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Monteagudo, the beatification of John Paul II in Rome Address

At 8 am on Friday 29, a group of parents of Colegio Monteagudo and one of the chaplains, D. Fernando Hurtado, we went to the airport of Valencia. Before-things of life, We had not happened until now, we met for a string of television Murcia. Then we would interview, live in Rome. He has been telling us a person of good will, a pilgrimage "media." But no, it was just a pilgrimage, authentic, very joyful.


After two hours of flight, the airport of Rome, and from there by taxi to the Plaza de San Pedro, in a few hours to see what you need weeks: the Basilica of San Pedro. We thought that maybe since the day 29 could not enter the work to have the tomb in the temple, where they put the coffin of Juan Paul II. But everything would work out in your journey better than we thought and planned. We pray to the moving Pietà by Michelangelo, and we were impressed by the prayerful silence of the Blessed Sacrament Chapel, also designed and painted by the great architect Buonarroti. Like all pilgrims, we experienced the greatness and magnanimity of the most important temple of the earth, the center of the Catholic Church, built over the tomb of St. Peter and by the house of the Pope. Moved pray the Creed, the profession of faith, as is tradition at the tomb of Prince of the Apostles.

We

D. Fernando, Jose Ramon and Juan

the last administration (and had made several phone, some positive and some negative) in the Vatican Sacristy. Yes: although we had to believe, allowed D. Fernando Hurtado celebrate Mass in the Basilica, at 7.30 am the following day.


Full of joy, from the Vatican took the tram to Villa Tevere headquarters of the Prelature of Opus Dei, where lie the remains of St. Josemaría Escrivá, Founder of the Work and inspiring advocate for our school and many schools like ours. Slowly we headed east of the city and soon crossed the Tiber. We went through the door of the Basilica of San Eugenio, and descended to the level of Via de Villa Sacchetti. Excited entry into the house, and we attended a guy first of Murcia! We had arranged to celebrate Mass at 6 pm. Everything was going perfect. How well we tried! What kindly put our service! We even gave some bottles of water, really grateful. Juanito saw that everything was so natural and friendly that asked what was her room, because had come to believe that we were in hotel ...

Mass in the chapel of San Miguel, according to the circumstances homily by D. Fernando. And to pray before the remains of St. Josemaría, asking for so many people and things ... then went down to where the remains of D. Álvaro. We stayed so long ... But it was increasing the number of people in the house who, like us, were new to Rome.

A little while later, a taxi, we arrived at the hotel, located next to the University of Rome, in an urban, but quiet, friendly and quietly ...

With him gone, I experienced emotions, early mornings, etc., We have lost in the end, we say some, a little weight. But that night we had "a lot of rope." We seek a pizzeria . And here, again, a hand from above and know-how marvelous Roman. Question D. Fernando a gentleman, smart and well groomed, a pizzeria , and he, without thinking twice, take the phone and called his aunt to ask. It was close. good pizzas, of which we ate right. And sleep.

San Pedro Square 6:40 a.m. the

just not believe what D. Fernando announced to day 30. Worthwhile scheme where we were and what we saw. First we went by taxi to the Vatican. Then metro to San Giovanni in Laterano. And from there, walk: Santa Croce in Gerusalemme, San Juan de Letran-Colosseum-restaurant-Forums-City of Rome, Piazza Venezia, Santa Maria Maggiore, Santa Práxedes-Santa Maria of the Angels and Martyrs, St. Mary of Victories "Fontana di Trevi, Piazza di Spagna. And the subway back to the hotel.

Mass in the Basilica of San Pedro, very early

And now in more detail. At 6.45 we were at the closed doors of the Basilica of San Pedro, next to a small group of priests and laity. Mass at the Vatican. D. Fernando concelebrated with the Bishop of Cordoba, Don Demetrio, and two other priests. Bishop led us endearing words about "the large number of saints buried in the basilica of St. Peter, the presence of holiness so strong, that there had been too heavily on John Paul II. We back the profession of faith. The basilica, empty, seemed even bigger and majestic, as the work almost superhuman.

