Nihil Obstat Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 [quote name='tinytherese' post='1794752' date='Mar 1 2009, 09:27 PM']I totally know someone who wants to steal the popes hat and then make a get away in the pope-mobile. [/quote] Hehe, because it goes all of what? Thirty kilometres an hour? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatherineM Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 I had a friend who just came back from one of those old lady tour junkets. She said the churches they went to there used a really nice grade of Cabernet for their communion wine. You could get him a small bottle of the stuff the churches get to use there, for his personal masses. You know, see how the other half lives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinytherese Posted March 2, 2009 Author Share Posted March 2, 2009 I know this priest outside of simply going to mass. I'm his volunteer assistant at RCIA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hassan Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 [quote name='Nihil Obstat' post='1794164' date='Mar 1 2009, 03:01 AM']A hip flask with the Vatican flag on it. For carrying holy water. Emergency baptisms, you know.[/quote] lol, only if you want to pay like six euros for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hassan Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 [quote name='tinytherese' post='1794755' date='Mar 1 2009, 11:29 PM']Nothing oober expensive. That may make him feel guilty or embarassed for accepting such a gift.[/quote] lol, then stay away from the Vatican There are a lot of booths and such where you can buy stuff cheeper. Get him a good bottle of wine be careful though, there is never a shortage of locals who want to steal from tourists Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Bone _ Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 [quote name='Hassan' post='1794880' date='Mar 1 2009, 10:31 PM']lol, then stay away from the Vatican There are a lot of booths and such where you can buy stuff cheeper. Get him a good bottle of wine [b]be careful though, there is never a shortage of locals who want to steal from tourists[/b][/quote] That is true of most everywhere. A tourist makes an easier mark because they have their mind on other matters, they sometimes don' t speak the language well, the local constable will side with locals, and the tourist will never be back... Back to the topic at hand: A nice bottle of wine would be nice, if he drinks wine. I'd recommend getting something that inspires you, don't make up your mind until you see what's there. But stay under $20. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinytherese Posted March 23, 2009 Author Share Posted March 23, 2009 I got him a silver pastoral cross. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TotusTuusMaria Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 (edited) ... this might be late... but visit the shrine of Bl. Anna Maria Taigi in Rome. Ask if they have any relics of her. They do. They come with the documents as well. They are first class. It is a donation of 10 Euro. She was a married saint, but she was very helpful to the Pope of her time and the local priests. She was a mystic. Edited March 23, 2009 by TotusTuusMaria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dauntingknight Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 [quote name='CatherineM' post='1794519' date='Mar 1 2009, 07:26 PM']I'd sneak into the Vatican apartments, and score him some Pope pj's.[/quote] That's what the Pope wears at night. How much are the Vatican's statues? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TotusTuusMaria Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 [quote name='dauntingknight' post='1814485' date='Mar 23 2009, 12:27 AM']That's what the Pope wears at night. How much are the Vatican's statues?[/quote] It depends on what store you buy them from and which one you want. Honestly, they are very expensive if you want a really nice one. You can get the same statues for much less at other shrines and places or even here in the states. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TotusTuusMaria Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 (edited) You could get him a papal blessing on parchment. That is always nice. [url="http://vatican.usembassy.gov/Vatican/Blessings.asp"]http://vatican.usembassy.gov/Vatican/Blessings.asp[/url] Many of the little shops in the Vatican can take care of all of that for you. Just walk into one and tell them you would like to get a papal blessing. Then when it arrives to him he will be very surprised... I did that for my family. They framed it. For mail and the costs of them taking care of all the details for me it was about 15 euro. It really depends on the parchment you like. you can get the for much less on smaller parchment. Also, you can send him a postcard. Edited March 23, 2009 by TotusTuusMaria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TotusTuusMaria Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 [quote name='tinytherese' post='1814292' date='Mar 22 2009, 10:04 PM']I got him a silver pastoral cross.[/quote] that sounds very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luigi Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 [quote name='tinytherese' post='1814292' date='Mar 22 2009, 10:04 PM']I got him a silver pastoral cross.[/quote] It sounds very tasteful and appropriate. Good choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinytherese Posted March 29, 2009 Author Share Posted March 29, 2009 Man, when I went to that gift shop in the Vatican City I had never seen so many rosaries in my life! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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