ROME 26/6 – Day 74-75: Last Day

For mt final full day for this sojourn the sun rose upon Rome at 5:33.

It will set at 20:46.

It is the 2nd Sunday after Pentecost, but in many places Corpus Christi has been transferred. Since Corpus Christi was on Thursday (the real day) in the Vatican City State, the curial calendar announces that it is the 10th Sunday of Ordinary Time.

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I think you can tell that I have just about run out of gas. The heat has really gotten to me over the last few days and I haven’t been doing much. At this time of year it is also humid here. The humidity seems really to soar in churches. Hence, after Mass you have to wring out your cassock. Today, we had a procession after Mass which took us to three area churches, sometimes moving under that Roman sun I mentioned at the top. We priests wore also a chasuble over our choir dress for the procession. I stayed in Rome some days longer to be able to participate in this beautiful event. At the same time, at the end we were pretty tapped out. It was 87°F (30.5C).  I’ve been taking on a lot of water. My cassock went out to the clothesline so that I can drench it through again during Vespers.

There was a professional photographer at Mass so I didn’t take many photos and I didn’t bring the phone during the procession. I’ll have to get shots from others. However, this is the final blessing, back in church.

White to move and mate in 4.

UPDATE:

Oh yes, this was a bit unusual this morning for breakfast.

I also should post final ivy and jasmine reports.