" . . . There Is Still A Chance That They Will See . . . "

We had a nice little breakfast at our hostel on Saturday. And we got to check the internet and found out that we would FINALLY be meeting up with our friend Maude that day in Dublin! So we hopped on the train and headed back to Dublin. Once there we walked to our hostel and checked in then headed to a Chinese Buffet and FEASTED! Ahh, it was glorious! They even had ice cream and apple pie filling for dessert! Sigh, it was lovely.

We then headed back to the hostel and began to play cards in the lobby while waiting for Maude to arrive. But we didn't have to wait long. Suddenly Sarah jumped up and I followed her and we were there to meet Maude at the door! We walked with her to an ATM and then came back to the hostel and were chilling in the lobby when in walked another Franciscan student - Kathleen! She pretty much freaked out when she saw us! Apparently she and her brother had stayed at that hostel the night before but her brother was leaving that day and she hadn't decided what she was going to be doing cuz she would be all alone once he left but she wasn't all alone cuz she found us!

So the four of us eventually headed to dinner. We actually ended up going to this weird restaurant that was half Mexican and half Italian and is located in Ireland. Weird, right? But it was cheap. We then headed back to the hostel to get ready for Easter Vigil Mass but stopped at the Spar (grocery store) on the way to get food for our Easter party! We got crispy m&m's, nutella, oreos, cookies, twix, milk, and other goodies that I can't remember. We then arrived back at the hostel, got changed and headed to the Cathedral.

So, we totally went to Easter Vigil with the ARCHBISHOP OF DUBLIN!!!!!!!!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was so crazy! And we met up with two other Franciscan students there! It was so cool! And, yeah, it was Easter Vigil so you know it was intense! And the Archbishop's homily was wonderful. Oh and for one of the psalms this adorable little kid sang the solo and he was sooooo good! It was so beautiful! And for the end they sang the Hallelujah Chorus which is SO intense! I love it!

We then walked back to the hostel, along with the two Franciscan students we had met up with, and had our Easter party. Yeah we ate WAY too much junk food! But it was great!

Oh, and I have two things that I keep forgetting to write: 1) The whole time we were in Ireland - and especially because it was Holy Week - I was thinking of the beautiful song Our Lady of Knock about the apparition at the Parish Church in Knock, County Mayo, Ireland. Especially the line that says "And the Lamb will conquer and the woman clothed with the sun will shine her light on everyone!" It just seemed totally appropriate for the week! 2) After our discussion on Protestantism in Lourdes I remembered the second verse of Let It Be which says "And though they may be parted there is still a chance that they will see there will be an answer let it be" which is totally our prayer for our separated brothers and sisters!