Posted on 04/02/2005 12:00:20 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
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April 02, 2005 at 10:11:50 PST
VATICAN CITY (AP) -
The Vatican post office said Saturday it will issue a special stamp when the pope dies, which can only be used until a new one is elected.
According to tradition, the "vacant See" stamp will carry an image of two crossed keys but no papal headgear. The traditional image on Vatican stamps issued while a pope is alive has the keys and the headgear.
The stamps are valid for the so-called "interregnum," the timespan that begins with the death of the pope and ends when a new one is elected, but other Vatican stamps also will be valid in that period.
The last time the Vatican post office issued vacant seat stamps was 1978, when John Paul I died.
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LOL!!
A little more than 2 1/2 hours to Midnight, Rome time, and thus the start of the the Feast of Mercy...
Eternal Father,
I offer you the body and blood,
soul and divinity
of your dearly beloved Son,
our Lord Jesus Christ,
in atonement for our sins,
and those of the whole world.
For the same of His sorrowful passion,
have mercy on us,
and on the whole world.
St. Faustina,
The Holy Father did so much to spread the
message of the Divine Mercy.
Pray for John Paul as he slips into eternity.
Divine Mercy, gushing forth from the bosom of the Father,
I trust in you.
Divine Mercy,
from which wells forth all life and happiness,
I trust in you.
Divine Mercy, astonishment for angels and incomprehensible to saints,
I trust in you.
O Jesus, who suffered and died, shedding your life's blood that we might be redeemed,
have mercy on us.
O Jesus, whose heart is big enough to hold all the world,
have mercy on us.
O Jesus, thank you for sharing John Paul with us.
Amen.
can't type today - same should be sake
Amen.
My father and grandfather were also named John. I've long harbored a secret plan to name the first son I might someday have "John Paul."
We gave one of our sons the second name of Karol so there would be NO CONFUSION as to who we took his name from! His name is Leo Karol.
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