Annual Mass at the Tomb of Venerable Pius XII

If you go you can meet some of his relatives who knew him, namely, his grand nieces, now getting up there in age.  I think of all the times I greeted Prince Francis Pacelli, deceased in 2011.  He had been the head of the family, born in 1939; his passing was too soon.

Alas, the torch is passed to a new generation.  The new head of the family is don Filippo's (born in 1941) son, Asciano Pacelli (born in 1973).  His claim to fame is that he is a reality TV star in Italy on Grande Fratello (a an extremely popular show that was both shallow and annoying).  Pray for his conversion.