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.
Sure. What happens when we, in the presence and under the guidance of the Holy Spirit in prayer, come to different understandings of the SAME SCRIPTURE?
Who judges? Not you, as far as I am concerned.
Are you having difficulty reading? Gabriel.
That would be great. And then we can see if rightly dividing the scriptures is the answer to confusion.
How ironic. Catholics rail about YOPIS, claim that the Catholic Church interprets it for them, and yet can't provide that official interpretation.
So just where DO they get their interpretations and how do they know if non-Catholics are wrong about theirs if the Catholic Church can't provide some for comparison?
Nothing like always telling others they're wrong and never having to back yourself up. A common malady amongst Catholics.
Old Doc Eisegesis made an indirect reference to me about being Liqueured up too.
INDEED.
THX.
No problem:
Lord Jesus Christ, Risen Son of Almighty God, please send Your Holy Spirit to us here so that we may read Your word in John 6, 52-57, KJV, and come to the same understanding. Beloved Savior, I believe You and take Your Word as the Truth of Your Salvation.
PWD = Posting With Deception? Yours continue to grow more and more deceptive.
INDEED TO THE MAX.
I agree metmom. our arguments are backed by Scripture. Always. Their arguments are backed by interpretations that aren’t written down to be sourced? And yet, ARGUED like they actually existed on paper. What kind of system is this?
But you can speak for catholics that pull doctrine out of a hat like a magician and his rabbit
Thank God protestants have the sure revelation of the scriptures as their authority..not old men with “visions “ of sugar plumbs dancing in their head with the queen of heaven flying with them
WELL PUT. THX.
No.
The RCC claims to have WRITTEN the Bible
No it doesn't.
the NT contains almost 8,000 verses. That would be a workload of 4 verses a year to interpret. They couldn't manage that?
So, where's your interpretation of each verse, or are you just a stone thrower?
Nice job of not answering the questions, BTW, as is typical when trying to pin down any Catholic on what the Catholic Church actually teaches.
Look it up for yourself. Catechism of the Catholic Church
If we agree that the word "emissary" refers to an ambassador or representative, you think Gabriel was "Christ's holiest emissary?" More than Paul? More than John the Baptist? More than Luke? More than the apostle John? More than Peter?
Did Gabriel risk his life for anyone? Did Gabriel preach the Gospel to heathens hoping to kill him? What did Gabriel suffer to be Christ's emissary?
What did Gabriel do that would make you call him "Christ's holiest emissary?"
How so?
Yes. Apparently, if I mention a year ago that my doctor wants me to have one glass of wine at dinner, or participate on a thread about which are good, inexpensive table wines, I am invariably drinking when posting, ever after. The actual truth is that all alcoholic drinks make me sleepy, and I can rarely tolerate them. But some will not let the truth stand in the way of vicious innuendo.
But, we cannot fix a oenophobe, and it isn’t our job anyway.
Vicious?
That's funny coming from someone who belongs to a church with the history of the Roman one.
They are taught that the needy among us are “children of satan”, “goats, or “tares”. Love your neighbor does not apply.
Sometimes, it's still shocking to see the lengths of
UNMITIGATED FALSEHOOD; BEARING FALSE WITNESS; OUTRAGEOUSLY ABSURD TO IRRATIONAL ASSERTIONS; ETC.
Which folks of the Roman Catholic et al rabid cliques are willing to habitually go. Fascinating . . . if one can get over the pathetic and sad aspects.
Well, we can be thankful that Calvin didn't live in the first century or all us Catholics would be dead.
IIRC, I’ve seen more than a time or 2 hereon, vigorously insistent assertions by the usual rabid clique sorts of folks quite the contrary to your assertion in that post.
I GUESS IT’S YET FURTHER DOCUMENTATION that Roman Catholic dogma etc. is so rubbery and flexible as to fit whatever the poster wants it to fit, at the time.
Impressive DOUBLE STANDARD STUFF yet again.
Alex Murphy, Dr E—am I wrong about such folks saying hereon at least several times how the “Sacraments” of the Roman church confer, transfer, bestow graces upon the participating members?
So, why do Catholics so consistently and predictably vote Democratic and support liberal pro-homosexual and pro-abortion candidates like Kerry, Kennedy, and Pelosi?
How Christlike is it to condone murder and mockery of marriage and sexual perversion?
Didn't Christ regularly tell people to go and sin no more?
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