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.
“As I see it, most or no Catholics actually study the scriptures so it is all foreign to you guys.”
Kinda like “Protestants can’t read”...perhaps I should add that they can generalize....real good.
lol
So we're all happy you take "your church very personally," Natural Law.
But the rest of us don't have to.
“They must change it to mean something that it doesn’t say to fit their non-biblical religion”
Catholics believe in the inerrancy of the Bible.
I wasn't the one complaining or exhibiting thin skin.
Shabbat Shalom ! What will it take to ban this imperious abusive dolt ?
“Surrealistic HOGWASH abounds yet again over various screen names.”
As others repetitively waste bandwith with meaningless multi-colored ramblings lol.
“The packs of Vatican straw dogs are loosed again.”
...and Jean Calvin’s heavenly lotto winners seek out the vanity of “I, me, and ME.
Really. Why then do we have Roman Catholics on this forum making the following statements which clearly call the inerrancy of the Bible into question...
"Face it, Paul was a goofball."
"Paul does not subscribe to the Nicene Trinitarian view of Christianity. Neither do the Synoptic Gospels, by the way. It is in John that we find some evidence of the Triune God, with the Father, Jesus and the Holy Spirit co equal, co existing, and co eternal members of One God. Paul definitely is not Trinitarian." "They sure do concentrate on those freaky Pauline epistles. St. Paul got a few things right, but he was likely just as loony as his protegee, Calvin."
Freaky epistles? Paul not Trinitarian? Paul was looney and he only got some things right???
You were saying?
Probably me making personally insulting posts about other Freepers like this one. However, if your post is permitted to stand it will set the tone and the bar for future to a new low.
“The wailing and gnashing continues..unabated and without remorse...But still we fight the good fight”
The digging and fertilizing meanders along heresy lane....bring forth fresh TULIP dung....crusading for Calvin and Luther and other such charlatans.
Thanks for quoting this verse here Quix.
I'm going to put it on my profile page.
All the best to you. I enjoy reading your posts.
I have been advised that it is not permissible to post in Latin without including a translation. Why is this is permitted?
Ping to 669
Natural Law, two wrongs do not make a right. Returning "fire" is also "making it personal."
Discuss the issues all you want, but do not make it personal.
Could you show me the official Catholic Commentary on the Old and New Testament written by the magistrum?
Common foreign phrases need not be translated, e.g. Gesundheit, vaya con Dios, Shabbat Shalom.
"Be not afraid; only believe." -- Mark 5:36
lol. And here I thought I was being politely discreet.
I have been advised that it is not permissible to post in Latin without including a translation. Why is this is permitted?
shalom b'SHEM Yah'shua HaMashiach
Job 1:6 Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before YHvH, and Satan also came among them.
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