While waiting for the audience with the Pope, Eugene continued to visit the holy places of Rome. In his diary he often expresses his awe at some of the places or at celebrations.<\/p>\n
\nAfter leaving His Eminence, I went into Saint Peter\u2019s where, for more than an hour, I admired the beautiful artworks in that church, which I could never get tired of seeing.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Roman Diary, 16 December 1825, EO XVII<\/em><\/p>\n
Two days later he was back in St. Peter\u2019s Basilica for a beatification ceremony:<\/p>\n
\nThis was a memorable day. I went to Saint Peter\u2019s where Archbishop Mazio had me placed in a privileged spot, where I was able to see and hear everything marvellously. First of all, I saw the entire part of Saint Peter\u2019s church from the confession to the far end where Saint Peter\u2019s chair is, held up by four Doctors of the Church, two Latin and two Greek, lit up by a prodigious number of candles, for the day of the beatification of Blessed Angelo d\u2019Acri, priest and Capuchin missionary, whose covered image was hung up at a great height, all surrounded with torches\u2026<\/strong><\/h5>\n
As he completed reading the decree, the veil covering the saint\u2019s image was lowered and the officiating Prelate intoned the Te Deum. Then he said High Mass of the Blessed. The sung music at this mass, accompanied only by the organ, was superb<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\u00a0Roman Diary, 18 December 1825, EO XVII<\/em><\/p>\n
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\u201cThe most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: his eyes are closed.\u201d \u00a0\u00a0Albert Einstein<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
While waiting for the audience with the Pope, Eugene continued to visit the holy places of Rome. In his diary he often expresses his awe at some of the places or at celebrations. After leaving His Eminence, I went into … Continue reading