"I'll be ready."
Posted on 07/01/2008 4:41:41 PM PDT by NYer
VATICAN CITY, JULY 1, 2008 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI will take up his summer residence at Castel Gandolfo, some 19 miles south of Rome, on Wednesday.
During the summer period, all private and special audiences will be suspended, reported a communiqué released today from the Prefecture of the Pontifical Household.
On the first and last Sundays of July (the 6th and 27th) the Pope will pray the Angelus from the courtyard there. For the other two Sundays, he will be in Australia for World Youth Day.
This week's general audience will be the only one in July. General audiences will resume again regularly on Wednesday, Aug. 13.
After the Pope returns from Australia on July 21, he will head to Castel Gandolfo for another week, before leaving for vacation.
Then, from July 28 to Aug. 11, he will have a time of rest at the seminary of Bressanone, a city of 20,000 inhabitants located in the Italian province of Bolzano, in the Alpine region of Trentino-Alto Adige.
Though his stay there is for vacation, it is rumored that he will use the time to work on a third encyclical and the second part of his book, "Jesus of Nazareth."
During this period, the Holy Father is scheduled to hold just two public meetings: the praying of the Angelus on Aug. 3 and 10.
Summer time in Rome!
"I'll be ready."
May Pope Benedict receive some well-deserved rest and rejuvenation.
There is kind of a resemblance there...
The province of Bressanone in Northern Italy was formerly part of Austria, annexed to Italy after World War I. The majority language is still German, which likely accounts for Benedict's vacation there.
Its also up in the mountains, so much cooler than the steamy Rome in the summer time.
Last two weeks I served mass for a Jesuit who’s headed there.
Thanks!
I wonder if he takes his cats, and if so, is there any footage of the cat wrangling needed to get them in carriers.
Thank you for the post and ping! I missed that piece of information. I’m sure the seminarians will enjoy the visit which should lead to some interesting conversations. A nice reprieve after returning from Australia.
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