International Eucharistic Congress 2008 Closing Mass Page 2 of 2 - see page 1
Almost everyone had plastic raincoats and/or umbrellas	It was comforting to many to see on the screens the Pope observing the Mass and then give the homily
Young couple apparently just wed. Woman has veil on behind hair	This happy family struggled to protect themselves from the rain
All the Cardinals on the impressive high altar - Most most had to don raincoats and then unbrellas as the rain increased. It was quite the challenge. There are no photos from the time the real deluge began as our camera would have been damaged.
There were a lot of children with their families	These boys made good use of the cardboard stools as raingear