The Pope has arrived! We are watching his arrival in Madrid on TV. We later traveled down near where the opening mass was held. Huge crowds, very hot and humid weather. Some of us sat until we were forced to get up by the pressing crowds. Incredible and inspiring to watch thousands upon thousands of pilgrims waiting for our German shepherd. This is something most of us have never experienced. Bill and I and our 2 older daughters saw JPII in San Francisco in 1986. That too was AMAZING. We did later make our way back to the hotel, dinner and young adults out on the town. Please enjoy the photos.
Our group waiting for the pope to pass by after
his arrival in Madrid. Notice the lime green
shirts with Bento 16 (Benedict 16). These are some
of the 12,000 pilgrims from Portugal. Debbie scored
me one of these shirts in a shrewd trade. She may have
a future trading commodities or something.
Singing in the Metro.
Waving our flags.
Sweet anticipation waiting for the pope to pass by.
I miss all of you. Can't wait to have you back. Love Josie/Mom
ReplyDeleteHi Ann, just a quick correction. There were 12,000 pilgrims from Portugal. 2,500 of them were from Lisbon. The 11 Portugese pilgrims that we got to know were such a wonderful group. Beth has some new penpals. We had a great time with them.
ReplyDeleteDebbie