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One of my favorite choir anthems comes from the Carolina islands, and goes like this:
I believe this is Jesus,
Come and see, come and see.
Oh I believe this is Jesus,
Come and see, come and see.
The light of God shines in His face
Come and see, come and see.
He offers all his pard'ning grace
Come and see, come and see.
The love of God is in His eyes.
Come and see, come and see.
He tells of mansions in the skies.
Come and see, come and see.
I believe this is Jesus,
Come and see, come and see.
Oh I believe this is Jesus,
Come and see, come and see.
Thank you for the Audience; I like to think of Pope Benedict reading it in that charming voice of his...Dear Brozhers und Sisters...
The Pope looks quite sharp in that red saturno; love the photo of him giving the little girl a kiss of peace.
Isn't it a wonder to see this man exercise his teaching office! I hope all you Latins appreciate how patristic this pope is and how lucky we all are to have him right now. Near everytime I read one of these posts, E, I shake my head and marvel that I have lived to see the day when I coud read the words of a living Father of The Church.
My favorite story about Philip, from Acts 8:
26And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert.I think BXVI is FAR too modest to mention this story because he himself is a teacher in the mode of Philip . . . < g >27And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship,
28Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet.
29Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.
30And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?
31And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.
32The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:
33In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.
34And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?
35Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.
36And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?
37And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
38And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.
39And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing.