Our last full day has come to a close.
For most of us, this consisted of (a long walk to) the basilicas of St. Paul Outside the Walls, St. Mary Major, and St. John Lateran, other churches, and/or the Colosseum and Roman Forum. Others spent time at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, even climbing the stairs to the dome (which provides a phenomenal vantage point for the Eternal City.) Each of the basilicas were breathtaking in their own way. It was definitely worth all the walking to cover the three in the same day. I am amazed at the sheer size (read: number of estimated football fields per basilica) of these edifices. Of note: there are 7 more slots for new popes at St. Paul's outside the walls (which has pictures lining the ceiling of all the popes in history - there is space remaining for 7 more.)
We closed the day with a meal celebrating Fr. Battersby's 10 anniversary of presbyteral ordination at a local Roman meal dispensing establishment. We toasted the Holy Father and Fr. Dan, who led us on this trip, and Fr. Battersby on his special occasion. It was a good Feast of the Sacred Heart, which was fitting, as we are from Sacred Heart Major Seminary.
Only a wakeup and travel remains for us...
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