We had a magnificent day in Assisi, but this app has failed me and not published my post. This weary pilgrim is off to bed, so I will post more tomorrow.
Gelato count =3
Cankles still winning,
Serves of pasta since arriving in Italy =6
Gelato count =3
Cankles still winning,
Serves of pasta since arriving in Italy =6
The rest
So last night I wrote a blog post and for some reason it didn't save /upload. That's a little humbling!
It's around 6.50 in Rome and shortly we are heading to Mass and a quick trip back to St Peter’s to visit the tomb of JPII, the Saint who we will walk with during our time in Poland.
Yesterday in Assisi we walked with St Francis and St Clare. What an amazingly beautiful medieval city. Perched on top of a hill with narrow, cobbled streets and shuttered windows. Any tourist who be happy. However, as pilgrims, we were encouraged (through the gospel of the day) to listen. To think about what the place was saying to us. To be life St Francis and think about our vocations, whatever they may be. We prayed at the tombs of these places, stood where they stood and prayed where they prayed. The peace and pace of Assisi has assisted us in completing our transition. We are now pilgrims.
St Francis was asked by God to rebuild God’s church, which he did, literally and then in other ways. I wonder how we can do the same? How, in this world with some much input and static that we can here the voices that really matter within us?
As we left Assisi I believed that the peace we experienced there could be possible in our world.
On another note, it had been great to see other pilgrims walking around. I was especially happy to bump into the Tassie pilgrimage.
We also celebrated Bishop Terry’s birthday. I hope I can charge around Italy with such passion when I am 71!
Today we had to Poland as we edge closer to WYD. No doubt we will encounter many more pilgrims doing the same.
It's around 6.50 in Rome and shortly we are heading to Mass and a quick trip back to St Peter’s to visit the tomb of JPII, the Saint who we will walk with during our time in Poland.
Yesterday in Assisi we walked with St Francis and St Clare. What an amazingly beautiful medieval city. Perched on top of a hill with narrow, cobbled streets and shuttered windows. Any tourist who be happy. However, as pilgrims, we were encouraged (through the gospel of the day) to listen. To think about what the place was saying to us. To be life St Francis and think about our vocations, whatever they may be. We prayed at the tombs of these places, stood where they stood and prayed where they prayed. The peace and pace of Assisi has assisted us in completing our transition. We are now pilgrims.
St Francis was asked by God to rebuild God’s church, which he did, literally and then in other ways. I wonder how we can do the same? How, in this world with some much input and static that we can here the voices that really matter within us?
As we left Assisi I believed that the peace we experienced there could be possible in our world.
On another note, it had been great to see other pilgrims walking around. I was especially happy to bump into the Tassie pilgrimage.
We also celebrated Bishop Terry’s birthday. I hope I can charge around Italy with such passion when I am 71!
Today we had to Poland as we edge closer to WYD. No doubt we will encounter many more pilgrims doing the same.