Arrivederci, auf weidersehen, adios, faretheewell

Last night during our rosary, my husband started to pray, as we usually do, "for the Pope's intentions." That's when it really set in - Sede vacante!

Of course we do still pray for Pope Emeritus Benedict's intentions and for him and with him and all the church. We miss him already.

We only watched news clips online of the farewell address and the events surrounding. What I loved about the clips was how positive all the people in Rome seemed. The newscasters asked some foreboding questions about what's next for the church, but the young people they interviewed (and George Weigel) all had positive things to say.

Perhaps the key to avoiding a sense of doom in these coming days is to stay in touch with the young people on the street and stay away from journalists

Praying during the Pope's last hour.  From The Guardian

More great photos of young people on the Wall Street Journal page, "Auf Weidersehen."