When Pope Francis arrived at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary Saturday afternoon, Sept. 26, he met a student body and faculty roiling with excitement, and a special song. Seminarians and priests of Philadelphia traditionally toast one of their own , especially those ordained bishops, with an enthusiastic rendering of “Domine salvum fac.” The Latin saying set to soaring music and sung a capella, is translated: “Lord, make safe our Father Francis, and hear us on the day on which we call you.”
The pope resided at the seminary during his two-day stay in Philadelphia, which capped his first apostolic visit to the United States.
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Onlookers crane for a glimpse of the pope as a police motorcycle detail leads his motorcade into St. Charles Seminary. (Photo by D’Mont Reese)
Pope Francis climbs out of the simple black fiat that he used throughout his travels in the United States. (Photo by D’Mont Reese)
Wynnewood residents await the pope’s arrival. (Photo by D’Mont Reese)
Seminary Rector Bishop Timothy Senior, right, and Archbishop Charles Chaput welcome the pope to the Philadelphia archdiocesan seminary. (Photo by D’Mont Reese)
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