first Catholic service and when it ended with a circus performing for the Pope, he assumed that was how all Catholic services went.
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The circus preforming. |
At the very end, the Pope did his blessing and all of our Holy Relics were blessed. Always good times with old Papa Francesco.
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The blessing. |
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