Philly
eagerly awaits arrival of Pope Francis
Early
Saturday morning, Pope Francis will be flying from New York to Philadelphia to
take part in the World Meeting of Families, which began earlier this week.
The
Pope’s arrival is eagerly awaited in the city where later in the day he will
celebrate Mass at Philadelphia’s Cathedral for clergy and religious.
“Everybody
is really thrilled about the arrival of the Holy Father here in Philadelphia,”
said John Boyden, a parishioner at St Edmond’s Parish in the city. “It is a
spectacular feeling that’s in the air right now. Just walking through centre
city Philadelphia, I’ve been able to feel this thrill, this kind of excitement
building over this past month – but especially in the past couple of days, it’s
really, really getting exciting for everybody who wants to come and see the
Holy Father, and I think it’s going to be a huge success.”
John
spoke with Vatican Radio about his feelings about the Pope. “I would want to
meet the Holy Father, and just tell him how much I admire him, and what a
wonderful face that he has put on the Church,” he said. “I know so many of my
friends are really excited about Pope Francis, and they’ve taken in the Church
and in the Holy Father, and . . . they like the fact that he’s so very open and
approachable.”
The
visit to Philadelphia is the high point of the Pope’s Apostolic Voyage to Cuba
and the United States, culminating in a final Solemn Mass which will conclude
the Eighth World Meeting of Families.
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