Posted on 06/13/2010 12:16:24 PM PDT by markomalley
.- Thousands of pilgrims and faithful gathered at noon Sunday in St. Peter’s Square to pray the Angelus with the Holy Father. Before the prayer, he said that the fruits of the recently ended Year for Priests could never be measured, but are already visible and will continue to be ever more so.
“The priest is a gift from the heart of Christ, a gift for the Church and for the world. From the heart of the Son of God, overflowing with love, all the goods of the Church spring forth,” proclaimed Pope Benedict XVI. “One of those goods is the vocations of those men who, conquered by the Lord Jesus, leave everything behind to dedicate themselves completely to the Christian community, following the example of the Good Shepherd.”
The Holy Father described the priest as having been formed by “the same charity of Christ, that love which compelled him to give his life for his friends and to forgive his enemies.”
“Therefore,” he continued, “priests are the primary builders of the civilization of love.”
Benedict XVI exhorted priests to always seek the intercession of St. John Marie Vianney, whose prayer, the “Act of Love,” was prayed frequently during the Year for Priests, and “continues to fuel our dialogue with God.”
The pontiff also spoke about the close of the Year for Priests, which took place this past week and culminated with the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. He emphasized “the unforgettable days in the presence of more than 15,000 priests from around the world.”
The feast of the Sacred Heart is traditionally a “day of priestly holiness,” but this time it was especially so, Benedict XVI remarked.
Pope Benedict concluded his comments by noting that, in contemplating history, “one observes so many pages of authentic social and spiritual renewal which have been written by the decisive contribution of Catholic priests.” These were inspired “only by their passion for the Gospel and for mankind, for his true civil and religious freedom.”
“So many initiatives that promote the entire human being have begun with the intuition of a priestly heart,” he exclaimed.
The Pope then prayed the Angelus, greeted those present in various languages, and imparted his apostolic blessing.
THANKS FOR THE STATS.
Interesting.
Say, couldn’t I take Hebrews off of say BIBLEGATEWAY.COM
throw it into Word and count “faith” in it that way?
I am not sure as if I'd accuse Quix of belonging to the United Church of Christ, well, not yet...
THX.
I think.
“And one of the basics is grace thru faith without works”
Even though there are verses in the Bible that mention works.
That doesn't pass the so what test. It is far better to get 30% right right than have the Rev. Billy-Bob Rolex prattle on incorrectly about 100% of it. The Catholic Liturgy is about worship, not witnessin', snake handlin', and preachin' or babbling on incoherently in "tongues" in a trance like state. We have not replaced the altar with a podium nor replaced the place of Christ in the worship with a little alter pontiff.
Discuss the issues all you want, but do not make it personal.
I’d suggest reading the Catechism to see the distillation of the richness and fullness of the Catholic Church. From Christ to the Apostles to the Deciples. From the Early Church Fathers who were close to the Apostles...and Christ...The Church is their for you. Seek and you shall find.
Only for those who don't get it and think that salvation comes through the church.
They sure are needed by some of the Catholics on the RF.
I'm sure the RM would appreciate the break from all the whining every time someone's feelings get hurt.
INDEED.
WELL PUT.
The rabid clique RC folks hereon so constantly trot out big packs of straw dogs, it’s a wonder any animals anywhere have any straw to sleep on.
And it’s such TRANSPARENT HOGWASH. It’s embarrassing that they can’t see it themselves. Shocking.
Don’t worry your pretty little heads over those quotes. I had assumed you kept up with the homepages of the major players on this forum, but apparently not.
http://www.freerepublic.com/~gamecock/index?U=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.freerepublic.com%2Fperl%2Fpings
Now try not to make this personal...again.
The same ones girls post.
Ping to a few of the above posts.
Nonsense. Most Protestants could happily worship in a variety of denominations because most Protestant churches gratefully embrace the truth of the heart of the Gospel which Rome rejects -- that men are saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ alone.
We do, its just that none of the looney tunes Calvinist clique are major players in anything other than their own minds. Have you ever asked yourself why you have to chase us around the Catholic topic threads to get our attention and do not encounter us on the Proddy-mouthed threads?
You should have provided my entire quote and attributed it to me. The entire quite is:
“Nobody in their right mind believes that for one moment. There are not thousands of Protestant denominations because Protestants are in violent agreement on everything or anything. Protestants are Protestants because of their stance AGAINST Catholicism. Protestants don’t spend every waking hour prowling Free Republic searching for threads and opportunities to spread falsehoods about Catholics and Catholicism because of their grace and love. Protestants do not compose multi paragraph retorts into the wee hours out of indifference. It is nothing more than an aggregate demonstration of protestation, hate and false bravado spawned by subliminal self doubt.“
"Most Protestants could happily worship in a variety of denominations ..."
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