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Pope Benedict XVI blesses young priests at their seminary in the Pantaleon cloister in Cologne, western Germany, Friday, Aug 19, 2005.

1 posted on 08/19/2005 11:42:50 AM PDT by NYer
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Any word from GipperGal? Is she feeling better?


2 posted on 08/19/2005 11:44:56 AM PDT by Pyro7480 ("All my own perception of beauty both in majesty and simplicity is founded upon Our Lady." - Tolkien)
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Young priests take pictures of Pope Benedict XVI at their seminary in the Pantaleon cloister in Cologne, western Germany, Friday, Aug 19, 2005.

For those who may have missed this event, several young priests and a Canadian Cardinal gave personal testimonies of their calls to the priesthood. Unfortunately, EWTN lost its feed several times, so we were left with bits and pieces. One young priest from Kazakstan, delivered a moving story in English. As a young man, he felt lost and confused. His grandmother recommended that he take up prayer. He wrote down the Our Father and Hail Mary and began to pray these each day, eventually moving into the Rodary and finding his love for Christ and the Blessed Mother.

The Holy Father was visibly moved by their presentations. Cardinal Meisner, at the conclusion, announced that he would have transcripts made of each of the presentations and personally mail them to every seminarian, at his own personal expense.

3 posted on 08/19/2005 11:51:59 AM PDT by NYer ("Each person is meant to exist. Each person is God's own idea." - Pope Benedict XVI)
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To: NYer

Bumping for a later read. Thanks.


8 posted on 08/19/2005 2:53:36 PM PDT by Lady In Blue (Pope Benedict XVI: THE CAFETERIA IS NOW CLOSED)
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