Friday, March 24, 2006

THE CONSISTORY: It's Over

With the Apostolic Blessing and the singing of the "Alma, Redemptoris Mater" (a nod to Via Merulana), the public consistory has ended.

Che gioia -- the postlude is Bach's Prelude and Fugue in E Flat -- one of my favorites.

And off to pranzo the masses run....


PHOTO:
AP/Andrew Medichini


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