A Kenyan take part in a mass in commemoration of Pope John Paul II in Nairobi, Kenya, Friday, April 8, 2005, on the day of the Pope's funeral in the Vatican
Posted on 04/07/2005 4:12:16 PM PDT by NYer
Tell him Happy Birthday! I bet he's something else. My son's birthday was yesterday.
Every year I get to remind him that I was in labor w/him for 2 days and that he broke my tailbone.
As someone put it, "Today we are all Catholic." Besides, how can you tell?
The priests are pointedly NOT asking if people are Catholic before issuing the Host.
Today is MY husband's birthday. He is 44. He is Polish and Catholic and we are watching together before we go to work.
I shall, thanks.
Yes, he's "something else... very special."
TWO days?
Bless you girlfriend!
I'm not catholic but I dated a catholic girl one time :) I'm baptist, but I find this funeral incredibly interesting.
A Kenyan take part in a mass in commemoration of Pope John Paul II in Nairobi, Kenya, Friday, April 8, 2005, on the day of the Pope's funeral in the Vatican
They would be there for Hours if they did
Oh good.
44, huh?
That's young.
Mine is a decade older than his bride
and she ain't admitting her age here right now. :)
When they run out of Hosts, anyone who still wishes to obtain communion can go to any of the nearby churches and cathedrals and receive it. I suspect most will avail themselves of it.
Wonder if Clinton is going to recieve communion?...he probably has one of those little ketchup and salt/pepper packets in his pocket.
That's okay...they will get this: 
I know this is a strange thought, but I keep thinking about the poor guy who had to organize this Mass. How many communion hosts did he have to order to prepare for this Mass?
Uh, Shep.
The church the Pope visited in LA is empty....it is condemned.
I pray for a Pope we need, someone to shepherd God's people to God, not the pope we deserve.
I don't know, but I know priests had to have been working overtime to consecrate them.
They have to have been thinking about this for the past decade or so.
He was 3 weeks late, they tried to induce me, it wouldn't take, they were getting me ready for a C-section when I finally went into labor on the evening of the 2nd day. He was almost 10 lbs.
Did I mention he is an only child? : )
Yeah... I would think all the talking heads talking about electing a pope that the people want, who will lead the church the direction the people want it to go..... well... they probably don't understand the big picture.
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama arrives at the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo Friday, April 8, 2005. The Dalai Lama, who arrived in Japan earlier the day, urged people to carry on Pope John Paul II's legacy of peace as the world observed the late Catholic leader's funeral. (AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara)
U.S. President George W. Bush (R) arrives with First Lady Laura Bush (C) for the funeral of Pope John Paul II in the Vatican's St. Peter's Square April 8, 2005. A simple cypress coffin bearing Pope John Paul's body was carried out of St Peter's Basilica on Friday as a funeral mass started for the poor and powerful of the earth to say their last goodbye. REUTERS/Yves Herman
U.S. President George W. Bush (L) and first lady Laura Bush (2-R) arrive for the funeral of Pope John Paul II in the Vatican's St. Peter's square April 8, 2005 near Iranian President Mohammad Khatami (top). A simple cypress coffin bearing Pope John Paul's body was carried out of St Peter's Basilica as the world's most powerful leaders joined an ocean of humble pilgrims to say goodbye on Friday at the biggest funeral in modern times. REUTERS/Yves Herman
A cardinal waves during the funeral mass for the late Pope John Paul II in St Peter's Square at the Vatican April 8, 2005. The poor and the powerful of the earth rubbed shoulders to say their last goodbye to Pope John Paul on Friday as one of the most momentous funerals in history got under way at the Vatican. REUTERS/Jerry Lampen
U.S. President George W. Bush (C) arrives to attend the funeral of Pope John Paul II in the Vatican's St. Peter's square April 8, 2005. A simple cypress coffin bearing Pope John Paul's body was carried out of St Peter's Basilica as the world's most powerful leaders joined an ocean of humble pilgrims to say goodbye on Friday at the biggest funeral in modern times. REUTERS/Yves Herman
German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, rear left, speaks with his Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer, rear center, during the funeral for Pope John Paul II in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Friday April 8, 2005. The death of John Paul II has evoked a remarkable outpouring of affection from around the world and brought an estimated 4 million people to Rome in one of the largest religious gatherings in the West in modern times. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (C) uses his handkerchief in St Peter's Square at the start of the funeral for the late Pope John Paul II at the Vatican April 8, 2005. The poor and the powerful of the earth rubbed shoulders to say their last goodbye to the Pope on Friday as the Vatican staged one of the most momentous funerals in history for the Polish Pontiff. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi
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