The Anchoress
5:20 AM I am so glad that CNN has John Allen. He really is excellent. And how reverent, now is this Liturgy of the Eucharist.
5:00 AM Not a bad homily from Ratzinger. I DO love all the chanting – particularly the chanting of the Gospel in Latin, and I thought the priest chanted it very well. I recall once visiting an Orthodox church, Latin rite, and pretty much the whole Mass was chanted. Between the icons, the chanting…for an hour it felt like we’d left earth and gone to heaven.
4:45 AM In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
So very beautiful.
All of this applause reminds me of the time John Paul came to New York and spoke to young people who kept interrupting him with applause and chants of devotion.
He smiled and said, “The pope has much to say to you, and if you keep that up we will be here all night.”
They applauded some more.
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