This “little pope” is called Eugenio. His mother dressed him up in this costume last November and brought him to our Liturgical Center in Toronto to look for a pectoral cross that will match his vestments. One of my sisters recognized the mother and asked, “were you not the one frequenting our chapel for a time?” She said yes and that she was actually praying for a child. And Eugenio came! “Why did you dress him as Pope?” my sister continued. “Because I asked for the intercession of Pope John Paul II for my child.”I’m posting Eugenio’s story here also to remind everyone that today is Pope Benedict’s 80th birthday and 3 days from now, he celebrates his 2nd year anniversary of election to the See of Peter. In case you’d like to send your greetings to him via email, just click here.
