I love the Pope! Just being in the same room with him (and thousands of others) is so incredible! Plus a bonus, there were bishops all over the place! The place was just beaming with awesomeness. When the Pope walked through the doors it was like I could literally feel his awesome, holy presence. It brought me to tears. He prayed something in Italian and then there was a reading from the Book of Revelation in 6 different languages. We all chanted the Our Father in Latin together. He greeted us in English and extended a blessing to all of us, our families, and our loved ones who are sick. It was such an incredible experience! God bless you, Papa! After the Papal audience we climbed to the top of the dome at St. Peter's Basilica. It was one looong, tiny, winding stair case to get to the top but it was totally worth it! Seeing the inside of the basilica from way up there is incredible and seeing St. Peter's Square and Rome from the top of the dome was so awesome. It was a beautiful day.
Yesterday we toured the Colosseum and the Forum in the morning. The Ravens sang the fight song again outside of the Colosseum. It was a gray and rainy day. After our tour we came back and caught up on some much needed rest. Tomorrow we are doing the Scavi Tour and then a few of us are going to do a trip around Rome to see the four major basilicas - St. Peter's, St. John Lateran, St. Paul Outside the Walls, and St. Mary Major.
God bless! And pray for our Holy Father, Papa Benedict XVI!
Outside the Colosseum in the rain.
Inside the Colosseum (still in the rain).
Thumb wrestling with Anne in the Colosseum!
Roman Forum.
Hooray for new friends at the Colosseum.
I saw a Lebanon flag at the Papal Audience today! I got so excited that I'm pretty sure the people around me thought I saw the Pope.
Gosh I was so excited to see the Pope!
Papa!!
I love the Pope!
From the inside of the dome - "You are Peter."
Beautiful mosaics in the dome.
St. Peter's Square.
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