Today we remember our Blessed Mother, and in her honor we reflect upon the first and oldest church in Rome Italy. Saint Mary Major. I have had the great honor of attending mass there with my spouse and my in laws. There was a huge attendance of women and men that were born with down syndrome in the first several rows. The church was jammed packed with people twenty years ago, and we were there on pilgrimage to visit then Pope John Paul II. We were to attend the Papal Audience which was an entire mass given outside the Vatican. There were so many young couples there all dressed up in their tuxes and wedding dresses, I could not help but wished I had thought of the idea of exchanging my wedding vows to my spouse in Italy. That experience was lovely to see as we all began to pray together in unity of our love for God, for faith, and family life. JPII, holds a very special place in my heart, my ancestor's were of Italian and Polish Descent. So I have an affinity towards Naples Italy and Baranova, Poland, where all of my ancestors once lived. And having been blessed not once but twice to attend two Papal audiences in my life time, once in New York City, and another in Rome Italy, the power of the Holy Spirit pierced my soul on both occasions. I have a greater awareness and duty towards my God for being baptized and for being confirmed into the catholic faith, and my mission is to evangelize and bring information to those truly seeking Christ, Mary, and the truth of their own personal existence. In every podcast my hope and my goal is to share and instill the truth that will help others get started on the proper footing in journeying towards Christ. My compass is my foundation, given at birth, as a gift from my ancestry, and not all were given this gift and yet desire to know the King of our salvation, it is for those men and women I pray for and try my best to reach on this quest to serve with love, where love is so desperately needed.
