Speaker John Boehner literally could not contain himself as Pope Francis spoke to the masses from the U.S. Capitol balcony Thursday afternoon.
Speaker Boehner, who is Catholic, was seen on video giving America his best cry face as the pope greeted the masses with a "Buenos Dias!"
Watch the magical moment in its entirety.
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"When you grow up Catholic, you learn about the Pope as a distant figure, closer to God than any of us," Boehner said of the pope in a Medium post published ahead of the pontiff's visit. "To have him here, at our Capitol, among our people, is a once-in-a-lifetime moment. A glimpse of grace."