today the 4th year men were ordained as deacons in St. Peter's Basilica at the altar of the chair of St. Peter. i was in the choir, and yes there was lots of very hard music (most of it 4 part harmonies), and yes i was off key probably more often than not. it was a grand occasion. tomorrow i go to the little town of Norcia-birthplace of St. Benedict-for the weekend with a few friends. school starts on monday. i have no idea what my classes are (everyone assures me that is the mode of operations here in the italian way of doing things). after 1 week of class i will start seeing a private tutor for italian (thank goodness i don't have to take greek and latin at the same time like some of the other guys).
everything is going so fast, not that i've done that much yet, but it is just so easy forget who i am with, where i am at, and all the blessings that i have. instead, i often find myself sitting at the table thinking, "man, this guy is gonna eat all the pasta and i'm gonna have to take only a moderate size serving or have to take the bowl back to get more, what a jerk"-i am so petty. no, there is quite a bit to be thankful for, there is always enough time to spend time with Jesus and recognize Him in those around me if i'd just stop for a second and take a look around.
pictures:
1) my family at Jill's wedding (mom, kate, Jill & Bryan & Katura, Lindsey & Kyle, dad)
2) looking down Concilation ave. from St. Peter's
1 comment:
hey, whos that girl in the red? she looks pretty awesomely cool. :)
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