The Basilica of Santa Cruz we venerate the precious relics of the Passion, especially the three large pieces of wood of the cross (lignum crucis), the thorns of the crown, one of the nails, and the sign with the inscription INRI.

Coliseum. Will begin the fight.

left us the variety of Cosmatesque admired in the Basilica of St. John Lateran and its ancient monuments and ancient city look historia.Qué go from there straight at the Coliseum. It seems that our approach "to another Santiago Bernabeu." The forums did we imagine to be treading in the footsteps of our first brothers in the faith: the purchase and sale of livestock, grain, liquor, oil, and unfortunately, until it spread Christianity, slaves, etc. Piazza Venezia, always elegant and stately, as is the whole center of Rome.

We would have been-much-arrest us in the Jewel-Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore or Santa Maria de las Nieves, having been built where the Virgin said to a Roman patrician would snow on 5 August (in the fourth century). There, under the central altar, the venerated remains of the cradle of the Child Jesus. Expressed appreciation to early Christians of Jerusalem and St. Helena have been put in our place, many centuries later.

Santa Práxedes. Mass had a group of Poles. We are thrilled to see so close column of the scourging of the Lord that is preserved there since time immemorial. In St. Mary of the Angels and Martyrs, by Miguel Angel on the Baths of Diocletian, we are reminded of King Juan Carlos I, since there was baptized, and saw the clock devised by famous genius to know the date of Easter. And again Miguel Angel in Santa Maria de las Victorias, considering that many say is his best sculpture "Ecstasy of Santa Teresa."

Fontana di Trevi
to follow the Italian legend to throw a few coins to ensure a return to the Eternal City. What ambientazo of different people! What joy in the streets now flooded with pilgrims and thousands were coming in those hours!

Bella, as always, the Plaza of Spain and Trinita dei Monti.

And the metro to the hotel. We walked according to experts scouts between 10 and 15 kilometers. There was so much talk ... But in the end prevailed, that the next day, May 1, beatification of John Paul II, we'd get up at 3:30 am.

was a reasonable hour at which we were lucky come to occupy a place in the middle of Via della Conziliazione. Then we go over 500 meters, and ended up with the view that is reflected in one of the photos. A giant screen to see the details, and a look not too distant natural presenciandoal what happened in il Sacrata which took place the celebration of mass.

Well
clenched, as we all have seen on television, and passed the beatification Mass. But non-awakening "envy", even of the good-as they say-but because it comes from the soul, we say these things, if you can and many times can a spirit of sacrifice, you have to experience them live. We left the soul there, along with our beloved Pope John Paul II, and we feel fused with the Universal Church, sharing side by side-this time with hundreds of thousands of pilgrims from around the world.

television interview, we gather. Traveling with Marí Bernal Angeles is certain "risks" because there is a term that is not in his dictionary: shyness. So I approached the staff of a English television station, TV Intereconomía, which are at the end of Via de la Conziliazione. Shortly after the interview they wanted us to live. We see that we have seen many people, the number of sms and calls that "we came up" and in Rome ... and here.

and sandwiches on the lawn at Sant'Angelo Catell, the sea of \u200b\u200brich, with plenty of water, I was almost dehydrated. To

ooze nostalgia, or increase them, "Piazza Navona. A Tartuffe unforgettable. And to take the head whenever it is "the whole is little for the Lord's last visit Rome, this time to the Chiesa dell'Iesú.

After a while we were flying over the Mediterranean again filled with joy for what we had experienced.

This is a scheme, necessarily very brief, because the ceremony of beatification of John Paul II, stay in Rome a little over 48 hours, the union between those who have traveled, has made us a brand that will never be erased. Are events, are feelings so strong, we will need much time to digest, even for value ...

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