My prayers always that his words will not fall on deaf ears!
If you watched the coverage of this event, there was one mother clutching her disabled child who was unable to choke back tears when Pope Benedict XVI approached to bless the child. He gave the child a 2nd blessing when he departed.
What truly struck me, and I'm sure others who watched, was the expression on Benedict XVI's face as he watched the Archdiocesan Deaf Choir 'sing' their beautiful hymn. I hope someone (named Pyro7480) will post a photo of that to this thread!
May there be a spiritual revival of both the Church and the USA! God Bless Pope Benedict XVI and a blessed happy aniversary of his election!