Theatre of the Actors of Regard
Seal of the Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See
to the United Nations
Theatre of the Actors of Regard
Cardinal George Pell and the Coat of Arms of the Holy See
FIAPCE
Dream of 18/19 January 1989 : Sacred Sight
I am in Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome, at the entrance to
a small side altar where a Mass is always being celebrated.
This area is curtained and only the Faithful (No Tourists)
are permitted to enter, to pray and to partake in the Mass.
I am permitted to enter and go to a pew at the front,
on the right hand side.
Here, I watch the priest very closely.
He is not doing this out of habit or duty.
He is thoughtful, deliberate and very precise
in his saying of this Mass.
I empathise with his conviction, his intensity.
Then I understand that he is saying his First Mass
and that every part of his being
- his past, his present and his future -
is concentrated on his proper movement through
every moment of it.
I become aware - did he announce it?
did I simply realise it?
that he is offering his first Sacrifice of the Mass
in praise and thanks for the Gift of Sight.
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