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A nun holds small Vatican flags during a mass by Pope Benedict XVI in the basilica of Altoetting, southern Germany, Monday, Sept 11, 2006. Pope Benedict is on a six-day visit to his native Bavaria. (AP Photo/Michaela Rehle, pool)

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At the end of the Mass, the Holy Father inaugurated the shrine's new Adoration Chapel, which he called the "treasury," as "the Church's true treasure" is "the permanent presence of the Lord in the Blessed Sacrament."

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Highlights from yesterday's visit

Pope Benedict XVI stands in front of the basilica of Altoetting next to Mayor Herbert Hofauer (R) after receiving a gift on behalf of the city of Altoetting September 11, 2006. Pope Benedict will spend most of the day in Altoetting where the shrine to the Virgin Mary draws hundreds of thousands of pilgrims each year. REUTERS/Matthias Schrader/Pool (GERMANY)

Pope Benedict XVI wears a hat that was given to him on Monday Sept. 11, 2006 in Altoetting, southern Germany.

Pope Benedict XVI prays at the grave of Brother Konrad (Grab des Heiligen Bruders Konrad von Parzam) inside the Church of St. Konrad in Altoetting, September 11, 2006. Pope Benedict prayed for the victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States on Monday as he received a rapturous welcome in this small southern German shrine town. REUTERS/KNA-Bild/Wolfgang Radtke/Pool (GERMANY)

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Marking

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In his homily, dedicated to Mary, Benedict XVI explained that Christ and his Mother are united in their acceptance of the will of God which the Blessed Virgin makes evident during the annunciation.

Mary and Jesus, United by Their "Yes" to the Will of God