Easter with the Pope

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Here are some pictures from the first easter mass of Pope Benedict XVI. It was really amazing to see all of the people in Saint Peters Square and to hear and see the Pope. We had to get up at 7:00 in the morning to get a decent seat/standing spot for the 10:30 mass. It was totally worth it.

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Photos

arriving at 8:45
starting the morning out at 7:00 makes things go a little slow.

Ret and Julian
By the fountain. A close spot

filling up
getting close to starting time

three of us
Ret, Emily, and Julian

we were so far away
this is emily's camera zoomed in all the way.

preist's serving commune to the public
it was to far away for us to get any, which is a bummer.

how many people are there?
this was a view they kept showing over the screen. For scale. It takes 20 minutes to walk from the obilesk to the end of the street at the end of the piazza, when noone is there.

after mass.
people trying to get to the piazza after mass.

Comments

[MOM]

Wow, something to tell my grandkids about. You sure look good. Can't wait to see you!

[Caitlin]

wow!
Seeing the Pope twice in one week! Lucky!