We slept under the stars that night, and yes! it was cold! I had an emergency blanket below me and wrapped around me. I had a hat, gloves, socks, and layers of clothes on in my failing attempts to stay warm!
I ended up staying in the adoration tent with Jesus quite a bit that night. It was warmer, and how often can you spend the night with Jesus?!
First thing Sunday morning, I was just going for a walk. Out of no where they decide to block off the road and no one can get through. I'm usually a patient person ;)...so I decided to wait. I had no idea the Pope was going to drive right in front of me in his pope-mobile! This was the closest I ever got to him. My pictures didn't turn out the best, but I'll always remember it!
The best view I could get of him was on the big screen. I heard there was somewhere between 400,000-600,000 people at this event.
Check out this aerial view I found online! The altar is the red building in the upper left corner of the picture. I had no idea I was part of something so huge!! (I think I was somewhere near the middle of this picture)
Australia has been in a drought for a while. Throughout the week, and at the final Mass we prayed for rain...the clouds were there, but the rain waited till we cleared out of Randwick. Talk about Divine Intervention!
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