woohoo! I got ticket's to Easter Mass at St. Peter's Basilica & Square :)

[pg22]

I'm not even Catholic...but this is a once in a lifetime opportunity!

Dear pg22,

Holy Week and Easter are especially beautiful days in Rome when the Holy
Father celebrates the Liturgies with pilgrims from all over the world. The
following schedule is traditionally observed and your request for 1 ticket
(**) to the Easter Vigil Mass as well as the Easter Sunday Mass is on file:

March 26 ** Easter Vigil - Sacraments of Initiation for Adults -
Papal Mass at St. Peter's Basilica at 7 p.m.
(Tickets may be limited)

March 27 ** Easter Sunday Mass - St. Peter's Square at 10:30 a.m.
Urbi et Orbi Blessing in St. Peter's Square (12 noon) (no tickets)

Sincerely in Christ,

Sister Anthony Mary, R.S.M.
Secretary to Monsignor Roger C. Roensch

Bishops' Office for U.S. Visitors to the Vatican
Via dell'Umilta, 30
00187 Rome, Italy
(from the U.S. 011/39/) Tel: 06/690.011 Fax: 06/679.1448

So I've been to the Wailing Wall, The Basillica of the Nativty, and now come Easter, this! Now I just need to make it to the Dome of the Rock

 

[Anubis]

what is so special about this?

 

[pg22]

The Pope's Easter Mass

 

[freakflag]

You need tickets? Really? Tickets?

 

[EpsiIon]

Originally posted by: freakflag
You need tickets? Really? Tickets?

 

[amol]

w00t . . . i get to go shopping at the 3 places that stay open on easter!

 

[pg22]

I guess so. I didn't think one needed tickets, but I guess tons of people try to go to they have to do it like that.

 

[Gurck]

Originally posted by: Anubis
what is so special about this?

 

[MisfitsFiend]

that's pretty cool - I would love to do that!