Wow, so much has happened this week, I can hardly keep up like I wanted to. I promise the Papal Audience story will come, but maybe not tonight...it is nearly 1 am!! Tonight is my last night in Rome, :(...but it has been a great adventure. It is so weird to think that the adventure has only begun. Tomorrow I face Italy alone. That is a scary thought.
Lets see here, 2 days ago we took a trip to Assissi...and it is such a cute little town, I absolutely fell in love. The most powerful part of the day was getting to pray in front of St. Francis' tomb, it was so peaceful. I think that night (or the night before) we did dinner on our own and after catching up with a group, Brook, Maggie and I did a photo shoot in front of St. Peters as the sun was setting...it was SO fun!
Yesterday we had a free day and brook and I went to Orvieto to see a Eucharistic Miracle that is located there. Let me tell you...there are stories that can really only be said in person (and I'm too tired to type them out.) To give a short bout though, we went to Mass in the Duomo, which was Chaotic, although it was beautiful. The Duomo holds a EM from the 1200s I believe, the corporal that the blood fell on...that was so neat to see. We met a 50 year old woman who was celebrating her birthday and gave us free wine, we got a little, uh lost in the city, we took pictures with drunken guys dressed up from the mid-evil (sp?) ages, missed our train that was already late and still got home early enough for a relaxing dinner. Oh yeah, and it POURED rain all day...I didn't have my rain coat. Enough said.
Today we went to the catacombs and to St. John outside the walls Basilica. It was a great way to end the pilgrimage and lay down so many intentions by St. Johns tomb. How often do you get to pray in front of St. John's tomb at St. John's Basilica in the year of St. John? Well for me, not very often...aka never.
I will miss the friends I have made here, God has blessed me so much in bringing my faith to life here in Rome. Rome is like a pop-up book of the bible...seeing has only deepened my appreciation of Christ, the apostles, the saints and all the holy men and women who have walked the path to salvation before me. If God is working in me already, and this is the beginning I can not wait to see what he has in store for the next three months.
I love you all and have been praying for you, pray for me. I miss you!
Tracie
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Tracie!!! I am loving your blogs- it takes me back and makes me smile.. I'm so happy that you enjoyed the pilgrimage. I have been thinking a lot about the Rome group and you- and I am super jealous that you had that special tour of St. Phillip Neri's Basilica. I just had one small correction- "St. Paul outside the wall" instead of St. John. I think St. John's body is not in Rome, it might be on some random island where he wrote Revelation. BTW- I ended up not using your truck. I gave Laura Grette and Heather Hill your stuff (boxes and computer). Arlene should have your keys! love, Ashley
ReplyDeleteHey Tracie-bird!
ReplyDeleteYou CRACK me up! Mid-evil. or Medieval. But that was soooo funny the way you wrote it, I LOL!
I miss you.
Your room is boring and empty and dumb. And too clean.
I know you are having the adventures of a lifetime. (At least PART of a lifetime!) ;o)
Now you know why I always say that "Adventure is what happens to you when things don't go the way you planned." I love reading these.
You rock as always, and I love ya!
~Monica
PS Please pray for me and my housing decision... it is so complicated but I know Who knows what's up.