Lourdes, France 2010: Tuesday - Mass indoors and Talent Show

We woke up Tuesday morning to snow!!! It was very, very cold so they decided to have our Mass in the hotel instead of taking the carts out to the church. They set up our dining room area so that the priests were at the front at a table and we sat in chairs in front of them. It was nice to be able to stay inside where it was warm. They had to get creative about some of the supplies they used since they didn't have all the objects for Mass.

Bishop Curlin said the Mass and gave an excellent homily. I got it on video and will try to figure out how to post it. It is too long to fit on the blog. After Mass, Bishop Curlin gave a special blessing to all the malades. He used the holy water and said a special prayer that Mother Theresa taught him. Miss Murphy said that it was very special for her. While the malades were getting their blessings, we were all saying the rosary and offering our prayers up for their healing. Many malades have already felt spiritual healing this week, including Miss Murphy!

The last night was a special dinner when we got to wear real clothes, not uniforms! We wore our tiaras since we are lovingly known as the "Princesses". After dinner we had a Talent Show and anyone who wanted to could participate. We got on stage to help Kennedy perform. It was great! See below for some video of the talents!