Camden, Emma, and I had an adventure in Rome this weekend. Unfortunately Chris had to work, but our friends, the Urbanski family, went with us. Our parish from Washington, Our Lady Star of the Sea, brought a pilgrimage to Italy and we had the pleasure of having a reunion over dinner last night.
The wonderful Helen Smith! A.K.A. RCIA teacher, midwife extraordinaire, and friend from Japan and Washington.
Emma, Jodie, Camden, and Abram kept Father Lappe entertained during dinner.
Helen and Camden - The first person to ever hold him :)
Helen and Emma
After enjoying such a wonderful night out, it was an early start to our Sunday. We left our hotel before 7:00 to get to St. Peter's Square for the special Canonization Mass of 7 new saints, including our First Native American Saint, Kateri Tekakwitha. There was a prediction of 80,000 people attending this Mass. Here is the line to get in...
Jodie, Abram, and Emma reading in line.
Over 2 hours later, we made it inside. What a beautiful sight!
We were guessing the people in the seats were in line before 6:00 (we got there about 7:20), but we made the most of our spot.
Camden colored...
Emma got comfy and read...
Gospel Reading
The Holy Father
What an honor this would be - receiving communion from the Holy Father!
I super zoomed in on this picture and watched it on the "Pope-tron" in the square.
2 hours standing in line + 2 hours at Mass = gelato treat!
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