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AP - Sun Oct 2, 7:42 AM ET

Pope Benedict XVI celebrates a Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at The Vatican Sunday, Oct.2, 2005. The pontiff opened a three-week meeting of the world's bishops inaugurating his first major Vatican event since being elected. More than 250 bishops, cardinals, heads of religious orders and others from about 118 countries will take part in the Synod of Bishops.(AP Photo/Plinio Lepri)

1 posted on 10/02/2005 5:08:35 PM PDT by NYer
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To: The Ghost of FReepers Past; nothingnew; american colleen; Lady In Blue; Salvation; narses; ...
Every time we eat this bread and drink this chalice, we proclaim the death of the Lord until he comes, says St. Paul (cf. 1 Corinthians 11:26).


2 posted on 10/02/2005 5:14:23 PM PDT by NYer
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To: NYer

**"Lord: Help Us to Be Converted!" **

Amen!


3 posted on 10/02/2005 5:17:12 PM PDT by Salvation (†With God all things are possible.†)
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To: NYer

"But the threat of judgment affects us also, the Church in Europe, the Church of the West in general. With this Gospel the Lord also cries out in our ears the words he addressed in Revelation to the Church in Ephesus: "I will come to you and remove your lamp stand from its place, unless you repent" (2:5). The light can also be taken away from us, and we would do well to allow this warning in all its seriousness to resonate in our souls, crying out at the same time to the Lord: "Help us to be converted! Give us the grace of an authentic renewal! Do not permit the light to be extinguished among us! Reinforce our faith, our hope and our love so that we can bear good fruit!"

Just...wow.


4 posted on 10/02/2005 5:24:20 PM PDT by RKBA Democrat (Lord Jesus Christ, son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.)
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To: NYer
Tolerance that only admits God as a private opinion, but that denies him the public domain, the reality of the world and of our life, is not tolerance but hypocrisy.

Attention all so-called Catholic politicians.......

5 posted on 10/02/2005 7:32:24 PM PDT by Gerish (Choose God, he has already chosen you.)
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To: Maeve; Romulus; jrny; eastsider; Pyro7480
... being docile to the action of the Holy Spirit we might be able to help the world to be converted -- in Christ and with Christ -- into the fruitful vine of God.

Beautiful!

6 posted on 10/02/2005 8:25:08 PM PDT by ELS (Vivat Benedictus XVI!)
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To: NYer
"Tolerance that only admits God as a private opinion, but that denies him the public domain, the reality of the world and of our life, is not tolerance but hypocrisy."


7 posted on 10/03/2005 8:07:57 AM PDT by Convert from ECUSA (Not a nickel, not a dime, no more money for Hamastine!)
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