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.
By the way,dear sister,today is Blessed Saint Irenaues feast day!
It’s too bad the calvinists hoodlums had to destroy his tomb and shrine in 1562
Here is the Prayer in honor of Blessed Saint Irenaues for you
“O God, who didst grant that blessed Irenaeus, Thy martyr and bishop, should both overcome heresy by the truth of his doctrine, and establish peace in Thy Church: give unto Thy people, we beseech Thee, constancy in their holy religion, and grant us Thy peace in our days. Through our Lord”
But rejecting the traditions that violate both the word and spirit of the Scriptures doesn't throw me into a “sola Scripture” camp either.
Just to make sure I'm understanding what you're saying here, do you then reject the doctrine of sola scriptura?
I, I mean just what I said: One cannot understand God's word without His spirit, the Pharisees being an example. Make of it what you will.
Give me your definition of sola scriptura, and let me know if you believe in it?
“What Do We Mean by
Sola Scriptura?
by Dr. W. Robert Godfrey
A definitive and working description of the Protestant doctrine of “Sola Scriptura”; the Scriptures, alone.
www.the-highway.com/Sola_Scriptura_Godfrey.html”
Some parts I would obviously and easily agree with. Euell Gibbons said many parts of a pine tree are edible but agreeing with him doesn't mean I'd swallow the whole tree. Neither do I accept the whole of sola Scripture without qualification as I noted twice already.
On the other hoof,
The traditions Jesus condemned were those that violated the Scriptures or the plain operation of God's spirit.
The use of wine at the passover meal was no part of the law or in use originally but had become a tradition, one that Jesus saw no reason not to follow, as an example.
As I said too, make of it what you will.
Are there any you know who believe in sola scriptura but don't believe in the qualification you noted twice already.
“You contradict yourself. Either Christ is within you all the time, or you continue to receive Him whenever you attend the Lord’s Supper.”
That logic fails as the concepts are not mutually exclusive.
God is not limited by failed man made constructs.
“Scripture says that(Eucharist) is impossible.”
Read more Scripture.
“Take this and eat; it is my body”...Jesus Christ, Gospel of Matthew 26:26
“If Roman Catholics read their Bibles they might know these things and keep themselves from idols.”
If Calvinists and Lutherites stop being lazy and read the entire Bible, they will stop worshipping men like Calvin and understand Christ.
“No. These believers are already saved, that’s why they are called believers. They are NOT on their way to salvation.”
Judgement is God’s alone.
Self-Judgement is an idol of vanity.
If you believe, you ARE SAVED. not going to be. ARE.
I chose the simplest scripture for your understanding.
The importance of God's spirit to our understanding Paul stated,
“But as it is written Eye hath not seen nor ear heard neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.
But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.”
(1 Cor. 2:9,10 AV)
Yes, that is a relatively recent discovery. But it makes sense. "Losing" the tetragrammaton was one way of "Christianizing" the Old Testament. Otherwise verses such as Matthew 22:42-45 would be pointless.
For example, the Greek text does not distinguish one Lord from another.
This makes it easier to claim that one is the same as the other, that they are related or equal. In Hebrew, it is not only clear that they are not the same, but that one is divine and the other one is not.
Sounds all-inclusive. Who would need to add to the Scriptures?
Interesting. Would you happen to have a good source that I could link to? What I said that I don't understand the divine versus human. Perhaps I have not been properly catechized in that area.
His natures are not mixed or intermingled, or confused, nor competing against each other, but in perfect harmony.. Hence his human will never opposes his divine will in perfect obedience because the divinity does not conform itself to humanity.
I've read from a number of sources and still don't quite get it. Not saying that it is not so, definitely not, but I don't quite get it.
all ridiculous man-made constructs...particularly marmalade...
And there I will raise my hand in objection. Properly made marmalade is a wonderful concoction, full of wholesome goodness, including the rinds of grapefruits, the pith of oranges, and the waste bits of lemons, all boiled to death in a sugar syrup.
Okay, I will withdraw my objection...
For many of our opponents, real life to them is a careful constructed phantasm. Our Calvinist friends and their whimpering and multicoloured sidekicks attest to the substitution of man made fantasies for the realities of, well, reality.
Negative. There is no Roman priesthood within the Catholic Church.
That Romanist priesthood accepts and continues to embrace Pelosi, Biden, Kennedy, and a host of other reprobate communist child murder-supporting servants of Lucifer, thereby negating any validity they may have held up to that point.
Interesting viewpoint. Is the Church to be a Church of sinners or a Church of saints?
John 8: 2 But early in the morning he arrived again in the temple area, and all the people started coming to him, and he sat down and taught them. 3 Then the scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery and made her stand in the middle. 4 They said to him, "Teacher, this woman was caught in the very act of committing adultery. 5 Now in the law, Moses commanded us to stone such women. 2 So what do you say?" 6 They said this to test him, so that they could have some charge to bring against him. Jesus bent down and began to write on the ground with his finger. 3 7 4 But when they continued asking him, he straightened up and said to them, "Let the one among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her." 8 Again he bent down and wrote on the ground. 9 And in response, they went away one by one, beginning with the elders. So he was left alone with the woman before him. 10 Then Jesus straightened up and said to her, "Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?" 11 She replied, "No one, sir." Then Jesus said, "Neither do I condemn you. Go, (and) from now on do not sin any more."
I am no better than this woman. Neither, I would venture, are any of those reading these words. I will ask you again, what is the level of sanctification of nearly everyone that purports to follow Christ. If sinfulness were a measure of being thrown out of the Church and abandoned, then we have no need of Christ and we may as well abandon our souls to the likes of Calvin.
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