Its 2pm and mass just ended. Our plan is to start going to Plaza Cibelis right now and make sure we get a close spot to the stage! Well! We ran the 4-5km, with full faith we could get lunch somewhere around there. Christine had her wheelchair so the WYD Volunteers were letting us through the special gates!
We are currently 10m from where the Ceremony will be and right at the barrier where the Pope will drive by! I am live blogging because we are waiting several hours! It is keeping me from passing out at the moment. We are watching the place build and build with joyful chaos!
The section we are in is not somewhere we are supposed to be. It was an accident and the Volunteers said they will overlook it.. But if we leave, we are not allowed back in.
We are swealtering hot, dehydrated and very hungry. We won't get to eat until 11pm easily. But look where we are!!!!
We searched through all our knapsacks for anything and everything edible and are rationing it. We have six people and a pack of gum, 2 pears, 2 packs of melba toast, 3 bottles of water and a pack of candy.
We prayed the rosary and asked some volunteers for assistance, one man brought us 8 bananas, a sandwich and 2 peaches! What a beggars feast!!! Praise be to God!
I then fell asleep for a half hour and now, just as I woke up, I feel stronger! The square is FULL of people and there are volunteers going around spraying people with water hoses and spray bottles! Some volunteers are collecting empty water bottles and taking them to be filled! It is a beautiful gesture! There are still 2 hours upon his arrival. I am slightly more suntanned than I was this morning and its still very very hot but this day has been epic so far!!!
Plus we still have our food rations....
Viva Il Papa! I hope you all can catch it on Tv 2pm Toronto time!
God Bless!
Thank you for sharing! My 16 yr old son is there and is so excited. It is a great experience for him. He is with 39 other filipinos from our community here in manila, Philippines. God bless you!
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