A Penitent Blogger

Mindful of my imperfections, seeking to know Truth more deeply and to live Love more fully.

Quid sum miser tunc dicturus? Quem patronum rogaturus? Cum vix iustus sit securus?
Recordare, Iesu pie, Quod sum causa tuae viae: Ne me perdas illa die...

Tuesday, April 19, 2005

Hall of Blessings

Some clarification about the place from which the Cardinals processed into the Sistine Chapel yesterday.

The "Hall of Blessings" (l'Aula delle Benedizioni) is part of St. Peter's Basilica, above the portico of the main entrance. It is from the balcony of the center window that the newly elected Pope will first appear to the world.