On the Sacred Heart - "We Adore God's Love of Humanity"

ZENIT News Agency ^ | 5 June 2005 | Pope Benedict XVI

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On the Sacred Heart

"We Adore God's Love of Humanity">

VATICAN CITY, JUNE 5, 2005 (Zenit.org).- Here is a translation of the address Benedict XVI gave today before praying the Angelus with the crowds gathered in St. Peter's Square.

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Dear Brothers and Sisters!

Last Friday we celebrated the solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, devotion profoundly rooted in the Christian people. In biblical language, "heart" indicates a person's center, seat of his feelings and intentions. In the heart of the Redeemer we adore God's love of humanity, his will of universal salvation, his infinite mercy. Worship of the Sacred Heart of Christ means, therefore, worship of that heart which, after having loved us to the end, was pierced by the spear, and from the cross on high, shed blood and water, inexhaustible source of new life.

The feast of the Sacred Heart has also been the World Day of Prayer for the Sanctification of Priests, propitious occasion to pray so that presbyters will prefer nothing to the love of Christ. Profoundly devoted to the Sacred Heart of Christ was Blessed Giovanni Battista Scalabrini, bishop and patron of immigrants, the centenary of whose death we observed on June 1. He founded the men and women Missionaries of St. Charles Borromeo, known as the "Scalabrini," to proclaim the Gospel among Italian immigrants.

Recalling this great bishop, my thoughts go to those who are far from their homeland and often also from their families; I hope that they will always meet receptive friends and hearts on their path who are capable of supporting them in the difficulties of every day.

Undoubtedly, the heart that is most like Christ's is the heart of Mary, his Immaculate Mother, and precisely for this reason, the liturgy introduces her for our veneration. Responding to the invitation addressed by the Virgin of Fatima, let us commend to her Immaculate Heart, which we contemplated in a particular way yesterday, the whole world so that it will experience the merciful love of God and true peace.

[Translation by ZENIT]

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[N.B. Zenit seems to have changed their linking scheme. The source link may not work tomorrow (when they have updated the news articles). In that case, look for the articles dated June 5, 2005.]

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A Sacred Heart/Benedict XVI/Angelus ping.

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OK, Zenit has changed the links from the main page. However, here is the link to the source document within theur site

[Siobhan]

Last Friday we celebrated the solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, devotion profoundly rooted in the Christian people. In biblical language, "heart" indicates a person's center, seat of his feelings and intentions. In the heart of the Redeemer we adore God's love of humanity, his will of universal salvation, his infinite mercy. Worship of the Sacred Heart of Christ means, therefore, worship of that heart which, after having loved us to the end, was pierced by the spear, and from the cross on high, shed blood and water, inexhaustible source of new life.

A bump and a ping for Pope Benedict XVI.

And a prayer for Sr. Johana, PCPA.

[sockmonkey]

And a prayer for Sr. Johana, PCPA.

Thanks, I spoke to one of the AZ sisters on Friday night, and she said that Sr. Johanna might be released on Sat, but was still in ICC, and her foot and ankle were still super swollen.

She also said that they have had more snake encounters around the chapel since then, and were now wearing boots.

[Siobhan]

Please tell the Sisters in AZ to develop a devotion to St. Patrick and to St. Hilda of Whitby. St. Patrick drove the snakes and serpents from Ireland and St. Hilda drove the snakes off the cliffs at Whitby.

If they put on their wish list an outdoor statue of each great saint, I know they would come to their aid.