Some more pictures of the Pope

Two Raleigh guys. (The white cloth is for waving at the Pope, along with the gold cloths that they also handed out, as are visible throughout the pictures. We also used them to hide from the sun)





The Pope on the big screen to the left of the stage.

Wahooooo!!! There he is, walking toward our section! And the crowd goes wild!

The Holy Spirit was everywhere that day, especially when he walked out toward the crowd in those last two pics. Amazing.

The Pope's Visit:

Dunwoodie: 25,000 people
Yankee Satdium: packed

Near Dunwoodie, getting off the buses:

Look at all of those people, waiting for the shuttles to go to Dunwoodie:

Three seminarians, in a candid shot:

(Nicht schießen!)

The seminary in New York:

More seminarians, these are from Raleigh, up front at the stage, waiting for the Pope:

Another candid Raleigh seminarian photo:

From the back of the seminary, looking over the field with the food, to the field with the stage:

more people:

more people:

and the stage, with a gospel choir singing, one of many performers during the 6 hour wait for the Pope:

Security was high, snipers on both sides of the stage, setting up in full view, with big guns (not in the picture unfortunately:

And it's Moe Rocka, a Comedy Central Catholic personality, at the Pope's event:

The bishops arriving near the stage. Ahhh...the Pope is near!!:

Here, we have to wait for more pics to come in.

But this is Sunday at Yankee stadium, before the Pope arrives:

"Viva el Papa!!!!!!"

"Viva"

"Papa"

"Viva"

wait, that's not him....

"Papa!"

procession:
at the altar:
And the snipers are back, walking right next to the seminarians' section...

...and up on the roof:

fuller view:

priests arriving for the Eucharistic Prayer and Consecration, each holding a paten of hosts:

Consecration:

It's like "where's Waldo," look for the priests:

After a flawless distribution of Communion:


and the camera dies again, but not after catching these great shots.
I hope top have some more soon.
Pax Christi tecum.

Snow: 02/22/2008

Friday, after they scraped the sidewalks. The freezing rain is falling now. Sorry, no pictures of the snow falling. I had to go to class!
We are heading out to get some medicine for a friend with a bad cold. There is another seminarian clearing the snow off of his car.
The icy mess. A little slushy, but driveable.
Oooooooh!
My room looks out from my window on the right side of the picture, about the fourth notch on the concrete railing you see there. You can see the snow beginning to slide off of the "pool" building on the left. And, look, I see footsteps in the snow. Let us investigate!

Oh...I believe those are mine, and another seminarian's, from a brief snowball attack! but not against the statue of Our Lady.
And this is today, Sunday. Snow and blue skies, ahh.
Similar picture.
Just to the right.

Notice the icicles as the snow is melting on this tree. Cool.

and again.

one more.