Morse Code Returns To The Vatican

Absolutely marvelous pictures over at Fr. Z's of the Holy Father's Vespers for New Year's Eve. You can see he & his new MC pulled out all the stops: I will have to learn a whole new vocabulary, to wit: morse:
And after the glorious service, the Pope rode out to the creche and made a visit:


I like Fr. Z's comment:

This is a marvelous occasion really. You see the Holy Father’s dedication to formal liturgical ceremony and also popular devotion, which is also of great importance in the life of the Catholic people. They strengthen each other, and the Holy Father understands that.

He is giving a good example as Bishop and chief pastor of Rome to his City and to the world. The broadcast of vespers and the visit to the Christmas scene in the piazza is his way of showing the bishops and priests of the world how this is to be done.