Well, it’s been a week without a Pope. I certainly miss him.
Thankfully, the Cardinals decided today to begin the conclave this Tuesday.
They will have meetings tomorrow morning, Sunday will be off, and then the last
meetings will take place Monday. Each Cardinal has what’s called a “titular
church” in Rome, and it’s customary for them to visit their church before the
conclave. Most will probably do this Sunday.
Our friend the Vietnamese Cardinal has arrived, so now all
the electing cardinals are accounted for.
In these days it seems an easy way to become famous is to
predict who the next pope will be. While that may make for great press, I think
that the best thing we can do for the Cardinals is pray for them. There’s an
excellent project where you can adopt a cardinal spiritually at www.adoptacardinal.org .
In the attached picture you can see the building where the
cardinals are meeting. It’s the white wavy one on the left. They are in the
part with the dark windows(it looks like a long triangle), called the Synod
Hall. The dome of Saint Peter’s is close by.
Southeast corner of Vatican City |
God bless you and keep you,
Brother Kevin
No comments:
Post a Comment