VATICAN CITY
Cardinal Roger Mahony Blogs LA
Vatican City, 24 February 2013 –
More than 200,000 people attended the final Angelus of Benedict XVI’s pontificate. Looking up from St. Peter’s Square, everyone–near and via television–were able to see a more relaxed and hope-filled Pope.
The Holy Father was received with much applause and, before beginning his short meditation, responded saying, “Thank you, thank you very much.” He then commented on the Gospel reading for this second Sunday of Lent, which recounts the Transfiguration of the Lord.
“Luke the Evangelist places particular attention on the fact that Jesus was transfigured as He prayed. His is a profound experience of relationship with the Father during a type of spiritual retreat that Jesus undergoes on a high mountain in the company of Peter, James, and John, the three disciples who are always present at the moments of the Master’s divine manifestation.
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