So we went to Stara Boleslav to attend the Holy Mass by the Pope on September 18. The celebration would start at 9:45am but pilgrims were advised to be there on or before 8am. We left home at 6am as we have to drop Caity at her grandma’s house and pick up a friend along the way to Cerny Most where the buses were deployed for the pilgrims’ use. There were so many buses lining up in the station, waiting to transport passengers for free!

We arrived early and had plenty of time to take pictures of the buzzing activities around.

Walking with the crowd.

More and more people arriving, while the police men are on alert mode.

The stage and the tall tv stands holding the wide screens for the crowd farther behind to see.

He’s coming!  We didn’t know he will pass in our aisle!

Pope Benedict XVI blessing the crowd.

The Mass was in Latin, and his sermon was in Italian with Czech translations, I didn’t understand it at all but the choir was superb.  Just being part of this celebration was already an experience to cherish.