The Big Day

We had an early start having to get up at 5.30 to get to St Peters in time to find a seat.  However Sian and I were lucky as we were in the choir so had reserved seats up by the Pope.  Having had a quick practice we then que jumped and got into the Piazza.  Walking up the stairs the sisters were treated like movie stars with the many groups of Australians cheering them on.

The ceremony started at  9am with the six 'Saints to be' having thier life stories told and some of thier sayings presented.  This was followed by a song reflecting something of the blesseds life.  Then Mass began with the canonisation rite.  As it was all in Latin we had to listen with great care for Mary's name so that we could give a cheer and smile at the Pope.  Who is by the way looking rather old.  The Gloria concluded the canonisation and Mass continued.  Except for the first reading everything was in a language other than English so we had to concentrate and concentrate hard but it was worth it all very special.  We even had a Swiss guard protecting us.

It was really exciting around St Peters after Mass.  Lots of people from all around the world, happy and friendly.  However it was all very tiring and we were glad to get on the bus to go back to the hotel.  We have a party to go to.