Corpus Christi

June 3, was the feast of Corpus Christi.  Not the one in Texas, but the one in the Tabernacle. 
On this day, there was supposed to be an outdoor Mass at St John Latteran followed by an Eucharistic procession to St Mary Major, which is just down the street. 

Unfortunately, about an hour before Mass was scheduled to begin it started raining very hard, so Mass was moved inside the Basilica. 

Since there is obviously less room inside than outside, a lot of people were waiting trying to get into Mass.  Many people were trying to convince the guards to let them in, using all sorts of stories.  A lady near me told them that her husband and children were inside, and was granted allowed to enter Mass.

I tried to convince them to let me in, since I was alone, and wouldnt take up much room.  This stategy did not work.  There were some Sisters of Charity near me, also hoping to attend Mass inside the basilica.
As soon as the guard walked away for a minute, I knew my I had my chance, so I opened the gate, and told the sisters to go, and I followed them. We didnt get seats, but found a spot pretty close to the front of the church. Once we dried off a bit from being out in the rain, it was a very nice experience and a beautiful Mass with the Pope.  

Since it was still raining when Mass ended, we did about half an hour of Eucharistic Adoration, and then Benny (thats what I call him) had Benediction.  (I dont feel like looking up links for all of those things, right now, but for my Non Catholic readers, if you are confused by any of those terms, or events, let me know and I will explain). 

I did not take a lot of pictures, cause my view was blocked by some pillars, but I did get one ok pic.