We just got back to our accommodations in Segni after an incredible experience at the Canonization Mass. Word is going around that almost six million people were present in Rome today for the Canonization! This just goes to show the impact that these two great Holy Fathers had on the Church and the lives of many individuals.
We left Segni this morning at 3:30, making it into Rome around 5:00am. As soon as we stepped foot off the bus the adventure of getting to St. Peter’s began. Our goal was to make it into the square for the Mass. It was slow going for about the whole morning until around 8:30 when we finally made to the edge of the square and at the front of the human barricade letting pilgrims enter in groups at a time. After having to practice much patience (with others and the tight situation) we finally made it so as to enter the square, but barely. Nonetheless we can say that we were in St. Peter’s Square for the Canonization of St John Paul II and St. John XXIII!
We left Segni this morning at 3:30, making it into Rome around 5:00am. As soon as we stepped foot off the bus the adventure of getting to St. Peter’s began. Our goal was to make it into the square for the Mass. It was slow going for about the whole morning until around 8:30 when we finally made to the edge of the square and at the front of the human barricade letting pilgrims enter in groups at a time. After having to practice much patience (with others and the tight situation) we finally made it so as to enter the square, but barely. Nonetheless we can say that we were in St. Peter’s Square for the Canonization of St John Paul II and St. John XXIII!